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Cisco CGS 2520 Hardware Installation Guide
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Appendix B      Connector and Cable Specifications
Cables and Adapters
Note When the fiber-optic cable span is less than 15.43 miles (25 km), insert a 5-decibel (dB) or 10-dB inline 
optical attenuator between the fiber-optic cable plant and the receiving port on the 1000BASE-ZX SFP 
module.
Cable Pinouts
Figure B-5 Two Twisted-Pair Straight-Through Cable Schematic for 10/100 Ports
Extended temperature SFPs
100BASE 
LX/LH 
(SFP-GE-L)
1300 MMF or SMF 62.2 
50 
50 
9/10
500 
400 
500 
—
1804 feet (550 
m) 1804 feet 
(550 m) 1804 
feet (550 m)  
6.2 miles (10 
km)
100BASE SX 
(SFP-GE-S)
850 MMF 62.5 
62.5 
50.0 
50.0
160 
200 
400 
500
722 feet (220 m) 
902 feet (275 m)  
1640 feet (500 
m)  
1804 feet (550 
m) 
100BASE ZX 
(SFP-GE-Z)
1550 SMF 
SMF
9/10 
8
— 43.5 miles (70 
km)  
62.1 miles (100 
km)
100BASE EX 
(GLC-EX-SMD
)
1310 SMF G.652
2
— 24.9 miles (40 
km)
1. Modal bandwidth applies only to multimode fiber.
2. 1000BASE-ZX SFP modules can send data up to 62 miles (100 km) by using dispersion-shifted SMF or 
low-attenuation SMF; the distance depends on the fiber quality, the number of splices, and the connectors.
3. A mode-field diameter/cladding diameter = 9 micrometers/125 micrometers.
Table B-1 Fiber-Optic SFP Module Port Cabling Specifications (continued)
Type of SFP 
Module
Wavelength  
(nanometers) Fiber Type
Core 
Size/Cladding 
Size (micron)
Modal 
Bandwidth 
(MHz/km)
1
Cable Distance
Switch
3 TD+
6 TD– 
1 RD+
2 RD– 
Router or PC
3 RD+
6 RD–
1 TD+
2 TD–
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