Table 54: Cable Specifications for 1000BASE-X and 1000BASE-T SFP Transceivers
Maximum Cable DistanceModal
Bandwidth
(MHz-km)
Core Size
(microns)
Wavelength(nm)Connector
Type
Cable TypeTransceiver Type
6.2 miles (10 km)—G.652 41310Single LC/PCSMF
27
1000BASE-BX10
(GLC-BX-U)
6.2 miles (10 km)—G.652 41490Single LC/PCSMF 11000BASE-BX10
(GLC-BX-D)
722 feet (220 m)
902 feet (275 m)
1640 feet (500 m)
1804 feet (550 m)
160
200
400
500
62.5
62.5
50.0
50.0
850LC duplexMMF
28
1000BASE-SX
(GLC-SX-MMD,
GLC-SX-MM, and
SFP-GE-S)
1804 feet (550 m)
29
1804 feet (550 m) 3
1804 feet (550 m) 3
500
400
500
62.5
50.0
50
1310LC duplexMMF 21000BASE-LX
(GLC-LH-SMD,
GLC-LH-SM, and
SFP-GE-L)
6.2 miles (10 km)—G.652
30
1310LC duplexSMF 1
Approximately 43.4 to 60
miles (70 to 100 km)
depending on link loss
—G.652 21550LC duplexSMF 11000BASE-ZX
(GLC-ZX-SM and
SFP-GE-Z)
328 feet (100 meters)———RJ45Category 5,
5E, or 6
UTP/FTP
1000BASE-T (GLC-T
and SFP-GE-T)
27
Single-mode fiber optic (SMF)
28
Multimode fiber optic (MMF)
29
You must use a mode-conditioning patch cord, as specified by the IEEE standard, regardless of the amount of span.
30
ITU-T G.652 SMF as specified by the IEEE 802.32 standard.
The transceivers that support Digital Optical Monitoring have a greater range of temperatures for operations,
as shown in Table 55: Environmental Specifications for 1000BASE-X and 1000BASE-T Transceivers , on
page 228.
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Transceivers and Module Connectors
1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-X SFP Transceivers