10
Installing the GL Modules
Module Cable Type Maximum Length
100/1000-T GL Module
100 Mbps operation:
category 5, 100-ohm
differential twisted-pair
cable
100 meters
1000 Mbps (Gigabit)
operation: category 5E,
100-ohm cable is
recommended, although
category 5 cable may also
work.
100 meters
Note: In the module’s default configuration, Auto, either a straight-through or crossover cable can be used to connect
the module to either another Gigabit device or to a 100Base-T device. See the Note on page 11.
mini-GBIC GL Module
Gigabit-SX operation:
62.5/125 mm or 50/125 mm
(core/cladding) diameter,
graded-index, multimode
fiber-optic cables that are
fitted with LC connectors
• 62.5 mm cable:
– 160 MHz*km =
220 meters
– 200 MHz*km =
275 meters
• 50 mm cable:
– 400 MHz*km =
500 meters
– 500 MHz*km =
550 meters
Gigabit-LX operation:
9/125 mm (core/cladding)
diameter, 1310 nm
single-mode cables fitted
with LC connectors.
62.5/125 mm or 50/125 mm
(core/cladding) diameter,
graded-index multimode
fiber-optic cables may
also be used, but a mode
conditioning patch cord
may be needed — see
“Mode Conditioning
Patch Cord” on page 23
for more information.
• single-mode cable:
10 kilometers
• multimode cable:
550 meters
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hp procurve
gl module
100/1000-T
J4863A
Mode
Link
1
2 3 4 5 6
100/1000Base-T Ports
gl
module
twisted-pair
cable with
RJ-45 connector
RJ-45 ports with
“Auto MDI/MDI-X”
1
Mode
Link
1
Mode
Link
gl
module
hp procur ve
mini-GBIC
gl module
J4893A
2 3 4 5 6
23456
A
B
fiber-optic cable
with
LC connector
gigabit-LX or Gigabit-
SX mini-GBICs
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