Table56: Cable Specification for 10GBASE-T Network Ports and 10GBASE-T Expansion Module
Ports
Additional
Information
Frequency
(MHz)
Maximum
Reach
Cable Standard
SpecificationIEEE Cable Standard
Ports on
Switches
CAT 6 cables are
defined to perform at
frequencies up to
250 MHz and are
sensitive to alien
crosstalk. To use such
cables to connect to
10GBASE-T ports, you
must ensure that the
cable installation is
tested and is certified
for500 MHz asper TIA
TSB-155 standard.
1–250180 ft (55 m)ISO/IEC TR 24750 / TIA
TSB-155-A
Class E/ CAT 6
Unshielded Twisted
Pair (UTP)
10GBASE-T
network
ports and
10GBASE-T
expansion
module
ports
1–250328 ft (100 m)ISO/IEC TR 24750 / TIA
TSB-155-A
Class E/ CAT 6
Shielded Twisted Pair
(STP)
1–500328 ft (100 m)ISO/IEC 11801:2002
Amendment 1 / ANSI
TIA-568-C.2
Class EA/ CAT 6A
1–600328 ft (100 m)ISO/IEC TR24750Class F/ CAT 7
1–1000328 ft (100 m)ISO/IEC 11801:2002
Amendment 1
Class FA/ CAT 7A
Table 57: Cable Specifications for Switch-to-Management-Device Connections
Additional Information
Maximum
Length
Cable/Wire
Supplied
IEEE Cable
StandardPorts on Switches
“Connecting a Switch to a Network for
Out-of-Band Management”on page169
7 ft (2.13 m)One 7-ft (2.13-m)
length with
RJ-45/DB-9
connectors
CAT5e UTPRJ-45 Console (CON) port
“Connecting a Switch to a Management
Console” on page 171
–NoCAT5e UTPManagement (MGMT)
Ethernet port
(10/100/1000)
“Connecting an EX4550 Switch to a
Management Console Using the
Mini-USB Type-B Console Port” on
page 173
–No–Mini-USB Type-B Console
port
Related
Documentation
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX4550 Switch on page 126•
• Mini-USB Port Specifications for an EX4550 Switch on page 124
• Console Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX Series Switch on page 123
• EX4550 Switches Hardware Overview on page 3
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