Cable Distances and Types

Cable Distances and Types shows one example of cable media types and maximum distances that support reliable transmission in accordance with international standards (except where noted). Refer to the Extreme Optics website for descriptions of optics and cables, as well as a complete list of supported cable lengths, and a list of the cable types that are compatible with your equipment.

Table 1. Cable Distances and Types
Standard Media Type MHz•km Rating Maximum Distance (Meters)
1000BASE-SX

(850nm optical window)

50/125 µm multimode fiber 400 500
50/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 160 220
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 200 275
1000BASE-LX

(1300nm optical window)

50/125 µm multimode fiber 400 550
50/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550
62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 500 550
10/125 µm single-mode fiber 5,000
10/125 µm single-mode fiber 1 10,000
1000BASE-ZX

(1550nm optical window)

10/125 µm single-mode fiber 80,000
100BASE-LX100

(1550nm optical window)

10/125 µm single-mode fiber 100,000
1000BASE-BX10

(1490nm optical window)

(1310nm optical window)

10/125 µm single-mode fiber 10,000
1000BASE-LX70

(1550nm optical window)

10/125 µm single-mode fiber 70,000
10/100/1000BASE-T SFP (1 Gbps link)

Category 5 and higher UTP cable

100
(100 Mbps link)

Category 5 and higher UTP cable

150
(10 Mbps link)

Category 5 and higher UTP cable

250
10GBASE-T SFP+ (10 Gb links)

Category 6A and higher UTP cable

30
10GBASE-SR SFP+

(850nm optical window)

62.5 µm multimode fiber 160 26
62.5 µm multimode fiber (OM1) 200 33
50 µm multimode fiber 400 66
50 µm multimode fiber (OM2) 500 82
50 µm multimode fiber (OM3) 2000 300
10GBASE-LR SFP+

(1310nm optical window)

10/125 µm single-mode fiber 10,000
10GBASE-LRM SFP+ (1310nm optical window) 62.5/125 µm multimode fiber 220
10GBASE-ER SFP+

(1550nm optical window)

10/125 µm single-mode fiber 40,000
1000BASE-T Category 5 and higher UTP cable 100
100BASE-TX Category 5 and higher UTP cable 100
10BASE-T Category 3 and higher UTP cable 100

Refer to the Extreme Optics website for details about direct-attach cables that are supported by this equipment.


1 Proprietary to Extreme Networks. Connections between two Extreme Networks 1000BASE-LX interfaces that use 10/125 µm single-mode fiber can use a maximum distance of 10,000 meters.