Cable Distances

The following table shows cable media types and maximum distances that support reliable transmission in accordance with international standards (except where noted).

Media Types and Maximum Distances

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 ^*	–	10,000
1000BASE-LX70 (1550nm optical window)	10/125 µm single-mode fiber	–	70,000
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
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

The following table lists the direct-attach cables available from Extreme Networks.

Extreme Networks SFP+ Direct-Attach Cables

Cable Type	Model Number	Length
SFP+ passive copper cable	10304	1 meter
	10305	3 meters
	10306	5 meters
	10307	10 meters

^* 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.

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