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.