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 Extreme Networks Pluggable Transceivers Installation Guide for descriptions of optics and cables, as well as a complete list of supported cable lengths.
Refer to Extreme Hardware/Software Compatibility and Recommendation Matrices for a list of the cable types that are compatible with your equipment.
Standard | Media Type | MHz•km Rating | Maximum Distance (Meters) |
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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-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 mm multimode fiber | 160 | 26 |
62.5 mm multimode fiber (OM1) | 200 | 33 | |
50 mm multimode fiber | 400 | 66 | |
50 mm multimode fiber (OM2) | 500 | 82 | |
50 mm multimode fiber (OM3) | 2000 | 300 | |
10GBASE-LR SFP+ (1310nm optical window) |
10/125 µm single-mode fiber | – | 10,000 |
10GBASE-ER SFP+ (1550nm optical window) |
10/125 µm single-mode fiber | – | 40,000 |
40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ (850nm optical window) |
50 mm multimode fiber (OM3) | – | 100 |
50 mm multimode fiber (OM4) | 150 | ||
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 |
Extreme Networks 100Gb Direct-Attach Cables and Extreme Networks 40Gb Direct-Attach Cables list direct-attach cables available from Extreme Networks.
Cable Type | Part Number | Length |
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QSFP28-QSFP28 Direct attach passive copper cable | 10411 or AA1405029-E6 | 1 meter |
10413 or AA1405031-E6 | 3 meters | |
10414 or AA1405032-E6 | 5 meters | |
QSFP28-4xSFP28 (4x25Gb) Direct attach passive copper breakout | 10421 | 1 meter |
10423 | 3 meters | |
10424 | 5 meters | |
QSFP28-4xSFP28 (4x25Gb) Active optical breakout cable | 10444 | 20 meters |
Cable Type | Part Number | Length |
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QSFP+ to QSFP+ Direct attach cable | AA1404037-E6 | 0.5 meter |
AA1404029-E6 | 1 meter | |
AA1404030-E6 | 2 meters | |
AA1404031-E6 | 3 meters | |
AA1404032-E6 | 5 meters | |
QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active optical cable | AA1404028-E6 | 10 meters active optical |
QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ Breakout cable | AA1404033-E6 | 1 meter |
AA1404035-E6 | 3 meters | |
AA1404036-E6 | 5 meters | |
AA1404041-E6 | 10 meters active optical |