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Cable Types for 3Com Products

Ethernet Cabling


10BASE-T (Twisted Pair)

  • 100m maximum segment length.
  • Hub can have RJ-45 or Telco RJ-21 connectors.


10 Base 5 (Coaxial, needs tranceiver link to hub)
  • 500m maximum segment length.
  • 100 tranceivers per segment.
  • 2.5m tranceiver spacing.
  • Absolute maximum of 3km DTE to DTE path length.


10 Base 2 (Coaxial/Thinnet)
  • 185m maximum segment length.
  • Maximum 30 tranceivers per segment.
  • 0.5m minimum tranceiver spacing.
  • Absolute maximum of 1.4km DTE to DTE path length.


Fiber Optic
  • 10BaseFL (fiber link) supports 2km over 62.5µm cable.
  • Maximum of 4km DTE to DTE path.

Token Ring Cabling

(B)
(A)
Active Token Ring

  • (B) Category 3 UTP at 4 Mbps (660 ft/200 m) or 16 Mbsp (330 ft//100 m.)
  • (B) Category 4 or 5 UTP on 4 Mbps (1320 ft/400 m) or 16 Mbps (660 ft/200 m.)
  • (A) Type 1 STP on 4 Mbps (2000 ft/600 m) or 16 Mbps (1000 ft/300 m.)

Token Ring Expansion
  • Maximum Main Ring Lengths.
  • (B) Category 3 UTP on 4 Mbps (660 ft/200 m) or 16 Mbsp (330 ft//100 m.)
  • (B) Category 4 or 5 UTP on 4 Mbps (1320 ft/400 m) or 16 Mbps (660 ft/200 m.)
  • (A) Type 1 STP on 4 Mbps (2000 ft/600 m) or 16 Mbps (1000 ft/300 m.)

  • 50/125 micron fiber on 4 Mbps (6600 ft/2000 m) or 16 Mbps (6600 ft/2000 .)
  • 62.5/125 micron fiber on 4 Mbps (6600 ft/2000 m) or 16 Mbps (6600 ft/2000 .)
  • 100/140 micron fiber on 4 Mbps (3300 ft/1000 m) or 16 Mbps (3300 ft/1000 m.)


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