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NetXtreme II User Guide
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Page 72 Installation of the Add-In NIC Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R
2. Connect one end of the cable to the RJ-45 connector on the adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ-45 Ethernet network port.
Fiber Optic
1. Select an appropriate cable. Table 2 lists the fiber optic cable requirements for connecting to 1000/2500BASE-X ports:
2. Connect one end of the cable to the fiber optic connector on the adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to an fiber optic Ethernet network port.
Table 1: 10/100/1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T Cable Specifications
Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance
10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded
twisted pairs (UTP)
100m (328 ft)
100/1000BASE-T
1
RJ-45
Category 5
2
UTP
100m (328 ft)
10GBASE-T RJ-45
Category 6
3
UTP
Category 6A
3
UTP
50m (164 ft)
100m (328 ft)
1
1000BASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:2002
and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-B.
2
Category 5 is the minimum requirement. Category 5e and Category 6 are fully supported.
3
10GBASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 6 or Category 6A (augmented Category 6) balanced
cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:2002 and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.
Table 2: 1000/2500BASE-X Fiber Optic Specifications
Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance
1000BASE-X Small form factor (SFF)
transceiver with LC™
connection system
(Infineon p/n V23818-K305-
L57)
Multimode fiber (MMF)
System optimized for 62.5/
50 µm graded index fiber
550m (1804 ft)
2500BASE-X
1
Small form factor (SFF)
transceiver with LC™
connection system
(Finisar p/n
FTLF8542E2KNV)
Multimode fiber (MMF)
System optimized for 62.5/
50 µm graded index fiber
550m (1804 ft)
1
Electricals leveraged from IEEE 802.3ae-2002 (XAUI). 2500BASE-X is term used by Broadcom to describe 2.5 Gbit/s
(3.125GBd) operation. LC is a trademark of Lucent Technologies.