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Appendix B: Cable Types
UTP Cables
The SMC TigerCard™ 10G 10GBASE-T Ethernet Server Adapter supports
transmission over several cable types. The primary cable specified for 10GBASE-T
is augmented Category 6 (Cat6a). Other types also work, but the specific installation
may have to be qualified for 10G operation. See the IEEE 802.3an-2006 standard
and appropriate TIA specifications.
Fiber Cables
The SMC TigerCard™ 10G XFP Ethernet Server Adapter supports transmission
over several fiber cable types, depending on the XFP transceiver installed.
Cable Type Max. Length Max. Connectors
Category 5e UTP 45 meters 2
Category 6 UTP 55 meters 2
Category 6a UTP 100 meters 4
Category 7 STP 100 meters 4
Maximum 10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths
Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandwidth Maximum Cable
Length
Connector
62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber
160 MHz/km 2-26 m (7-85 ft.) LC
62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber
200 MHz/km 2-33 m (7-108 ft.) LC
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
400 MHz/km 2-66 m (7-217 ft.) LC
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
500 MHz/km 2-82 m (7-269 ft.) LC
50/125 micron
multimode fiber
2000 MHz/km 2-300 m (7-984 ft.) LC
Maximum 10GBASE-LR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths
Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandwidth Maximum Cable
Length
Connector
9/125 micron
single-mode fiber
N/A 10 km
(6.2 miles)
LC