Network Cable Types and Specifications
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10Mbps Networking
Standard | Cable Type | Segment Length | Connector | Topology |
10Base2 | Thin Coaxial | 185 meters | BNC | Physical bus |
10BaseT | Category 3, 4, 5 twisted pair | 100 meters | RJ-45 Physical star | |
Fast Ethernet Networking
Standard | Cable Type | Segment Length | Connector | Topology |
100BaseTX | Category 5 UTP | 100 meters | RJ-45 | Physical Star |
100BaseT4/td> | Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/td> | 100 meters/td> | RJ-45/td> | Physical Star/td> |
Gigabit Ethernet Networking
Standard | Cable Type | Segment Length | Connector | IEEE Standard |
1000BaseLX | Multimode/singe-mode fiber | 550/multimode 5000/single-mode | Fiber connectors | 802.3z |
1000BaseSX | Multimode fiber | 550 meters with 50 micron multimode fiber | Fiber connectors | 802.3z |
1000BaseCX | Sheilded Twisted Pair | 25 meters | 9-pin shielded connector / 8-pin fiber channel type 2 connector | 802.3z |
1000BaseT | UTP Category 5 | 75 meters | 75 meters | 802.3ab |