Cable Types
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- 10Base5
- Coax, 10Mbps, 500 meters per segment, Also called Thicknet, this cable type uses vampire taps to connect devices to cable
- 10Base2
- Coax, 10Mbps, 185 meters per segment, Also called Thinnet, a very popular implementation of Ethernet over coax
- 10Base-T
- UTP, 10Mbps, 100 meters per segment, One of the most popular networking cabling schemes.
- 100Base-TX
- UTP,STP; 100Mbps; 100 meters per segment; Two pairs of Category 5 UTP.
- 10Base-FL
- Fiber; 10Mbps; Varies (ranges from 500 meters to 2000 meters); Ethernet over fiber optics to the desktop
- 100Base-FX
- Multimode fiber; 100Mbps; 2000 meters; 100Mbps Ethernet over fiber optics
- 1000Base-T
- UTP; 1000Mbps; 100 meters; Four pairs of Category 5e or higher
- 1000Base-SX
- Multimode fiber; 1000Mbps; 550 meters; Uses SC fiber connectors. Max length depends on fiber size
- 1000Base-CX
- Balanced, shielded copper; 1000Mbps; 25 meters; Uses special connector, the HSSDC
- 1000Base-LX
- Multimode and single-mode fiber; 1000Mbps; 550 meters multi-mode/2000 meters single mode; Uses longer wavelength laser than 1000Base-SX. Uses SC and LC connectors
- 10GBase-SR
- Multimode fiber; 10Gbps; 300 meters; 850 nm laser. Max length depends on fiber size and quality
- 10GBase-LR
- Single-mode fiber; 10Gbps; 10 kilometers; 1310 nm laser. Max length depends on fiber size and quality
- 10GBase-ER
- Single-mode fiber; 10Gpbs; 40 kilometers; 1550 nm laser. Max length depends on fiber size and quality
- FDDI
- Multimode fiber; 100Mbps; 10 kilometers; Uses MIC connector