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cabling, backbone<br />

length 800m<br />

Category 5/5E Voice and data up 100MHz Horizontal length RJ-45<br />

22/24 AWG <strong>to</strong> 100Mbps<br />

100-ohm UTP<br />

90M, 10m for patch<br />

cabling, backbone<br />

length 800m<br />

Category 6 [**] Voice and data up 200MHz Non-specified<br />

22/24<br />

<strong>to</strong>1,000Mbps<br />

Enhanced<br />

AWG100-ohm<br />

UTP<br />

RJ-45<br />

Category 7 [**]<br />

Voice and data 600MHz Non-specified Non-specified<br />

22/24<br />

beyond<br />

AWG100-ohm<br />

STP<br />

1,000Mbps<br />

[*] One millionth of a meter<br />

[**] Still in standards development<br />

NOTE<br />

The transmission media is one of <strong>the</strong> most important components in <strong>the</strong> <strong>network</strong><br />

when it comes <strong>to</strong> error-free data delivery. Cable length specifications (both<br />

minimum and maximum) exist <strong>to</strong> ensure that <strong>the</strong> transmission signal can be<br />

accurately interpreted. With this said, it is important that each node and device<br />

interconnect be cabled within specifications. Cable length violations can result in<br />

<strong>network</strong> timing errors (one of <strong>the</strong> more common E<strong>the</strong>rnet cable-related errors) and<br />

corrupted data transmissions due <strong>to</strong> signal loss as a result of cable attenuation<br />

(copper cable) or inadequate luminosity (fiber optic cable).<br />

Fiber Optic Transmission Media<br />

Fiber optic cable has been in use in <strong>the</strong> telecommunications industry for more than<br />

20 years, and it provides many advantages over traditional copper-based cabling.<br />

The most significant advantage is its large bandwidth capability in terms of <strong>the</strong><br />

amount of bits it can transport in a second. Fiber optic cabling is capable of<br />

transporting data at multi-gigabit rates (up <strong>to</strong> 160Gbps with current technology)<br />

and beyond. This has made fiber optic cabling <strong>the</strong> most attractive means for<br />

transporting high-speed/high- bandwidth transmission signals. In addition <strong>to</strong> its<br />

impressive bandwidth proprieties, fiber optic cabling has several additional<br />

properties that make it far superior <strong>to</strong> copper wire:

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