Interface & Cabling Specifications
| Interface type |
Cable |
Connector |
Wavelength |
Max. Distance |
Tx (dBm) |
RX (dBm) |
| 10BaseT |
UTP-5 |
RJ-45 |
- |
80 m |
- |
- |
| 100BaseTX |
UTP-5 |
RJ-45 |
- |
80 m |
- |
- |
| 1000BaseSX |
MM |
SC/PC |
850 nm |
200 m |
-9.5 |
-17 |
| 1000BaseLX |
MM |
SC/PC |
1310 nm |
280 m |
-9.5 ... -3.0 |
-20 ... -3.0 |
| 1000BaseLX |
SM |
SC/PC |
1310 nm |
5 km |
-9.5 ... -3.0 |
-20 ... -3.0 |
| 1000BaseLH-A |
SM |
SC/PC |
1550 nm |
60 - 80 km |
0.0 ... 3.0 |
-21 ... -3.0 |
| 1000BaseLH-B |
SM |
SC/PC |
1550 nm |
60 - 80 km |
2.5 ... 5.0 |
-27 ... -3.0 |
| 10GE-LR |
SM |
SC/PC |
1310 nm |
< 10 km |
-4.5 ... 0.0 |
-13.2 ... 0.5 |
| 10GE-ER |
SM |
SC/PC |
1550 nm |
< 40 km |
-1.0 ... +2.0 |
-16.9 ... -1.0 |
| 100GBase-LR4 |
SM |
SC/PC |
1310 nm |
< 10 km |
+5.7 ... +10.5 |
+1.4 ... +14.5 |
| 100GE 10X10-2km |
SM |
SC/PC |
1550 nm |
< 2 km |
+3.1 ... +13.0 |
+2.5 ... +13.0 |
(1): This Concerns “customer cable,” i.e. the maximum distance between customer equipment
and the AMS-IX patch panel.
(2): No longer offered for new connections.
(3): Foundry LX ≡ Cisco LH
(4): Foundry LH ≡ Cisco ZX
(5): As measured at the AMS-IX patch panel.
