Chapter 4 - Common Ethernet Cable Types

Question 1

10Base5

Answer 1

Coax/10Mbps/500 meters per segment Ticknet. Uses vampire taps

Question 2

10Base2

Answer 2

Coax/10Mbps/185 meters per segment Thinnet

Question 3

10BaseT

Answer 3

UTP/10Mbps/100 meters per segment 1 of the most popular network cabling schemes

Question 4

100BaseTX

Answer 4

UTP,STP/100Mbps/100 meters per segment Two pairs of cat 5 UTP

Question 5

10BaseFL

Answer 5

Fiber/10Mbps/Varies from 500 - 2000 meters Ethernet over fiber-optics to the desktop

Question 6

100BaseFX

Answer 6

Multimode Fiber(MMF)/100Mbps/2000 meters 100Mbps fiber over ethernet

Question 7

1000BaseT

Answer 7

UTP/1000Mbps/100 Meters 4 pairs of cat 5e or higher

Question 8

1000BaseSX

Answer 8

MMF/1000Mbps/550 Meters Uses SC fiber connectors. Max length depends on fiber size

Question 9

1000BaseCX

Answer 9

Balanced,Sheilded Copper/1000Mbps/25 Meters Uses special connector, the HSSDC

Question 10

1000BaseLX

Answer 10

MMF and SMF/1000Mbps/550 meters multimode, 2000 meters single mode Uses longer wavelength laser than 1000BaseSX. Uses LC and SC connectors.

Question 11

10GBaseT

Answer 11

UTP/10Gbps/100 meters Connects to the network like a Fast Ethernet link using UTP

Question 12

10GBaseSR

Answer 12

MMF/10Gbps/300 meters 850 nm laser. Max length depends on fiber size and quality

Question 13

10GBaseLR

Answer 13

SMF/10Gbps/10 kilometers 1310 nm laser. Max length depends on fiber size and quality.

Question 14

10GBaseER

Answer 14

SMF/10Gbps/40 kilometers 1150 nm laser. Max length depends on fiber size and quality

Question 15

10GBaseSW

Answer 15

MMF/10Gbps/300 meters 850 nm laser transceiver

Question 16

10GBaseLW

Answer 16

SMF/10Gbps/10 kilometers Typically used with SONET

Question 17

10GBaseEW

Answer 17

SMF/10Gbps/40 kilometers 1550 nm optical wavelength