Netgear GS516T GS516T Reference Manual - Page 30
Category 5 Cable, Category 5 Cable Specifications
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Category 5 Cable Category 5 distributed cable that meets ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A building wiring standards can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft) or 100 meters (m) in length, divided as follows: • 20 ft (6 m) between the hub or switch and the patch panel (if used) • 295 ft (90 m) from the wiring closet to the wall outlet • 10 ft (3 m) from the wall outlet to the desktop device The patch panel and other connecting hardware must meet the requirements for 100 Mbps operation (Category 5). Only 0.5 inch (1.5 cm) of untwist in the wire pair is allowed at any termination point. Category 5 Cable Specifications Table C-1 lists the electrical requirements of Category 5 UTP cable. Table C-1. Electrical Requirements of Category 5 Cable Specification Category 5 Cable Requirements Number of pairs Impedance Mutual capacitance at 1 KHz Four 100 Ω ± 15% ≤ 5.6 nF per 100 m Maximum attenuation (dB per 100 m, at 20° C) at 4 MHz: 8.2 at 31 MHz: 11.7 at 100 MHz: 22.0 NEXT loss (dB minimum) at 16 MHz: 44 at 31 MHz: 39 at 100 MHz: 32 cabling guidelines C-4