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Fibre Optic Cables - What Are The Maximum Distances They Can Run?

by Paul 22. June 2010 11:35

First developed in the 1970s, fibre optic communication systems have revolutionised the telecommunications industry. Fibre optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fibre – this is a strand of optically pure glass as thin as a human hair.

 

Because of its advantages over electrical transmission, optical fibres have largely replaced copper wire communications in core networks across the globe.

 

But there is sometimes some confusion over how far a fibre optic cable can be run, the table below should help to answer this question

 

 

 

Ethernet Standards

Data Rate

Fibre Optic Cable Type

Maximum Distance

Ethernet (10Base-FL)

10 Mbps

50µm or 62.5µm Multimode @ 850nm

2km

Fast Ethernet (100Base-FX)

100 Mbps

50µm or 62.5µm Multimode @ 1300nm

2km

Fast Ethernet (100Base-SX)

100 Mbps

50µm or 62.5µm Multimode @ 850nm

300m

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-SX)

1000 Mbps

50µm Multimode @ 850nm

550m

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-SX)

1000 Mbps

62.5µm Multimode @ 850nm

220m

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-LX)

1000 Mbps

50µm or 62.5µm Multimode @ 1300nm

550m

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-LX)

1000 Mbps

9µm Singlemode @1310nm

5km

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-LH)

1000 Mbps

9µm Singlemode @1550nm

70km

 

 

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