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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Babcock" data-source="post: 117045" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>Re: Madi Fiber Optic patch cable?</p><p></p><p>Steve,</p><p>See below:</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Category</th><th>Minimum <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_bandwidth" target="_blank">modal bandwidth</a><br /> 850 nm / 1310 nm[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a>[/SUP]</th><th>100 Mb Ethernet 100BASE-FX</th><th>1 Gb (1000 Mb) Ethernet 1000BASE-SX</th><th>10 Gb Ethernet 10GBASE-SR</th><th>40 Gb Ethernet</th><th>100 Gb Ethernet</th></tr><tr><td>OM1 (62.5/125)</td><td>200 / - MHz·km</td><td>up to 2000 meters (FX)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>275 meters (SX)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>33 meters (SR)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>Not supported</td><td>Not supported</td></tr><tr><td>OM2 (50/125)</td><td>500 / - MHz·km</td><td>up to 2000 meters (FX)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>550 meters (SX)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>82 meters (SR)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>Not supported</td><td>Not supported</td></tr><tr><td>OM3 (50/125)</td><td>1500 / 2000 MHz·km</td><td>up to 2000 meters (FX)</td><td>550 meters (SX)</td><td>300 meters (SR)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>100 meters[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]330 meters QSFP+ eSR4[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-:0-12" target="_blank">[12]</a>[/SUP]<br /> </td><td>100 meters[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>OM4 (50/125)</td><td>3500 / 4700 MHz·km</td><td>up to 2000 meters (FX)</td><td>1000 meters (SX)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>550 meters (SR)[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td><td>150 meters[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]550 meters QSFP+ eSR4[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-:0-12" target="_blank">[12]</a>[/SUP]<br /> </td><td>150 meters[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr></table><p></p><p>Assuming you have the right connectors, 3ft patches won't be an issue. OM1 should be just fine but I have always seen OM2 be the recommended "default" and the price difference should be inconsequential. Typically these will have an orange jacket. The OM3 and OM4 cables are intended for very high speed applications and generally have blue-greenish sort of jacket - you'll sometimes see these referred to as "laser optimized fiber".</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Babcock, post: 117045, member: 46"] Re: Madi Fiber Optic patch cable? Steve, See below: [TABLE="class: wikitable"] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Category[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Minimum [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_bandwidth"]modal bandwidth[/URL] 850 nm / 1310 nm[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-10"][10][/URL][/SUP][/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]100 Mb Ethernet 100BASE-FX[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]1 Gb (1000 Mb) Ethernet 1000BASE-SX[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]10 Gb Ethernet 10GBASE-SR[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]40 Gb Ethernet[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]100 Gb Ethernet[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]OM1 (62.5/125)[/TD] [TD]200 / - MHz·km[/TD] [TD]up to 2000 meters (FX)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11"][11][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]275 meters (SX)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11"][11][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]33 meters (SR)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11"][11][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]Not supported[/TD] [TD]Not supported[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]OM2 (50/125)[/TD] [TD]500 / - MHz·km[/TD] [TD]up to 2000 meters (FX)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11"][11][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]550 meters (SX)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]82 meters (SR)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]Not supported[/TD] [TD]Not supported[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]OM3 (50/125)[/TD] [TD]1500 / 2000 MHz·km[/TD] [TD]up to 2000 meters (FX)[/TD] [TD]550 meters (SX)[/TD] [TD]300 meters (SR)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-fx-11"][11][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]100 meters[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP]330 meters QSFP+ eSR4[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-:0-12"][12][/URL][/SUP] [/TD] [TD]100 meters[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]OM4 (50/125)[/TD] [TD]3500 / 4700 MHz·km[/TD] [TD]up to 2000 meters (FX)[/TD] [TD]1000 meters (SX)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]550 meters (SR)[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [TD]150 meters[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP]550 meters QSFP+ eSR4[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-:0-12"][12][/URL][/SUP] [/TD] [TD]150 meters[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mode_optical_fiber#cite_note-ofs-2"][2][/URL][/SUP][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Assuming you have the right connectors, 3ft patches won't be an issue. OM1 should be just fine but I have always seen OM2 be the recommended "default" and the price difference should be inconsequential. Typically these will have an orange jacket. The OM3 and OM4 cables are intended for very high speed applications and generally have blue-greenish sort of jacket - you'll sometimes see these referred to as "laser optimized fiber". Hope that helps [/QUOTE]
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