[nsp] 100Mb Ethernet Design Rules - Propagation delay

sthaug at nethelp.no sthaug at nethelp.no
Fri Jun 4 02:27:28 EDT 2004


> Is there any contraint on distance if fiber optic is used between two
> 100Mbps ethernet port?

Yes, obviously. Fibre is constrained by attenuation, dispersion etc.
I'm more familiar with fibre used for Gigabit Ethernet, where you can
typically do 70 - 100 km with ZX GBICs on good fibre.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no


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