[c-nsp] Catalyst SX GBIC's and SMF

[Niels Bakker]

* zardoz at hotblack.net (Tristan Gulyas) [Mon 10 Jan 2005, 11:21 CET]:
> I have been told that running 1000baseLX with MM fibre + mode
> conditioning patch cables gives you "slightly better" range than using
> native SX, but there's no solid evidence for this, so I'd stick to the
> 550 metre spec as per 1000baseSX to be safe.

That's with 50/125 MM fibre but most I've seen is 62.5/125, which goes
considerably less far.  With that kind of fibres LX is a definite win.


	-- Niels.

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