Installation guide

Chapter 1: Overview
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Cable
Requirements
The cable requirements for the ports on the AT-SBx81GT24 Line Card are
listed in Table 1.
The cable requirements for the PoE ports on the AT-SBx81GP24 Ethernet
Line Card are given in Table 2.
Table 1. Twisted Pair Cable for the AT-SBx81GT24 Line Card
Cable Type 10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes Yes No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-
compliant Category 5 or TIA/
EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced
Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded or
unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Yes Yes Yes
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.
Yes Yes Yes
Table 2. Twisted Pair Cable for the AT-SBx81GP24 Line Card
Cable Type
10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Non-
PoE
PoE PoE+
Standard TIA/EIA 568-
B-compliant Category 3
shielded or unshielded
cabling with 100 ohm
impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes No No Yes No No No No No
Standard TIA/EIA 568-
A-compliant Category 5
shielded or unshielded
cabling with 100 ohm
impedance and a
frequency of 100 MHz.
Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No