HP Switch zl2 Modules Installation Guide
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Specifications
100-BX single mode fiber N/A 0.5 - 10,000 meters
1000-T twisted-pair copper N/A up to 100 meters
10GBASE-T
twisted-pair copper
N/A Cat 6 unshielded - up to 55 meters
1
Cat 6 shielded - up to 100 meters
1
Cat 6A unshielded - up to 100
meters
Cat 6A shielded - up to 100 meters
Cat 7 shielded - up to 100 meters
1000-SX multimode fiber 160 MHz*km
200 MHz*km
400 MHz*km
500 MHz*km
2 - 220 meters
2 - 275 meters
2 - 500 meters
2 - 550 meters
1000-LX multimode fiber
single mode fiber
400 MHz*km
500 MHz*km
N/A
2 - 550 meters
2 - 550 meters
2 - 10,000 meters
1000-LH single mode fiber N/A 10 - 70,000 meters
2
1000-BX single mode fiber N/A 0.5 - 10,000 meters
10-Gig CX4 twinaxial copper N/A up to 15 meters
10-Gig Direct Attach twinaxial copper N/A (various lengths offered)
10-Gig SR multimode fiber 160 MHz*km
200 MHz*km
400 MHz*km
500 MHz*km
2000 MHz*km
2 - 26 meters
2 - 33 meters
2 - 66 meters
2 - 82 meters
2 - 300 meters
10-Gig LRM multimode fiber 400 MHz*km
500 MHz*km
0.5 - 100 meters
0.5 - 220 meters
10-Gig LR single mode fiber N/A 2 - 10,000 meters
10-Gig ER single mode fiber N/A 2 - 40,000 meters
CX4 Media Converter 12-strand female-female multi-
mode fiber MPO ribbon cable
with MTP connectors, in a
crossover (key up/key up)
configuration
150 MHz*km
500 MHz*km
2000 MHz*km
1 - 50 meters
1 - 100 meters
1 - 300 meters
1
Cat 6 cabling requires TIA TSB-155A testing for 500 MHz operation and ANEXT.
2
For distances less than 20km, a 10dB attenuator must be used. For distances between 20km and 40km, a 5dB attenuator
must be used. Attenuators can be purchased from most cable vendors.
Table 4. Technology Distance Specifications(Continued)
Technology Supported cable type Multimode fiber
modal bandwidth
Supported distances










