Planning Guide

Telephone Line Requirements
6-2 Express5800/320Fc: Site Planning Guide
Telephone Line Requirements
Generally, a telephone line is required to ensure technical support for your
Express5800/320
Fc system.
Table 6-1. Customer-Supplied Ethernet Cables
Component Quantity Cable
VTM Ethernet port
†
† Some systems may not contain Virtual Technician Modules (VTMs), a system management module
that provides remote access to and management of the system.
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EIA/TIA-Verified, Category-3 or Category-5
wire, with RJ-45 modular connectors
terminated with pair-wiring adhering to the
EIA/TIA 568-A or EIA/TIA 568-B standard.
For connections to an Ethernet hub or switch,
provide a straight-through cable.
For 100- or 1000-Mbps (fast Ethernet)
operation, provide full-duplex, or Category-5
Ethernet cables.
The maximum allowable distance from an
Ethernet port to a switch or a hub is 100
meters (328 ft).
10/100/1000-Mbps
system Ethernet port
2 or 4
Dual-port
10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet PCI Adapter
(gigabit copper adapter for
servers)
2 for each pair of
10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet ports
Dual-port 1000Base-SX
Ethernet PCI Adapter
(gigabit fiber-optic adapter
for servers)
2 for each pair of
1000Base-SX
Ethernet ports
Multimode, 62.5- or 50-micron, DUAL fiber
cable with LC-type connectors to the PCI
adapter, and connectors on the other end that
are compatible with the network switch. The
maximum distance between the U574 PCI
adapter and a switch is 902 ft (275m).