Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Chapter 1 Overview
Deployment Examples
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1000BaseT Module
The 1000BaseT port requires Category 5 UTP cabling. Attached devices must be
within 100 meters of the port and be 1000BaseT compatible.
For the connector pinouts and schematics, see the section “1000BaseT Module
Connectors” in Appendix B, “Connectors and Cables.”
Deployment Examples
This section describes five examples that use Catalyst 2900 series modules:
• Network with gigabit uplink
• Aggregating traffic from switched and shared networks
• Fast EtherChannel backbone
• Small to medium-sized LAN backbone
• High-performance client-server workgroups
Longwave/Long-haul
(LX/LH) (Patch cord
installation is required
for distances exceeding
300 m.)
1300 MMF 62.5
50.0
50.0
500
400
500
1804 ft (550 m)
1804 ft (550 m)
1804 ft (550 m)
Longwave/Long-haul
(LX/LH)
1300 SMF
(LX/LH)
9/10 32,810 ft (10 km)
Table 1-4 GBIC Cable Specifications (continued)
GBIC Wavelength (nm) Fiber Type
Core Size
(micron)
Modal
Bandwidth
(MHz.km)
Cable Distance
Maximum

Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 2900 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English