05-27-2002 08:00 AM - edited 03-01-2019 09:53 PM
We have 2 buildings currently interconnected with Multi-mode Fibre over a distance of 1.2Km, we currently have Ethernet running across this link at 100Mb/s, is it possible to increase the speed of this link to 1Gb.....??? All the documentation I have read appears to indicate that the multimode fibre is incapable of supporting 1Gb or does anyone know differently....????
Thanks for any responses.......
05-28-2002 03:06 AM
Hi Sean,
Here's a good link regarding standards:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/techno/lnty/etty/ggetty/tech/gigbt_tc.htm
It would appear at a glance that the Gigabit EtherNet standard IS supported over MM
HTH
Ali
05-28-2002 04:48 AM
The SX GBIC will not make the distance you require, the MAX you will get 550m, this URL will give you all the distance capabilities for the Cisco GBIC.
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/cnfg_nts/ethernet/5399_01.htm#xtocid7
05-29-2002 12:42 AM
Thanks for replying......!!!
OK it looks like Multi-mode is limited to 550 metres at 1GB Ethernet......
Single mode will run at up to 10Km depending on the equipment/supplier.....
05-29-2002 01:54 AM
Thats about the sum of it. :))
The other way to do it was if you had multiple Fibre Runs between sites then create and Etherchannel..
Regards
05-30-2002 01:04 PM
I am not sure of the distances, but you could try a special fiber jumper and Lx cards. We were told that we "Might" need this for our connection between two buildings over MMF. We are using LX Gbics. After testing, we found that it worked either way, so we left the special jumpers in. The jumper is called any number of things. I might combine the names, but it was along the lines of a mode conditioning offset launch cable. It makes the multi-mode cable act more like single mode. I'm sorry I don't have more info, but this might point you in the right direction.
05-31-2002 03:50 AM
Multimode will definatly run Gig but the distance is the key to this not the
fibre. - I would assume the fibre is 62,5/125 Multimode ?
Here is the cisco bit:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/so/neso/efmsol/c4mes_ds.htm')">http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/so/neso/efmsol/c4mes_ds.htm
Pretty conclusive !! Surprised that a Multimode fibre is installed over 1.2km as
most would have installed single mode!
at least you have an answer
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