The Fiber Optic Association Tech Topics Specifications For Fiber Optic Networks Per current standards and specs, maximum supportabls and for optical fiber applications by fiber type. Multimode Fiber Network Specifications Application Parameter Multimode Fiber Type 850 nm laseroptimized 62.5/125 μm 50/125 μm 50/125 μm 10/100BASE SX 100BASEFX 1000BASE SX 1000BASE LX TIA 492AAAA (OM1 TIA 492AAAB (OM2 1 TIA 492AAAC (OM3 850 nm laseroptimized 50/125 μm TIA 492AAAD (OM4 Nominal wavelength (nm 850 1 850 1 850 1 850 1 (db 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 (984 (984 (984 (984 (db 11.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 m (ft (db 2.6 3.6 4.5 4.8 275 (900 800 (2625 880 (2887 (db 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 m (ft
10GBASES 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LRM 40GBASE SR4 100GBASE SR10 1G Fibre 100MXSNI (1062 2G Fibre 200MXSNI (2125 4G Fibre 400MXSNI (4250 (db 2.4 2.3 2.6 3.1 33 (108 82 (269 150 (492 2 (984 450 (1476 (db 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 m (ft (984 (984 (984 (984 (db 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 m (ft (720 (720 (720 (db 1.9 1.9 m (ft 100 (328 125 (410 (db 1.9 1.9 m (ft 100 (328 125 (410 (db 3.0 3.9 4.6 4.6 (984 500 (1640 860 (2822 860 (2822 (db 2.1 2.6 3.3 3.3 150 (492 (984 500 (1640 500 (1640 (db 1.8 2.1 2.9 3.0 70 (230 380 (1247 (720 400 (1312
10G Fibre 1200MX SNI (10512 16G Fibre 1600MXSN (10512 FDDI PMD ANSI X3.166 (db 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 33 (108 82 (269 (984 (984 (db 1.6 1.9 1..9 m (ft 35 (115 100 (328 125 (410 (db 11.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 m (ft means Not Applicable Singlemode Fiber Network Specifications Application Parameter Singlemode TIA 492CAAA (OS1 ortia 492CAAB (OS2 1000BASELX 10GBASELX4 10GBASEL Nominal wavelength (nm 1310 1 (db 4.5 5000 (16405 (db 6.3 (32810 (db 6.2 (32810 3
10GBASEE 40GBASELR4 100GBASELR4 1G Fibre 100SMLCL 2G Fibre 200SMLCL 4G Fibre 400SMLCM 4G Fibre 400SMLCL 8G Fibre 800SMLCI 8G Fibre 800SMLCL (4250 (db 11.0 (db 6.7 (db 6.3 (32810 (32810 (db 7.8 (32810 (db 7.8 (32810 (db 4.8 4000 (13124 (db 7.8 (32810 (db 2.6 1400 (4593 (db 6.4 (32810 40000 (131240 4
10G Fibre 1200SMLLL 16G Fibre 1600SMLCL FDDI SMFPMD ANSI X3.184 means Not Applicable Link Specifications for FTTx Application EPON (IEEE 802.3 PX10 /PRX10 EPON (IEEE 802.3AH PX20 10G EPON (IEEE 802.3AV PR10 /PRX10 10G EPON (IEEE 802.3AV PR20 /PRX20 10G EPON (IEEE 802.3AV PR30 /PRX30 (db 6.0 (32810 (db 6.4 (32810 (db 10.0 Parameter Nominal wavelength (nm (db, (db, (db, (db, (db, (32810 Singlemode TIA 492CAAA (OS1 or TIA 492CAAB (OS2 1270/1310 1490 1 5 > 20 5 > 19.5 5 > 20 (32808 10 > 24 10 > 24 0 5 > 20 5 > 20 (32810 10 > 24 10 > 24 0 15 > 29 15 > 29 5 00 (98424
GPON (ITU G.983 Class B+ GPON (ITU G.984 Class C+ 10GPON (ITU G.987 Class N1 10GPON (ITU G.987 Class N2 RFOG (SCTE IPS SP910 (db, (db, (db, (db, (db, range, max 13 > 28 13 > 28 0 17 > 32 17 > 32 00 (98424 14 > 29 14 > 29 0 16 > 31 16 > 31 00 (98424 5, 25 5, 25 0 Specifications For Legacy Fiber Optic Networks A listing of many fiber optic LANs and links available in the last 30 years, with basic operational specs. Application Max distance (m Wavelength for fiber type Link Margin (db for fiber type 62.5/12/125 SM 62.5 50 SM 10BaseF 850 12.5 7.8 FOIRL 850 8 T oken Ring 4/16 850 13 8.3 Demand Priority (100VGAnyLAN 850 500 500 7.5 2.8 Demand Priority (100VGAnyLAN 1 7.0 2.3 6
100BaseFX (Fast 1 11 6.3 10/100BaseSX 850 4.0 4.0 FDDI 1 40,000 11.0 6.3 1032 FDDI (low cost 1 500 500 NA 7.0 2.3 ATM 52 1 0 0 15,000 10 5.3 712 ATM 155 1 15,000 10 5.3 712 ATM 155 850(laser 1000 1000 7.2 7.2 ATM 622 1 500 500 15,000 6.0 1.3 712 ATM 622 850(laser 4.0 4.0 Fibre 266 1 1500 1500 10,000 6.0 5.5 614 Fibre 266 850(laser 700 12.0 12.0 Fibre 1062 850(laser 500 4.0 4.0 Fibre 1062 1 10,000 614 1000BaseSX 850(laser 3.2 3.9 1000BaseLX 1 5000 4.0 3.5 4.7 ESCON 1 0 20,000 11 16 means Not Applicable NS = Not Specified. Most LANs and links not specified to run on SM fiber have media converters available to allow them to run on SM fiber. 20042014 The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. Return to FOA Guide Table of Contents Return to the FOA Home Page 7