Replacing MICS with Fiber Extenders on large campus with IPO 1

[davidwalters]

I am interested in replacing a MICS 7.0 with NAM 4.1 on a school campus that has 12 buildings and is served via a fiber backbone and using Nortel Fiber Extenders to bring service to the remote buildings. They would like to keep their inventory of T7316e sets and just replace the KSU. Does IP

I know IPO will support the T7316e sets but how about the Fiber Extenders? If not any other ideas ow to do this?

 

[mforrence]

So they can only be extended via standard UTP cable (4 pair). Does this follow standard Ethernet guidelines 100 meters?

More precise answer is no. Since the signaling is not Ethernet, it doesn't use Ethernet guidelines/cabling standards.

 

[amriddle01]

If you are going "By the book" building wiring/permanent link Cat 5/6 should only be 90m max, the 100m often quoted is including the patch leads at either end, giving a total channel length of 100m, if you install over 90m of Cat 5/6 you are actually outside the spec

 

[maxse]

Yes it should be 100m with patch cables I agree.