N10-005 · Question #467
Which of the following cables supports 10Gbps throughput and 100 meters as the maximum distance?
The correct answer is C. CAT6a. CAT6a (Category 6 Augmented) is the correct answer. It supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-T) at the full 100-meter distance specified by the IEEE 802.3an standard. Standard CAT6 can also support 10Gbps but only up to 55 meters. Singlemode fiber supports 10Gbps but over much…
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Which of the following cables supports 10Gbps throughput and 100 meters as the maximum distance?
Options
- AT1 crossover
- BSinglemode fiber
- CCAT6a
- DCoaxial
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C94% (33)
Explanation
CAT6a (Category 6 Augmented) is the correct answer. It supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-T) at the full 100-meter distance specified by the IEEE 802.3an standard. Standard CAT6 can also support 10Gbps but only up to 55 meters. Singlemode fiber supports 10Gbps but over much greater distances (kilometers), making it overkill for 100m and a different medium entirely. T1 crossover is not a standard Ethernet cable classification, and coaxial cable is not used for 10Gbps Ethernet in modern networks.
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