Systimax GigaSPEED X10D Complies with IEEE 10GBASE-T Standard

June 19, 2006

Systimax Solutions said its product exceeds the requirements of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) 10GBASE-T standard.

The company’s Systimax GigaSPEED X10D 10 gigabytes per second (GB/s) unshielded twisted pair (UTP) copper cabling product was compliant with IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T standards 18 months in advance.

The IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T standard specifies 10 GB/s data transmission over four-pair copper cabling.

The maximum supported distance in the standard is a function of the cabling performance. The distance capability is limited by key performance parameters not characterized in the past, including alien crosstalk (PSANEXT and PSAELFEXT) as well as performance of traditional parameters to higher frequencies.

At the time of development, Systimax Labs created design tools to quantify and predict phenomena in the cabling channel that could not be detected with traditional testing technology.

The result was performance testing and qualification in the 6-around-1 cable configuration - the worst-case installation channel test configurations, according to Systimax.

The Systimax GigaSPEED X10D Solution meets the 10GBASE-T specifications over the maximum supported channel length of 100 meters. The tests were confirmed in May 2005 by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL).

Features of the GigaSPEED X10D product include a new cable design developed using technology that is based on a traditional round shape and new connector technology that follows similar termination as the previous generations.

Systimax Solutions developed an educational document, A Guide to 10 Gigabit Ethernet Technologies. Also available is A Guide to Networks and Connectivity, which is designed for planning and implementing connectivity networks. To request copies of these documents, e-mail systimax@systimax.com.

Source: Systimax Solutions.