Wiring distance specifications
| Technology | Wiring Category | End to End Cable Length |
| 100BaseTX and 10BaseT | EIA/TIA Category 5 (UTP) unshielded twisted pair. 2 pair | 100M |
| 100BaseT4 | EIA/TIA Category 3,4,5 (UTP) Unshielded twisted pair. 4 pair | 100M |
| 100BaseFX | Multi Mode Fiber (MMF) cable, with a 62.5-micron fiber-optic core and a 125-micron outer cladding (62.5/125) | 400M |
| 1000BaseCX | Copper shielded twisted pair (STP) | 25M |
| 1000BaseT | Copper EIA/TIA Category 5 (UTP) unshielded twisted pair. 4 Pair | 100M |
| 1000BaseSX | Multi Mode Fiber (MMF) cable, with a 62.5-micron fiber-optic core and 50-micron fiber-optic core; 780-nanometer laser. | 260M |
| 1000BaseLX | Single-mode fiber cable, 9-micron core, 1300-nanometer laser. | 3km (cisco supports up to 10km) |