cable limit

[Vu Pham]

On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 18:57 -0500, Michael Hipp wrote:
> Vu Pham wrote:
> > I need to connect two devices which are about 500 or more feet apart.
> > Wireless is not possible in this environment. So I think I am going to
> > use the RJ45 cable with T1 modules at two ends. I tried this with short
> > distance for testing the T1 ( with one end provides the sync clock ) but
> > I don't know how long I can extend the cable in this case ?
> > 
> > Any other option I can try ?
> 
> Unless you already have the T-carrier equipment lying around, I'd use a 
> pair of VDSL modems instead. Very fast and good for thousands of feet 
> and very tolerant of wire quality variances. About $200US for a pair.
> 
> Head end:
> http://zyxel.com/web/product_family_detail.php?PC1indexflag=20040812093058&CategoryGroupNo=B96F5DF1-0100-4327-99A6-F60B7B959F0D
> 
> Remote end:
> http://zyxel.com/web/product_family_detail.php?PC1indexflag=20040812093058&CategoryGroupNo=75638CE1-3BE6-4B2F-B76F-4220A8BC474D
> 
> For a distance of only 500' these would be considerably faster than T-1.
> 

Michael,

Thanks a lot for this information. Recently we have some clients that
need connecting their buildings, which are about 1000 feet or so apart,
together. These devices give me more options besides wireless.


Vu