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Whoa! Overshot the target!
10GigBaseF fiber (802.3ae), 26m/66m/82m/300m,1Km/ 2Km/10Km/40Km depending on loss (MHz/km) and differential mode delay
Initial costs were ~ $50K per port
Notes:
the standard specifies that multimode fiber is capable of transmitting at 10 gigabits/second over 82 meters using standard 50-µm fiber with minimum 850-nm bandwidth of 500 MHz·km; 66 meters using 400 MHz·km 50-µm fiber; 33 meters using 200 MHz·km; and 26 meters using 160 MHz·km 62.5-µm fiber. Distances up to 300 meters are possible with the new 50-µm 850-nm laser-optimized multimode fiber described here.