If looking to specify an optical fiber backbone within a building going 275 m (902 ft) between the equipment room (ER) and the telecommunications room (TR), what type of fiber should be specified to support a 10 GB ethernet application?

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For a 10 GB Ethernet application, the minimum recommended fiber type is 50 micron laser optimized multimode (OM3 or OM4). OM1 and 62.5 micron multimode fibers are not suitable for 10 GB Ethernet applications. Therefore, the best choice for this scenario is 50 micron laser optimized multimode.

If Looking to Specify an Optical Fiber Backbone Within a Building