Doesn't that sound a bit arbitrary? > [Original Message] > From: <stubenner@xxxxxxxx> > To: <leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Peterson, James F \(FL51\) <james.f.peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5/30/2006 7:30:44 PM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: gigabit ethernet trace length > > Maybe this apparently arbitrary restriction is intended to minimize the > chance of coupling unintended energy, either common-mode or > differential-mode, into the circuit after the CM chokes in the magnetics > thereby creating a radiated emissions hazard. > > Stu Benner > www.emcwizard.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Lee Ritchey > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:49 PM > To: Peterson, James F (FL51); si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: gigabit ethernet trace length > > > Not a problem, works just fine. Don't know what might be behind the > restriction someone put on you. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Peterson, James F \(FL51\) <james.f.peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 5/30/2006 11:59:01 AM > > Subject: [SI-LIST] gigabit ethernet trace length > > > > greetings, > > > > In a 1000BaseT Ethernet circuit, I would like to extend the distance > > between the magnetics and the RJ-45 connector to about 6 to 8 inches > > (including good SI practice : ref planes, controlled Z, matched > > lengths, etc.). Everything I read says that you can't do that, that it > > must be less than an inch, but I don't understand why. Can someone > > explain? > > > > thanks - > > Jim Peterson > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from si-list: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > > > For help: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > > > List technical documents are available at: > > http://www.si-list.org > > > > List archives are viewable at: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > or at our remote archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu