M5300 series provides largest 10 Gigabit choice for uplinks with SFP+ ports for fiber optic or short, low-latency copper DAC cables; 10GBase-T ports for legacy Cat6 RJ45 short connections (up to 50m) and Cat6A connections up to 100m; CX4 for legacy 802.3ak infiniband wiring.

• 1 port 10 Gigabit RJ45 for M5300 series rear I/O bays
• Compliant with 10GBase-T (IEEE 802.3an-2006) standard
• Supports 100Mbps, 1000Mbps speeds
• Supports 10GbE speed up to 100m (328 ft) with Cat6A RJ45 or better
• Supports 10GbE speed up to 30m (98 ft) with legacy Cat6 RJ45
• Allows for local (copper) stacking or uplinks