Why go beyond 100 meters?
As networks scale to support IoT and smart building technologies, the 100-meter standard is increasingly no longer enough. Outdoor cameras, access points, and connected devices frequently require links that go well beyond this limit. Leviton extended distance systems deliver structured cabling and hybrid solutions that keep your data center network performing without expensive redesigns.
Leviton offers a portfolio of extended distance solutions that help deliver Ethernet and PoE beyond the traditional 100-meter limit. The featured systems below are designed to address a range of distance, power, and deployment requirements.
Extended Distance Solutions
Videos
How do you run Ethernet and PoE Beyond 100 meters?
How do I get power and data to devices in remote locations?
Beyond Bandwidth Explores Extended Distance Over Copper
In season three of this podcast, we speak with some of the industry’s top thought leaders to investigate how extended distance applications actually work over copper – and show you how to go beyond the 100 m channel limit with exceptional performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ethernet and PoE can be extended beyond the traditional 100-meter channel limit using specialized extended-distance networking solutions. Depending on the application, organizations may use enhanced copper cabling systems or hybrid fiber and copper architectures to connect remote devices while maintaining network performance and power delivery.
As networks grow, devices such as cameras, wireless access points, and smart building systems are often installed farther from telecom rooms than before. In large buildings, campuses, and outdoor environments, the traditional 100‑meter limit can restrict device placement or require additional infrastructure that is expensive to fully implement.
Extended distance solutions are commonly used in large indoor spaces, outdoor areas, campuses, warehouses, parking structures, and smart buildings, or anywhere networked devices must be connected beyond typical distances.
Outdoor security cameras, wireless access points, access control systems, industrial devices, parking infrastructure, smart building technologies, and other remote network endpoints are common applications that require connectivity beyond the traditional 100-meter Ethernet limit.
Some extended distance systems are engineered to deliver Ethernet data along with Power over Ethernet (PoE) to remote devices. This can reduce the need for local power sources and simplify deployment, depending on application requirements.