Allied Telesis MMC10G Series, Installation Manual

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MMC10G Series Mini Media Converter Installation Guide
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Planning the Installation
Observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of your
media converter.
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On the MMC10G Series Media Converters, the end nodes
connected to the fiber/copper connectors on the media converter
must operate at the same speed, either 1Gbps or 10Gbps.
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The MMC10G Series Media Converter ports support full-duplex
mode.
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The devices connected to the two ports on the media converter can
be a network adapter card, repeater, switch, media converter, or
router.
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The twisted-pair port has a maximum operating distance of
100 meters (328 feet).
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The fiber port maximum operating distance depends on the SFP+
type.
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The MMC10G model has a plug-in SFP+ cage fiber connection.
1Gbps and 10Gbps modules are supported.
Note
For the MMC10G Series Media Converters, you must purchase the
SFP+ transceiver separately. The maximum operating distance of
the MMC10G Series Media Converter is dependent on the specific
SFP+ module. For a list of supported transceivers, contact your
Allied Telesis distributor or reseller.
Table 8 contains the cable specifications for the twisted-pair port.
Table 8. Twisted-Pair Port Cabling Specifications
Speed Type of Cable
10Gbps Cat 6A or 7 cable required for 100m operation.
Cat 6 cable is good for up to 55m.
Cat 5e cable is supported for short and medium
cable lengths, but maximum distance is not
specified.
1Gbps Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-compliant Cat 5 or
TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced Cat 5
(Cat 5e) shielded or unshielded cabling with
100 ohm impedance and a frequency of
100 MHz.