INSTALLATION
ETHERNET CONFIGURATIONS
WBPEEUI220760A0
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Concentrator Configuration
A concentrator replaces a thickwire segment and several (the
exact number depends on manufacturer and model) transceiv-
ers with a single box. This box allows several devices (OIS con-
soles, terminal servers, etc.) to connect to the plant wide
network through only one device as opposed to multiple trans-
Figure 3-26. Alternative Ethernet Thickwire Configuration
Figure 3-27. Alternative Console Thickwire to Plant Wide Thickwire
TERMINATOR
TP21054D
THICKWIRE
TRANSCEIVER
TERMINAL
SERVER
OIS CONSOLE
THICKWIRE
TRANSCEIVER
TRANSCEIVER
PORT
STANDARD
ETHERNET
TRANSCEIVER
CABLE
THINWIRE
PORT
OIS CONSOLE
THICKWIRE
TRANSCEIVER
TRANSCEIVER
PORT
TRANSCEIVER
PORT
STANDARD
ETHERNET
TRANSCEIVER
CABLE
STANDARD
ETHERNET
TRANSCEIVER
CABLE
CABLES TO PRINTERS
AND VT-TYPE TERMINALS
STANDARD
ETHERNET
THICKWIRE CABLE
TERMINATOR
THINWIRE
PORT
STAN DA RD
E THE RN ET
T RA NSC EIVE R
CAB LE
N E T W O R K
B R ID G E
STAN DA RD
E THE RN ET
T RA NSC EIVE R
CAB LE
T P21055A .
PL ANT W IDE
T HICKW IR E
NE TW O RK
PLAN TW IDE
TH IC KW IRE
N ET W ORK
L A N B R ID G E C O N N E C T IO N
C ONS OLE
THICK W IRE
NE TW O RK
C ONS OLE
T HICK W IRE
NE TW O RK
S TAN DAR D
E THE RNE T
T RAN SC EIVE R
CAB LE
S TAN DAR D
E THE RNE T
T RAN SC EIVE R
CAB LE
PLA NT W IDE
TH ICKW IR E
NE TW O RK
CON SOLE
TH ICKW IR E
NET W OR K
R E P E AT E R C O N N E C T IO N
E T H E R N E T
R E P E AT E R
T H IC K W IR E
TR A N S C E IV E R
T H IC K W IR E
TR A N S C E IV E R
T H IC K W IR E
T R A N S C E IV E R
T H IC K W IR E
T R A N S C E IV E R
D IR E C T B A R R EL C O N N E C T IO N
(B E W A R E O F D IS TA N C E L IM ITAT IO N S )
C ONS OLE
THICK W IRE
N ETW O RK
PLANT W IDE
T HICK W IR E
NE TW O RK