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Chapter 2: Overview
2. Overview
2.1 Introduction
The POTS 2-Wire to Fiber Converters connect central-office voice-grade signals
to distant Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) equipment using standard telephone
signaling. They can extend, over fiber, the distance between two voice path
communications devices up to 12.4 miles (19.9 km) using multimode or single-
mode fiber cable.
The converters provide audio transmission, Caller ID, ringing at the distant end,
and automatic ringdown. Two units are required to implement an end-to-end
system. An RJ-11 female connector provides the electrical interface between the
device and the telephone device.
2.2 What’s Included
Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing
or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500
or [email protected].
• (1) POTS to 2-Wire Fiber Converter
• Power supply
• This user’s manual
NOTE: For a standard configuration, one line side FXS and one customer side FX0
are required. For an automatic ring-down configuration, two line side FXS
units are required. (See Table 2-1, below.)
Table 2-1. Available models.
Product Code
Description
Connectors
Works with
TE160A-R2
Line side FXS
RJ-11 (5 km), ST connector, 1300 nm
multimode, 2 km
TE161A-R2
TE161A-R2
Customer side FX0
RJ-11 (5 km), ST connector, 1300 nm
multimode, 2 km
TE160A-R2 or a second
TE161A-R2
TE162A-R2
Line side FXS
RJ-11 (5 km), SC connector, 1300 nm
multimode, 2 km
TE163A-R2
TE163A-R2
Customer side FX0
RJ-11 (5 km), SC connector, 1300 nm
multimode, 2 km
TE162A-R2 or a second
TE163A-R2
TE164A-R2
Line side FXS
RJ-11 (5 km), SC connector, 1310 nm
single-mode, 20 km
TE165A-R2
TE165A-R2
Customer side FX0
RJ-11 (5 km), SC connector, 1310 nm
single-mode, 20 km
TE164A-R2 or a second
TE165A-R2
