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Description of the technology
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Figure 3-6 Data rate (Mbps) depending on the line length in a 2-wire connection
Figure 3-6 illustrates the dependency of the maximum data rate on the line length with three
cable types. Longer distances can be achieved using high-quality cables with larger diam-
eters.
The industrial Ethernet extenders from Phoenix Contact support data rates of 32 kbps to
15.3 Mbps in 2-wire operation and data rates of up to 30 Mbps in 4-wire operation. The
Ethernet extenders are suitable for in-house cables, not for public telephone networks. Es-
tablishing the connection between the Ethernet extenders usually takes around one minute.
The maximum possible data rate is dependent on several parameters. Two important pa-
rameters are the cable length and cable cross section.
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P E 1 . 4 mm ( 1 . 54 mm²)
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P E 0 . 9 mm ( 0 . 64 mm²)