Coax MDU Master Bridge User
’s Guide
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This chapter describes the features of your HomePNA3.1 over
C
oax to
E
thernet
M
aster (
M
anagement) Bridge --
XL-HCW224C
. Refer to ―HomePNA3.1 over Coax‖ as
HCNA
from this point
.
Also refer to ―Master device XL-
HCW224C as
XL-HCW224C
and refer to ―Slave device XL-HC224C‖ as
XL-HCW224C
if they are not denoted
completely.
Features
♦ One HCNA Port for Driving HomePNA3.1 Signal into Existing Coaxial Cable
♦ One TV/Antenna Port for TV Set Connection or for TV Signal from VHF/UHF Antenna/CATV
♦ Two Gigabit Ethernet Port with Auto-Detect MDIX Function(Auto Crossover) and Auto-Negotiating Half/Full
Duplex 10M/100M/1000M for Expansion or Uplink to FTTx/PON/xDSL Modem
♦ One Rocker Switch to Select either Local or Line Power Mode
♦ One RCA Jack Provides Extra DC 12V/1A Power Source in Line Power Mode
♦ One Reset Button
♦ Supports up to 61 EP (Endpoint, as XL-HCW224C Slave Unit) Concurrent Connections
♦ Built-in Online Diagnostic Function for Individual EP Connection
♦ Priority Queue based QoS Support for 802.1p, IP TOS/TC, UDP/TCP Protocols
♦ Built-in Web/Telnet Server to Support Remote Configuration
♦ Supports Remote HTTP/TFTP Upgrade Function for Master/EP System Firmware and HCNA Driver
♦ Supports Master/EP Auto-Configuration via Built-in TFTP/DHCP Client
♦ Supports DHCP/IGMPv2 Snooping for Host at EP
♦ Supports SNMP Function
Glossary
♦ HCNA
HomePNA3.1 over coaxial cable
♦ MDU
Multiple Dwelling Unit
♦ Coax
Coaxial cable
♦ Master
Master HCNA device (as XL-HCW224C) in one coax network
♦ Slave
Slave HCNA device (as XL-HCW224C) in one coax network
♦ EP
Endpoint, equivalent to Slave HCNA device (as XL-HCW224C)
♦ QoS
Quality of Service
♦ M/C
Fiber-Optic Ethernet Media Converter
♦ PON
Passive Optical Network, as EPON or GPON
♦ Mixer
Coax device sums two or more signals into one
♦ Splitter
Coax device divides a signal into two or more smaller and approximately equal signals.
♦ Combiner
Coax device adds several discrete signal inputs to one and has high isolation between inputs
♦ Duplexer
Coax device separates 2 signals within the same band
♦ Diplexer
Coax device separates 2 signals in different bands
♦ Tap
Coax device uses for matching impedance or connecting subscriber drops
♦ dB
Decibel, to express either a gain or loss power ration(log) after the signal has been transmitted
Summary of Contents for XL-HCW224C
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