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Fiber Optic Cable Length Limitations
The 10BASE-F standard permits you to use fiber optic cables up
to 2000 meters long. However, the fiber connection must meet:
•
Optical power budget
•
Ethernet repeater rules
For more information about simple rules for Ethernet network
compliance, refer to
Using the BayStack 10BASE-T Hubs
.
BayStack 10BASE-FL Media Adapter
The optical power budget for the 10BASE-FL media adapter is
shown in
Table 1
. Power loss in the link cannot exceed the value
for the type of fiber optic cable you are using.
Only in-line fiber-to-fiber connections (a connection between
two fibers terminated with fiber connectors, using a fiber-to-fiber
connector) count against the optical power budget. The loss in a
fiber connection at the ends of the link is included in the optical
power budget and does not count as an in-line connection.
Table 1. 10BASE-FL Optical power budget
Parameter
62.5/125
µ
m
50/125
µ
m
Transmitted power (average)
–20.0 dBm
–25.7 dBm
Receiver sensitivity (average)
–32.5 dBm
–32.5 dBm
Optical power budget
12.5 dB
6.8 dB
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