BLACK BOX
Media Converters Installation and User Guide (01/02)
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industry. Their high-strength fabricated metal packaging shields against Radio
Frequency Interference (RFI) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).
Black Box Media Converters are specifically designed to convert data signaling
to allow transmission between two different Ethernet cabling types, allowing migration to
a new media type while preserving segments of the pre-existing wiring structure.
All of the Black Box Media Converters comply with the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-
T specification for 10 Mb/sec traffic via shielded (STP) or unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
segments. The Media Converters feature an up-link to eliminate the need for a special
cross-over cable when connecting to a hub or concentrator. The maximum number of
10Mb Media Converters that can be used in series is three. The cumulative noise from 4
or more units together causes packet alignment errors.