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100BASE-TX TO 100BASE-FX MEDIA CONVERTER TMTR AND RCVR
UTP
UTP
E
XAMPLE
2: C
ONVERTER
F
UNCTIONING AS A
S
ERVER FOR AN
E
NTERPRISE OR
LAN C
ONFIGURATION
In the figure below, the converter is functioning as a
server for an enterprise or LAN configuration. It
provides 100-Mbps full-duplex link to workgroups of
10/100 switches located on separate floors within a
single building.
Figure 3-4. Converters connecting a LAN switch
and a network server.
Fast Ethernet switch
100BASE-TX to
100BASE-FX Media
Converter
Transmitter
100BASE-TX to
100BASE-FX Media
Converter
Receiver
Single-mode fiber cable
(LH1709A-SCTS, LH1710A-SCRS: 12.4 mi. [20 km];
LH1711A-SCTS, LH1712A-SCRS: 24.9 mi. [40 km])
Server
328 ft.
(100 m)
328 ft.
(100 m)
328 ft.
(100 m)
328 ft.
(100 m)