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W15 (EARLY ALE* SIGNAL GENERATION) ................................................................46
W16 (WAITRQ* ENABLE SELECTION) ........................................................................47
W17 (16-BIT DATA WIDTH SELECTION).....................................................................47
W18 (16-BIT DATA WIDTH SELECTION).....................................................................47
W19 (WAITRQ* ENABLE SELECTION) ........................................................................48
B. NETWORK COMPONENTS AND CABLING ....................................................................................49
ETHERNET OPTIONS SUMMARY ...........................................................................................49
THIN ETHERNET .........................................................................................................49
THICK ETHERNET.......................................................................................................50
TWISTED-PAIR ETHERNET ........................................................................................50
FIBER-OPTIC USAGE..................................................................................................51
THIN ETHERNET CABLING .....................................................................................................51
THIN ETHERNET "T" CONNECTORS AND TERMINATORS .......................................51
THIN ETHERNET REPEATERS ...................................................................................52
THICK ETHERNET CABLING ...................................................................................................55
THICK ETHERNET "T" CONNECTORS AND TERMINATORS .....................................56
THICK ETHERNET MEDIA ATTACHMENT UNITS.......................................................56
THICK ETHERNET REPEATERS.................................................................................58
TWISTED-PAIR ETHERNET CABLING.....................................................................................58
TWISTED PAIR ETHERNET REPEATERS ..................................................................59
FIBER OPTIC CABLING ...........................................................................................................60
FIBER OPTIC MEDIA ATTACHMENT UNITS ...............................................................60
FIBER OPTIC REPEATERS .........................................................................................61
C. NETWORK INTERCONNECTION.....................................................................................................62
NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS..............................................................................................64
D. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................68
ELECTRICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................68
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ................................................................................68
DC OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS.........................................................................68
STD LOAD CHARACTERISTICS..................................................................................68
STD-80 COMPATIBILITY .............................................................................................70
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................71
CARD DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT .............................................................................71
CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................72
E. CUSTOMER SUPPORT ....................................................................................................................78
TECHNICAL/SALES ASSISTANCE...........................................................................................78
RELIABILITY.............................................................................................................................78
RETURNING FOR SERVICE ....................................................................................................78
ZIATECH WARRANTY..............................................................................................................79
TRADEMARKS .........................................................................................................................79
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