MC100FX-SC2/30 User’s Guide
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work area) and sometimes as backbone cable (between equipment
closets or rooms).
Light in a Single-Mode Fiber (SSF) travels straight down the fiber and
does not bounce off the surrounding cladding as it travels. This is most
commonly used by telephone companies and as backbone cable.
Applications
In the following figures, “A” is the media converter, “B” is a 10/100
Mbps Ethernet switch and “C” is a layer-3 switch with 100Mbps fiber
module.
MC100FX-SC2 MMF Applications
Use MC100FX-SC2 media converter for multimode fiber connections
for distances of up to 2km.
MC100FX-SC30 SMF Application
Use the MC100FX-SC30 media converter for single mode fiber
connections for distances of up to 30km.
2Km
2Km
