![]() Industrial Gigabit SFP using an SFP for the fibre trunk and a single 10/100/1000 Ethernet port Power Over Ethernet Gigabit Media Converter As premises networks are primarily copper-based, media converters can extend the reach of the LAN over single-mode fibre up to 200 kilometers and beyond using 1550 nm optics Industrial Media Converters IMC-100FX When expanding the reach of the LAN to span multiple locations, media converters are useful in connecting multiple LANs to form one large campus area network that spans over a limited geographic area. For example, existing half-duplex hubs can be connected to 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet network segments over 100BASE-FX fiber. Switching media converters (generally using ‘Store and Forward Technology ) can connect different speed and operating mode network segments. In an Industrial environment we may find a fibre ring network and the need to take a spur to a single site, and this is where a media converter is also useful. What is a media converter?įibre media converters allow a network manager to connect different local area network (LAN) generally running on copper (cat 5 / 5e etc) via Fibre. The PIMC 2GB 2SFP has two Gigabit Fibre Trunk ports allowing it to make use of Rapid Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1D) for re-routing in the event of a link failing. The PIMC 2GB 2SFP also supports Power Over Ethernet (PoE) (48vdc & 15Watts) and Power Over Ethernet Plus (48vdc & 30W) to allow networks to power devices such as CCTV and Wi-Fi Access Points. Any failure along the signal link is passed through and can be seen by attached devices. Link Loss Forwarding ensures high availability by disabling both bridged interfaces if one interface fails. The Fibre ports are provided by SFP’s (Short Form Pluggables) meaning the converters can be used over any kind of fibre and over any distance. Case Communications media converters are Industrial grade converters operating from -40C to +75C, and allowing 1 or 2 Copper ports to operate at rates up to 1Gbps over Fibre.
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