GarrettCom Mini-Concentrator Magnum 700X User Manual

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Magnum 700X Mini-Concentrators Installation and User Guide (05/98)

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2.6

Applications

The Magnum 700X provides connectivity between multiple and various Ethernet

media types from a single chassis device, and includes support for the following IEEE 802.3 10

Mbps standards: 10BASE5, 10BASE2, 10BASE-T, 10BASE-FL, FOIRL. Where more than one

type of Ethernet media is required, the Magnum 700X easily integrates a mixed media network.

Also, the Magnum 700X can be optionally configured with BPMs to offer local-bridge isolation

for any segments.

Figure 2.6 illustrates a Magnum 700X being used to support an existing ThinNet

(10BASE2) network of just a few users, the addition of a new 10BASE-T segment to handle up

to eight more user stations, the future expansion of the network using fiber (10BASE-FL), and an

AUI/DTE drop cable segment to an attached server.

Figure 2.6: Magnum 700X brings together mixed Ethernet media

Magnum 700X Mini-Concentrators will function properly when the network

installation follows IEEE standards for the various Ethernet media. Each media type has

different installation limitations based on IEEE 802.3 standards, and those specifications should

be adhered to for all applications. A summary of each Ethernet media type and the

corresponding Magnum PM is presented here:

IEEE Standard Reference

Max. Distance

Taps

PM Type

Drop Cable

AUI

50m (165 ft)

n/a

RPM-AUI, RPM-DTE, BPM-AUI

10BASE5

ThickNet

500m (1640 ft)

100

RPM-AUI, BPM-AUI

10BASE2

ThinNet185m (607 ft)

RPM-BNC, BPM-BNC

10BASE-T

Twisted Pair

100m (328 ft)

n/a

RPM-TP, BPM-TP

FOIRL

mm1 Fiber

1.0km(3,281 ft)

n/a

RPM-FST, RPM-FSM, BPM-FST

10BASE-FL

mm1 Fiber

2.0km(6,562 ft)

n/a

RPM-FST, RPM-FSM, BPM-FST

sgl.m2 Fiber

10.0km(65,620ft)

n/a

RPM-SMF

1 mm = multi-mode * not currently standardized by IEEE, typically used up to only 4Km distance

2 sgl.m = single-mode

Existing
10BASE2 ThinNet

(Future)

10BASE-FL

Fiber Segment

(New)

UTP Uplink

Segment

8 user

10BASE-T hub

Network Server

Magnum 700X

Mini-Concentrator

Remote 8 user

10BASE-T hub