Patton electronic 2172 - Manual (Page 2)

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Patton Electronic’s CopperLink Product Line
Patton provides a complete line of CopperLink Ethernet Extenders. Whether it’s ultra-high speed
connections with the Model 2172 or long distance Ethernet Extension with the Model 2156, Patton
has the solution for you. Patton's CopperLink solutions include rack-card based solutions for MxU
environments and standalone Ethernet Extenders for interconnection between remote LANs or
remote network devices.
Model 2172 Features and Benefits
High-Speed line rates up to 50 Mbps. Fast and reliable data transmission.
Switch selectable Asymmetrical or Symmetrical
line rate options Differentiated services and ability to adapt to different
environments, distances, and multimedia.
Extends Ethernet beyond its current 328 ft
(100m) limitation. Inexpensively links remote devices or extends LANs up
to 6,000 feet (1.83 km).
Full service integration (voice, video, and data)
services over existing voice-grade telephone
wire. Eliminates the need to install/upgrade to new LAN-grade
cable or expensive fiber.
Operation transparent to high-layer protocols. Lets higher-layer broadcast, cast and uni-cast data
frames pass through, and supports VLAN tagged frames.
Auto-sensing 10 or 100Base-T and full or half-
duplex Ethernet. No configuration necessary, just Plug your Ethernet
connections in and play.
Auto-sensing MDI-X Automatically configures for DCE/DTE eliminating the
confusion of whether to use a straight-through or cross
over Ethernet cable.
Three status LEDs. Monitoring your connection and operational status is
made simple.
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