Patton electronic COPPERLINK 2160 - Manual (Page 18)

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Model 2160 Series User Manual 1 • General information
Model 2160 overview
The Patton CopperLink™ Model 2160 simplifies and provides cost effective network extension by utilizing
pre-existing twisted pair infrastructure enables service providers to offer broadband or data backhaul services to
businesses, governments, and various institutions over existing last-mile, copper infrastructure. Today, more
than ever, operators are finding the business case for leveraging their existing copper networks to be highly
attractive from an ROI and initial investment perspective over fiber roll-outs.
Patton’s 2160 CopperLink Ethernet Extender incorporates multi-pair bonding to offer unmatched rate, reach
and reliable Ethernet connectivity, providing symmetrical 22.8 Mbps of bandwidth over 4-pair (8-wire) at dis-
tances up to 1.8 miles (2.9 km). The Model 2160 comes standard with a 4-port fast Ethernet switch with full
QoS and CoS features. VLAN (802.1q) capabilities include 4 levels of priorities, traffic flow control, and rate
control. These traffic management and QoS features enable service providers to provision for differentiated ser-
vices and/or SLAs.
Figure 1. Model 2160
The following base models are available:
• 2160/2W/EUI: CopperLink Ethernet Extender (2-wire), 5.7 Mbps
• 2161/4W/EUI: CopperLink Ethernet Extender (4-wire), 11.4 Mbps
• 2162/8W/EUI: CopperLink Ethernet Extender (8-wire), 22.8 Mbps
Refer to Appendix B, “Specifications” on page 108 for a complete feature description of the Model 2160.