Allied Telesis AT-MC13 - Manual (Page 39)

AT-MC13 Media Converter Installation Guide
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Table 4 lists the cabling specifications for the fiber optic port when
operating in full-duplex mode.
Table 5 lists the cabling specifications for the fiber optic port when
operating in half-duplex.
Table 4. 10Base-FL Fiber Optic Cabling Specifications (Full-duplex)
Model Cable Type
Maximum
Operating
Distance
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1. Maximum distance for 100 Mbps optical datalinks is dependent on the following
factors: quality of fiber optic, duplex mode of both end-nodes, and maximum opti-
cal loss budget for the optical fiber at each operating optical wavelength.
Maximum
Allowable Loss
Budget
AT-MC13 62.5/125 micron
multimode 2 km (1.2 mi) 20dB at 850 nm
Table 5. 10Base-FL Fiber Optic Cabling Specifications (Half-duplex)
Number of Media
Converters
Connected Devices
Maximum
Operating
Distance
One Media Converter
Inline Switch to Switch 372 m (1,221 ft)
Workstation to Switch 372 m (1,221 ft)
Switch to Class I
Repeater 137 m (450 ft)
Switch to Class II
Repeater 185 m (607 ft)
Two Media Converters
Inline Switch to Switch 332 m (1,089 ft)
Workstation to Switch 332 m (1,089 ft)
Switch to Class I
Repeater 97 m (318 ft)
Switch to Class II
Repeater 145 m (476 ft)