Allied Telesis AT-MC103ST/FSx - Manual (Page 22)

Installing the Media Converter
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Table 3 100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port Cabling Specifications
Table 4 100Base-FX Fiber Optic Port Specifications (Full-duplex)
Cable Type Maximum Operating Distance
Shielded or unshielded Category 5 or better 100 m (328 ft)
Model Type of Fiber Optic
Cable Maximum
Operating
Distance Maximum Allowable
Loss Budget
AT-MC101XL 50/125 or 62.5/125
micron multimode 2 km (1.2 mi) 13 dB at 1310 nm
AT-MC102XL 50/125 or 62.5/125
micron multimode 2 km (1.2 mi) 13 dB at 1310 nm
AT-MC103XL 9/125 micron
single-mode 15 km (9.3 mi) 16 dB at 1310 nm
AT-MC103LH 9/125 micron
single-mode 40 km (24.8 mi) 16 dB at 1310 nm
AT-MC103SC/FS3 9/125 micron
single-mode 75 km (46.5 mi)
1
1. The media converter has a minimum operating distance of 15 km (9.4 mi). This is to prevent blinding or burning out
of the optical receiver on the far-end-node.
33 dB at 1310 nm
AT-MC103ST/FS3 9/125 micron
single-mode 75 km (46.5 mi)
1
33 dB at 1310 nm
AT-MC103SC/FS4 9/125 micron
single-mode 100 km (62 mi)
2
2. The media converter has a minimum operating distance of 40 km (24.8 mi). This is to prevent blinding or burning
out of the optical receiver on the far-end-node.
34 dB at 1550 nm
AT-MC103ST/FS4 9/125 micron
single-mode 100 km (62 mi)
2
34 dB at 1550 nm