Grass Valley Media Conversion - Manual (Page 153)

Media Conversion Software Appendix A
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Appendix A – 10Base2 Network
Cabling and Installation
1. IEEE 802.3 10Base2, 10 Megabits per second
2. Cable type is 50 Ohm coaxial, also known as Thin Ethernet (RG58,
Belden 9907 type or equivalent)
3. Daisy-chain cable connection via 50 Ohm BNC connectors and a ‘T’-
piece.
4. Allow at least 0.5m of coax cable between ‘T’-pieces.
5. Up to 30 units on a network segment
6. Maximum length of cable per segment is 185 metres
7. Fit exactly two 50 Ohm BNC terminators per network segment, one at
either extreme of the segment cable run.
8. Maximum number of segments is 5
9. Maximum total length of cable over all segments is 925 metres
PARAMETER Value
Taps per segment 30
Maximum Node Separation 5 segments, 4 repeaters
Maximum Segment Length 185m
Network Span 925m
Min. Separation Between Transceivers 0.5m