Media Converters: LAN to MAN and Beyond

In June of 1999 the IEEE 802.3ab committee ratified the 1000 Base-T standard that defines the requirements for Gigabit Ethernet over Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

The new SuperStack II Switch 1100 and SuperStack II Switch 3300 provide support for a range of backbone connec- tions options, including Fast Ethernet, Fast Ethernet over fiber,

This paper highlights various Ethernet standards and data carrying techniques, with particular emphasis on the utilization of existing fiber and copper cabling technologies for

VLAN stacking is used to tag direct user and management traffic to different VLANs, thus preserving the user LAN settings, fully separating user traffic from management data..

A typical configuration (Figure 1) might include a Cisco 7200 Series at the main campus connected to remote sites at speeds up to T3/E3/DS3, with dual Fast Ethernet or Gigabit

Combine existing copper and fiber segments to support Gigabit data across the network GFT-10XX Standard multi-mode & single-mode 1000BASE-T GFT-1055E Extended Reach Multi-Mode

If the media converter has been set to Link Pass-Through mode, the effect will be the same as FEF, since the link loss on the fiber receiver will result in bringing down the

With DIP-switch 2 in the OFF (up) position, the RJ45 port Link loss forwarding will be disabled so if the RJ45 cable is disconnected the fiber port will continue to function.