Magnum14E Media Converters | Installation and User Guide (10/02) |
3.4.3Segment Distances, Half-duplex mode
Fast Ethernet shared bandwidth devices operate with multiple nodes in a traffic domain. When a node attempts to send a packet, it may hit another packet passing by, i.e., a collision may occur. This is normal and does not cause a problem because the Ethernet protocol provides for this situation and requires that the sender wait and try again. When installing the Magnum 14E in a
3.4.4Collision Domain (PDV Calculations)
A collision domain is defined in the IEEE 802.3u standard as a cluster of network devices that, regardless of topology, must be less than 512 BT (Bit Times) of signal delay
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