GE ML2400, ML1600 quick start Twisted Pair copper cable, Fiber

QUICK START GUIDE

Twisted Pair copper cable

•Easy to Terminate

•Low installation costs

•Susceptible to noise interference

•Limited by 100m distance

•Either shielded or unshielded (UTP)

Fiber

•Longer distances possible, limited only by attenuation

•Immune to electrical noise

•More difficult termination and splicing

•Slightly higher cost for cable

•Two categories:

•multi-mode

•single-mode

QS–2 MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – QUICKSTART GUIDE