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| Assume that one meter | This is a conservative | |
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| of coaxial or twisted | equivalence. One meter of fiber | |
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| pair cable is equal to | is actually equal to 1.1 meters of | |
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| one meter of fiber | coaxial. For simplicity, assume | |
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| cable. | one meter. | |
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| Verify that the | In general, on 62.5 cable, use | |
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| imposed by the optical | have poor quality cable or | |
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| power budget. | numberous patch panels, you | |
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| distance. |
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| Some older Ethernet fiber optic |
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| products are less powerful than |
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| optics. When connecting to |
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| these products, remember that |
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| When in doubt, use a | If you are not certain you have | |
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| bridge. | exceeded acceptable network | |
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2 - 4 ONline Ethernet