Equivalent Fiber Distances

Equivalent fiber distance is the sum of both the incoming and outgoing module port signals. Different products, however, have different equivalent distances. Table 2-2 lists the equivalent fiber distance of 3Com ONline LAN products.

Table 2-2. Equivalent Fiber Distances of LAN Products

LAN Product

Equivalent Fiber

Distance (meters)

 

 

 

ONline Ethernet 10BASE-FB Modules

190

(5104M-FB1, 5102M-FBP, 5104M-FBP)

 

 

 

Incoming signal to fiber port

140

 

 

Outgoing signal from fiber port

50

 

 

ONline Ethernet 10BASE-FL Module (5104M-FL1)

560

 

 

Incoming signal to fiber port

330

 

 

Outgoing signal from fiber port

230

 

 

ONline Ethernet 10BASE-T Module (5108M-TP)

585

 

 

Incoming signal to TP port

420

 

 

Outgoing signal from TP port

165

 

 

ONline Ethernet 50-Pin Module

585

(5112M-TPL, 5112M-TPPL)

 

 

 

Incoming signal to TP port

420

 

 

Outgoing signal from TP port

165

 

 

ONline Ethernet 24-Port Module (5124M-TPCL,)

585

 

 

Incoming signal to TP port

420

 

 

Outgoing signal from TP port

165

 

 

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