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Figure 2-4. Serial Configuration Using 10BASE-FL Modules

10BASE-FL Module Configurations

The theoretical maximum diameter of an all fiber Ethernet network is limited to 4.2 km as defined by the 51.2 μsec slottime that is specified for the round trip-delay budget set by the IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD protocol. (Thus, point-to-point link distances are limited to a maximum of 4.2 km.) This section describes how to define total network size based on the limits of IEEE 802.3 collision detection.

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