BLACK BOX® 10Mb Economy BNC Media Converters Installation & User Guide
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3.4 Calculating Overall Cable Segment Distance
Important Note: Special consideration must be given to maximum cable
segment lengths on each side of a 10 Mbps Economy Media Converter. It is
recommended that IEEE 802.3 specifications for overall maximum segment distances be
adhered to in order to maintain optimum network performance. (See also Technical
Specs, Maximum Standard Ethernet Segment Distances, Section 1.1 of this manual.)
When installing the 10 Mbps Economy Media Converter, it is important to
consider the combined overall segment length of both of the attached media types. The
overall segment length is calculated by adding together the segment lengths on both sides
of the 10 Mbps Economy Media Converters. Cable segment length on each side of the
Media Converter is measured as a percentage of the maximum allowable standard media
distance for the given media type. The percentages, when added together, must not
exceed 100%.