Enterasys Networks A2H124-24FX 1000BASE-FX Fiber-Optic Network, 1000BASE-T Twisted Pair Gigabit Ethernet Network

1000BASE-FX Fiber-Optic Network
2-2 Network Requirements
1000BASE-FX Fiber-Optic Network
TheMini‐GBICportsockets27and28ontheA2H124‐24FXenableyoutovarythetypeof
1‐Gbpsportconnection.AttheprintingofthisdocumentthereweresixsupportedMini‐
GBICsavailable,asfollows:
•MGBIC‐LC01fora1000BASE‐SXcompliantLCfiber‐opticmultimodeconnection
•MGBIC‐LC03fora1000BASE‐SXLongHaulLCfiber‐opticmultimodeconnection
•MGBIC‐LC09fora1000BASE‐LXcompliantLCfiber‐opticsingle‐modeconnection
•MGBIC‐MT01fora1000BASE‐SXcompliantMT‐RJfiber‐opticsingle‐mode
connection
•MGBIC‐08fora1000BASE‐ELXcompliantLCfiber‐opticsingle‐modeconnection
•MGBIC‐02fora1000BASE‐TcompliantRJ45copperconnection
ThedeviceattheotherendofthefiberconnectionmustmeetthesameGigabitEthernet
requirementsfortheconnecteddevicestooperateat1‐Gigabitspeed.
1000BASE-T Twisted Pair Gigabit Ethernet Network
TheRJ45fixedfrontpanelstackingportsandtheoptionalMGBIC‐02supportRJ45
1000BASE‐Tcompliantconnections.Whenconnectinga1000BASE‐Tsegmenttooneof
theRJ45portsuseCategory5UTPcabling.Thedeviceattheotherendofthetwistedpair
segmentmustmeetIEEE802.3‐20021000BASE‐TGigabitEthernetnetworkrequirements
forthedevicestooperateat1000 Mbps.Instandalonemode,thetwostackportsmaybe
user‐configuredtoserveasastandardswitchportallowingGigabituplinktothe
network.