Kingston Technology KNE8WG, KNE8SE, KNE16WG, KNE16SE manual Linear Bus Network, Horizontal Cascading

12 Network Configurations

Linear Bus Network

The typical network configuration for 10BASE2 networks is a Linear Bus topology in which nodes are connected to the BNC connector via a thin coaxial cable. This configuration allows 10BASE2 nodes to communicate with a 10BASE-T segment. A BNC 50Ω (Ohm) terminator must be attached to each end of the trunk segment. One of the terminators must be grounded. The purpose of the terminators is to terminate the network and block electrical interference.

Grounded Terminator on last Node

Thin Ethernet Coax Cable

Terminator
BNC	AUI	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	POWER

Fig. 3-2 Linear Bus Connection

Horizontal Cascading

The EtheRx hubs can be horizontally cascaded to other hubs as long as the Ethernet 5-4-3 Rule is met (Refer to page 11). This connection can be made through the BNC port, AUI port (16-Port models only), or one of the UTP ports. To cascade to another hub, use the last UTP port which has a cascade switch to support either straight through or crossover cable types. Figure 3-3 below is an example of horizontal cascading using the KNE16TP/WG under the Ethernet 5-4-3 rule.

Fig. 3-3 Horizontal Cascading

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