Chapter 15: Appendix

[4] Configuration of a long distance distribution system

When constructing a large-scale network, if the distance between network segments exceeds the limit of the 10BASE5 cable (500 m), you can construct a network up to 2 km long by connecting optical repeaters between network segments.

Coaxial cable (Maximum cable length: 500 m)

AUI cable

(maximum cable length: 50Multi-porttransceiver

Optical repeater

Optical fiber cable (maximum cable length: 2 km)

-A maximum of 50m total cable length (using an AUI cable) can be used from one end of the coaxial cable to a terminal device, using a multi-port transceiver.

-Multi-port transceivers can be cascaded up to two layers deep.

-Up to four repeaters and hubs can be placed between any two terminals.

An example of a large-scale, long distance distribution

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