Step 4. Wiring Network Cards, Continued
Loop Wiring, mixed Fiber and Cable
Figure 3-9shows an example of loop network cabling using a mixture of fibreoptical cable and twisted pair. Note that the left port of any network card is connected to the right port of the next network card regardless of whether the connection is fiber or copper.
FIBER MEDIA
RIGHT PORT
WIRED MEDIA
LEFT PORT
PANEL #1
WIRED MEDIA
RIGHT PORT
WIRED MEDIA
LEFT PORT
Multi-mode optical fibre
FIBER MEDIA
RIGHT PORT
FIBER MEDIA
LEFT PORT
PANEL #2
WIRED MEDIA
RIGHT PORT
FIBER MEDIA
LEFT PORT
PANEL #3
PANEL #4
Twisted pair cable
Figure 3-9. Example of Ring/Loop NetworkWiring
