UNICOM Electric 8F Network Application, Hardware Description, Front Panel, Ports, Segment Bridge

Network Application

This section provides a few samples of network topology in which the Switch is used. The Pro-Switch/8Fis designed to be used as a backbone switch. With its large address table (4000 MAC address), Fiber ports, and high performance, it is ideal for connecting WANS to LAN network segments.

You can use the Pro-Switch/8Fto connect multiple floors of a building or even multiple buildings via the fiber optic ports. The switch automatically learns node addresses, which are subsequently used to filter and forward all traffic based on the destination address. The distance between two switches via fiber cable can be up to 2 km (Multi-Mode) or 15 km (Single Mode).

Hardware Description

This Section describes the hardware of the Pro-Switch/8Fand gives a physical and functional overview of its features.

The Front Panel

The front panel consists of (8) fiber ports, DIP switches, and LED Indicators.

Figure 1. Front Panel view of Pro-Switch/8F

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Inter-building

Application

Legend

Fiber Optic Cable

Multi-Mode, 2km

Category 5/5e UTP

100m

Floor

Workstations

Floor

3

Floor

Workstations2

Floor

1

Ports

The 100Base-FX ports are capable of accepting 100Base-FX connections only.

When connected to a 100Base-FX network, the ports operate at 100Mbps in half-duplex mode and 200Mbps in full-duplex mode.

The maximum range of an FX fiber link between a switch and another device is up to 2 Km. using Multi-mode, 62.5/125µ fiber-optic cable or up to 75 Kilometers using Single, 10/125-µ fiber optic cable.

The following table summarizes the port and cable specifications for this switch.

Fiber In (mm)
Server	Workstations

Segment Bridge

For enterprise networks where large data broadcasts are constantly processed, this switch is an ideal backbone solution.

Speed	Connector	Port Speed	Cable
100BASE-FX	Straight-tip	100/200 Mbps	62.5/125 micron
	(ST or SC)		fiber-optic cable
100BASE-FX	Straight-tip	100/200 Mbps	10/125 micron
	(SC )		fiber-optic cable

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