| What are fiber media converters? | | | | HDB3 modes and have a RJ45/RJ48 port. |
| Fiber media converters are used to convert electrical | | | | They can support both multimode and single mode |
| signal to light signal and vice versa. They are basically | | | | fibers. |
| used as network extenders to extend the distance | | | | 3) Serial Copper to Fiber Converter |
| from several hundreds of feet to several thousands | | | | Serial to fibre converters support X.21, RS-530, |
| meters. They are perfect for linking networks | | | | RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 applications featuring several |
| between campus buildings. | | | | configuration modes to enable connections with a wide |
| The electrical signal can come from thick coax cable, | | | | variety of devices. |
| UTP cable, and STP cable, etc. | | | | They transmit serial protocol over fibre. Some even |
| The light signal can be carried via single mode fibre | | | | have remove fibre loop-back switch for testing of fibre |
| and multimode fibre depending on your distance | | | | link, even during serial transmission. |
| requirement. | | | | 4) Fiber Mode Converter |
| What types of fiber media converters are available? | | | | Fiber mode converter converts from single mode fibre |
| 1) 10BaseT, 100BaseT, 1000BaseT Ethernet to Fiber | | | | to multimode fibre and vice versa. It provides |
| Converter | | | | transparent conversion between these devices. |
| Fiber media converters are used to connect multiple | | | | This converter regenerates signal from multimode fiber |
| LANs to form a large campus area network. At the | | | | and is used to extend the distance up to tens of |
| most, they can extend the reach of LAN over single | | | | kilometers via single mode fiber. |
| mode fiber up to 130km. | | | | 5) Media Converter Chassis |
| Other UTP-to-fiber converters have redundant link | | | | If you only need to convert between two systems, |
| functions. They not only extend the network over fiber, | | | | such as from 1000BaseT to fiber, a stand alone fiber |
| they can also switch communications to a backup link | | | | media converter is enough. |
| automatically if the primary link is broken. | | | | However, if you need to convert many cable types, |
| 2) T1/E1 to Fiber Converter | | | | then you probably would want a converter chassis. |
| T1/E1 fiber media converters are available to provide | | | | The chassis houses everything in one place. They |
| T1/E1 copper to fiber conversion to extend T1 fiber | | | | even provide internal power supplies. |
| distances up to 100km. They support AMI or B8ZS | | | | |