Fiber Media Converter Solution

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Thursday 24 October, 2013
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What Is A Fiber Media Converter?

A fiber media converter is a simple networking device which makes it possible to connect two dissimilar media types (defined by cable, connector types and bandwidth). Media converters convert electrical signal to light signal and vice versa, are important in interconnecting fiber optic cabling-based systems with existing copper-based, structured cabling systems. By making this transition, media converters allow organizations to extend old legacy networks with the latest technology, instead of being tired to what the network was started with. They basically used as network extenders to extend the distance from several hundreds of feet to several thousands meters. Fiber Media converters are perfect for linking networks between campus buildings.

How Does A Fiber Optic Media Converter Improve Your Office Efficiency?

With the volume of data that is handled by a modern office increasing exponentially every year, it is vital that with the help of media converter your network is able to handle the work efficiently and quickly.

A typical media converter is made up of two transceivers or MAU (Media Attachment Units) that can transmit data to and receive data from each other, and a power supply. Each MAU comes with a different industry standard format connector to join different types of media. The basic concept is that one media type goes in and another comes out. All connectors are up to date with the latest IEEE standards and protocols. Media converter can be used in any part of the network, connecting to network switches, hubs, routers and even direct to computer servers.

Media Converter Types

Fiber media converters support many different data communication protocols including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1/J1, DS3/E3, as well as multiple cabling types such as coax, twisted pair, multi-mode and single-mode fiber optics. Media converter types range from small stand-alone devices and modular chassis converters to high port-density chassis systems that offer many advanced features for network management.

Stand-Alone, Modular chassis-based Converters

According to the platform type, media converters can be divided into stand-alone, modular chassis-based converters.

Stand-alone converters are designed to be used where only one or two conversions are needed. They are perfect for converting and extending single twisted pair network interfaces over fiber optic cabling, especially where space is limited. The modular chassis-based converters are often used in large MDF or IDF locations where multiple fiber links are converted to UTP.

Managed and Unmanaged Media Converters

According to the network to points, media converters can be divided into managed fiber optic media converters and unmanaged fiber optic media converters.

Managed Ethernet optical media converter: support carrier-grade network management.

Unmanaged Ethernet optical media converter: Plug and Play, to set the electrical port mode through hardware DIP switch.

Managed media converter solutions include standalone media converter, fiber media converter cards, and media converter chassis. The transmitting distance could reach 2km up to 100km and the data rate of the managed media converters covers 10/100M TX to 100Base FX, 100M TX to 100Base FX and 10/100/1000M TX to 1000Base FX and 1000M (dual fiber and WDM-single fiber).

Unmanaged or "plug and play" Ethernet Media Converters are easy to install and trouble shoot. The disadvantage with unmanaged converters is when a network issue is occurring, there is no way to access the Ethernet Media Converter to see exactly what might be causing the issue. Many chassis based Ethernet Media Converter solutions feature an option for an SNMP card that shows statistics and overall health of all the media converters in the chassis. This is helpful when you have multiple chassis filled with Ethernet Media Converters in a large data center. Additionally, there are standalone Ethernet converters on the market today that support SNMP management.

Managed media converters are more costly but do offer additional network monitoring, fault detection, remote configuration and more. Unmanaged media converters allow for simple communication with one another but does not provide monitoring, fault detection and setting up network configurations. The unmanaged option is a great choice for newbies and if you want a plug and play fiber network cable installation.

Applications Of Media Converters

Media converters can be used anywhere in the network from computer servers to workstations. Media converters make the configuration of computer network very flexible. They enable upgrading the network to better and faster technology, such as fiber optic cabling, without requiring a full network retrofit.

Media converters are used to extend the network. Fiber optic media converters integrate optical fiber which support much longer cable than with standard twisted pair copper cables. For example, 10M and 100M copper cabling networks have a limit of 110 meters versus 2000 meters of optical fibers.

Our Fiber Media Converters Solutions:

*Ethernet Media Converter
*Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter

*Fast Ethernet Media Converter
*10G Media Converter
*SFP Media Converter
*Single Mode To Multimode Media Converter
*Media Converter Chassis

Ethernet Media Converter

• Convert 10/100/10G Base-T Ethernet to Fiber Optic

• Extend network distances up to 160km

• SC, LC and ST fiber connector options

• SX, FX, LX, EX, ZX, BX fiber support

• Multimode and single mode fiber

• Advanced Features : Link Pass-Through, Far-End Fault, Auto-MDIX, Fiber Fault Alert, Loopback

• Manage via SNMP, CLI- Telnet/SSH, Internet Browser

Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter

• 10/100/1000Mbps auto-negotiation
• Extend network distances up to 160km

• Duplex SC, ST, FC fiber connector options

• Multimode and single mode fiber

• SX, LX, LH, EX, ZX, BX fiber support

• Advanced features: Smart Link Pass-Through, Fiber Fault Alert, Auto-MDIX and Loopback

• Applied in Gigabit Ethernet as copper to fiber conversion equipment

Fast Ethernet Media Converter

• Extend network distances up to 2km, 20km, 40km, 60km, 80km, 100km, or 120km

• SC, LC and ST fiber connectors

• Multimode and single mode fiber

• FX, LX, EX, ZX, BX fiber support

• Advanced Features: Link Pass-Through, Far-End Fault, Auto-MDIX and Loopback

• Provide an economical path to extend the distance of an existing network, the life of non-fiber based equipment, or the distance between two devices.

10G Media Converter

• Optimized and connected for 10 Gigabit fiber networks.

• With pluggable transceiver ports that support fiber to fiber, copper to fiber or copper to copper media conversion.

• Fiber to Fiber, copper to fiber and XFP to SFP+ conversion.

• Advanced features - Smart Link Pass-Through, Fiber Fault Alert, Loopback and link test generator.

• Support for high-power, Level 4 XFPs.

• Optical signal regeneration: 3R (re-amplify, reshape, and retime).

SFP Media Converter

• Stand-alone and compact hardware design

• With standards SFP ports and RJ45 ports, can change the SFP modules and function like different models

• Extend network distances up to 120km

• Multimode and single mode fiber
• SC, LC and ST fiber connectors

• Available in 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet types

• Support TCP/IP、PPPOE、DHCP、ICMP、NAT protocol.

• Support LAN port 1000M mode or automatic negotiation mode switch.

• Advanced Features: Link Pass-Through, Far-End Fault, Auto-MDIX and Loopback

Single Mode To Multimode Media Converter

• Provide transparent conversion between single mode and multimode fiber networks.

• Support either full or half-duplex transmission.

• Support conversion between 850nm multi-mode fibers and 1310nm/1550nm single mode fibers.

• Support transmission in single mode dual fiber and single mode single fiber, multi-mode dual fiber.

• Support seamless conversion at 100 Mbps (up to 155 Mbps) over link distances up to 2 kilometers with 62.5/125 multimode fiber and up to 15 kilometers with 8.5/125 singlemode fiber.

Media Converter Chassis

• 14-slot, 16-slot or 17-slot media converter systems.

• 14 Slots Media Converter Chassis available for 10/100m or 10/100/1000M standalone media converter, 16 slots media converter Chassis available for 10/100m or 10/100/1000M standalone media converter cards.

• Designed to be used in low, mid or high-density applications where multiple points of copper and /or fiber integration are essential.

• Managed Media Converter Modules and Unmanaged Media Converters feature extend network distances up to 160km, multimode and single mode fiber, SC, LC and ST fiber connectors available.