...you can even use media converters and run several miles over fiber cabling. Plus, these extenders transmit signals digitally from end to end, so digital content is never compromised. • Meeting existing standards also allows for easy installation an...

...found on most types of network equipment, including NICs, switches, routers, and media converters. Because these devices are totally backwards compatible with other Ethernet devices, all you need to do to reap energy savings is to swap out devices.

...etc. S/PDIF is based on the professional AES3 interconnect standard. • S/PDIF signals are carried over two types of cables. The first is a 75-ohm coaxial cable with orange RCA connectors. The second is a fiber cable with TOSLINK connectors.

...the excess voltage and one of your ports will be damaged. • You can’t test for ground loops. You don’t know you have one until a vital component fails. Only prevention works—use optical isolation or fibre optic cable on all your long data lines.

...for phone circuits. • Fiber optic cable • - Even though fiber is more expensive and requires more careful handing than other cables, it¿s the preferred medium for backbone cable because it offers maximum range, bandwidth, and flexibility. • Compac...

...addresses. Media converters, which provide only simple interface and electrical conversion, are usually Layer 1 (Physical Layer) devices. • Generally, the higher the network layer a device operates on, the more sophisticated (and expensive!) ...

...also work with optical fiber, or send your data via WLAN or FSO (Free Space Optics - e.g. LaserLink), or even use leased lines with modems or routers. Although great distances (100km and more) are possible with optical fiber (single mode), this sol...

...for Switches and Mediaconverters for use in industrial applications are different. • DIN rail • DIN rail is a metal rail, usually installed inside an electrical enclosure, which is mainly used in industrial environments. These devices snap right o...

...equipment—modems, converters, etc.) and DTE (data terminal equipment—computers, controllers, etc.) devices. • The standard, which is functionally equivalent to ITU V.24/V.28, specifies the workings of the interface, circuitry, and connector pi...

...such as protocol converters, routers, firewalls, encryption, voice compression, etc. Although a gateway is an essential feature of most routers, other devices, such as a PC or server, can also function as a gateway. • KVMoIP switch • A KVMoIP...