3Com 5104M-FB1 Network Card User Manual


 
ONline Ethernet 10BASE-FB Module Installation and Operation Guide ix
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Figure 1-1. 10BASE-FB Module Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Figure 2-1. 1700 Meter Fiber Link With Mechanical Splice . . . . . . . . .2-12
Figure 2-2. 2000 Meter Fiber Link Through Two Patch Panels . . . . . . .2-13
Figure 2-3. Star-Wiring Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
Figure 2-4. Serial Configuration Using 10BASE-FB Modules . . . . . . . . .2-16
Figure 2-5. All-Fiber Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
Figure 2-6. Network With 3 Concentrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19
Figure 2-7. Network Configured With 8 Concentrators . . . . . . . . . . . .2-20
Figure 2-8. Sample Configuration Distance Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . .2-23
Figure 2-9. Thin Ethernet Segment Connected to an ONline
10BASE-FB Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24
Figure 2-10. Redundant Fiber Backbone Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-28
Figure 2-11. Total Backbone Fault-Tolerant Configuration . . . . . . . . . . .2-30
Figure 2-12. Fiber Network With 3 Concentrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-31
Figure 3-1. 10BASE-FB Module Dip Switch Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Figure 3-2. Installing the 10BASE-FB Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Figure 3-3. 10BASE-FB Module Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Figure 3-4. 10BASE-FB Port-Switching Module Faceplate and
ONline System Concentrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20