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1000BASE-FX Fiber-Optic Network

2-2 Network Requirements

1000BASE-FX Fiber-Optic Network

TheMini‐GBICportsockets27 and28ontheA2H124‐24FXenableyoutovarythetypeof

1‐Gbpsportconnection.AttheprintingofthisdocumentthereweresixsupportedMini‐

GBICsavailable,asfollows:

•MGBIC‐LC01fora1000BASE‐SXcompliantLCfiber‐opticmultimodeconnection

•MGBIC‐LC03

fora1000BASE‐SXLongHaulLCfiber‐opticmultimodeconnection

•MGBIC‐LC09fora1000BASE‐LXcompliantLCfiber‐opticsingle‐modeconnection

•MGBIC‐MT01fora1000BASE‐SXcompliantMT‐RJfiber‐opticsingle‐mode

connection

•MGBIC‐08fora1000BASE‐ELXcompliantLCfiber‐opticsingle‐modeconnection

•MGBIC‐02

fora1000BASE‐TcompliantRJ45copperconnection

ThedeviceattheotherendofthefiberconnectionmustmeetthesameGigabitEthernet

requirementsfortheconnecteddevicestooperateat1‐Gigabitspeed.

1000BASE-T Twisted Pair Gigabit Ethernet Network

TheRJ45fixedfrontpanelstackingportsandtheoptionalMGBIC‐02supportRJ45

1000BASE‐Tcompliantconnections.Whenconnectinga1000BAS E‐Tsegmenttooneof

theRJ45portsuseCategory5UTPcabling.Thedeviceattheotherendofthetwistedpair

segmentmustmeetIEEE802.3‐2002

1000BASE‐TGigabitEt hernetnetworkrequirements

forthedevicestooperateat1000 M bps.In standalonemode,thetwostackportsmaybe

user‐configuredtoserveasastandardswitch portallowingGigabituplinktothe

network.