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snug and requires some effort to
lock in place.
2. Attach an MAU transceiver at a
marked location on the Ethernet
cable (Ethernet trunk coaxial
cable is marked at 2.5 meter inter-
vals). Several types of cable tap
kits are available; follow the in-
stmctions provided with the kit
you are using.
3. Connect the other end of the AUI
drop-cable to the MAU trans-
ceiver (Figure 17), Secure the AUI
connector with the sliding latch.
4. Attach all of the computers and seg-
ments to the main or "spine"
Ethernet cable in similar fashion.
• Use a signal repeater to attach
each additional cable segment or
"rib" (500 meters each, maximum).
• Attach a 50 ohm cable terminator
at each open end of every spine
segment.
Thick Ethernet
Cable X
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Figure 17. Attaching the
Transceiver
Thick E t h e m e t Network
A thick Ethernet cable segment is a
continuous thick coaxial cable up to
500 meters in length. Typically, a thick
Ethernet network is composed of a
main cable segment, or "spine," with
additional segments, or "ribs,"
attached to the main cable segment
through repeaters, Computers are
generally attached to the rib seg-
ments, but may also be attached to
the spine segment.
Thick Ethemet network connections
are made through AUI drop cables.
Ihe AUI drop cable can be up to 50
meters in length. One end of the drop
cable is attached to the AUI port on
the Ethernet adapter The other end
of the drop cable is attached to the
thick Ethemet cable segment
through a transceiver (See Figure 23)
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