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Class II Repeaters
100 meters maximum
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ONNECTIONS
A Class II repeater is a hub with internal delay such that no more than two
hubs can exist between any two DTE devices within a single collision domain
when two maximum-length cable segments are used. The Class II network
topology allows two hubs (or hub stacks) to exist between any two end
stations.
Figure 3-9 shows a two-repeater collision domain containing two hubs
between two end stations that are located 205 meters apart. This is the total
allowable span for UTP cable.
205 meters: maximum UTP distance
5 meters maximum
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Class II configuration
Figure 3-9 Class II Hubs
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