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Planet VC-234G User Manual

Gigabit ethernet over vdsl 2 converter/bridge
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  • Page 1 Gigabit Ethernet over VDSL2 Converter/Bridge VC-231G/VC-234G User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. „ Revision PLANET Gigabit Ethernet over VDSL2 Converter/Bridge User’s Manual For Models: VC-231G, VC-234G Revision: 1.0 (June 2017)

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Package Contents .............. 5 2. Product Features ............... 6 3. Hardware Introduction ............8 3.1 Front Panel and LED Indicators ........8 3.2 Rear Panel and Mode DIP Switch ........11 3.3 Power Information .............15 4. Connecting And Using The VDSL2 Bridge ......16 4.1 Point-to-Point Application--LAN to LAN Connection ..18 4.2 Point-to-Multipoint Application--Connect to IP DSLAM..19 5.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Thank you for purchasing PLANET Gigabit Ethernet over VDSL Converter/Bridge, VC-231G/VC-234G. In the following section, the term “VDSL2 Bridge” means the VC-231G or VC-234G. Open the box of the VDSL2 Bridge and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items:...

  • Page 6: Product Features

    ¾ 1 VDSL2 RJ11 female phone jack „ Product Features ¾ Cost-effective bridge function to connect two Ethernet LANs ¾ Point-to-multipoint application: Compatible with PLANET and third-party VDSL2 IP DSLAM for last mile soltuion ¾ Point-to-point application: LAN to LAN extension over phone wire ¾...
  • Page 7 ¾ Supports extensive LED indicators for network diagnosis „ Hardware Features ¾ Compact size, wall-mountable design ¾ Metal case, good for heat sinking ¾ Easy installation; ideal solution for space-limited locations ¾ Co-work with PLANET MC family Media Chassis (MC-700/ MC-1500/MC-1500R/MC-1500R48)

  • Page 8: Hardware Introduction

    3. Hardware Introduction 3.1 Front Panel and LED Indicators „ VC-231G Front Panel VDSL 1000 10/100/1000 VC-231G Ethernet over VDSL Converter Figure 3-1-1: VC-231G Front Panel ¾ 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 connector for Ethernet ¾ RJ11 connector for VDSL2; connect to IP DSLAM or another VDSL2 Bridge ¾...
  • Page 9 Indicates that the VDSL2 Bridge is Green Blink actively sending or receiving data over that port at 100Mbps or 10Mbps. Indicates that the port is link down or 10Mbps. „ Front Panel - VC-234G Ethernet over VDSL Bridge 1000 LNK/ACT 10/100 VC-234G...
  • Page 10 „ LED Indicators – VC-234G  System Color Function Indicates that the VDSL2 Bridge has power. Green Indicates that the VDSL2 Bridge has no power.  VDSL Color Function Indicates that the VDSL link is established. Fast Indicates that the VDSL link is at training...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel And Mode Dip Switch

    „ VC-234G Rear Panel 12dB Asym. 5V DC G.INP 10/100/1000T Phone VDSL Sym. Inter Figure 3-2-2: VC-234G Rear Panel ¾ Four 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 connectors for Ethernet ¾ One RJ11 connector for VDSL2; connect to IP DSLAM or another VDSL2 Bridge...
  • Page 12 ¾ DC jack (DC input) for power adapter „ DC Power Jack The VC-234G/VC-231G requires 5V DC, 2A power input, which conforms to the bundled AC adapter. Should you have the issue of power connection, please contact your local sales representative.
  • Page 13 DIP-1 DIP-2 DIP-3 DIP-4 Mode Transmission Band Profile SNR Margin G.INP Asymmetric 12dB ON (default) Interleave Symmetric  DIP-1: Mode (CO/CPE) The Master device mode, usually the CO (Central device, is located at the data center of ISP or Office) enterprise to link to the backbone.
  • Page 14  DIP-3: Band Profile (Asymmetric/Symmetric) Asymmetric mode provides more bandwidth than the other side. Asymmetric This mode provides the highest bandwidth in short range. With G.997 band plan supported, symmetric Symmetric mode can provide almost the same rate of downstream and upstream. ...

  • Page 15: Power Information

    3.3 Power Information The power jack of VC-231G and VC-234G measures 2.5mm in the central post and requires +5VDC power input. It conforms to the bundled AC-DC adapter and Planet’s Media Chassis. Should you have the issue of power connection, please contact your local sales representative.

  • Page 16: Connecting And Using The Vdsl2 Bridge

    VDSL2 connection. For voice device connection, there is an additional splitter from VC-231G packages is an idea choice. ¾ The VC-234G provides two RJ11 connectors for VDSL2 port. One for voice device connection (like telephone) and the other one for VDSL2 network link connection.
  • Page 17 Ethernet over VDSL Converter RJ45 Cat.5 Twisted-pair Cable Switch IP Camera IP TV Wireless Laptop 1000BASE-T UTP Telephone wire Phone RJ11 Phone Jack VC-234G 12dB Asym. 5V DC G.INP 10/100/1000T Phone VDSL Sym. Inter IP Camera IP TV Wireless Laptop...

  • Page 18: Point-To-Point Application--Lan To Lan Connection

    Area networks that are located in a different place. Through the normal telephone line, it could be set up a 190/190Mbps (VC-234G, G.INP, sym) symmetric backbone, but one VDSL2 Bridge must be Master (CO mode) and the other one is Slave (CPE mode).

  • Page 19: Point-To-Multipoint Application--Connect To Ip Dslam

    Refer to the following procedures to set up the VC-234G/ VC-231G LAN to LAN connection. 1. [LAN1] Set the VC-234G/VC-231G at LAN 1 to be CO mode from the DIP switch. 2. [LAN2] Set the VC-234G/VC-231G at LAN 2 to be CPE mode from the DIP switch.

  • Page 20: Power Source

    1. [Remote End] Set the remote IP DSLAM/VDSL2 switch to CO mode with proper VDSL2 profile. 2. [Local End] Set the VC-234G/VC-231G at the local end to CPE mode from the DIP switch 3. Power on the VC-234G/VC-231G CPEs by connecting its...
  • Page 21 5. Connect VDSL line from IP DSLAM/VDSL2 switch to RJ11 VDSL port of the VC-234G/VC-231G. 6. VDSL LNK LED will blink to illuminate. 7. Connect telephone to the RJ11 Phone port of the VC-234G/ VC-231G. 8. Connect VC-234G/VC-231G Ethernet LAN port to other network device via regular Cat.5 UTP cable.

  • Page 22: Product Specifications

    5. P roduct Specifications Product VC-231G VC-234G Hardware Specifications 1 10/100/1000BASE-T 4 10/100/1000BASE-T LAN Ports RJ45 auto-MDI/MDI-X RJ45 auto-MDI/MDI-X ports ports 1 VDSL2 RJ11 female phone jack VDSL Port Twisted-pair telephone wires (AWG24 or better) up to 1.4km Additional splitter for...
  • Page 23 Switch Specifications Switch Processing Store-and-Forward Scheme Address Table 2K entries Back pressure for half duplex Flow Control IEEE 802.3x pause frame for full duplex Jumbo Packet Size 9K bytes System Specifications  VDSL-DMT ¾ ITU-T G.993.1 VDSL ¾ ITU-T G.997.1 ¾...

  • Page 24: Performace Table

    6. Performace Table „ VC-231G Performance (Unit: Mbps) Interleave (Downstream/Upstream) Distance (meter) Asymmetric Symmetric 12dB 12dB 200m 221/114 194/104 182/154 221/114 400m 145/76 123/64 141/94 123/78 600m 88/48 71/42 74/45 67/36 800m 56/29 47/25 59/29 52/25 1000m 40/7 34/7 34/22 26/19 1400m 31/5...
  • Page 25 „ VC-234G Performance (Unit: Mbps) Interleave (Downstream/Upstream) Distance (meter) Asymmetric Symmetric 12dB 12dB 200m 237/119 215/109 182/180 169/165 400m 175/82 149/69 146/113 129/94 600m 119/47 94/41 89/69 76/61 800m 67/23 60/14 54/38 43/33 1000m 54/8 45/6 29/28 22/25 1400m 31/5...

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    1. Verify the length of the wire (not more than 1.4km) connected between VC-231G and VC-234G. Please also try to adjust the DIP switch or VC-231G/VC-234G to other SNR mode. 2. Please note you must use one VC-231G/VC-234G in CO mode and the other VC-231G/VC-234G in CPE mode to make connection to each other work.

  • Page 27: Faq

    Generally speaking, the higher SNR value gets, the better the line quality gets, but performance is lower. Q3: What is the best distance for VC-231G/VC-234G? A3: In order to guarantee the stability and better quality of network, we suggest the distance should not exceed 1.4...
  • Page 28 VC-231G 225Mbps/122Mbps (downstream / upstream) in asymmetric mode and 191Mbps/161Mbps in symmetric mode over a distance of 200 meters. The VC-234G provides a data rate of up to 248Mbps/127Mbps (downstream/upstream) in asymmetric mode and 192Mbps/190Mbps in symmetric mode over a distance of 200 meters.

  • Page 29: Customer Support

    9. Customer Support Thank you for purchasing PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ resource on PLANET Website first to check if it could solve your issue. If you need more support information, please contact PLANET switch support team.

  • Page 30: Appendix: Wall-Mount And Chassis Installation

    Please read the following topics and perform the procedures in the order being presented. „ Wall-mount Installation Step 1: Please find the wall that can mount the VC-234G/ VC-231G Step 2: Screw two screws on the wall. Step 3: Hang the VC-234G/VC-231G on the screws from the wall.
  • Page 31 VC-231G Switch Bottom Side RJ11 Eth ern et ove r VD SL Con ver ter RJ45 UTP Cable 90mm 90mm Ø2mm Ø7mm Ø2mm Ø7mm VC-234G Switch Bottom Side VC-234G Switch Bottom Side RJ45 UTP Cable RJ45 UTP Cable...
  • Page 32 „ Chassis Installation and Rack Mounting (VC-231G) To install the Ethernet over VDSL2 Converter in a 10-inch or 19-inch Converter Chassis with standard rack, follow the instructions described below. Step 1: Place your VC-231G on a hard flat surface, with the front panel positioned towards your front side.

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