6. Optical Fiber and Power Connections
6.1 Optical Fiber Connection
The IFB-244 series is equipped with a total of 4 duplex fiber
connectors and they are separated into two groups – Remote
Network channels and Local Switch channels.
Remote Network
A
TX
RX
B
TX
RX
A
TX
RX
B
TX
RX
Local Switch
Connecting to the Remote Network with Duplex Fiber cables
To Remote Switch A's TX
To Remote Switch A's RX
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Remote Network group has 2 fiber chan-
nels that are used to connect to the other two
remote fiber Ethernet switches.
Local Switch group has 2 fiber channels that
are used to connect to the local fiber Ethernet
switch.
P1
Normal
Remote Network
A
TX
B
TX
A
TX
B
P2
Fault
RX
RX
To Remote Switch B's TX
RX
To Remote Switch B's RX