Hardware Description; Front Panel; Ports - UNICOM Pro-Switch 8F User Manual

Network Application
This section provides a few samples of network topology in which the
Switch is used. The Pro-Switch/8F is designed to be used as a backbone
switch. With its large address table (4000 MAC address), Fiber ports, and
high performance, it is ideal for connecting WANS to LAN network
segments.
You can use the Pro-Switch/8F to connect multiple floors of a building or
even multiple buildings via the fiber optic ports. The switch automatically
learns node addresses, which are subsequently used to filter and forward
all traffic based on the destination address. The distance between two
switches via fiber cable can be up to 2 km (Multi-Mode) or 15 km (Single
Mode).
Figure 6.
Inter-building
Application
Legend
Fiber Optic Cable
Multi-Mode, 2km
Category 5/5e UTP
100m
Fiber In (mm)
Segment Bridge
For enterprise networks where large data broadcasts are constantly
processed, this switch is an ideal backbone solution.
Floor oor or
4 4
Workstations
Floor oor
3 3
Floor oor
2 2
Workstations
Floor
1
Workstations
Server
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Hardware Description

This Section describes the hardware of the Pro-Switch/8F and gives a
physical and functional overview of its features.
The Front Panel
The front panel consists of (8) fiber ports, DIP switches, and LED
Indicators.
Figure 1. Front Panel view of Pro-Switch/8F

Ports

The 100Base-FX ports are capable of accepting 100Base-FX
connections only.
When connected to a 100Base-FX network, the ports operate at
100Mbps in half-duplex mode and 200Mbps in full-duplex mode.
The maximum range of an FX fiber link between a switch and another
device is up to 2 Km. using Multi-mode, 62.5/125µ fiber-optic cable or
up to 75 Kilometers using Single, 10/125-µ fiber optic cable.
The following table summarizes the port and cable specifications for
this switch.
Speed Connector
100BASE-FX Straight-tip 100/200 Mbps
(ST or SC)
100BASE-FX Straight-tip 100/200 Mbps
(SC )
Port Speed Cable
62.5/125 micron
fiber-optic cable
10/125 micron
fiber-optic cable
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