Install Repeaters In A Combination Of Series And Parallel - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley ControlNet 1734-ACNR User Manual

C-14 Determine Your ControlNet Media Requirements
Repeaters D, E and F are
installed in parallel.
Repeaters A, B and C
are installed in series
and connected to the
repeaters in parallel via
segment 6.
Device 4
Publication CNET-UM001C-EN-P - November 2005

Install Repeaters In A Combination Of Series And Parallel

You can install repeaters in a combination of series and parallel connections
following the guidelines listed for each to form a link. For mixed topologies
(series and parallel) the maximum number of repeaters in series between any
two nodes is twenty.
Figure C.7 Repeaters In A Combination Of Series And Parallel
Repeater D
Device 1
Segment 1
Repeater A
Device 5
Segment 4 Segment 5
This network has a maximum of 5 repeaters in series because the highest
number of repeaters a message can travel through between any two nodes is 5.
For example: if a message travels from device 1 or 2 to device 4, it travels
through 5 repeaters.
Segment 3
Repeater E
Device 2
Segment 2
Repeater B
Repeater F
Device 3
Segment 6
Repeater C
Device 6
Segment 7
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