HP 30240A Installation And Service Manual page 16

General Information
Table 1-1. Specifications
FEATURES
Compatible with IEEE 802.3 Standard for access to 0.18-inch
diameter baseband coaxial cable
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
protocol controls network access using no master node
On-board node self-test that checks the operation of the node
hardware including the Thin MAU
Every node on the network cable is accessiblG by any other node
on the network with no store and forward
10 megabit-per-second hardware data transfer rate
Each 185-meter cable segment supports up to 30 nodes
VLSI implementation for reliability and lower cost
Microprocessor off-loads host computer and gathers network
statistics
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Data Rate:
Transmitted in bursts of 10 Mbits/sec
Maximum Coaxial Cable Length:
185 meters for one segment
Maximum Distance from Nod~':') to Network Trunk:
One meter maximum for external AUI cable.
Required Distance Between T's on Coaxial Cable Trunk:
Each Thin MAU must be located on the coaxial cable
at least 0.5 meter apart.
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