GarrettCom Magnum 10Mb/s User Manual
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Magnum 10Mb Media Converters
Installation and User Guide (07/98)
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Magnum Media Converters have an external power supply, enabling them to be
used to convert signals among media that does not have a power source as part of the
cabling system, such as twisted pair, BNC and Fiber. (AUI ports can supply power).
2.5
Full / half-duplex applications.
Of the various 10Mb media types, only the twisted-pair to fiber combination is
capable of full-duplex (i.e., simultaneously transmitting and receiving on the same cable
segment) operation. Full-duplex is rarely required at 10Mb, but might occasionally be
desired to connect a 10Mb RJ-45 switch port over a fiber link to a full-duplex RJ-45 NIC
in a remote server, or to connect to another full-duplex 10Mb RJ-45 switch port.
The various TF15 units tagged FULL/HALF DUPLEX operate transparently to
the simultaneous TX / RX condition, and do not indicate Collisions or Jabber even if
they are present. They are suitable for all normal half- and full-duplex applications.