Datasheet

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Media Converters & Chassis
Expandable Chassis System
The Chassis-based Media Converter product lineup includes various
independent media converters and a chassis capable of housing up to 16
media converters. You can start with a single media converter, equipped with
its own housing and AC power supply. As your requirements grow, you can
mount a chassis in your equipment rack and install all your media converters in
the chassis. The housing of each media converter can be easily removed, and
the media converter unit can be slid into the chassis.
Management Options
You may configure your chassis with management functions. To do this, a
management module is available for installation in the chassis. This module
lets you monitor the real-time status of all media converters and power
supplies in the chassis, and also sends out alarms to alert you of all abnormal
situations. The management module follows industry standards, including
SNMP and HTTP, allowing you to monitor and manage media converters and
power supplies from a third-party SNMP management workstation or via a web
browser.
Media Conversion Solutions
The following media converter solutions are available:
- Fast Ethernet twisted-pair to Fast Ethernet 100BASE-FX fiber
(single-mode and multi-mode)
- Fast Ethernet 100BASE-FX fiber multi-mode to single-mode
- 1000BASE-T Gigabit twisted pair to 1000BASE-SX
and 1000BASE-LX Gigabit fiber
- 10G CX4 to 10G fiber
For fiber cables, MT-RJ and SC connector types are supported.
Standalone or Chassis Based Installation
The media converters convert signals that can be transmitted on one type of
cable so that they can be capable of transmission on another type of cable.
This allows you to connect longer distance fiber cables between devices that
are designed only for shorter distance cables, such as on Cat. 5 twisted-pair
cables.
The DMC-805X 10G CX4 to 10G SFP+ Media Converter is the first 10G media
converter on the market, converting 10G CX4 signals to 10G SFP+ fiber signals.
The DMC-805X extends network distances via the selection of 10G SFP+
modules. The DMC-805X is ideal for extending link distances for servers with
built-in 10G CX4 ports. All media converters in this system come with their own
solid metal case housing, LED status indicators, and AC to DC power adapters.
They can be used as stand-alone converters or be installed in the chassis.
When installed in a chassis, you must first remove the converters’ metal cases
and slide their PC boards into the chassis slots. This allows the chassis’s
power supply to be used instead of the media converters’ own AC to DC power
adapters. All media converters are hot-swappable when used with the chassis.