Unit installation
LON – Network 3065 
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Bezeichnung Präsentation 2
Bus System 
Bus System 
Cabling
Cabling
(
(
Values
Values
for
for
Cat5 
Cat5 
Cable
Cable
)
)
LPI 10
LPI 10
LPI 10
LN
LN
LN
Router
1/2
Router
Router
1/2
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Segment 2 / GID 2
max. total cable length 900m 
(approx. 2950 feet)
max. number of LNs = 62
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
LPI 10
LPI 10
LPI 10
Router
1/3
Router
Router
1/3
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
Segment 3 / GID 3
max. total cable length 900m 
(approx. 2950 feet)
max. number of LNs = 62
Central 
Node
Central 
Central 
Node
Node
Server
with 
LDB
Server
Server
with 
with 
LDB
LDB
LPI 10
LPI 10
LPI 10
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
LON
Segment 1 / GID 1
max. total cable length 900m (approx. 2950 feet)
max. number of LNs = 62 (minus the number of 
routers used)
Bezeichnung Präsentation 1
Star
Star
-
-
Shaped Cabling
Shaped Cabling
(
(
Values
Values
for
for
Cat5 
Cat5 
Cable
Cable
)
)
Server
with 
LDB
Server
Server
with 
with 
LDB
LDB
Central 
Node
Central 
Central 
Node
Node
Router
1/2
Router
Router
1/2
Segment 2 / GID 2
max. total cable length 450m 
(approx. 1480 feet)
max. distance between nodes
250m (approx. 820 feet)
max. number of LNs = 20
LPI 10
LPI 10
LPI 10
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
LN
LN
LN
LPI 10
LPI 10
LPI 10
Segment 1 / GID 1
max. total cable length 450m 
(approx. 1480 feet)
max. distance between nodes 
250m (approx. 820 feet)
max. number of LNs = 20
LON
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
LN
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
Cyl
9.4  Bus-Shaped Cabling (Example) 
9.5  Star-Shaped Cabling (Example) 










