Transition Networks Ethernet 10BASE-T to 10BASE-FL Stand-Alone Media Converter E-TBT-FRL-05(SC) Leaflet

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Automatically detects and configures the twisted pair port on the converter to the
correct MDI or MDI-X configuration.



If someone tells you media conversion is a

commodity product that anyone can bring

to market, they probably haven't looked at

the extensive product suite offered by

Transition Networks. With the industry's

most comprehensive offering of full-

featured products, Transition's media

converters stand out as "the choice" among

industry IT professionals.

Generally, media converters are low-level

OSI model devices with no IP or MAC

addresses and therefore are transparent to

the network. This "transparency" makes

them very inexpensive and easy to use, but

also can make troubleshooting the network

very difficult. In an effort to overcome this

difficulty and to make media converters

"visible" to network managers, Transition

has designed their full-featured products to

include the most advanced features on the

market today.



Eliminates an entire category of troubleshooting



No need to identify cable type—straight-through or crossover



No user intervention required to determine correct button / switch settings

Link Pass Through is a troubleshooting feature that allows the media converter to
monitor both the fiber and copper RX ports for loss of signal. In the event of a loss of
RX signal on one media port, the converter will automatically disable the TX signal of
the other media port, thus "passing through" the link loss.
(see diagram below)





End device automatically notified of link loss



Prevents loss of valuable data unknowingly transmitted over invalid link

Transition Networks's converters will automatically re-establish link in all network
conditions.

Transition Networks's converters will automatically re-establish link when connected to
switches if link was lost. With other manufacturers' converters the user must reset the
converter to re-establish the link.

Automatic Link Restoration allows the users to continue using Auto-Negotiation with
Link Loss Notification features. With other manufacturers' converters the user must
disable Auto-Negotiation and hard set the link.

Automatic Link Restoration on Transition Networks's products allows users to continue
using Link Loss Notification feature activated in both directions. Many competitive
solutions allow for Link Loss Notification activation only in one direction. If Link Loss
feature is activated in both directions, competitive products are put in a "deadly
embrace" and they cannot restore the link without resetting the converters.



No need to reset devices



Auto-Negotiation Enabled



Link Pass Through Activated in both directions