Bay Technical Associates BayStack Fiber Media Adapter User Manual

 

 

 

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The 10BASE-F standard permits you to use fiber optic cables up 
to 2000 meters long. However, the fiber connection must meet 
the following criteria:

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Optical power budget (shown in Table 3)

•

Ethernet repeater rules

For more information about simple rules for Ethernet network 
compliance, refer to 

 

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The optical power budget is shown in Table 3. Power loss in the 
link cannot exceed the value for the type of fiber optic cable you 
are using.

Only in-line fiber-to-fiber connections (a connection between 
two fibers terminated with fiber connectors, using a fiber-to-fiber 
connector) count against the optical power budget. The loss in a 
fiber connection at the ends of the link are included in the optical 
power budget and does not count as an in-line connection. 

 

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Transmitted power (average)

–20 dBm

–25.7 dBm

Receiver sensitivity (average)

–32.5 dBm

–32.5 dBm

Optical power budget

12.5 dB

6.8 dB