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Ethernet Extenders
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FEATURES
• Extends Ethernet distance more than a mile over 2-wire, 24 AWG unconditioned lines.
• Switch-selectable asymmetrical or symmetrical line rates up to 16.67 Mbps.
• ME0010A-VDSL-R2 integrates voice, video, and data over existing voicegrade copper wire and also includes built-in POTS splitter.
• Autosenses 10BASE-T or 100BASE-T and full or half-duplex operation.
PBX
POTS
Send super-fast data/voice signals over ordinary twisted-pair phone wire.
Ethernet Extender
(LB200A)
(Central Office)
Ethernet Extender
(LB200A)
(Customer Premise)
Twisted-Pair Cable
(2-Wire)
POTS
Financial Report
21,620
June July
21,000
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17,000
16,000
15,000
14,000
Local
Network
10/100BASE-TX
Ethernet
10/100BASE-TX
Ethernet
Remote
Network
OVERVIEW
Extend Ethernet and phone at high speeds over existing copper wire with the Ethernet Extender.
Models are available for data and voice and for data only.
Both models provide up to 16.67 Mbps of high-speed Ethernet services between LANs or other network-enabled devices over a single twisted-pair cable. Regardless of which model you order, you’ll receive two boxes: one is configured as the customer premise line driver, the other as the central office line driver.
These variable-rate standalone line drivers let you select various asymmetrical and symmetrical rates to satisfy a broad range of applications. Typical uses in symmetrical mode include videoconferencing, interactive video, and telecommuting. Asymmetrical mode is used primarily for delivering
Internet service.
Both models operate over a twisted-pair phone cable you already have installed, so you won’t have to recable with
CAT5e or fiber cable.
The drivers are easy to install, too. Simply plug and play, and use the handy DIP switches to select mode and speed.
The ME0010A-VDSL-R2 features a built-in POTS/ISDN splitter and line-sharing capabilities that allow for simultaneous use of voice and data services. This means that end users can download files from the Internet, surf the Web, and answer email messages while talking on the phone or faxing documents.
The LB200A is ideal for transferring data at high speeds.
Choose this model when you don’t need to have a voice connection along with your data connection passed over your
2-wire, 24 AWG unconditioned line.
The extenders must be used in pairs and require one unit for the local site (or central office) and one unit for the remote site (customer premise) for proper operation. If you have a data/voice model at one end of the link, you must use another data/voice Line model at the other end of the link.
Or you can use a pair of data only models. You cannot mix data/voice models and data-only models in one link.
If you want to take your network and voice connections farther and faster over existing copper and eliminate the expense of fiber, choose the Ethernet Extenders.
NOTE: The Ethernet Extenders do not require you to order DSL service from the phone company. Instead, they use DSL technology over your existing installed copper wire.
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LB200A
Speed/Distance for VDSL—Asymmetric
Line Rates
Upstream
1.56 Mbps
1.56 Mbps
2.34 Mbps
Downstream
4.17 Mbps
9.38 Mbps
16.67 Mbps
Distance
6000 ft. (1828.8 m)
5500 ft. (1676.4 m)
5000 ft. (1524 m)
Speed/Distance for VDSL—Symmetric
Line Rates
Upstream
6.25 Mbps
9.38 Mbps
12.50 Mbps
16.67 Mbps
Downstream
6.25 Mbps
9.38 Mbps
12.50 Mbps
16.67 Mbps
Distance
4500 ft. (1371.6 m)
4150 ft. (1264.9 m)
4000 ft. (1219.2 m)
3300 ft. (1005.8 m)
TECH SPECS
Clocking — Internal, external, or receive recover
Operation — Ethernet: Full or half-duplex
Speed/Distance — See charts above
Interfaces — Ethernet: 10/100BASE-T;
Phone: 2-wire
Connectors —
ME0010A-VDSL-R2: (1) RJ-45 VDSL, (1) shielded RJ-45 Ethernet,
(1) RJ-45 modem;
LB200A: (1) RJ-45 VDSL, (1) shielded RJ-45 Ethernet;
Power (both models): (1) IEC-320
Indicators — ME0010A-VDSL-R2: (5) LEDs: (1) Power;
VDSL: (1) Link, (1) Error;
Ethernet: (1) Link, (1) Activity;
LB200A: (7) LEDs: (1) Power;
VDSL: (1) Link, (1) QOL (Quality of Link);
Ethernet: (1) Link, (1) Col, (1) Fdx, (1) 100M
Power — External, 120–250 VAC, 50–60 Hz, universal, autosensing
Size — 1.6"H x 4.1"W x 6"D (4.1 x 10.4 x 15.2 cm)
Weight — 2.2 lb. (1 kg)
Item
Ethernet Extenders
Data/Voice
Data Only
Code
ME0010A-VDSL-R2
LB200A
NOTE: When you order, you get two boxes: one for Customer
Premise and one for Central Office.
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