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FCR200S3.20

100Mbps Standalone/Rackmount Media Converter

The FCR200S3.20, a FCR200 Series Fast Ethernet Media Converter, can be used 'Standalone' or installed in an Alloy DCR12 Series Media Converter Chassis, and has a 100Base-TX and a 100Base-FX WDM 1310nm singlemode/singlecore port, with 20Km.max range.

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FCR200S3.20
FCR200S3.20

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FCR200S3.20

100Mbps Standalone/Rackmount Media Converter

The FCR200S3.20, a FCR200 Series Fast Ethernet Media Converter, can be used 'Standalone' or installed in an Alloy DCR12 Series Media Converter Chassis, and has a 100Base-TX and a 100Base-FX WDM 1310nm singlemode/singlecore port, with 20Km.max range.

Description

The FCR200S3.20, a FCR200 Series Fast Ethernet Media Converter, can be used 'Standalone' or installed in an Alloy DCR12 Series Media Converter Chassis, and has a 100Base-TX and a 100Base-FX WDM 1310nm singlemode/singlecore port, with 20Km.max range.

The FCR200S3.20 is a dual purpose Fast Ethernet WDM Media Converter. It can be used as a standalone discrete device, or can be installed as a Media Converter Module into any Alloy 12-slot Media Converter Chassis. Whichever mode the FCR200S3.20 is used in, it is a flexible solution ideal for a wide variety of media conversion applications in Fast Ethernet network environments, particularly where network fibre cable cores are at a premium. With dual 100Base-TX auto-sensing 10/100Mbps RJ-45 and 100Base-FX SC terminated WDM singlemode ports, the FCR200S3.20 is an ideal solution for UTP/STP copper to Fast Ethernet singlemode/singlecore fibre media conversion tasks. The RJ-45 port supports Fast Ethernet and Ethernet UTP/STP links at up to a 100 metres range, and the 100Base-FX WDM port multiplexes both Send and Receive datastreams on a single fibre core, up to a maximum fibre cable range of 20 kilometres. This WDM capability halves fibre core usage, and can avoid the need to lay new cable where existing fibre core capacity is already fully utilised. The FCR200S3.20, which utilises 1310nm wavelength for it's Tx datastream, must be used with Alloy's FCR200S5.20 1310 Rx rated WDM Converter (or a similarly specified device) at the other end of the link.

The FCR200S3.20 is a model from Alloy's FCR200 Series of Dual Purpose Media Converters. As mentioned above, these Converters can be used 'standalone' or installed in an Alloy DCR12 Series Media Converter chassis. Models in the series support most types of Fast Ethernet media conversion, including 10/100Mbps RJ-45 copper to 100Base-FX multimode fibre (with LC, SC, ST or MT-RJ connectors, maximum fibre cable range of 2Km), 10/100Mbps RJ-45 copper to 100Base-FX singlemode fibre (SC connectors; 5, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100Km ranges with individual models supporting 1300nm or 1550nm wavelengths) and 10/100Mbps RJ-45 copper to 100Base-FX WDM singlemode/singlecore fibre (SC connectors with 20, 40, 60, 80 or 100Km range, with send and receive datastreams mutliplexed over a single fibre core). All models in the range are housed in a compact, highly durable all-metal case.

When used in 'standalone' mode as a discrete Media Converter device, all models in the FCR200 Series can be powered either by an external plugpack (supplied with the Converter), or via a supplied USB cable which can derive power from any v1.1, v2 or V3 USB port. All FCR200 Series models have comprehensive LED suite enabling status monitoring of the Converter, and also a DIP Switch array on the side panel which is used to manually set LFP status (see below) and/or link speed/duplex mode settings. The RJ-45 port on all models is auto-sensing MDI/MDIX, with speed, duplex mode and DTE/DCE mode automatically sensed and set.

A particular feature to note for all FCR200 Series Converters is their support for Link Fault Passthrough (LFP) in both Far-end-Fault (FEF) and Forced Modes (FM). LFP allows these Media Converters to monitor both the fibre and copper RX ports for signal loss. In the case of a loss of RX signal on one media port, the Converter will automatically disable the TX signal to the other media port, thus passing through the link fault LED status. FEF mode enables the Converter to stop sending a link pulse to a LFP capable Converter on the other end of the cable; the link partner Converter will synchronously stop sending data, preventing loss of valuable data transmitted over an invalid link. Combining FM and FEF LFP functions supports troubleshooting and network security capability, as both end devices can be notified of a loss of fibre link and a managed switch connected to a FCR200 Series Converter can be configured to disable the link and notify administrators of the event.
Features
FCR200S3.20 model: Fast Ethernet copper to WDM 'single core' 1310 Tx fibre media conversion - 20Km fibre range
Dual Purpose FCR200 Series - use 'standalone' or install in a DCR12 Series Media Converter Chassis
FCR200 Series: Fast Ethernet copper to multimode, singlemode and WDM Media Conversion solutions
FCR200 Series: models with copper to 1300nm and 1550nm singlemode fibre support
LC, SC, ST, and MT-RJ fibre connectors supported on individual FCR200 Series models
Up to 100 kilometres fibre range supported with FCR200 Series Converters
Easy 'Slide-in, Hot Swap' installation into DCR12 Media Converter Chassis systems
Supports Forced and Far-end Fault mode Link Fault Passthrough (LFP)
All FCR200 models powered by external plugpack or via USB connection
Compact, rugged all-metal case
FCR200S3.20