10/100Base-TX to 100Base-FX In-Band Managed Converter Card

In-Band Managed FE Media Converter Card

The FRM220-10/100i is a 10/100Base Ethernet to 100Base-FX fiber slide-in card converter designed for central and remote applications. With advanced features like bandwidth control, this media converter is targeted for customer premises equipment in metro LAN, campus, enterprise and FTTx applications. By offering in-band management, this converter can be completely controlled and monitored from a centrally located managed rack controlling all converter settings including bandwidth control, duplex, and speed configuration. This media converter is completely transparent to Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols including IEEE 802.1q, VLAN tag, Q in Q, STP, IPX, IP, etc. When used stand-alone, this converter has no access to management functions except to force Ethernet connection and apply Link Fault Passthru via setting of a 4-pole DIP switch.