Singlemode interfaces on CPE such as routers, are inherently expensive, and it becomes attractive in cost, to use a multimode CPE interface, cheaper multimode cable within the buildings and the Metrodata FC2X00 multimode to singlemode converter.

So, here is a clear opportunity to support the high speed required of fibre connection throughout the Customer Site, whilst minimising the costs and not compromising quality. [N.B. No copper (CAT5 or coaxial) cabling exists in this application, although Metrodata do have solutions for fibre to copper conversion.]

Singlemode fibre is ideal for the transmission of higher digital speeds across large corporate, industrial or campus sites, with its high capacity characteristics and its immunity to electrical interference. High capacity routers, ATM switches and even satellite dishes increasingly need to be interconnected by high-speed fibre links within the same site.

Front: FC2X00 Singlemode to Multimode Fibre Converter

Rear: FC2000 Singlemode Shorthaul to Multimode Fibre Converter

As the demands for on-site communication increase, certainly in the IP arena, fibre cable becomes the attractive solution in capacity, cost and quality. The FC2X00 is designed to need minimal installation in a desk-top or rack situation, and have integral power supply, and so are self-contained – just connect the fibre connectors and power and the FC2X00 transports data at any rate up to 155Mbit/s.

Two versions of the FC2X00 both cater for Singlemode fibre connection – the FC2000 for shorthaul and the FC2500 for longhaul. [Longhaul, as the description implies, operates over greater distances of singlemode fibre]

The FC2X00 is NOT protocol-sensitive at all, whatever information, at any speed up to 155Mbit/s, is contained within the lightstream is converted from one –mode to the other. It requires NO configuration and has a single LED for status. The fibre connectors are the standard SC type.

All Metrodata fibre converters are supplied as standard with SC connectors operating at a nominal wavelength of 1300nm. Other wavelengths are available on request, e.g. 850nm, 1550nm, 1550/1300 WDM. Other connectors are also available on request, e.g. ST, FC.

The FC2X00 range can easily be rackmounted in either a 1U two unit rackmount kit, 1U quad (4 x FC2X00) box or in a 6U eighteen unit rackmount kit.

The FC2000, and FC2500 are part a range of fibre conversion products fromMetrodata offering solutions from 2Mbit/s up to 155Mbit/s for various electrical and fibre interfaces, to be extended to 622Mbit/s and WDM