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Fiber
Fiber
FOIRL
• Fiber optic inter repeater link
• Defines remote repeaters using fiber optics
• Maximum length – 1000 meters between any
two repeaters.
IEEE 802.3 (Cont…)
10BASEF
• Star topology with hub in the center
• Passive hub:
– Short cables
– No cascading
– Reliable
• Active hum:
– Synchronous
– May be cascaded
– Do not count as one repeater
– Any 10BASEF active hub must have at
least two FOIRL ports
Token Ring
Advantages
Long range
Immunity to EMI/RFI
Reliability
Security
Suitability to outdoor applications
Small size
Compatible with future bandwidth
requirements and future LAN
standards
Token Ring (Cont…)
Disadvantages
Relatively expensive cable cost and installation cost
Requires specialist knowledge and test equipment
No IEEE 802.5 standard published yet
Relatively small installed base.
Fiber Distributed Data Interface