Aaxeon releases managed media converters

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Nov 10, 2009

Aaxeon has announced the release of the latest models in its Optolinx line of media converters.

The FCN Series converters are stand-alone managed media converters that allow users to connect an Ethernet twisted-pair network to an optical-fibre network.

The FCN Series is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab and 802.3z standards.

Users can manage and monitor real-time operation status via SNMP or a web management interface.

The installation and operation procedures of the FCN Series of media converters are said to be simple and straightforward.

Key features include: compliance with IEEE 802.3 10BaseT; compliance with IEEE 802.3u 100BaseTX; compliance with IEEE 802.3ab 1000BaseT; compliance with IEEE 802.3z 1000BaseX; store and forward switching mechanism; auto-negotiation in TP port; auto cross over for MDI/MDIX in TP port; supports flow control; supports jumbo frame 9K bytes; supports link alarm; supports loop-back test; supports selectable ISP Ethernet tag type; supports Q-in-Q double-tag configuration; supports bandwidth control; supports DHCP client; supports SNMP/web managed interface; supports SNMP v1 and v2c; supports HTTP firmware upgrade; and supports power down trap management.