beat the 300 meter limitation on Gigabit over Multimode fiber - do up to 1.3 miles with the Mode conditioning patch cords

                                   Gigabit Ethernet over Multimode

• Problem Description–Distance limitation on Gigabit Ethernet over Multimode fiber.

• 50 Micron MMF –1,650 ft (500m)

• 62.5 Micron MMF -720 ft (220m)

• Standard Solution–Use the combination of the following components:

• Mode conditioning patch cords (MCP, MCP6)

• Single Mode media converters (GSM1011)

Note: Installing the above may enable reaching a distance of 2km (1.3 miles), assuming that the fiber has no additional attenuation points (patch panels, jumpers, etc.) and it is in decent quality .

Gigabit Ethernet over Multimode Mode Conditioning Patch Cords

For 62.5 Micron Multimode cable, use the MCP5

MCP6 (FibroLAN PN –B223)
Mode Conditioned Patch-cord, Simplex, 62.5micron, SC/SC, 2m, for GBE 1310nm over mm applications

MM SC Connector 50 Micron SM SC Connector 8.3 Micron MM Cable –50 Micron

MCP5 (FibroLAN PN –B222)
Mode Conditioned Patch-cord, Simplex, 50micron,
SC/SC, 2m, for GBE 1310nm over mm applications

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                also see

• GSM-1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter/Extender
  Gigabit converter provides conversion from a Multi-Mode to Single Mode fiber
• GigaBit Ethernet Access 1000Base-T to1000 Base - SX/LX Fiber Optic Converter
  This device provides conversion from a copper (1000Base-T)
  interface to single-mode (1000Base-LX) or a multi-mode (1000Base-SX)

see other Fibrolan Media Converters