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INTRODUCING THE 860 EXTENDED ETHERNET UNIT
Congratulations on purchasing the Enable-IT’s 860 Extended Ethernet Unit — the
simplest method to stretch your broadband solutions for in-building deployment in
commercial office buildings, hotels, and multi-tenant residential units.
The 860 Extended Ethernet Unit offers the Lowest Cost Solution in a simple design for
rapid install using existing 1 pair Telco wiring.
This chapter contains introductory information about The 860 Extended Ethernet Unit
and how it can be used in your network. It covers the following topics:
• About the 860 Extended Ethernet Unit
• Key Benefits
• Summary of Features
• Typical Applications
About the 860 Extended Ethernet Kit
The 860 Extended Ethernet Kit solves the problem of high costs associated with
stretching your backbone with traditional fiber or a series of hubs/repeaters.
In many office buildings, preferred network access is a dedicated Ethernet line,
however Ethernet over twisted pair wiring has its distance limitations of just 328 ft. In
order to drive Ethernet signal further, one would have to add repeaters to each
segment of 328ft twisted pair cabling; this is often insufficient and to costly in multi-
story buildings. Fortunately, the Enable-IT 860 Series Extended Ethernet can push
the reach of Ethernet to more than (19) nineteen times the typical Ethernet distance
over a 1-pair Telco wiring infrastructure or better.
A simple design methodology would be to think of the 860 extending a standard Ethernet
line up to 6,000 (1,828m) and can also include a dual voice line simultaneously.
To increase the durability and extended use of the product providing maximum future
technology protection, 860 Extended Ethernet Unit meets the challenge of modern
switched LANs and allows you to add features and capacity as your network expands.
The Enable-IT 860 Extended Ethernet has been tested to provide full duplex transport
up to 90MB/s over CAT2, and up to 100MB/s over CAT5e cabling.
U p t o 7 0 0 f t ( 2 0 0 m ) - 1 0 0 M b p s
7 0 0 f t ( 2 0 0 m ) t o 1 , 3 5 0 f t ( 4 0 0 m ) - 9 0 M b p s
1 , 3 5 0 f t ( 4 0 0 m ) t o 1 , 9 7 0 f t ( 6 0 0 m ) - 7 0 M b p s
1 , 9 7 0 f t ( 6 0 0 m ) t o 2 , 6 2 5 f t ( 8 0 0 m ) - 5 2 M b p s
2 , 6 2 5 f t ( 8 0 0 m ) t o 3 , 2 8 0 f t ( 1 0 0 0 m ) - 4 2 M b p s
3 , 3 0 0 f t ( 1 0 0 5 m ) t o 6 , 0 0 0 ( 1 , 8 2 8 m ) - 3 0 M b p s
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W i r i n g
M i n D a t a R a t e
M a x . D i s t a n c e
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(1) pair CAT 2 up to CAT5e
100Mbps FD
6,000ft / 1,828m