Installation Guide Manual

22 Rockwell Automation Publication CNET-IN001C-EN-P - October 2011
Chapter 1 Get Started with the ControlNet Network Fiber Media System
Install Repeaters in Parallel
When you install repeaters in parallel, you can install a maximum of 48 repeaters
(the maximum number of taps per 250 m segment). Figure 6
shows an example of
fiber repeaters being used in parallel.
Figure 6 - Fiber Repeaters in Parallel
Fiber repeaters A and B are in parallel off of coax segment 1. The network
example shows 2 fiber repeaters in series. This is determined by counting the
number of fiber repeaters a message must travel through to get from one node to
another. For example, if a message travels from node 1 to node 2 (B, C) or from
node 1 to node 3 (A,D), it travels through 2 fiber repeaters.
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Coax Segment 1 Coax Segment 2 Coax Segment 3
Node 1
Node 2 Node 3
Repeater A Repeater B Repeater C Repeater D
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Fiber Cable 1
Fiber Cable 2