Installation guide

Planning and Designing RIO Cable System

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Tree Topologies

with Fiber Optics

Tree topologies, which cannot be established with coaxial cable alone (see Illegal

Coaxial Cable Topologies, p. 31), can be built legally using fiber optic repeaters. The

following tree topology is legal on an RIO fiber optic link:

RIO I/O I/O I/OPLCP/S

Tap

Head (with RIO Drop #1)

RIO I/O I/O I/OP/S

RIO Drop #3

RIO Drop #2

RIO Drop #4

RIO I/O I/O I/OP/S

Legend

Coaxial Cable

Fiber Optic Cable

Trunk Terminator

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