4 Common Application Scenarios of Media Converter

Media Converter is a communication device that converts short distance Ethernet electrical signal and long distance optical signal to each other, which can ensure smooth transmission of data packets between two networks. It has two ports, one is optical fiber interface, the other is Ethernet interface.

Media Converters are generally divided into two types. One is the Ethernet transmission media conversion unit that exchanges the short distance twisted pair electrical signals with the long distance optical signals, usually called the photoelectric converter; The other is to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal and then into another optical signal, which is also called an optical fiber conversion repeater. Media Converter is generally used in the actual network environment where Ethernet cable cannot cover and optical fiber must be used to extend the transmission distance, and it is usually positioned in the access layer application of broadband MAN (Metropolitan area network); At the same time, it has also played a huge role in helping to connect the last kilometer of optical fiber line to the MAN and the outer network. Now, let's introduce the application scenarios of media Converter. Let's have a look!

1. LAN construction

For example, some large companies and units. Because the direct distance between the headquarters and the branches is far, when building a unified network. It needs to be built through media converter. Features: Through optical fiber+transceiver, the network transmission between two long-distance LANs is simply realized.

2. Monitoring network construction

For example, the monitoring points in cities and expressway are scattered and far away from the monitoring center. The network camera+media converters+network switch is required to realize the construction of monitoring network.

Through the use of media converter, the transmission of high-definition network video in monitoring can be realized, which is the best combination of multi-channel network transmission. Features: store and forward to ensure smooth images; Save small switching equipment, better and flexible networking mode; The model matching is reasonable, which can save costs while ensuring the performance.

3. Application of wind farm project

In the project of wind farm, the remote monitoring and information management of wind turbine is an important system. In the open field, media converters and other ring network equipment are required to be installed on each fan to achieve data acquisition and upload of the fan for unified management and monitoring of the center.

4. Fiber broadband

Network construction between operators and broadband users. Now PON structure is adopted in many places, so the application of media converter in this area is gradually reduced.

The above four types are the most common specific application scenarios of media converters. In addition, they are also used in high reliability data transmission fields such as telecommunications, railways, maritime transport and cable television, and are generally used in long-distance transmission schemes. The media converter can support a variety of protocols, transmission rates and transmission media. While truly realizing the non blocking transmission and switching performance, it also provides functions such as flow balancing, conflict isolation and error detection to ensure high security and stability during data transmission.

It can be predicted that the media converter will be active in the network deployment for a long time in the future, which is an indispensable part of the actual network construction. As the data conversion equipment between optoelectronic media, media converter has become one of the most important technical equipment in the social communication field. We can select the most suitable media converter according to the actual scenario when selecting media converter!