How To Ensure The Compatibility Of Media Converter?

Media Converter is an Ethernet transmission media conversion unit that interchanges short distance twisted pair electrical signals and long distance optical signals. It is also called fiber converter in many places. The product is generally used in the actual network environment where the Ethernet cable cannot cover and optical fiber must be used to extend the transmission distance, and is usually positioned in the access layer application of broadband metropolitan area network; For example, high-definition video image transmission for monitoring safety engineering; At the same time, it has also played a huge role in helping to connect the last kilometer of optical fiber line to the metropolitan area network and the outer network.

Generally, the media converter that has passed the compatibility test can always guarantee the perfect function in your network. But how to ensure the compatibility of media converter, we should start from the following aspects:

1. Check the appearance

Carefully observe the appearance of the product to see if the optical fiber module shell of the product is old, shiny or worn. Nowadays, many media converter manufacturers in the market have used second-hand or old optical fiber modules on media converter, optical fiber switch and other equipment in order to make huge profits. The products using these second-hand optical fiber modules have caused great hidden dangers to network transmission, such as: the optical path of the optical fiber module is polluted, which will inevitably affect the signal transmission, and the transmission quality will decline. While the transmission quality is reduced, the sensitivity of reception is also reduced, and data packet loss is also caused. In addition, the use of second-hand optical fiber modules will also reduce the service life, and parts will fail at any time.

2. Detailed inspection process

1) Does it support full duplex and half duplex?

Some media converters on the market can only use the full-duplex environment, and cannot support half-duplex. If they are connected to other brands of ethernet switches (SWITCH) or hubs (HUB), and they use the half-duplex mode, it will certainly cause serious conflict and packet loss.

2) Is there a security device to prevent packet loss?

In order to reduce costs, some manufacturers often use the Register data transmission mode when manufacturing media converters. The disadvantage of this mode is that the transmission is unstable and packet loss. The good thing is to use the buffer circuit design, which can safely avoid data packet loss.

3) Have you done connection test with other media converters?

There are more and more media converters on the market. If the compatibility between media converters of different brands has not been tested before, packet loss, long transmission time, fast and slow transmission will occur.

4) Does it comply with IEEE802.3u standard?

If the media converter complies with the IEEE802.3 standard, that is, the delay time is controlled at 46bit. If it exceeds 46bit, it means that the distance transmitted by the media converter will be shortened!

5) Temperature adaptability?

When the media converter will generate high heat. When the temperature is too high (no more than 85 ° C), can the media converter work normally? It is a factor worthy of customers' consideration!

3. Warranty policy

Shopping experience tells us that the warranty period of inferior products is generally short. If there is a problem with your product, the supplier will not provide you with any repair and return services. On the contrary, if the warranty period is long, such as lifetime warranty, the product quality may be more reliable and stable.

In addition to the precautions mentioned above, it may also be helpful for you to understand the structural details of media converters.

1. High quality metal shell

Good media converters use high-quality pluggable hard gold plating to ensure repeated plugging. In addition, through strict control of the thickness of gold plating, excellent quality can be achieved, excellent connection can be guaranteed, and the working temperature can be reduced.

2. High quality laser

High quality laser has the characteristics of high sensitivity, low attenuation and high quality, ensuring perfect signal transmission and reception.

3. Advanced chip

Advanced chips provide high power consumption and low power consumption for module solutions, ensuring high-speed signal transmission and stable function.

The combination of golden finger (golden conductive contact), chip and metal shell forms a perfect media converter. With strict quality control system and many years of OEM experience, the raw materials used in media converters of Houshi Network are safe, and have passed various compatibility tests, with guaranteed quality, which can provide stable and reliable connection for your high-speed optical fiber transmission system.