media converter
A device that converts from one type of media to another. It typically refers to a hardware device that connects different transmission media; for example, from twisted pair to coax or from twisted pair to optical fiber.
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| Media Converters |
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| Typically small devices with two ports, these media converters from Omnitron, convert from 10Base-T to 10Base2 (left), from 10Base-FL to 10Base-T (middle) and from 10Base-FL to 10Base2 (right). |
| (networking) | Media Converter - A component used in Ethernet, although it is
not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states
that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media
converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to
repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between
the two is negligible. | |