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News | IHSE USA’s new 485 Series supports fiber/cat-x media conversion with redundant path options | IHSEUSA, LLC | Interactive Audio Visual, Inc.
IHSE USA’s new 485 Series supports fiber/cat-x media conversion with redundant path options
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Cranbury,
New Jersey – May 13, 2014:IHSE
USA, a global provider of ultra-fast and secure KVM matrix switch and extender
solutions for broadcast related environments and government agencies today
announced the introduction of a new family of fiber/cat-x media converters and
cross-repeaters. The new 485 series
were specifically designed for applications requiring cross conversion of cat-x
to fiber, repeating cat-x or fiber interconnects for longer distances, or
connecting redundant path operations for zero down-time operations. These cost
effective media converters/repeaters can be used with IHSE USA’s vario,
compact, and enterprise line of switch products.
The 485 series
is the perfect cost savings solution when only a few signals need to be shared
longer distances between buildings or multi-level office buildings. Signals available on a cat
x matrix switch system can be converted to fiber for transmission and converted
back to cat x at the receiver (or vice-versa). This is useful in bridging buildings
with copper-based switch/extender systems that are located some distance apart.
High-quality signal processing and integral amplification ensures no signal
degradation or transmission artifacts. These devices can be deployed between
extenders as point-to-point or between extenders and matrices. For
instance, IHSE USA’s cat x matrix systems can easily be retrofitted to support
longer run fiber requirements by adding a set of 485 cat x to fiber media
converters.
For critical
path operations, the 485 series is offered with a redundant path option.Each 485 series includes two parallel path
interconnects (RJ-45 or LC fiber) for primary/secondary operations.A typical scenario would have the local
extender connected to the 485 unit with the primary connection to a KVM matrix
switch and the secondary connection as a by-pass directly to the remote
extender. In the event of a switch failure, the local and remote extenders can
still communicate as a direct point-to-point path. The 485 Series family
features bi-directional data ports allowing any port to be configured as an
input or output. No additional configuration is required
