Hello,
I've been thinking about 10base2 for the last couple of days. Does a repeater count as a node on each of the segments that it's attached to?
- Andy.
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19 years ago
Ethernet Repeaters
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19 years ago
The standard doesn't use the term "node". There is a limit of 30 transceivers on each segment. A repeater requires a transceiver on each segment to which it attaches, and counts towards that limit of 30 on each one.
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19 years ago
Hello Rich,
RHS> There was a minimum spacing requirement (transceiver- > to-transceiver) of 0.5 m, but that was it. There was > no preferred cable length.
Thanks for the clarification. Perhaps it's more of an issue with the broadband variants (none of which I have tried).
RHS> There is a limit of 30 transceivers on each segment. > A repeater requires a transceiver on each segment to > which it attaches, and counts towards that limit of > 30 on each one.
Explained like that, it makes sense. I had read that 10base2 was limited to 30 nodes per segment and that had sparked some debate locally about what constitutes a 'node'. Since it's really a 30 /transceiver/ limit, I don't have to wait for the jury to reach a decision on that one :-)
- Andy Ball