Media Converters

Media converters are networking devices connecting two devices or LANs (Local Area Networks) that are not entirely compatible due to different speeds, operation types, modes or media types such as copper twisted pair wire and fiber optic cables. Media converters connect various combinations of different data communication protocols including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1/J1, DS3/E3, as well as multiple cabling types such as coaxial cable, twisted-pair copper wire, multi-mode fiber optic cables and single-mode fiber optic cables.

Media converters are also used to extend an Ethernet network beyond the 100-meter limit copper wire has and to economically integrate new technology into existing networks instead of upgrading the entire system.

RSP Supply educational videos about media converters and other related Industrial Ethernet products include:

• Basics of Switches, Routers, and Hubs 
• How to Select an Industrial Ethernet Switch
• CAT5 vs CAT6 Cables