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<strong>to</strong>pologies needed for <strong>the</strong> transmission of bitstream data between stations. The PHY<br />

layer hands <strong>the</strong> 4B/5B serial bitstream <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> PMD for transmission. The PMD<br />

converts <strong>the</strong>se data bitstreams in<strong>to</strong> optical or electrical (depending on <strong>the</strong> PMD)<br />

signals that can be unders<strong>to</strong>od by <strong>the</strong> transmitting and receiving PMD stations. The<br />

following are <strong>the</strong> most common FDDI PMD implementations:<br />

• Multimode PMD (MM-PDM)—This is <strong>the</strong> PMD original definition. It specifies<br />

<strong>the</strong> use of 62.5/125 micron multimode fiber with a long wavelength<br />

1300-nanometer light, a power budget of 11 dB, and a maximum signal loss<br />

of 1.5 dB per km. Multimode DAT might be separated by as much as 2km.<br />

• Single-mode PMD (SM-PMD)—This calls for <strong>the</strong> use of 10/125 micron<br />

single-mode fiber with a long wavelength 1300-nanometer light. A power<br />

budget of 10 dB <strong>to</strong> 32 dB is permissible. Single-mode DAS can operate<br />

between 40 <strong>to</strong> 60km apart, depending on <strong>the</strong> types of transmitters used.<br />

• Twisted-pair PMD (TP-PMD)—This specifies <strong>the</strong> use of shielded IBM Type-1<br />

or Category 5 UTP. A cable distance of up <strong>to</strong> 100m is supported between<br />

stations. The NRZI encoding scheme is not used with <strong>the</strong> TP-PMD; MLT-3 is<br />

used instead.The MM-PMD and SM-PMD use keyed media interface<br />

connec<strong>to</strong>rs (see Figure 4.26). The keys are used <strong>to</strong> ensure optical alignment<br />

and <strong>the</strong> correct ring connections between <strong>the</strong> connection and <strong>the</strong> FDDI NIC.<br />

The TP-PMD uses RJ-45 connec<strong>to</strong>rs. SC connec<strong>to</strong>rs are also used by some<br />

manufacturers of MM-PMD NICs. These cards should be used with some<br />

caution, because <strong>the</strong>y provide no ring keying facility.<br />

Figure 4.26. A FDDI media interface connec<strong>to</strong>r.<br />

The PMD standard also defines <strong>the</strong> operation of <strong>the</strong> Dual-Attachment Concentra<strong>to</strong>r<br />

(DAC), Single-Attachment Concentra<strong>to</strong>r (SAC), and <strong>the</strong> optical bypass switch. DAC<br />

and SAC FDDI are used <strong>to</strong> provide SAT connections <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> FDDI ring. The optical<br />

bypass switch is a device that provides <strong>the</strong> capability for continuous operation of <strong>the</strong><br />

dual ring in case of a station failure or shutdown. It does this through <strong>the</strong> use of

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