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Published on: 5/8/2001
Last Visited: 12/19/2002
"McBasic GbE provides substantial cost-savings over 1000Base-LX switch ports, and extends the reach of Gigabit Ethernet up to 70 kilometers while using standard 1000Base-T switch ports at both ends of the fiber run," says Michael Dailey, president and chief executive officer of IMC Networks."On the LAN side, network managers can extend the productive life of the existing Category 5 cabling plant and use McBasic GbE to connect the latest optical switches to their network."
"Gigabit Ethernet has established itself in the enterprise backbone, and is making headway into the MAN and WAN over campus and service provider networks," added Dailey."With the release of the industry-first modular Gigabit Ethernet converter last year, and now with the standalone McBasic model, IMC Networks has taken the leadership role in enabling enterprise and service provider networks to deliver the speed of Gigabit Ethernet over both copper and fiber optic cabling infrastructures."
Price and Availability
McBasic GbE copper-to-fiber converters are available immediately in the following list prices: