Multimode Mirror Switch enables Gigabyte network switching.
Press Release Summary:
Designed with fiber optic mirror technology, QuickSwitch Model 6286 allows fiber optic device connected to unit's SC duplex COMMON connector to access either of 2 fiber optic networks connected to A/B ports. MEMS-based DB25 A/B switch's position can be changed via front-panel pushbuttons or by device connected to rear panel remote port. Applying appropriate voltage to designated pins of remote connector also changes switch position. Keylock option is available.
Original Press Release:
MEMS-Based Multimode Mirror Switch Provides Gigabyte Network Switching
Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL), Cranston, RI, has just announced its new QuickSwitch Model 6286. QuickSwitch 6286 remotely controllable DB25 A/B, all optical switch, is designed with fiber optic mirror technology. The signal is received by the unit as an optical signal over the fiber strand, is redirected by mirror mechanisms, and leaves the unit as an optical signal over a fiber strand (OOO).
The Model 6286 allows a fiber optic device connected to the unit's SC Duplex COMMON connector to access either of the two fiber optic networks connected to the A, B ports. Switch position can be changed via A/B front-panel pushbuttons, or by a device connected to the rear panel Remote port. Applying appropriate voltage to designated pins of the Remote connector also changes the switch position. If power to the Model 6286 is lost, the unit will default to the A position and continue to pass data. QuickSwitch 6286's SC Duplex ports are transparent to all data. Corresponding front-panel LEDs indicate the switch position. A keylock option is available.
