Ethernet Over VDSL Converter
EV-401M / EV-401S
User’s Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................5
1.1 CHECKLIST................................................................................5
1.2 INTRODUCTION TO ETHERNET OVER VDSL CONVERTER .........6
1.3 KEY FEATURES .........................................................................8
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................9
2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION.................................................11
2.1 FRONT PANEL .........................................................................11
2.2 REAR PANEL ...........................................................................13
3. INSTALLING AND USING ETHERNET OVER VDSL
CONVERTER ...........................................................................15
3.1 INSTALL THE ETHERNET OVER VDSL CONVERTER................15
3.2 LAN TO LAN CONNECTION....................................................16
3.3 CONNECT TO MULTI-PORT MASTER .......................................16
3.4 INSTALLING NETWORK CABLES..............................................17
3.5 STATION CONNECTIONS WITH TELEPHONE WIRES..................17
4. SWITCH OPERATION............................................................19
4.1 MAC ADDRESS TABLE AND LEARNING..................................19
4.2 FILTERING AND FORWARDING ................................................19
4.3 STORE AND FORWARD ............................................................19
5. TROUBLE SHOOTING...........................................................21
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Checklist
Check the contents of your package for following
parts:
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Ethernet over VDSL Converter
User's manual
Power cord
Telephone line
If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, please
contact your dealer immediately, if possible, retain the
carton including the original packing material, and use
them against to repack the product in case there is a need
to return it to us for repair.
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1.2 Introduction To Ethernet over VDSL
Converter
General Description
The converter is a switching architecture with four RJ45
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet switching ports and one
10Mbps RJ11 symmetric Ethernet over VDSL port
(symmetry means 10Mbps upstream and 10Mbps
downstream data rate). it is ideal for signal conversion by
transmitting the Ethernet data from the standard twisted
pair cable to the telephone cable and extending the
distance.
The Ethernet over VDSL combines the well proven
Ethernet and VDSL technology to transmit the Ethernet
format data by using VDSL signaling over the most
widespread telephone wires and has no impact to current
voice service. Therefore, it is very good for Internet building
phone line network because every room or house could
use the existing phone line to transmit data to the Internet
and the whole building could share the Internet line to the
wide area network with minimum cost.
With much enough bandwidth, the 10Mbps symmetric
capability enables many multi-media services on local
Internet come true, like VOD (Video On Demand), Internet
caching server, distance education, … and so on.
In one community or hotel, we just need to install one local
server then the multi-media services will be localized that
is people do not need to access the services through
Internet but using local area network with better bandwidth
and efficiency. Meanwhile, this kind of infrastructure will
minimize the burden on the Internet.
The converter is plug-n-play without any software to
configure and also fully compliant with all kinds of network
protocols. Moreover, the rich diagnostic LEDs on the
front-panel provide the operating status of individual port
and the whole system. There are two models of the
converters, one is used for client side and the other is
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central side. If you want to setup one pair of converters for
point-to-point connection then one set must be client mode
and the other one is master mode.
The cable specifications of the connection are listed as
following:
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10BASE-T, Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP
100BASE-TX, Category 5 UTP
Ethernet over VDSL, Twisted-pair telephone wires
The two drawings listed below are typical application for
the Ethernet over VDSL converter.
Drawing 1: LAN to LAN connection
Drawing 2: Multi-port Master Connection
Multi-Port Master
Note: Slave device must connect to Master device through
the telephone wire. Slave cannot connect to Slave
and Master cannot connect to Master. EV-401M
works as Master device and EV-401S works as Slave
device.
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1.3 Key Features
The converter provides the following key features:
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Complies with IEEE802.3 10BASE-T standard
Complies with IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX standard
Supports Ethernet over VDSL
Two RJ11 connectors for Ethernet over VDSL port,
one for LAN connection and one for voice connection.
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Supports one 10Mbps symmetric Ethernet over VDSL
port
Based on different phone line quality, the distance
could extend up to 1.2km (4000 ft)
Supports four 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet switching
ports
Store-and-forward architecture filters fragment &
CRC errors packets
Supports extensive LED indicators for network
diagnostics
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Internal universal power supply
FCC, CE Class B
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1.4 Specifications
Protocols and Standards IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet)IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet)
IEEE 802.3x (flow control)Ethernet over VDSL
Maximum Speed
Full Duplex: 200Mbps (for 100Base-TX),
20Mbps (for 10Base-T)
Half Duplex: 100Mbps (for 100Base-TX),
10Mbps (for 10Base-T)
Cabling
10Base-T - 2-pair UTP Cat. 3, 4, 5, up to 100m (328ft)
100Base-TX – 2-pair UTP Cat.5, up to 100m (328ft)
VDSL: twisted –pair telephone wires (AWG26 or better)
to 1.2km(4000 ft)
Modes
Half and Full Duplex, auto-negotiation
4K entries
MAC address
Buffer memory
Forwarding Mode
Packet Forwarding Rate
(64bytes)
128K bytes
Store and forward
14880pps @ 10Mbps and VDSL
148800pps @ 100Mbps
Maximum throughput
(64bytes)
610Kpps
MDI/MDI-X
Auto-sensing on each Ethernet ports
200 x 130 x 30 mm (W x D x H)
0.6 kg
Dimensions
Weight
Operation temperature
and Humidity
Input Voltage
Power Consumption
0 ~ 50 degree C, 10~90% (non-condensing)
100~240V AC, 50/60Hz auto-sensing, 1.0A maximum
6.6 WATT./ 22.5 BTU per hour.
FCC Part 15
Regulatory
Compliance
CE EN55081, EN55022, EN55024, EN60950
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2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
This product series provide 2 RJ-11 ports for voice connection
(like telephone) and for network line connection.
This product series also provide 4 RJ-45 ports for two different
running speed –10Mbps, 100Mbps, in the same converter and
automatically distinguish the speed of incoming connection.
This section describes the hardware features of these
Converters. For easier control of the converter, familiarize
yourself with its display indicators, and ports. Front panel
illustrations in this chapter display the unit LED indicators.
Before connecting any network device to the converter, read
this chapter carefully.
2.1 Front Panel
The units’ front panel provides a simple interface monitoring
the converter. It includes a power and port indicator for each
port.
EV-401M front panel
EV-401S front panel
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LED indicators
SYSTEM LED
PWR
Steady This indicator lights green when the converter
Green is receiving power.
Off Not receiving power
VDSL LED
Link
Steady If both ends of the VDSL devices are
Green connected then the LED will blink for a while (in
10 seconds), this is the stage of speed
auto-negotiation, after the negotiation process,
the Link LED will stay green.
Blink
The link process is fail.
Green
ACT
Blinking If there is any traffic transverses the port then
Green the LED will blink green.
Off
Fast Ethernet LED
No traffic on the network.
100M/10M Steady The 100M LED indicates the link speed of
Green each port. If the LED light green then the
connection speed is 100Mbps
Off
Link speed is 10Mbps
Link /Act Steady Every port has a Link/Activity LED. Steady
Green green (link state) indicated that the port has
good linkage to its associated device.
Blinking The port is receiving or transmitting data
Green from/to its associated partner.
Off
1. The connected device’s power are off
2. The port’s cable is not firmly seated in its
connectors in the switch and in the
associated device.
3. The connecting cable is not good or is not
with correct type
4. The connecting device, including any
network adapter is not functional.
FDX/ COL Steady The port works on Full Duplex mode
Amber
Off
The port works on Half Duplex mode
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Blinking A collision occurs when two stations within a
Amber collision domain attempt to transmit data at the
same time. Intermittent flashing amber of the
collision LED is normal; the contending
adapters resolve each collision by means of a
wait-then-retransmit algorithm. Frequency of
collisions is an indicator of heavy traffic on the
network.
Mode slide switch* (for EV-401M only)
SYM
It provides 10M upstream and 10M downstream. It will
extend up to 1.2km (4000ft) with AWG 26(0.4mm)
telephone wire. The distance will change by the quality
of cable. (default mode)
ASYM*
It provides 3M upstream and 10M downstream. It will
extend up to 1.35km (4500ft) with AWG 26(0.4mm)
telephone wire. The distance will change by the quality
of cable.
*Note 1: Power off and on the converter to make the mode take
effect.
*Note 2: When run on this mode, the VDSL connection
can coexist with other HomePNA connections
over the same telephone wire.
2.2 Rear Panel
The rear panel of the Converter is shown as below
The rear panel of the Converter indicates a AC inlet power
socket, which accepts input power from 100 to 240VAC,
50-60Hz 1.0A Max.
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Power Notice:
1.The device is a power-required device, it means, it will
not work till it is powered. If your networks should active
all the time, please consider using UPS (Uninterrupted
Power Supply) for your device. It will prevent you from
network data loss or network downtime.
2. In some area, installing a surge suppression device may
also help to protect your converter from being damaged
by unregulated surge or current to the converter or the
power adapter.
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3. INSTALLING AND USING ETHERNET
OVER VDSL CONVERTER
3.1 Install the Ethernet Over VDSL Converter
The Converter does not require any software
configuration. Users can immediately use any feature of
this product simply by attached the cables and plug power
on. There is some key limitation on the Ethernet over VDSL
converter. Please check the following items:
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The device is used for point-to-point connection only and
allow data and voice work on the same telephone lines.
Two RJ-11 connectors for VDSL port. One for voice device
connection (like telephone) and the other one for network
link connection.
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Depending on the quality of telephone line, the maximum
distance of one VDSL segment is 1.2km (4000ft) with AWG
26 telephone wires. The distance will change by the quality
of telephone wires. We got some data as following table.
Phone line wire (diameter) Distance
AWG 26 (0.40 mm)
AWG 24 (0.51 mm)
AWG 22 (0.64 mm)
1.2km
1.3km
1.5km
Therefore, this device is an ideal client access unit for the
applications of apartment, hotel, campus and hospitality.
Integration with the Internet access concentrator, the total
infrastructure could be a perfect solution for multi-media
local Internet. This structure could support many
multi-media applications, like VOD (Video on Demand),
Distant education, Internet caching server, … and so on.
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Therefore, most of the traffic will be limited on the local
phone line network instead of flooding to the Internet.
Another application for the converter is used for LAN to
LAN extension through the normal telephone line.
3.2 LAN to LAN connection
Two sets of the converters could be used to link two local
Area networks that are located in different areas. Through
the normal telephone line, it could setup a 10Mbps
symmetric backbone, but one converter must be Master
and the other one is “Slave”.
3.3 Connect to Multi-Port Master
In order, to built up a local internet in apartment, hotel, campus
and hospitality environment.
The Internet Access Concentrators need to be placed In the
wiring center( MDF room) and connect to the telephone line
system, on the other hand, need to install a “Slave” converter
on the individual client side and connect to the Multi Port
Master through the telephone lines.
Multi-Port Master
When deciding where to put the converter then you must
ensure:
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It is accessible and cables can be connected easily.
Cabling is away from sources of electrical noise such
as radios, transmitters and power lines and
fluorescent lighting fixtures.
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Water or moisture can not enter the unit
Air flow around the unit and through the vents in the
side of the case is not restricted (company
recommend that you provide a minimum of 25mm
inch clearance)
To prolong the operational life of your units:
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Do not place objects on top of any unit or stack
Do not obstruct any vents at the sides of the case
3.4 Installing Network Cables
After placing the converter on the desktop, then we need to
know how to connect the device to network.
3.5 Station Connections with Telephone Wires
Connect the network adapters in stations to the converter’s
10/100Mbps switching ports through category 3, 4 or 5
UTP cables. There are two RJ11 phone jacks, one for
telephone set connection and the other one is used for
phone line network connection. If you have telephone wall
jacks at home then all you need to do is connecting the
RJ11 network port to the wall jack through telephone wires.
Warning !
Connection of the RJ-45 connector from an RJ-11 to TNV
circuits can cause permanent damage to the device.
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4. SWITCH OPERATION
4.1 MAC Address Table and Learning
The converter built in with a MAC address table that is
composed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the
address information of network nodes on the network,
including MAC address, port ID, etc. The information is the
most important base to do packet filtering and forwarding.
When one packet comes in from any port, the switch will
learn the source address, port ID, and the other related
information in address table. Therefore, the content of the
MAC table will update dynamically.
4.2 Filtering and Forwarding
When one packet comes in from any port of the switch, it
will check the destination address besides the source
address learning. The switch will look up the address table
for the destination address. If not found, this packet will be
forwarded to all the other ports except the source port. If
found and the destination address is located at different
port from this packet comes in, the packet will be
forwarded to the port where this destination address is
located according to the information of address table. But,
if the destination address is located at the same port as
this packet comes in then this packet will be filtered.
4.3 Store and Forward
Store-and-forward is one kind of packet-forwarding
methodology. As a store-and-forward switch, it will store the
complete packet in the internal buffer and do the complete error
checking before transmitting to the network. Therefore, no error
packets will disturb the network. It is the best choice when a
network needs efficiency and stability.
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5. TROUBLE SHOOTING
SYMPTOM: VDSL link LED not lit after wire is connected to the
VDSL port.
CHECKPOINT:
1: Verify the length of the wire connected
between EV-401M and EV-401S is not
more than 1.5km.
2: Please note you must use 1 EV-401M
and 1 EV-401S connect to each other
to make it work.
SYMPTOM: Switch Link/Act LED not lit after cable is
connected
to the port.
CHECKPOINT:
1: Verify use the RJ-45 cable connected to the
port.
2: If your device(like Lan card) support to
Auto-Negotiation, please try to manual set
at a fixed speed of your device to solve this
problem.
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