Planet Technology VDSL2 User Manual

Ethernet over VDSL2 Converter

High Performance Ethernet over VDSL Solution

The PLANET VC-201A is an Ethernet-over-VDSL2 media converter

with high performance. It is designed based on two core networking

technology, Ethernet and VDSL2 (Very-high-data-rate Digital Subscriber Line

2). The VDSL2 technology offers the absolutely fastest data transmission

speeds over existing copper telephone lines without the need of rewiring.

The VC-201A supports ultra-high performance to the pervasive telephone

line network with up to 100/55Mbps asymmetric data rate within 200m

and 25/4Mbps for 1.6km long range connections.

VC-201A

port and the whole system can be watched via the rich diagnostic LEDs

on the front panel. There are two selectable models of the VC-201A,

one is used at client side (CPE) and the other one is at central side

(CO). The CPE or CO mode can be adjusted by using a built-in DIP

switch. For point-to-point connection, a CPE mode VC-201A and a CO

mode VC-201A must be setup as one pair of converters to perform the

connection.

Provides Superior Upstream and Downstream Transmission

The VC-201A also defines asymmetric (Plan 998) and symmetric (Plan

997) band plans for the transmission of upstream and downstream

signals. The featured band plan 997 provides the symmetric

transmission on both downstream and upstream. On the other hand,

the band plan 998 performs higher transmission quality in short range

for central side (CO) in asymmetric mode. In all, when the VC-201A

is in symmetric mode, it provides better upstream performance, and

when the VC-201A is in asymmetric mode, it gives better downstream

performance.

Key Features

Implements with Existing Telephone Copper Wires

The VC-201A is also a Long Reach Ethernet (LRE) converter provides one

RJ-45 Ethernet port and two RJ-11 phone jacks, in which one is for VDSL

connection and the other one is for POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)

connection. The VC-201A has built-in POTS splitter to share the existing

phone line with POTS, therefore it is no need of replacing the existing

copper wiring. Just plug the VC-201A into the existing RJ-11 telephone

jack and a high-performance VDSL2 network can be connected. It is ideal

for use as an Ethernet extender to an existing Ethernet network.

Delivers High-Demand Services Connectivity for ISP / Triple Play

Devices

The VC-201A provides excellent bandwidth to satisfy the triple play

devices for home entertainment and communication. With the capability

of 100/55Mbps symmetric data transmission, the VC-201A enables

many Multi-Media services to work on local Internet, such as VOD (Video

on Demand), Voice over IP, Video phone, IPTV, Internet caching server,

distance education, and so on.

Easy Installation

The Converter is plug-and-play design and fully compatible with all kinds

of network protocols. Moreover, the operating status of each individual

Cost-effective VDSL2 CO / CPE bridge solution •

One box design, CO / CPE selectable via DIP Switch •

Deﬁnes asymmetric (Plan 998) and symmetric (Plan 997) band • plans for the transmission of upstream and downstream signals

Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u and IEEE 802.3x • standards

DMT (Discrete Multi-Tone) line coding •

Half duplex Back pressure and IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Pause • frame ﬂow control

Built-in POTS splitter to share voice and data •

Two RJ-11 connectors for each VDSL port, one for VDSL • connection and one for POTS connection

Voice and data communication can be shared simultaneously • based on the existing telephone wire

Supports up to 1536 bytes packet size, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tag • transparent

VDSL2 stand-alone transceiver for simple bridge modem • application

Advantage of minimum installation time (Simply as Plug-and-• Play)

Selectable target band plan and target SNR margin •

Supports extensive LED indicators for network diagnostics •

Co-work with PLANET MC family Media Chassis (MC-700 / • 1500/ 1500R)

Compact in size, easy installation •

Data Sheet

Applications

VC-201A/CO

RJ-11

IPTV

Video

Data

Voice

ISP Central Building

FTTBuilding

Customer Home

PSTN

1000Base-LX

10 km

Telephone Wire

1.6 km

Telephone Wire

1.6 km

VC-201A/CPE

VDSL2

VC-201A/CPE

1000

VDSL2

100Base-TX UTP

1000Base-T UTP

Telephone wire

1000Base-SX/LX Fiber-optic

1000

Ethernet Distance Extension

Two VC-201A acting as a standalone pair is good for Ethernet distance extension over existing telephone wires. With just one pair of AWG-24 copper wire, you can easily connect two Ethernet networks together with the data rate of maximum 100/55Mbps. Telephone service can still be used while the modems are in operation. The two solutions listed below are typical applications for the Ethernet over VDSL converter.

MTU / MDU / Hospitality Solution

The VC-201A is a perfect solution to quickly provide cost-effective yet high speed network services to multi-unit buildings such as residential buildings (multi-dwelling units) , commercial (multi-tenant units) buildings, hotels or hospitals. By utilizing the existing telephony infrastructure, network installation is straightforward and requires no new wiring. With up to 100/55Mbps transmission, Video on Demand, IP telephony and various broadband services can be easily provisioned.

Last Mile of FTTx deployment

The VC-201A is an ideal solution for FTTx (Fiber to the Building, Fiber to the Campus or Fiber to the Node) applications. It supports high bandwidth VDSL2 over existing telephone wires in the “last mile” from the ISP / Telecom / Service provider’s ﬁber node to the buildings and customers´ home. The 10/100Mbps port of VC-201A can be directly connected to a PC or to Ethernet devices such as Ethernet Switches or Broadband Routers. It is excellent for phone line network built by Internet because every room or house could use the existing phone line to transmit data through the Internet and the whole building could share the Internet to the wider area network with minimum cost.

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Data Sheet

PLANET Technology Corporation

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