Planet Technology Network Router VC 204 User Manual

VC-204

4-Port Ethernet over VDSL2 Bridge

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-204,

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-204 and a CO

mode VC-204 must be setup as one pair of converters to perform the

connection.

Provides Superior Upstream and Downstream Transmission

The VC-204 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-204

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

when the VC-204 is in asymmetric mode, it gives better downstream

performance.

High Performance Ethernet over VDSL Solution

The PLANET VC-204 is an Ethernet-over-VDSL2 product with high

performance. It is 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-204

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.

Key Features

• Cost-effective VDSL2 CO / CPE bridge solution

Implements with Existing Telephone Copper Wires

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

The VC-204 is also a Long Reach Ethernet (LRE) converter provides four

RJ-45 Ethernet ports 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-204 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-204 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.

• 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

Delivers High-Demand Services Connectivity for ISP / Triple Play

Devices

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

connection and one for POTS connection

The VC-204 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-204 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.

• 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)

Easy Installation

• Selectable target band plan and target SNR margin

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

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

• Supports extensive LED indicators for network diagnostics

Data Sheet

VC-204

Specification

Product

Model

Ethernet over VDSL2 Bridge

VC-204

Hardware Speciﬁcation

10/100Base-TX: 4 RJ-45, Auto-negotiation and Auto-MDI / MDI-X

VDSL: 1 RJ-11, female Phone Jack

PHONE: 1 RJ-11, Built-in splitters for POTS connection

4 position DIP switch

Ports

DIP Switch

• CO / CPE mode select

• Selectable fast and interleaved mode

• Selectable target band plan

Functionality

Encoding

• Selectable target SNR mode

• VDSL-DMT

- ITU-T G.993.1 VDSL

- ITU-T G.997.1

- ITU-T G.993.2 VDSL2 (Proﬁle 17a Support)

• One Power

• 4 for RJ-11 / VDSL2 WAN :

- Green, ACT

- Green, Sync

LED Indicators

Cabling Type

- Green, CO mode

- Green, CPE mode

• 1 for per RJ-45 10/100Base-TX port

- Green, LNK / ACT

• 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 (AWG24 or better) up to 1.6km

• Full VDSL2 bandwidth up to: (Down Stream / Up Stream)

Asymmetric Mode

Symmetric Mode

- 200m -> 100/55Mbps

- 400m -> 90/50Mbps

- 600m -> 70/40Mbps

- 800m -> 60/25Mbps

- 1000m -> 45/15Mbps

- 1200m -> 35/10Mbps

- 1400m -> 30/6Mbps

- 1600m -> 25/4Mbps

155 x 86 x 26 mm

- 200m -> 90/90Mbps

- 400m -> 90/90Mbps

- 600m -> 70/70Mbps

- 800m -> 55/50Mbps

- 1000m -> 40/35Mbps

- 1200m -> 30/25Mbps

- 1400m -> 25/20Mbps

- 1600m -> 20/15Mbps

Performance

Dimension (W x D x H)

Weight

0.38 kg

Power Requirement

Operating Temperature

Storage Temperature

Operating Humidity

Storage Humidity

Switch Speciﬁcation

Switch Processing Scheme

Address Table

5V DC 2A

0~50 Degree C

-25~70 Degree C

10~90%, relative humidity, non-condensing

Store-and-Forward

2K entries

Back pressure for half duplex

IEEE 802.3x Pause Frame for full duplex

1.6Gbps

Flow Control

Switch fabric

Throughput (packet per second)

11.9Mpps

10/100Base-TX:

Network cables

2-Pair UTP Cat. 3,4, 5 (100meters, max.)

EIA / TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100meters, max.)

Standard Conformance

Regulation Compliance

FCC Part 15 Class A, CE

IEEE 802.3 10Base-T

IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX

ITU-T

Standards Compliance

- G.993.1 (VDSL)

- G.997.1

- G.993.2 VDSL2 (Proﬁle 17a )

* The actual data rate will vary on the quality of the copper wire or coaxial cable and environment factors

Data Sheet

VC-204

Ordering Information

VC-204

Ethernet over VDSL2 Bridge (4*RJ45, 1*VDSL2/RJ11, 1*Phone-17a)