Bulkhead media converters for harsh-environment applications

Stratos Lightwave LLC in Chicago is offering a family of bulkhead media converters for harsh-environment applications. Housed within an industry-standard bulkhead connector, these media converters provide Fast Ethernet conversion from 100BT copper to 100BFX fiber. The units are designed for rugged deployment on military transit cases or communications vehicles, where copper Fast Ethernet must sometimes be routed as far away as two kilometers through fiber. The Stratos Media Converter (SMC) reduces size, weight, and system complexity by offering a fully integrated converter in the fiber bulkhead connector. An added benefit is the elimination of the fiber cables with the transit case or communications vehicle. For more information contact the company online at www.stratoslightwave.com.