Hitachi S10mini User Manual page 60

5 USER GUIDE
When the inter-node distance is short, you can connect nodes to a hub via twisted-pair cables as
shown in Figure 5-5. These node connections can be made without a coaxial cable or transceiver.
Figure 5-5 10BASE-T System Basic Connection Method 2
Limitations on hub use
Hub cascading
When using hubs (multiport repeaters) in cascade, ensure that no inter-node
path contains more than four hubs or more than five link segments.
Link segment
When using hubs that are connected to a coaxial, ensure that no inter-node
path contains more than four hubs or more than five link segments (or three
coaxial segments).
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Hub
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Coaxial segment
Hub
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Hub
Link segment
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Hub
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Hub Hub
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Hub
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Hub
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