Planet VC-234G 4-Port 10/100/1000T Ethernet to VDSL2 Bridge

Planet VC-234G High Performance Gigabit Ethernet over Phone Wire Solution
PLANET VC-234G, a new-generation and high-performance Gigabit Ethernet-over-VDSL2 Converter. Works well with a pervasive telephone line network with a symmetric (downstream/upstream) data rate of up to 150/150Mbps (G.INP, Sym, 8dB) over a distance of 300m and 20/12Mbps over a long distance of 1.4km.

It is based on the two-core networking technology, Gigabit Ethernet and VDSL2 (Very-high-data-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2). The VDSL2 technology offers absolutely the fastest data transmission speed over the existing copper telephone lines without the need of rewiring.
With integrated support for the ITU-T’s new G.993.5 vectoring technology, VC-234G works in conjunction with vectoring-enabled DSLAMs to remove crosstalk interference and improve maximum line bandwidth across the existing copper telephone infrastructure.

Implementing with Existing Telephone Copper Wires
The VC-234G is also a Long Reach Ethernet (LRE) Bridge providing four RJ45 Ethernet ports and two RJ11 phone jacks, in which one is for VDSL connection and the other one is for POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) connection. The VC-234G has a built-in POTS splitter to share the existing phone line with POTS; therefore, there is no need to replace the existing copper wiring. Just plug the VC-234G into the existing RJ11 telephone jack and a high-performance VDSL2 network can be connected. The VC-234G is ideal to be used as an Ethernet extender to an existing Ethernet network.

Delivering High-demand Service Connectivity for ISP/Triple Play Devices
The VC-234G provides excellent bandwidth to satisfy the triple play devices for home entertainment and communication. With the capability of 200/100Mbps (G.INP, Asym, 8dB) asymmetric data transmission, the VC-234G enables many multi-media services to work on the local Internet, such as VoD (video on demand), voice over IP, video phone, IPTV, Internet caching server, distance education, and so on.

Easy and Flexible Installation

The Ethernet-over-VDSL2 Converter comes with a Plug-and-Play design and is fully compatible with all kinds of network protocols. Moreover, the operating status of each individual port and the whole system can be watched via the rich diagnostic LEDs on the front panel.

The VC-234G offers two modes, CPE and CO, for application — CPE mode is used at client side and CO mode is at central side. The CPE or CO mode can be adjusted by using a built-in DIP switch.

For the point-to-point connection, a CPE mode and a CO mode must be set up as one pair of converters to perform the connection.

ADSL2+ Fallback
For those ISPs that still provide ADSL broadband service, the VC-234G can support a downstream rate of up to 24Mbps and an upstream rate of 1Mbps with the ADSL2+ technology. The VC-234G can also be directly switched over to VDSL2 after the network upgrade.

Hardware Specifications
LAN Ports	4 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-MDI/MDI-X ports
VDSL Port	1 VDSL2 RJ11 female phone jack Twisted-pair telephone wires (AWG24 or better) up to 1.4km
Phone Port	1 RJ11, built-in splitter for POTS connection
Dimensions (W x D x H)	154.6 x 86.0 x 26.3 mm
Weight	350g
Power Requirements	5V DC, 2A external power
LED Indicators	1 power: Green 4 1000BASE-T LNK/ACT: Green 4 100BASE-TX LNK/ACK: Green 1 VDSL: Green 1 CO: Green 1 CPE: Green
Housing	Metal
DIP Switch & Functionality	4-position DIP switch CO/CPE mode select Selectable G.INP and interleaved mode Selectable target Band plan Selectable target SNR mode
Switch Specifications
Switch Processing Scheme	Store-and-Forward
Address Table	2K entries
Flow Control	Back pressure for half duplex IEEE 802.3x pause frame for full duplex
Jumbo Packet Size	9K bytes
System Specifications
VDSL Compliance	VDSL-DMT ITU-T G.993.1 VDSL ITU-T G.997.1 ITU-T G.993.2 VDSL2 (Profile 17a/30a Support) ITU-T G.993.5 G.vectoring ITU-T G.998 G.INP
ADSL Compliance	Capable of ADSL2/2+ standard ITU G.992.3 G.dmt.bis ITU G.992.5 G.dmt.bisplus Data Rate: Up to 24Mbps
Performance*<br>(Downstream/Upstream)	Interleave, Asym, 8dB 　200M ----> 193Mbps/89Mbps 　400M ----> 164Mbps/69Mbps 　600M ----> 112Mbps/39Mbps 　800M ----> 70Mbps/14Mbps 　1000M --> 46Mbps/7Mbps 　1400M --> 21Mbps/4Mbps Interleave, Sym, 8dB 　200M ----> 142Mbps/139Mbps 　400M ----> 116Mbps/118Mbps 　600M ----> 70Mbps/73Mbps 　800M ----> 50Mbps/40Mbps 　1000M --> 24Mbps/24Mbps 　1400M --> 10Mbps/6Mbps G.INP, Asym, 8dB 　200M ----> 200Mbps/100Mbps 　400M ----> 170Mbps/68Mbps 　600M ---->113Mbps/37Mbps 　800M ----> 70Mbps/18Mbps 　1000M --> 51Mbps/7Mbps 　1400M --> 24Mbps/2Mbps G.INP, Sym, 8dB 　200M ----> 150Mbps/150Mbps 　400M ----> 120Mbps/126Mbps 　600M ----> 73Mbps/78Mbps 　800M ----> 48Mbps/43Mbps 　1000M --> 27Mbps/26Mbps 　1400M --> 10Mbps/5Mbps Interleave, Asym, 12dB 　200M ----> 180Mbps/80Mbps 　400M ----> 145Mbps/57Mbps 　600M ----> 95Mbps/32Mbps 　800M ----> 60Mbps/13Mbps 　1000M --> 39Mbps/6Mbps 　1400M --> 18Mbps/2Mbps Interleave, Sym, 12dB 　200M ----> 137Mbps/129Mbps 　400M ----> 99Mbps/102Mbps 　600M ----> 54Mbps/61Mbps 　800M ----> 41Mbps/35Mbps 　1000M --> 22Mbps/19Mbps 　1400M --> 7Mbps/3Mbps G.INP, Asym, 12dB 　200M ----> 185Mbps/90Mbps 　400M ----> 150Mbps/60Mbps 　600M ----> 94Mbps/36Mbps 　800M ----> 61Mbps/14Mbps 　1000M --> 44Mbps/6Mbps 　1400M --> 21Mbps/1Mbps G.INP, Sym, 12dB 　200M ----> 142Mbps/136Mbps 　400M ----> 103Mbps/110Mbps 　600M ----> 57Mbps/65Mbps 　800M ----> 38Mbps/36Mbps 　1000M --> 14Mbps/13Mbps 　1400M --> 8Mbps/3Mbps *Note: As there are various resistance values in the category of RJ11 cable, the actual data rate will vary on the quality of the copper wire and environmental factors.
Standards Conformance
Standards Compliance	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex flow control IEEE 802.1p Class of Service ITU-T G.993.1 VDSL ITU-T G.997.1 ITU-T G.993.2 VDSL2 (Profile 17a/30a support) ITU-T G.993.5 G.Vectoring & G.INP ITU-T G.998