Multiple Coexistent Mx2wire+ Units

Two cables that are directly next to each other and 'in the same cable conduit', so to say, interfere with each other, which may lead to a reduced data rate. This is also the case when no electrical connection has been established.

Example: A 50-meter long 4-wire cable (bell wire), of which two wires are used for each pair of Mx2wire+ units (A and B).

The data rate is 18 Mbps for each Mx2wire+ pair (from A to A and from B to B). If only one pair is connected (from C to C), the net data rate of Mx2wire+ is 50 Mbps. The reduced data rate in this example is due to the cables interfering with each other.

Normally, the two pairs act like a network hub, that is, the data transferred from A to A is also available on the two units of the data path from B to B. In order to prevent this, each couple of Mx2wire+ units is paired at the factory, which means that they have the same network number (network ID) and can therefore communicate with each other.