[October 30, 2014]

Patton's Compact 168-Mbps Ethernet Extender Now Shipping

Patton (News - Alert) Electronics-US-manufacturer of award-winning CopperLink™ Ethernet Extenders, SmartNode™ VoIP solutions, and BODI rS™ high-availability fixed & mobile routers-announced today the new, compact, US-manufactured CopperLink™ CL1212 ultra-high-speed copper Ethernet Extender series is now shipping and generally available.

Delivering downstream speeds up to 168 Mbps, Patton's tiny dual-port CopperLink™ CL1212 leverages existing common copper cabling to transport such bandwidth-intensive applications as large file transfers, data backhaul, IP telephony, streaming music and IP video.

Extending Ethernet up to 10,000 feet (3 kilometers) over a single twisted pair, the CopperLink™ CL1212 eliminates the expense and delay of replacing installed cabling when inter-connecting IP-enabled devices and network services.

"Our newest CopperLink is a testament to our never-ending pursuit of complete customer satisfaction," said Johnnie Grant, CopperLink™ product manager. "While the CL1212 offers higher speeds and feature enhancements, our primary focus was delivering the compact form factor our customers know and appreciate."

Measuring just 3 x 4 x 1.5 inches, the CL1212 installs easily into very small spaces.

"For OEM business partners and other special-order customers, we're offering the CL1212-and the CL1211, a single-port variant-as a printed circuit board (PCB) kit," Mr. Grant added.

The CL1212's integrated two-port Ethernet switch can aggregate IP traffic from two sources (IP-video camera, VoIP-enabled intercom, VoIP phones, IP-PBX (News - Alert), file servers, PCs, etc.) for simultaneous transmission over a single Ethernet connection.

The CL1212 offers three user-configured line-rate modes: long-range asymmetrical, high-speed asymmetrical, or high-speed symmetrical. Combined with Patton's auto-rate adaptation feature, the selection of three line-rate modes ensures maximum achievable speed-distance combination for the application, installed noise environment, wire gauge and wire type.

Symmetrical settings are ideal for such applications as remote LAN extension, video teleconferencing, and data backhaul.

Asymmetrical configurations are well-suited for scenarios requiring ultra-high downstream speeds and/or extra-long distances: including medical imaging, livestock monitoring, underwater video, internet gaming, and high-resolution video from security cameras.

Last week Patton announced the SmartNode Open Gateway Appliance that opens SmartNode VoIP gateways to software developers of Linux and Windows-based network appliances for Unified Communications (News - Alert) and VoIP IP-PBX products.

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