Fiber to the Desktop - Thin Client Virtualization

This application example illustrates an unmanaged Fiber-to-the-Desktop solution designed to overcome the challenges of fiber connectivity to thin client devices that do not support fiber ports or daughter cards for Network Interface Cards.

In the upper left of the illustration, copper UTP links from a core switch are converted to single-fiber links via iConverter 10/100 media converters installed in a high-density 19-Module Chassis. The fiber can also be distributed directly from a fiber switch. The fiber links distributed from the chassis can be dual or single-fiber, single-mode or multimode.

The fiber links run to the desktop, where the fiber is converted back to copper and provides connectivity to the Thin Client device. The miConverter can be attached to the side of the Thin Client device with a simple Velcro tab, or can be wall-mounted using optional wall mounting brackets.

There are no software drivers to install, and the miConverter functions independently of operating systems so it is compatible with all thin client devices, and will not compete for processing resources. The miConverter module is powered directly from a USB port on the Thin Client device, eliminating the need for an electrical outlet and saving energy costs.