VC-231GP 1-Port 10/100/1000T 802.3at PoE+ Ethernet to VDSL2 Converter
PoE Plus High-Performance Gigabit Ethernet overCopper Wire Solution
The Planet VC-231GP is a Long Reach Ethernet (LRE) solution, Single-port Gigabit Ethernet-over-VDSL2 Converter with PoE injector function that is installed at a remote location connecting and injecting power to a PoE IP camera, PoE wireless AP, or PoE IP VoIP phone/door phone. It is integrated with three advanced technologies:
- VDSL2/ADSL2+ Digital Subscriber Line technologies
- Gigabit Ethernet
- IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus
The VC-231GP works with other Planet VDSL2 converters / Ethernet Extenders such as VC-231G, VC-234G, IVC-234GT or multiple-channel VDSL2 switches to be able to simultaneously transmit Ethernet data over a distance of up to 1.4km (4,593ft) over phone / Copper wire. The VC-231GP forwards the Ethernet data and provides a maximum of 30-watt power output over an additional 100m UTP cable to a remote IP device complied with 802.3af/at PoE PD (powered device) for network deployment. Users have the ability to grow the structure of the current networks simply with even more flexibility.
IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus
The PoE in-line power following the IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus standard makes the VC-231GP able to deliver Gigabit speed Ethernet data and up to 30 watts of power to remote PoE PDs over one Cat.5E/6 Ethernet cable. The VC-231GP provides more flexibility in power requirements for all kinds of PDs at affordable installation costs.
150/150Mbps Downstream/Upstream High Performance Gigabit Ethernet over Phone Wire
Via the latest VDSL2 technology, the VC-231GP offers selectable asymmetric/symmetric band profile capability. It works well with a pervasive telephone line network with a symmetric data rate of up to 150/150Mbps (G.INP, Sym, 8dB) over a distance of 300m and 21/11Mbps over a long distance of 1.4km. PLANET Gigabit Ethernet over VDSL2 series offers absolutely the fastest data transmission speed over the existing copper telephone lines without the need of rewiring.
Versatile, Flexible and Easy Installation
PlanetGigabit Ethernet-over-VDSL2 converters come with a plug-and-play design. The VC-231GP offers two operation 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 point-to-point connection, the VC-231GP in the CPE mode and the VC-231G or VC-234G in the CO mode must be set up as one pair of converters to perform the connection. It gives administrators the ability to reply a fresh local Intranet in various locations by utilizing the original network structure without additional costs.
Stable and Reliable DSL Data Connection
With the integrated support for the ITU-T’s new G.993.5 Vectoring technology, the VC-231GP works in conjunction with vectoring-enabled DSLAMs to remove crosstalk interference and improve maximum line bandwidth across the existing copper infrastructure.
Implementing with Existing Telephone System
Use the additional splitter from the package of the VC-231GP to share the existing phone line with POTS, thus replacing the existing copper wiring is not necessary. Just plug the VC-231GP with the additional splitter into the existing RJ11 telephone jack and a high-performance VDSL2 network can be connected. It is ideal for use as an Ethernet extender to an existing Ethernet network.
ADSL2+ Fallback
For those ISPs that still provide ADSL broadband service, the VC-231GP can support transmission rates up to 24Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream with the ADSL2+ technology. The VC-231GP establishes a connection with ISP and can be also directly switched over to VDSL2 after the ISP network upgrade.
Physical Ports
- 1-port 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 with IEEE 802.3af/802.3at PoE Injector
- 1 x RJ11, connector for xDSL port with VDSL2 or ADSL2+ connection
Power over Ethernet
- Complies with IEEE 802.3at/af PoE Plus end-span PSE
- Supports PoE power up to 30.8 watts per PoE port
- Provides DC 52V power over RJ45 Ethernet cable to PD with Ethernet port
- Auto-detects IEEE 802.3at/af equipment and protects devices from being damaged by incorrect installation
- Remote power feeding up to 100m
- IEEE 802.3at/af splitter devices compatible
VDSL2 Features
- VDSL2 stand-alone transceiver for simple bridge modem application
- Cost-effective bridge function to connect two Ethernet LANs
- Point-to-multipoint application: Compatible with PLANET and third-party VDSL2 IP DSLAM for last-mile solution
- Point-to-point application: LAN to LAN extension over phone wire
- Up to 150/150Mbps bandwidth (in G.INP, Sym, 8dB mode)
- Voice and data communication can be shared simultaneously based on the existing telephone wire with distance up to 1.4km
- ITU-T G.993.2 VDSL2 standard
- ITU-T G.993.5 G.Vectoring and G.INP
- DMT-based coding technology
- CO/CPE mode selectable via DIP switch
- Selectable target band plan (symmetric and asymmetric) and SNR margin
- Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tag transparency
Hardware and Installation
- Compact size, wall-mountable design; ideal solution for space-limited locations
- Advantage of minimum installation time (Simply by Plug and Play)
- Metal case, good for heat sinking
- Supports extensive LED indicators for network diagnosis
- Additional POTS splitter to share voice and data
- Supports 6KV DC Ethernet ESD protection
Hardware Specifications
LAN Port
1 x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-MDI/MDI-X port
VDSL Port
1 x VDSL2 RJ11 female phone jack
Twisted-pair telephone wires (AWG-24 or better) up to 1.4km
Phone Port
Additional splitter for POTS connection
DIP Switch & Functionality
4-position DIP switch
- CO or CPE mode selectable
- Selectable G.INP and interleaved mode
- Selectable target Band plan
- Selectable target SNR mode
LED Indicators
1 Power: Green
1 1000BASE-T LNK/ACT: Green
1 100BASE-TX LNK/ACK: Green
1 VDSL: Green
1 CO: Green
1 CPE: Green
1 PoE-in-use: Amber
ESD Protection
6KV DC
Enclosure
Metal
Installation Wall mount or DIN rail with optional kit (RKE-Din - Sold Separately)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
97 x 70 x 26 mm
Weight
206g
Power Requirements
DC 54V, 0.74A external power (Included)
Power Consumption (VDSL2 + Ethernet + PoE)
CO Mode: 32.4 watts/110BTU
CPE Mode : 32 watts/109BTU
Power Over Ethernet
PoE Standard
IEEE 802.3at PoE+ PSE
PoE Power Output Budget
DC 52V, 30 watts
PoE Power Supply Type
End-span
Power PIN Assignment
1/2(+), 3/6(-)
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
Maximum Packet Size
1522 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* (Downstream/Upstream)
Interleave, Asym, 8dB
200M ----> 190Mbps/90Mbps
400M ----> 163Mbps/64Mbps
600M ----> 110Mbps/34Mbps
800M ----> 73Mbps/18Mbps
1000M --> 49Mbps/10Mbps
1200M --> 39Mbps/8Mbps
1400M --> 25Mbps/6Mbps
Interleave, Sym, 8dB
200M ----> 149Mbps/141Mbps
400M ----> 116Mbps/115Mbps
600M ----> 72Mbps/70Mbps
800M ----> 45Mbps/44Mbps
1000M --> 26Mbps/16Mbps
1200M --> 26Mbps/12Mbps
1400M --> 29Mbps/12Mbps
G.INP, Asym, 8dB
200M ----> 192Mbps/93Mbps
400M ----> 159Mbps/64Mbps
600M ----> 106Mbps/37Mbps
800M ----> 68Mbps/19Mbps
1000M --> 49Mbps/8Mbps
1200M --> 29Mbps/8Mbps
1400M --> 26Mbps/6Mbps
G.INP, Sym, 8dB
200M ----> 150Mbps/150Mbps
400M ----> 114Mbps/113Mbps
600M ----> 69Mbps/69Mbps
800M ----> 49Mbps/39Mbps
1000M --> 27Mbps/24Mbps
1200M --> 26Mbps/12Mbps
1400M --> 21Mbps/11Mbps
Interleave, Asym, 12dB
200M ----> 177Mbps/83Mbps
400M ----> 145Mbps/57Mbps
600M ----> 92Mbps/31Mbps
800M ----> 59Mbps/15Mbps
1000M --> 44Mbps/10Mbps
1200M --> 32Mbps/6Mbps
1400M --> 22Mbps/3Mbps
Interleave, Sym, 12dB
200M ----> 136Mbps/129Mbps
400M ----> 100Mbps/101Mbps
600M ----> 58Mbps/57Mbps
800M ----> 42Mbps/36Mbps
1000M --> 23Mbps/12Mbps
1200M --> 23Mbps/10Mbps
1400M --> 17Mbps/11Mbps
G.INP, Asym, 12dB
200M ----> 177Mbps/85Mbps
400M ----> 144Mbps/51Mbps
600M ----> 87Mbps/29Mbps
800M ----> 55Mbps/15Mbps
1000M --> 40Mbps/8Mbps
1200M --> 38Mbps/8Mbps
1400M --> 26Mbps/4Mbps
G.INP, Sym, 12dB
200M ----> 136Mbps/133Mbps
400M ----> 97Mbps/102Mbps
600M ----> 54Mbps/56Mbps
800M ----> 40Mbps/35Mbps
1000M --> 24Mbps/22Mbps
1200M --> 24Mbps/9Mbps
1400M --> 18Mbps/12Mbps
Standards Conformance
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
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus
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
xDSL Compatibility
VDSL2
VDR-301N
Environment
Temperature
Operating: 0~50 degrees C
Storage: -10~70 degrees C
Humidity Operating: 5~95% (non-condensing)
Storage: 5~95% (non-condensing)
Point-to-Point Application -- LAN to LAN Connection
A Pair Consisting of the VC-231G / VC-231GP could be used to link two local area networks that are located in a different place. Through the normal telephone line, the 150/150Mbps (G.INP, Sym, 8dB) symmetric backbone can be set up, One must be set to Master (CO mode) and the other one set to Remote (CPE mode).
Point-to-Multipoint Application -- Connect to IP DSLAM
To build a local Internet in apartments, hotels and campuses and hospitality environments, it requires:
- The multi-port VDSL2 IP DSLAM or VDSL2 switch (for example, PLANET VC-820M) operates as a CO Master and needs to be placed in the wiring center (MDF room) and connects to the telephone line system.
- On the other hand, it needs to install one or many Remote CPE (the VC-231GP) on the individual client-side and connect to the multi-port Master through the telephone lines.