13-2
FIBER-OPTICS
TABLE 13-1. System 85 and DEFINITY Generic 2 Fiber-Optic Paddleboard Ranges
Distance Limits
Application
Model
62.5 Micron 50 Micron
Generic 2 (traditional module) — as a
Transmitter 982NL
4900 ft
2000 ft
central-location module, a nearby
(1.5 km)
(0.6 km)
remote module, or containing an RMI
Receiver
4900 ft
2000 ft
seining a nearby module
982NK (1.5 km)
(0.6 km)
Generic 2 (traditional module) — as a
Transmitter 982NN
25,000 ft
12,140 ft
distant remote module or containing an
(7.6 km) (3.7 km)
RMI serving a distant remote module
Receiver
25,000 ft 12,140 ft
982NM (7.6 km)
,
(3.7 km)
Generic 2 TMS
4900 ft 2000 ft
— connection to a
Transmitter
982NL
central location or a nearby remote
(1.5 km) (0.6 km)
module
Receiver
4900 ft
2000 ft
982NK (1.5 km) (0.6 km)
Transmitter
982NN
25,000 ft 12,140 ft
Generic 2 TMS — connection to a
(7.6 km)
distant remote module
(3.7 km)
Receiver
982NM 25,000 ft
12,140 ft
(7.6 km) (3.7 km)
Generic 2 (universal module) — as a
central-location module, a nearby
Transceiver 9823A
4900 ft 2000 ft
remote module, or containing an RMI
(1.5 km) (0.6 km)
serving a nearby module
Generic 2 (universal module) — as a
distant remote module or containing an Transceiver 9823B
25,000 ft 12,140 ft
RMI serving a distant remote module
(7.6 km) (3.7 km)
Transmitter Z982A
13,000 ft 13,000 ft
System 85 Module — at a central
(4.0 km)
(4.0 km)
location connecting to the TMS
Receiver
Z982B
13,000 ft 13,000 ft
(4.0 km)
(4.0 km)
Transmitter
Z982C
13,000 ft 13,000 ft
System 85 Module — at a remote
(4.0 km) (4.0 km)
location connecting to the TMS
Receiver Z982D
13,000 ft
13,000 ft
(4.0 km) (4.0 km)
13,000 ft
13,000 ft
System 85 Module — at a remote
Transmitter Z982J
(4.0 km) (4.0 km)
location connecting to an RMI at the
central locale
Receiver
13,000 ft
13,000 ft
Z982D (4.0 km)
(4.0 km)