In a simple cable TV distribution application where Lynx is only
delivering cable TV, an unbalanced coaxial signal goes from an amplifier
to a Lynx hub, which converts it to balanced Cat 5 signals. In more
elaborate applications a headend combines signals from multiple
RF sources and sends them to an amplifier and Lynx hub located in
an IDF closet.
RF baluns in the Lynx hub convert the RF to eight or sixteen balanced
signals that travel on pair four of the Cat 5/6 cables. The back
of the hub has one or two F connector input ports, and the front of the hub has
eight or sixteen RJ45 output ports.
At the point of use an RF balun housed in a wallplate F
or a single port converter changes the signals back to coaxial form.
Wallplate
F
Single
Port Converter
Television can also be delivered on the same Cat 5 cable being used to
deliver data. See RF & Data
Over Cat 5.
Because Lynx equipment has a passive (unpowered) design, an amplifier
is usually installed ahead of the Lynx hub to compensate for cable and
insertion losses. See Amplifier
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