Motorola's Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Adapter provides conversion from 10/100Base-TX twisted pair to Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber, allowing the use of POF as a high bandwidth, highly reliable alternative to traditional inside wire or cable for in-home broadband service distribution. POF is ideal for triple-play service delivery due to its immunity to electromagnetic interference, ease of installation and deployment, and aesthetic properties.

The use of Motorola's POF Adapter:

• enables the use of any Ethernet-equipped device, such as set-top boxes or VoIP phone systems, with POF cabling
• allows any Ethernet-equipped Netopia broadband gateway to be used with POF cabling
• gives service providers a quick and easy way to leverage POF

The adapter features an RJ-45 port for 10/100 Ethernet connectivity, and an SMI (Small Multimedia Interface) port as the fiber-optic interface. It supports full-duplex operation at the SMI interface, and auto-adapts to the highest level of performance supported by the device connected to the RJ-45 port.

The Motorola POF Adapter allows the delivery of triple-play services like IPTV, voice, and data over POF with the highest quality of service and low cost of deployment through the house or office building.

The adapter is a complementary solution for service providers deploying Motorola's Netopia® 7000 Series triple-play gateways to deliver bandwidth-intensive, QoS-reliant services such as IPTV, video, and VoIP over POF.