Umahluko phakathii-transceiver yamehlokunye ne-fiber optic transceiver:

I-transceiver yenza kuphela ukuguqulwa kwe-photoelectric, ayitshintshi ikhowudi, kwaye ayenzi enye inkqubo kwidatha. I-transceiver ye-Ethernet, iqhuba iprotocol ye-802.3, kwaye isetyenziselwa kuphela ukudibaniswa kwe-point-to-point.

Ukongeza kumsebenzi wokuguqulwa kwe-photoelectric, i-transceivers optical nayo ifuna ukuphindaphinda kunye neempawu zedatha ye-demultiplex. Ngokuqhelekileyo ii-transceivers zamehlo ziphuma kwizibini ezininzi zemigca ye-E1. I-SDH, i-PDH i-transceivers optical isetyenziswa ikakhulu kubaqhubi be-telecom ukubonelela ngeesekethe zedatha ye-multi-point-to-point; ii-transceivers optical video zisetyenziswa ikakhulu ekubekweni esweni kokhuseleko, imfundo yomgama, iinkomfa zevidiyo kunye nezinye iinkalo ezifuna ukuhanjiswa kwexesha eliphezulu kwevidiyo. Ulawulo lokuhambisa, ukutshintsha, ilizwi, i-Ethernet kunye nezinye izibonakaliso ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zeenkonzo ezininzi,

Ngokubanzi, i-transceiver ye-fiber optical iguqula umbane womsebenzisi kwisignali ye-optical yokudluliselwa, ngelixa i-transceiver optical iguqula ngokubanzi i-E1 isignali ibe yi-optical signal.