The USB Fibre Optic extenders represent a significant milestone in the USB market, supporting USB 2.0 /USB 3.0  peripheral devices at speeds up to 480 Mb/s over distances up to 10km over fibre optic connections.

Class A device which extends host computer and peripheral connections up to 10km over singlemode optical fibre.

USB products are composed of two separate units: the Local Extender (LEX) and the Remote Extender (REX).

Conventional USB cables are used to connect the LEX unit to the host computer and to connect one or more remote USB devices to the REX unit.