Fiber Optic InterRepeater Link
(FOIRL) An older standard of {fiber optic} guides
used for carrying 10 MBps {Ethernet}. The maximum length of a
{segment} is 1 km. A FOIRL {multiport repeater} and
transceivers are necessary to carry the signal to multiple
devices.
The more recent version of Ethernet over fiber optic cables is
{10baseFL} with a maximum segment length of 2 km.
(1998-06-28)