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ESCON directors and repeaters Figure 119 and Figure 120 show XP Continuous Access ESCON director and repeater configurations. Table 172 describes the maximum supported distances. RCP LCP MME MME SME SME MME MME LCP RCP Local ESCON director Remote 25325a Figure 119 XP Continuous Access ESCON director configuration . RCP LCP MME MME SME SME SME SME MME MME LCP RCP Local ESCON repeater/director Remote 25326a Figure 120 XP Continuous Access ESCON repeater configuration . Table 172 XP Continuous Access ESCON director and repeater distances Configuration Maximum distance IBM 9032/9033 director IBM 9036 repeater Nbase Xyplex Note: Supported only in a director-to-director configuration. 3 km for short-wave, multi-mode ESCON (MME) 20 km for long-wave, single-mode ESCON (SME) 43 km for director/repeater combination Note: The ESCON protocol is not converted in this process. 342 SAN extension