Entries from 2016-10-01 to 1 month

A Brief Overview of 100G Transceivers and Cabling Solutions

Although 10G/40G has become the mainstream on telecommunication network market nowadays, service providers and enterprise data centers are still demanding higher data transmission speed to achieve higher level of performance and scalabilit…

What Makes Direct Attach Cable Preferable for 40/100G Migration?

As new applications, devices and architectures continue to demand ever higher speed networks, 40G and 100G Ethernet links are rapidly coming on line. Many vendors have put forward various solutions for 40/100G migration, including optical …

The Colorful World of LC Connector

Until few years ago, SC connector was the dominant interface available for fiber optic connections in LANs (local area networks) and data centers. However, the ever-increasing density in network deployment is requiring smaller connection i…

How Many Media Options Do We Have for 10 Gigabit Ethernet?

As the added complexity, power needs and cost of additional GbE adapters will not allow customers to scale to meet current and future I/O demands, it is necessary to migrate to 10GbE. Moving to 10GbE addresses the increased bandwidth needs…

Which Cable Jacket Is Best for Your Application?

When buying bulk cables or cable assemblies, you’re probably concerned about things like conductor AWG size, shielding for EMI/RFI, connector molding construction, etc. Why would you spare a thought to the jacket that just goes around the …

Comparison Between FBT Splitter and PLC Splitter

To cope up with modern day fiber optic network’s needs and stringent requirements on performance, security, safety and modularity, many new technologies and high-performance equipment are needed. Fiber optic splitter, which can distribute …

10GBase-T – Ushering in the Era of Affordable 10Gb Ethernet

A variety of technological advancements and trends are driving the increasing need for 10GbE in the data center. There are many media options for 10G Ethernet on the market, such as 10GBase-CX4, SFP+ fiber and SFP+ direct attach cable (DAC…

OTDR – Making it Easier to Test Optical Fiber Cabling Faults

Communication networks never go slower, never get simpler, and never stay the same. Likewise, certification testing for fiber-optic cabling has also changed. Various test equipment and enhanced testing regiments are manufactured by many ve…

Things You Should Know About UPC and APC

Whenever we install a connector on the end of fiber, loss will be incurred. Some of this light loss is reflected directly back down the fiber towards the light source which can damage the laser light sources and disrupt the transmitted sig…