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12/12/2014 14:51
SFP+ Twinax Copper Cables
Active cables and passive cables. Active cables are copper cables for data transmission. They use silicon (semiconductor) to boost the performance of the cable. On the contrary, a cable without a chip is considered as a “passive cable”.
10Gb/s Passive Copper Cable used for...
12/09/2014 14:47
Optical Transceiver Module
The optical transceiver Module used for optical-to electrical conversion is a key component in optical communication systems. Fiber Optic Transceiver Module is a self-contained component that can both transmit and receive. Usually, it is inserted in devices such as...
12/05/2014 15:56
Fiber optic transceivers are available in many different sizes and support many different cabling media and application speeds. You may hear words like, GBIC, mini-GBIC, SFP, SFP+, XFP and others. These support different rates and have different form factors.
A Gigabit Ethernet interface converter...
11/28/2014 14:15
SFP+ is an enhanced version of the SFP that supports data rates up to 10 Gbit/s. SFP+ supports 8 Gbit/s Fiber Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Optical Transport Network Standard OTU2. It is a popular industry format supported by many network component vendors. In comparison to earlier XENPAK or XFP...
11/10/2014 16:30
In fiber optical networks passive components such as optical isolators are essential for delivering of signals with minimum loss. Another type of passive element that is commonly used in fiber optic systems is the optical circulator. These devices that are used to direct the optical signal from one...
11/07/2014 16:34
SFP Transceivers for Telecommunications
The SFP is the more compact optical transceiver used in optical communications. It interfaces a network equipment mother board to a fiber optic or unshielded twisted pair networking cable.
This is probably the most diffused transceiver format available with a...
11/04/2014 17:40
The Physical Layer, as the Layer 1 of ISO OSI Systems communications model where the mechanical and electrical specifications of physical network interface are defined. The physical network interface is considered passive network elements because they do not generate or alter data units traveling...
10/17/2014 15:17
Even just in the age of WiFi and speed cellular networks, we still need networking cables to together our computing hardware together. Both Ethernet fiber and cables optic cables are utilized to distribute and deliver communications. Offering a reliable, fast and secure connection, these cables...
10/16/2014 14:18
Finisar FTLF8524P2BNV is a 4.25 Gb/s RoHS Compliant Short-Wavelength SFP Transceiver.
PRODUCT FEATURES
Up to 4.25 Gb/s bi-directional data links
Hot-pluggable SFP footprint
Built-in digital diagnostic functions
850nm Oxide VCSEL laser transmitter
Duplex LC connector
RoHS Compliant and Lead...
10/15/2014 17:31
Four major kinds of communications media (cabling) are ready for data networking today: unshielded twisted-pair (UTP), shielded or screened twisted-pair (STP or ScTP). Coaxial, and fiber-optic (FO). It is important to distinguish between backbone cables and horizontal cables. Backbone cables...
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