Fiber Optic Network
06/25/2015 16:01
With the rapid development of telecommunications, the demand for cable capacity is stronger more than ever. WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) will be the preferred method to meet the needs. WDM systems are divided into different wavelength patterns, conventional/coarse (CWDM) and dense (DWDM)....
06/18/2015 15:38
DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing), an ideal optical multiplexing technology for long-haul data transporting, can put multiple channels of information using individual wavelength on the same fiber and increase the transmission capacity of optical networks considerably. Currently, DWDM...
06/02/2015 16:14
Cables and connectors can cause some confusion when purchasing new optical transceivers for servers. There are many options across many vendors. This technical brief provides generic information about 10GBASE-CR Cables, DAC cables, 10GBASE-T cables and connectors for transceivers and adapters in a...
05/23/2015 09:49
Bit Error Rate BER Definition and Basics
In telecommunication transmission, the bit error rate (BER) is the percentage of bits that have errors relative to the total number of bits received in a transmission, usually expressed as ten to a negative power. This can be directly translated into the...
04/27/2015 15:08
Overview
Dramatic growth in data center throughput has led to the increasing usage and demand for higher-performance servers, storage and interconnects. As a result, we are seeing the expansion of higher speed Ethernet solutions, specifically 10 and 40 gigabit Ethernet. This text will take an...
04/23/2015 16:07
What are Compatible Network Products?
Compatible products can include transceivers, direct-attach cables (DAC), active optical cables (AOC), and media converters, among others. Compatibles are designed to work with all manufacturers' equipment and can be used in virtually any industry, from...
04/22/2015 16:03
When talking about fiber optic cabling system, the related products that come to our mind firstly are usually fiber optic cables, fiber optic transceivers, connectors or fiber optic transmission products. However, there are still many other components whose importance should not be ignored. Fiber...
04/21/2015 17:45
Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) is an optoelectronic instrument used to characterize an optical fiber. It can help you understand the whole system you test and can be used for estimating the fiber length and overall attenuation, including splice and mated-connector losses. It can also be...
04/20/2015 15:32
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment. With the rapid development of optical communication, Cisco’s products of optical networking are being used more and more widely all around...
04/17/2015 15:52
What Is Fiber Termination Box?
Fiber termination box or fiber optic terminal box, which generally refers to a box shape cable management product used to protect and distribute the optical fiber links. It is small size and compact, used in FTTX cabling, including fiber cabling and cable management....
Fiber Optic Transceivers
09/08/2015 18:07
With the increasing deployment of fiber in the LAN and WAN, especially for building and campus backbone installations, the small form factor (SFF) fiber-optic connector is more and more popular. One kind of transceivers called SFP is a small form-factor pluggable transceiver. It’s used for both...
09/01/2015 17:50
SFP is short for small form-factor pluggable. It’s a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver used for telecommunication and data communications. The form factor and electrical interface are specified by a multi-source agreement (MSA). It interfaces a network device motherboard (for...
07/02/2015 16:06
As the technology and market of optical transceivers continue to mature, SFP transceivers are now widely used in optical transmission solutions. These SFP modules are hot-swappable, which is highly helpful to designers in the Telecommunication industry. SFP transceiver is one of the most dependable...
06/15/2015 14:04
The enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) is an enhanced version of the SFP that supports data rates up to 16 Gbit/s. Since SFP+ is mostly used for 10G, we usually call it 10G SFP. It is a popular industry format supported by many network component vendors. In terms of the SFP+...
06/04/2015 14:43
The SFP transceiver is one of the best fiber optics on the market. It's regarded as the "modern workhorse" of the networking world because it is easily interchangeable, repaired, and replaced in a variety of designs. The hot-pluggable capability alone makes these devices desirable to designers in...
05/26/2015 14:45
There are many different kinds of transceivers available that can be used in telecommunications applications. The different specs and designs are widely used to meet the changing needs of designers. There are some primary kinds of transceivers available for this particular purpose.
SFP
Small...
05/19/2015 14:53
When you choosing SFP+ transceivers and cables, what you should have in mind is that the standards established by the IEEE 802.3 committee. According to the standards, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet has been approved and is compatible with multimode fiber and single-mode fiber tansceivers. This means that...
05/13/2015 14:35
This article is going to introduce the Cisco small business products (formerly linksys business series). The Linksys company was founded in 1988. It is currently owned by Belkin, who bought it from Cisco, its owners from March 2003 to March 2013. Its products were branded as Linksys by Cisco when...
05/08/2015 17:09
Next Generation 100G CFP Modules - CFP2 & CFP4
As 100-Gbps transmission is reaching the field, work is already underway on the second generation of the technology. Upcoming advances will lower costs, increase efficiency, and make 100G applicable to a wider variety of carrier and data center...
05/05/2015 16:12
Can I use SFP+ optics in SFP ports or use SFP optics in SFP+ ports?
Not all, it's depending on whether the SFP ports accept SFP+ optics (SFP+ DACs and SFP+ modules) or not. However, most (not all) SFP+ ports accept SFP optics. Most 1Gb and 10Gb SFP+ optics only support a single speed (e.g. 10Gb...
Fiber Patch Cable
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...
10/09/2014 18:19
Fiber Optic Patch Cables are the backbone in the fiber optics industry. These Fiber Optic Patch Cables are strands of optically pure glass as thin as human hair. These cables carry information via mode of transmission of light. Short patch leads usually made using stranded wire are flexible patch...