Fiber Optic Network
04/14/2015 16:33
Aerial Fiber Optic Cables are used very commonly in optical communication nowadays. We can even see the aerial cables hanging in the pole around our daily life. In order to adjust to the harsh outdoor environment and prevent fiber theft, the aerial fiber optic cable is made up of different...
04/09/2015 16:10
Wall plates that you see every day, in just about every room, but you think about them not very often. There is a good chance you are not aware of the sheer variety of options out there when it comes to customizing your wall plates. Everyone knows about the traditional electrical wall plate, but...
04/03/2015 15:27
Fluke 117 Overview
The Fluke 117 is simply amazing multimeter for demanding settings like hospitals and schools and commercial buildings. The Fluke 117 multimeter includes integrated non-contact voltage detection to avoid secondary voltage detection tools for that purpose.
With its integrated...
04/01/2015 17:39
Choosing the right type of fiber optic transceiver is not easy. You can approach the selection process by reviewing the device as a single entity or you can explore the fiber cable separately. Either way, you need to be aware of what's needed for your application to work optimally. If you know what...
03/30/2015 15:41
What is the Ideal High-Speed Interconnect Solution?
The ideal high-speed interconnect solution should have such features as optimized for short distances, low cost, low power consumption, small cable bend radius, low cable weight, high density, and low link latency. The only one solution which can...
03/27/2015 16:22
Be Aware of Before Installing or Removing A Transceiver module
Before removing or installing a SFP Transceiver Module you must disconnect all cables, because of leaving these attached will damage the cables, connectors, and the optical interfaces. At the same time please be aware that do not often...
03/25/2015 15:53
HP X121 1G SFP LC Transceiver Models
HP J4858C 1000BASE-SX SFP 850nm 550m LC Transceiver
HP J4859C 1000BASE-LX SFP 1310nm 10km LC Transceiver
HP J4860C 1000BASE-LH SFP 1550nm 70km LC Transceiver
HP X121 1G SFP LC SX Transceiver (J4858C)
HP J4858C - 1000BASE SX transceiver that provides...
03/23/2015 17:24
Introduction
Use a transceiver module for connection to a remote device. The SFP (also known as mini-GBIC) and SFP+ transceiver modules are hot swappable. This means that you can install and remove a module while your device is operating. The SFP and SFP+ modules provide duplex single-mode or...
03/20/2015 15:55
Despite strong growth in 10GbE deployments, 10GbE has yet to achieve mass market Data Center adoption, due to a number of limitations, primarily around cost, power consumption, and cabling options. The following section outlines several of these limitations in greater detail and discusses how the...
03/09/2015 15:26
Recently, Fiberstore cut the price of Direct Attach Cables (DACs) through strengthening the cost control. This change will make the DAC cables more cost-effective and better promote the high speed transmission.
Direct attach cables are used to connect one mobility access switch with another when...
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...