Fiber Optic Network
03/06/2015 16:29
With the advent of the big-data age, the cloud technology has developed rapidly. In order to satisfy the demands of higher bandwidth and more applications in a variety of cloud computing environments, a new type of cable has emerged, such as SFP+ cables (eg. SFP+ active optic cable, passive SFP+...
02/05/2015 15:00
Linksys Company Info from Wikipedia
Linksys is a company selling data networking hardware products mainly to home users and small businesses. Its products include wired and wireless routers, Ethernet switches, VoIP equipment, wireless internet video cameras, audio visual products and network...
01/26/2015 15:29
SFP+ Direct Attach
Also known as Direct Attach (DA), Direct Attach Copper (DAC), 10GSFP+Cu, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-CX1, SFP+, or 10GbE Cu SFP cables. Direct Attach uses a passive twinax cable assembly and connects directly into an SFP+ housing. SFP+ Direct Attach has a fixed-length cable, typically 1...
01/09/2015 12:27
Introduction
Extreme Networks is a networking company that designs, builds, and sets up Ethernet computer network products for business and company grade (metro) networks while using speed and scale of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet. Extreme Networks switches...
12/31/2014 15:17
According to the standard of the IEEE 802.3 ae committee ratified the 10 Gigabit Ethernet and the general specification, it defines a number of fiber optic interfaces. These standard interfaces attempted to satisfy a number of different objectives including support for MMF and SMF compatibility....
12/22/2014 16:36
Meeting the ever growing need to cost-effectively deliver more bandwidth, Fiberstore SFP+ Direct Attached Cables deliver lower power, lower latency and higher density for today's Data Centers and Storage Area Networks.
10GBASE twinax SFP+ cables are a low cost alterna-tive to traditional fiber and...
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...
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...
11/04/2014 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...
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...