Fiber optic cleaning is the process of removing contaminants from the end face of a fiber optic cable. These contaminants … More
Category: Fiber Optic Cables
What Are the Different Types of Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber optic cables are strands of extremely thin glass or plastic that are used to transmit data at high speeds. … More
10 Tips on Saving More Money on Fiber Cabling Costs
Fiber cabling is a key infrastructure investment for any business. As data demands increase, the cost of fiber cabling can … More
Cisco Nexus 34180YC to Supermicro SYS-1029U-TR25M Servers
For the past five to seven years the most common speed of connection between a Top of Rack (ToR) leaf … More
FluxLight GLC-SX-MMD Application: 1Gbps Switch Interconnect with DDM
This application note describes the use of 1000BASE-SX links between small edge/access switches and a larger core/spine switch. This note … More
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES: FluxLight 40GBASE-SR-BD Optical Transceiver Application
Upgrading from 10G to 40G Using Existing Fiber This application note presents a use case for a specialized QSFP+ 40G … More
FluxLight Juniper compatible EX-SFP-10GE-SR Optical Transceiver Application
Juniper EX4600 TOR Leaf Switch to IBM Power Sever 980 This application note presents a high-performance, high-availability implementation of Top … More
Rural Internet Access: Time to Migrate GPON to Pt-to-Pt GbE?
In the early 2000’s many telcos deployed GPON Point-to-Multipoint optical networks as an economical architecture for internet access in low-density … More
Active vs. Passive Direct Attach Cables (DAC)
SYNOPSIS (…if you don’t have time to read the whole thing) An Active DAC contains electronics for signal conditioning. A … More
Favorite Colors of Optical Communications
INTRODUCTION What is the ‘favorite’ color for optical communications? The answer is…there are several. Depending on the application, there are … More