For years customers have been waiting for an SFP+ transceiver with a copper RJ45 interface operating at 10Gbps Ethernet. Such … More
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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
Upgrade Short Reach 1G Links to 10G Without Upgrading Your Fiber?
To solve this problem a new type of 10G interface has been developed, referred to as “LRM”, short for Long Range Multimode. These interfaces are designed specifically for backward compatibility with OM1 fiber.
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
Total Internal Reflection
FIBER OPTIC BASICS – TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION Long distance transmission of optical signals over fiber optic cables is possible due … More
Ready for 40G but Not New Jumper Cables?
INTRODUCTION Networks and data centers have relied on 10Gbps connectivity speeds for the past 5+ years. With ever increasing network … More
Migration to 40Gbps & 100Gbps Ethernet
INTRODUCTION As new applications, devices and architectures continue to demand ever higher speed networks, 40Gbps and 100Gbps Ethernet links are … More
Solution to your 10G Copper
Almost five years after SFP+ form factor 10Gbps transceivers emerged in volume, usable 10GBASE-T SFP+ transceivers are finally becoming available. … More
Introduction to BiDi Optical Transceivers
Introduction In the past few years a new class of pluggable optical transceivers have been developed that send and receive … More
