Operating temperature is a crucial parameter that needs consideration when designing, purchasing, and deploying optical fiber transceivers. In this post, … More
Category: Optical Networking Technology
Tips on Planning a Fiber Optic Network to Maximize ROI
As the demand for bandwidth-intensive applications and services continues to grow, many organizations are turning to fiber optic networks to … More
How to Speed Up Your Fiber Network Deployment
Fiber optic networks bring many advantages compared to traditional copper-based networks. However, deployment of fiber optic networks can be time-consuming … More
FluxLight QSFP-100G-SM-SR Application: 100G Spine-Leaf Interconnect
This application note describes the use of 100GBASE-CWDM4 links between leaft EOR/TOR switches and a larger data center Spine switches. … 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 SERIES: FluxLight 1000BASE-T Optical Transceiver Application
CONNECTING AT 1G OVER CAT5e Many network appliances, workstations and other endpoint gear include 1Gbps Ethernet ports. For most such … More
DATA CENTER SERIES: FluxLight SFP-10G-T Transceiver Application
Cisco Nexus 34180YC to Cisco UCS C460 There are many ways of connecting a Top of Rack (ToR) leaf switch … More
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES SERIES: FluxLight 10GBASE-LRM Optical Transceiver Application
CONNECTING AT 10G OVER OLD FDDI FIBER So here is the situation, you have an existing switch in your main … 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
400G Form Factors: QSFP-DD v. OSFP
Two form factors are vying for supremacy in the rapidly developing 400G optical transceiver space, the OSFP and the QSFP-DD. … More