Media converters are often maligned as one of the necessary evils in data networks. In a perfect world, with judicious…
Transceiver & Cable Options for Juniper EX4600 Series Switches
Whether you are upgrading an enterprise campus to widespread 10GbE distribution or are looking for a low-density TOR switch for…
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…
Total Internal Reflection
FIBER OPTIC BASICS – TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION Long distance transmission of optical signals over fiber optic cables is possible due…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Global Fiber Optic Market to reach $4.4 billion by 2021
With a compound annual growth rate of 7.40% from 2015 through 2021 and an increasing demand for high bandwidth, fiber…
