The backbone of the fiber optic network is dark fiber. These systems are unused or unlit portions of optical cable systems that also refer to the system’s portions not used by its owner. It’s usually sold off or leased out instead so that at least one could make a profit out of it. Its original […]
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Cable & Wiring
Fiber Optic Color Code: Understanding What It Means
There are three major wavelengths as far as fiber optic communication is concerned: 1550nm, 1310nm, and 850 nm. These operating windows are of typical operating length. The specific ranges are 1550nm having 1500nm ~ 160 nm, 1310 nm having 1250nm ~ 1310 nm, and 850nm having 800 nm ~ 900nm. These are not randomly selected […]
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Cat5e Speed 101: The Benefits of Bulk Cables
CAT5 cables were improved upon and upgraded with CAT5e, which next to the current standard that’s considered top-of-the-line and state-of-the-art in the world of cables and cable-related accessories, CAT6. If you’re wondering what the point is in shifting to CAT5e instead of CAT6 since the latter is the better standard than the former, it’s kind […]
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Types of Fiber Optic Cable and Other Miscellaneous Facts
When dealing with cables, you should have dark fiber optics or unused additional cables lying around so that if you require more resources, all you’ll need to do is plug the extra wires in. This gives cable operators the benefit of backup or redundant systems already readily available should certain cables become inoperable for whatever […]
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Your Ultimate Guide: What Is a Fiber Optic Cable?
A cable used to make various electronics and services function, most popularly your cable television or your cable Internet are called fiber optic cables. Every cable includes a portion of limited radius that prevents the wires from bending them any further and they could become seriously damaged. At any rate, in regards to what a […]
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What Crossover Cables You Might Need
Crossover cables are useful when it comes to your network building. It is commonly used as a temporary connector of devices when there is no switch, hub or network router present within your peripherals. There are plenty of Ethernet cables available in the market, identifying a crossover cable on your own might not be easy […]
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How Can You Create Your Own Straight Through Cable?
Ethernet cables are used to connect devices with each other and make a small group of network or a large group of network. Network topologies are the diagram of each computers or devices which is considered the node, while the link or the connector of each device is the Ethernet cables. How to Create your […]
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