Author Archive Fiber-mart

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FUSION SPLICING, PATCH CONNECTIONS

by www.fiber-mart.com Insertion loss is one of those fiber-optic challenges that follows all network engineers, no matter where they’re working. Whenever you have a connection of one fiber to another, you will incur insertion loss.   This is the ninth in a fiber-mart.com blog series, entitled The A-B-Cs of Cable [ Continue reading…]

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How to Install Patch Panel and Switch?

by www.fiber-mart.com Patch panel and Ethernet switch are commonly used to connect all devices in data centers. They are usually mounted on the sever rack to perform the revelent functions. Many people are distressed by the installation of patch panel and switch in their telecommunication room, and crazy about the [ Continue reading…]

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Best Patch Panel Cable Management Techniques

by www.fiber-mart.com In the structured cabling system, a complete connectivity comprises of cable, patch panel, wall outlet and patch cord supporting all LAN applications. Numbers of cables come into or go out, in this situation where easily causes cable spaghetti. A patch panel not only performs the function of acting [ Continue reading…]

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How To Repair the Accidentally Cut Fiber Optic Cable?

by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic cable can be accidentally damaged, cut or smashed. According to the Electronic Technicians Association, one of the main cause of optical fiber failure is “backhoe fade” , during which the optical fiber cable is cut or damaged while digging. For this occasion, you can easily look [ Continue reading…]

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Which Networks Work Best On Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable?

by www.fiber-mart.com Multi-Mode is best deployed on a local basis, as either the network backbone or in providing extremely high-speed connections directly to workers.  Its high-speed data transmission properties limit its ability to transmit across long distances.   Single-Mode has the opposite issue.  It’s perfect for long-distance transmission, but will [ Continue reading…]

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WHAT ARE VISUAL FAULT LOCATORS?

by www.fiber-mart.com Many of the problems in connection of fiber optic networks are related to making proper connections. Since the light used in systems is invisible infrared light (IR) beyond the range of the human eye, one cannot see the system transmitter light.   By injecting the light from a [ Continue reading…]

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WHAT IS AN OTDR (OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER)?

by www.fiber-mart.com An OTDR is the optical equivalent of an electronic time domain reflectometer. It injects a series of optical pulses into the fiber under test and extracts, from the same end of the fiber, light that is scattered (Rayleigh backscatter) or reflected back from points along the fiber.     The [ Continue reading…]

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MULTIMODE TO SINGLE-MODE FIBER MEDIA CONVERTER

by www.fiber-mart.com MULTIMODE TO SINGLE-MODE FIBER MEDIA CONVERTER   Enterprise networks often require conversion from multimode fiber to single mode fiber in these cases:   Legacy networking equipment uses multimode fiber, and connectivity is required to single mode fiber equipment A building has multimode fiber equipment, while the connection to [ Continue reading…]

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MANAGED VS. UNMANAGED MEDIA CONVERTERS

by www.fiber-mart.com UNMANAGED FIBER MEDIA CONVERTERS A unmanaged media converter allows for simple communication with one another but does not provide monitoring, fault detection and setting up network configurations. The unmanaged option is a great choice for newbies and if you want a plug and play fiber network cable installation. [ Continue reading…]

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APPLICATIONS OF FIBER MEDIA CONVERTERS

by www.fiber-mart.com Extend the life of legacy networking equipment and wiring plants Connect a variety of cabling types (translate between electronic and light signals) Coax cable BNC, Mini BNC UTP (twisted pair) Category 4, 5, and 6 Copper RJ-45 Multimode fiber Single mode fiber SFP, SFP+ and XFP standard wavelength [ Continue reading…]

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