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WHAT ARE THE MOST USED INTERCONNECTIONS WITHIN A DATA CENTER?

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 by www.fiber-mart.com In data center environment there are many interconnections needed from regular large numbers of ports of access switches to the large bandwidth capacity ports of backbone routers with particular cases of ports facing the connections towards storage access networks. All these ports need reliable connections implementations in form [ Continue reading…]


MPO/MTP ASSEMBLIES – THE GAME CHANGER OF DATA CENTER CABLING

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 by www.fiber-mart.com High-density data center is becoming the direction of the next generation data center. Today density is the key factor that determines the capacity of the facility. Parallel optics technology has become the transmission option of choice in many data centres as it is able to support 10G, 40G, [ Continue reading…]



HOW DIRECT ATTACH CABLES (DAC) ARE USED IN A DATACENTER?

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 by www.fiber-mart.com In the modern and ultra-high tech Datacenters of today, more bandwidth is needed and used to support the latest demands in the Networking world especially the server-virtualization environment where multiple virtual machines are being combined on a single physical host server. To be able to accommodate the growing [ Continue reading…]


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OM3 AND OM4 FIBERS

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 by www.fiber-mart.com A fiber-optic is made of glass or plastic and transmits signals in the form of light. Optical fibers use reflection to propagate the light through a channel. A high dense glass or plastic core is surrounded by a less dense glass or plastic cladding respectively. The difference in [ Continue reading…]


HOW DIRECT ATTACH CABLES ARE USED IN A DATACENTER?

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 by www.fiber-mart.com In the modern and ultra-high tech Datacenters of today, more bandwidth is needed and used to support the latest demands in the Networking world especially the server-virtualization environment where multiple virtual machines are being combined on a single physical host server. To be able to accommodate the growing [ Continue reading…]



WHY ARE WDM TECHNOLOGIES SO POPULAR TODAY

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 by www.fiber-mart.com Currently the data, voice, and video networks are becoming more complex and demanding more bandwidth and faster transfer rates far greater distances. To achieve these demands network executives are relying more about fiber optics. However, the actuality that many providers, enterprise corporations, and government entities are facing is [ Continue reading…]


LEAVE IT TO TRANSCEIVERS

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 by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic transceivers are modular, pluggable and interchangeable optoelectronic devices. You can find a transceiver at the heart of any fiber optic communication system. Everything from a local university to a large corporation utilizes data centers and transceivers. These devices convert an electrical signal to optical signal on one [ Continue reading…]


A GUIDE TO LEGRAND USB HUBS, ADAPTERS AND EXTENDERS

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 by www.fiber-mart.com USB continues to evolve and will soon become one of our most powerful connectivity technologies, driving some of the most profound changes in the communications industry will ever see.   Over the past few weeks we have been discussing the wide variety of USB connectivity solutions from C2G, [ Continue reading…]


WHAT IS A PRE-TERMINATED CABLING SYSTEM?

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 by www.fiber-mart.com Have you ever wondered: “What is a pre-terminated cabling system?” Or “How can a pre-terminated system benefit my data center or open office space”? In this article we will discuss the rewards of using this type of system, as well an overview of the types of cables used. [ Continue reading…]


5 FACTS ABOUT THE CLEANLINESS OF YOUR FIBER CABLES

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 by www.fiber-mart.com Maintaining clean fiber connections is a vital part of any network installation, but proper cleaning is often overlooked. Check out the 5 facts below, and then make sure you think twice before making a connection without ensuring that your connector’s end faces are clean:   Why should I [ Continue reading…]