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Can I reduce my network costs by using Cisco compatible transceivers and cables?

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by www.fiber-mart.com Network equippers such as the Cisco Company are designed to bind their customers and move them to purchase only Cisco distributed hardware. In this case, the buyer is urged that only official Cisco components will work. In fact, some hardware (such as the Cisco Catalyst series) refuses to [ Continue reading…]


What interconnection solutions are available for QSFP28?

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by www.fiber-mart.com The Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) is a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver. The data rates are from 4×1 Gb/s for QSFP and 4×10 Gbit/s for QSFP+  and to the highest rate of 4×28 Gbit/s known as QSFP28[3] used for 100 Gbit/s links. The QSFP28 standard is designed to carry 100 Gigabit [ Continue reading…]



The Main Application of Optical Switch

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by www.fiber-mart.com Optical switches are an integral part in fiber optic transmission systems and contribute to the development of the “all-optical” network. An optical switch is simply a switch which accepts a photonic signal at one of its ports and send it out through another port based on the routing decision [ Continue reading…]


What is a tunable DWDM Transceiver and how does it work?

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by www.fiber-mart.com We may ask why the tunable transceiver is available only for DWDM systems. That is happening because the frequency separation in CWDM systems is too wide in compared with the narrow band gap of DWDM systems. Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) refers originally to optical signals multiplexed within the [ Continue reading…]


Can I Use SFP Transceiver in SFP+ Slot?

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by www.fiber-mart.com Typical disarray about SFP and SFP+ now a days is that whether I can utilize the SFP module in SFP+ slot or not.? When the SFP transceiver is connected to a SFP+ slot, can SFP+ bring down to 1G(as they both use LC connectors and moreover are of same size)? [ Continue reading…]



10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBase-LR Explained

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by www.fiber-mart.com SFP or Small Form-factor Pluggable is a compact transceiver use for both telecommunication and data communications because it supports different communication standards like Fiber Optics Communication, Gigabit Ethernet, SONET etc. This device can either be optical or electrical and is supported by almost all telecommunication vendors in the [ Continue reading…]


Which Transceivers and DAC work in Cisco Catalyst Series?

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by www.fiber-mart.com When it comes to networking equipment there is one name that is constantly improving and that everyone know about, Cisco Systems. Cisco is one of the main, if not the biggest, developer and manufacturer of networking equipment in the world. Cisco has been developing and manufacturing networking equipment [ Continue reading…]


What mistakes can be made during install a fiber optic?

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by www.fiber-mart.com It is time to look at the capillaries of your tree architecture where most of the important components are attached in the forms of leaves. As the trunk of the tree has a bigger diameter and a sustainable function for the whole tree, in the same way the [ Continue reading…]


What Fiber Patch Cords are available?

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by www.fiber-mart.com A fiber optic patch cord is a fiber optic cable having connectors at either end, which let it to be quickly and easily connected to optical transceiver in switch, router, or any other telecommunication equipment like optical line termination (OLT) or optical network terminal (ONT).   A fiber optic [ Continue reading…]


Singlemode vs Multimode Fiber Optic Cable

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by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic cables are being widely used in telecommunication and data networks around the world. Small networks like branch offices and large corporate offices having multiple campuses are making use of the fiber optic technologies to provide their users a reliable and efficient network.   Fiber optic cables use [ Continue reading…]