Author Archive Fiber-mart

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Fiber optic cable work requires overnight closures of road

by www.fiber-mart.com There will be overnight and early morning closures of Hurricane Ridge Road while crews install a fiber optic cable. The work is scheduled to start Monday and run through June 5.   Olympic National Park maintenance crews will work three weeks to install 12 miles of cable from Heart [ Continue reading…]

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How Fiber Transmission Works

by www.fiber-mart.com Light rays are modulated into digital pulses with a laser or LED and move along the core without penetrating the cladding. The light stays confined to the core because the cladding has a lower refractive index, which is the measure of a material’s ability to bend light.   [ Continue reading…]

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The Fundamentals of Fiber Optic Cable Management

by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber optic cables are used frequently for today’s telecommunication network because of their high bandwidth, high reliability and relatively low cost. To maximize the network performance, a good cable fiber management system must be in place. There are four fundamental principles for a good fiber cable management system:   [ Continue reading…]

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MTP/MPO Fiber Optic Cables in High-Density Wiring System

by www.fiber-mart.com In recent years, in order to adapt high speed and large capacity optical fiber communication systems of the high density and high efficiency cabling connecting needs, there are some companies have developed and research in MPO/MTP fiber connectors. Now the most popular 8 fiber MTP/MPO connector SM optical density is [ Continue reading…]

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How To Install Outdoor Fiber Optic Cables In Underground Ducts And Innerducts

by www.fiber-mart.com Fiber ducts are usually made from HDPE (high-density polyethylene), PVC or other compound. They are usually in black or gray. Fiber innerduct is usually orange or yellow.   :: Why usually fiber ducts and innerducts are corrugated?   Fiber ducts and innerducts are corrugated to provide the following [ Continue reading…]

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MTP/MPO Fiber Optic Cables in High-Density Wiring System

by www.fiber-mart.com In recent years, in order to adapt high speed and large capacity optical fiber communication systems of the high density and high efficiency cabling connecting needs, there are some companies have developed and research in MPO/MTP fiber connectors. Now the most popular 8 fiber MTP/MPO connector SM optical density is [ Continue reading…]

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10 Gigabit Transceivers And Cables

by www.fiber-mart.com In computer networks, 10 Gigabit Ethernet refers to various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of 10 gigabits per second (10×109 or 10 billion bits per second), first defined by the IEEE 802.3ae-2002 standard. 10-Gigabit Connections For 10-Gigabit Ethernet cabling the fiber options are very similar. [ Continue reading…]

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All That Fiber Optic Cable Under Your Feet Can Hear You Walking

by www.fiber-mart.com The National Security Agency most likely did not listen to you trudge to work this morning over a series of underground microphones. For all we know, the agency isn’t keeping its ears to the ground, as it were. But it could if it wanted to.   It would [ Continue reading…]

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Allied Fiber opens southeast fiber-optic network route

by www.fiber-mart.com Allied Fiber, which plans a nationwide open-access, network-neutral colocation and dark fiber network, says that the first links on its southeastern route are ready for service. The newly opened route segment runs 360 miles from Miami, FL to Jacksonville, FL, and is part of a system expected to [ Continue reading…]

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Components of fiber optic cable

by www.fiber-mart.com The components of fiber optic cables include the core, cladding, strength members, buffer, and jacket. Some types of cable also have a copper conductor that provides power to repeaters, concentrators, and other components.   The core of the cable is made of one or more glass or plastic fibers, and [ Continue reading…]

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