40G & 100G Optical Transceivers Basics
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com A recent report from market research company LightCounting talks about the 40G & 100G optical transceivers basics, here are the details. 40G and 100G have two main types in the data center. Short reach (SR4) for ~100 meters transmission on multimode fiber and Long Reach (LR4) for 100 meters to [ Continue reading…]
The Top 5 structured fiber optic cabling faults
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com 1. Cause: Intermittent faults – Unidentified intermittent faults are amongst the most common and damaging issues that affect structured cabling networks. Faulty patch leads and broken or malfunctioning outlets are typical causes of this frustrating and puzzling problem, but identifying the lead or outlet that’s misfiring can be a [ Continue reading…]
FAQ about 100G Ethernet Transmission
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com What standard addresses 100G, and when will this standard be complete?The IEEE 802.3ba technical requirements were ratified in the recent April 2010 sponsor ballot. The document has been forwarded for approval to RevCom and is expected to be released in June 2010. When is customer implementation of 100G [ Continue reading…]
Introduction to Active Optical Cable (AOC Cable)
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Data requirement is tremendous increase in year 2016 to year 2020, thus a high transmission media is required, Active Optical Cables (AOCs) could achieve high data transmission over distances, The AOC with electrical inputs as a traditional copper cable, and use optical fiber as transmission media, it is an ideal [ Continue reading…]
Introduction to OSFP Optical Transceiver
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com OSFP is short for Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable. it is being designed to use eight electrical lanes and each lane for 50GBE to deliver 400GbE. compared with QSFP transceiver, It is slightly wider and deeper, but it still supports 36 OSFP ports per 1U front panel, enabling 14.4 [ Continue reading…]
Cable Management Procedures
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com Sound cable management practices help data centers function smoothly and reliably. Managers can implement a variety of procedures to minimize data center inefficiencies, such as slow troubleshooting and interruptions due to the unplugging the wrong equipment.) Well managed cable supports server performance and throughput, minimizes disruptions and downtime, [ Continue reading…]
Overview of 100G QSFP28 Optical Transceivers
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com QSFP28 fiber optic module has become the dominant form factor for 100G high-speed networks. The interconnect offers multiple channels of high-speed differential signals with data rates ranging from 25Gbps up to potentially 40Gbps, and meets 100Gbps Ethernet (4×25Gbps) and 100Gbps 4X InfiniBand Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) requirements. Fiber-mart 100G [ Continue reading…]
WDM, Mux/Demux and OADM Over view
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com CWDM Mux/DemuxThe Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing-CWDM Mux/Demux is often a flexible plug-and-play network solution, which helps insurers and enterprise companies to affordably implement denote point or ring based WDM optical networks. CWDM Mux/demux is perfectly created for transport PDH, SDH / SONET, ETHERNET services over WWDM, CWDM and [ Continue reading…]
Why Do I Need an OTDR?
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com (OTDR) is an optoelectronic instrument used to characterize an optical fiber. 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 [ Continue reading…]
How to Clean and Connecting Optical Fibers to OTDR
No Commentsby www.fiber-mart.com If your fiber optic cable is not properly aligned and/or connected, you will notice heavy loss and reflection. Properly cleaning and connecting optical fibers to OTDR is important, please follow the following steps to clean the fibers and connecting it to OTDR. To connect the fiber optic cable to [ Continue reading…]