Fiber Optical Tech

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Entries from 2016-01-01 to 1 year

Keystone Jack Overview

What Is the Keystone Jack? The keystone jack is a kind of female connector always attached to the end of network patch cable, which is designed for data communications, especially local area networks (LANs). This kind of connector is gener…

Guides for Selecting Ethernet Patch Cable

Ethernet patch cable, the copper-based patch cable, may perform not so good as fiber optic patch cable in deploying Ethernet network, but it is still very commonly used in many applications, such as PCs, routers, and switches, as an access…

Properly Terminate Fiber Optic Cables for a Smooth Connection

In the optical network deployment, fiber optic termination should be an unavoidable and vitally important procedure that enables fiber cross connection and light wave signal distribution. Only when the fiber optic cables in the network are…

In-Depth Study of CWDM Transceivers

It is easy to learn that CWDM stands for Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing, which belongs to one of WDM technologies. With the fast development and gradual maturity of WDM technologies, CWDM technology becomes popularly used in recen…

High Density and Capacity Solutions for Your Network

Are you satisfied with your network configuration? Or it no longer meets your requirement for more computing power and higher capacity? Do you consider expanding your system to large facilities, such as, using the advanced switches and fib…

Traceable Fiber Patch Cable Overview

What Is Traceable Fiber Patch Cable? Traceable fiber patch cable is clearly different from original fiber patch cable that features the exceptionally bright, integrated LED light at each end of the fiber cable, aiming at satisfying the eve…

QSFP-40G-UNIV Transceiver—an Ideal Solution for Data Center Upgrade

When choosing 40G transceiver for upgrading your system, you may always find various transceivers that satisfy your needs. For instance, 40G-QSFP-SR4-INT, QFX-QSFP-40G-SR4 are widely applied for 40G short distance transmission and QSFP-40G…

40G Active Optical Cable (AOC) Solution

40G active optical cable (AOC) is a cabling technology used for deploying 40G Ethernet network, which uses electrical-to-optical conversion on the cable ends, accepting the same electrical signals as a 40G direct attach cable (DAC). It is …

Is PSM or CWDM More Cost-effective for 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ Optic?

Since 40G Ethernet network becomes much more widely used than ever before to meet the data center needs, there are various 40G optics available in today’s fiber market for different applications. As for short distance application, 40GBASE-…

QSFP-40GE-LR4—An Ideal Solution for 40G Long Distance Transmission

It is reported that the data of deploying 40G Ethernet network is still increasing from 4% in 2015 to 7% in next year of 2017, although the deployment performs not so easy as that of 10G Ethernet network. For the sake of higher bandwidth a…

QSFP-40GE-LR4 and QSFP-40G-SR4 Modules Comparison

Have you ever complained about your slow network speed when you are working in a hurry, watching the most wonderful and interesting part of a movie or doing something else that are delayed by your bad network? Do you want to upgrade your s…

How Much Do You Know About 40G QSFP BiDi Transceiver?

As we know, there are a variety of QSFP transceivers that have the ability to support 40G Ethernet network with higher capacity and transmission data rate, such as: QSFP-40G-SR4, QSFP-40G-CSR4, QSFP-40G-LR4, QSFP-40G-PLR4, etc. In 40G long…

Overview of 100G QSFP28 Transceiver and Its Cable Assemblies

Have you ever annoyed with your slow network speed that may cause a time delay? Under this circumstance, do you have an urge to smash your computer? In order to deal with this problem that many people may encounter, experts turn to upgrade…

In-Depth Study of SFP, BiDi SFP and Compact SFP

Tremendous progress has been made over the past few decades with advent and development of Ethernet network. During this period, a variety of optical fiber transceivers have been designed and manufactured by several optical fiber manufactu…

Selecting the Right 40G QSFP+ Transceivers and Cables

It is well known that telecommunication equipment experts have designed and developed a variety of fiber optical products to meet the increasing requirements of our network. As one of the most important components among these fiber optical…

How to Ensure MPO/MTP Systems Work with Correct Polarity?

With the appearance and development of 40/100G Ethernet network, MPO/MTP technology is developed for migrating to 40/100GbE, which is of high density, flexibility and reliability with scalable, upgradeable properties. Do you want to upgrad…

How to Connect 10G SFP+ and 40G QSFP+ Transceivers?

Introduction As the requirement of optical network is unremittingly increasing to meet the market needs, the types of fiber optic transceivers become diversified to achieve the goal of faster and faster data transmission rate and smaller a…

MPO/MTP Solution for High-Density Data Centers

With the rapid development and prevalence of cloud computing and big data, the requirements for transmission speed and data capacity become much higher than ever before, which makes 40/100G Ethernet be an inevitable trend for data center c…

Picking the Right Fiber Optic Connector

To meet the requirement of the fiber market, fiber optic patch cables have become more and more diverse which can be used for different applications. When choosing fiber optic patch cables, you might hear descriptions like SC to ST patch c…

Multimode Patch Cable Solution

Great Challenge with Existing Multimode Patch Cables As we know, single mode fiber cables are suitable for 10 Gigabit Ethernet due to its advantages of high speed and capacity. For instance, LC to LC single mode fiber patch cable and LC to…

Comparison of Multimode Patch Cable and Single-mode Patch Cable

Fiber optic patch cables are also referred to as fiber optic patch cords or fiber optic jumper cables, which are designed to connect the optical transmitter, receiver and terminal box in a simple way. With the greater advantages, the fiber…