Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) system was the earliest stand used to transport phone calls and data over the same fiber. With the increasing demand of phone calls and data traffic, SONET/SDH are then introduced to replace PDH syste…

As the most popular WDM technology, DWDM (Dense wavelength-division multiplexing) revolutionized data transmission technology by increasing the capacity signal of embedded fiber. This increase means that the incoming optical signals are as…

As the most popular WDM technology, DWDM (Dense wavelength-division multiplexing) revolutionized data transmission technology by increasing the capacity signal of embedded fiber. This increase means that the incoming optical signals are as…

In order to cater for the increasing need for speed and bandwidth in telecommunication networks, high speed Ethernet has never stopped developing, from earlier 100M, 1G, 10G, to 40G and 100G. The standard for 10 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE802.3…

Quad small form-factor pluggable plus (QSFP+) direct attach copper (DAC) cables are cables with QSFP+ module at one end or both ends. They are suitable for in-rack connections between QSFP+ ports of EX Series switches. They are suitable fo…

Gigabit Ethernet technology is an extension of the 10/100-Mbps Ethernet standard, providing a raw data bandwidth of 1000 Mbps while maintaining full compatibility with the installed base of over 70 million Ethernet nodes. A Gigabit Etherne…

As audio and video technologies continue to evolve, AV systems are continuously challenged with supporting high resolution video, audio, and control signals. The combination of light and glass presents some unique properties that give AV p…

Nowadays, fiber optic cable becomes one of the most popular mediums for both new cabling installations and upgrades, including backbone, horizontal, and even desktop applications. Though fiber offers a number of advantages over copper, cop…

Fiber optic cables have been more and more widely used in all kinds of applications. You can use fiber optic jumper cables to connect end devices or network hardware to the structured cabling system and one popular type of fiber optic jump…

There are many kinds of fiber optic connectors, such as LC, ST, SC, FC, MPO, MTRJ, etc. LC connector is one of the most commonly used connector type. Fiber optic jumper cables can be terminated with LC connectors on one end or both ends, l…

When talking about fiber optic jumper cables, such as LC LC multimode duplex fiber cable or LC SC single-mode simplex fiber optic patch cable, we came across simplex and duplex, or full duplex. What are simplex and full duplex? They are tw…

Fiber optic jumper cables are designed to interconnect or cross connect fiber networks within structured cabling systems. They are commonly used in data centers to interconnect ports and transceivers that accept LC and MPO/MTP fiber optic …

Choosing the right drop cable interconnect solution is a crucial step for FTTH network deployment. It is for both ends of the drop cable—the distribution point and the home's optical network terminal (ONT) or the network interface device (…

The rapidly growing optical networking technology has helped solve the problem of increasing demand for higher transfer data rates and bandwidths. Optical fiber is the fundamental medium of transmission in optical networks, but functions l…

In a communication system, a wire or cable is usually used to connect transmitting and receiving devices. Currently in the market, there are mainly three types of cables deployed in communication systems, which are fiber optic cables, twis…

Large enterprises have been migrating their data center infrastructures accordingly with the bandwidth migrating from 100M Ethernet to 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). 10GbE in the data center is very common now for 10GbE technology has been v…

When choosing fiber optic jumper cables, other than selecting the right connector type on both ends of the cable, such as SC to LC fiber cable, ST ST fiber patch cable, SC/APC to LC patch cable, SC to ST fiber cable, LC to ST fiber patch c…

When talking about direct attach cables, we may come across breakout cable, such as Cisco QSFP+ breakout cable. There are many kinds of breakout cables, and they are suitable for various applications. For example, a Cisco QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M…

When choosing a fiber optic jumper cable, other than the connectors, such as SC to ST fiber cable, LC SC fiber patch cable, or SC to SC patch cord, we also need to focus on the cable. There are also multiple choices of fiber optic cables, …

As we know, fiber optic connectors are essential components in iber optic networks. They are terminated at one end or both ends of a fiber optic cable, enabling a quick and efficient connection between fiber optic equipment. To make sure a…

Optical transceiver module is a device which can transmit and receive light and electrical signals in fiber optic networks. An optical transceiver generally has two ports, one for converting electrical signal into light signal and the othe…

Deploying fiber optic jumper cables is just the first step to meet the high-bandwidth requirements, and efficient and strong management over those fiber optic patch cords is the basic requirement for a successful fiber optic network infras…

Fiber optic jumper cables, as one of the most common component in fiber optic networks, are a transmission medium used to transmit data via light. There are many types of fiber optic jumper cables. For example, by fiber optic cable types, …

Many servers in data center can support 40G Ethernet transmissions now. 40Gb QSFP+ is considered to be an economical solution for 40G transmission in data center. And to make them run normally and effectively, fiber patch cables must be us…

100G Ethernet now has become even closer to us. To achieve realiable and effective 100G Ethernet, plug-and-play and hot-swappable optical transceivers are important and essential components. There are several optical transceiver options fo…

Nowadays, both the technology and the market of 10G optics are very mature now. 10G modules have advanced from XENPAK transceiver, the first generation of 10G transceiver, to SFP+ transceiver, which is now the most popular 10G transceiver …

To meet the increasing demands for higher speeds and greater scalability, many service providers and enterprise data centers are undergoing an infrastructure transformation to get higher levels of performance and reliability. In a network …