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Compatible Test of Cisco QSFP-40G-SR4 Optics
When purchasing the third party optics, customers usually suffer from the poor quality and compatibility issue, which is the major obstacle of OEM market. Just as a saying goes, what is good is not cheap. However, this article will prove that the cost-effective...
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10G SFP+ Optics Ensure Smooth Network Performance
According to a recent IDC report, data center power consumption continues to draw a lot of attention, which accounts for 40% of the operating expenses of a data center and the cost of this power has doubled in the last five years. Additionally, IDC estimates...
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Cabling Guide for Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch
Due to the the ever-expanding data center consolidation, virtualization and cloud technologies, network installers feel the urge to maintain a competitive advantage of their infrastructure. Except for the performance, bandwidth and latency in datacenter...
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Dig Deeper Into SFP Transceivers
Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) is a prevailing type of optical transceivers in the market widely utilized for Gigabit Ethernet application. As it has the same function with GBIC but with a smaller size, SFP transceiver is also called mini-GBIC. Optical...
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Difference Between Passive and Active Twinax Cable Assembly
Optical fiber cabling had gone through rapid development over recent years and maintained its leading role in telecom field. While twinax cable still remained a good way to access the networking industry trends over the last three decades and presented...
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How to Reduce the Cost of FTTH Architecture
In our digital world, people increasingly require higher bandwidth to facilitate daily life, whether for leisure, work, education or keeping in contact with friends and family. The presence and speed of internet are regarded as the key factor that subscribers...
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Guide to BiDi Optical Transceiver
Pluggable optical transceivers typically use two fibers to send and receive optical signals between switches, firewalls, servers or routers. One fiber is to receiving data from networking equipment, and the other is to transmit data to the networking...
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40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Transceivers – 720187-B21 and QFX-QSFP-40G-ESR4 Illustration
The Ethernet standard relied on duplex fiber cabling with each channel using one fiber to transmit and the other to receive. But for the 802.3ab standard, parallel optics are required to transmit and receive signals. For instance, there are eight fibers...
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Everything You Need to Know About HP Compatible SFP+/QSFP+ Transceiver Modules
Compatible HP SFP+/QSFP+ transceivers provided by Fiberstore are third-party optical modules certificated to be fully compatible with HP Switch/Router product line. These cost-effective HP transceiver modules are well tested before delivered worldwide....
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XFP vs SFP+: Was ist der Unterschied?
Mit der schnellen Entwicklung der Telekommunikationsindustrie wurde das optische Modul auf 10G Übertragungskapazität aufgerüstet, um die Hochgeschwindigkeitsanforderungen der Netzwerkbereitstellung zu erfüllen. Heutzutage gehören 10G-Glasfaser-Transceiver-Serien...
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DAC Twinax for Top of Rack Switching
Top of rack switching as the basic data center architecture, requires one or two access switch installed on the top pf each sever rack, which provides easy cable management and maintenance. Additionally, it reduce the cable requirement as all sever connections...
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Cisco SFP Transceivers Overview
Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver can be defined as a device that comprises of both a transmitter and a receiver of analog or digital signals. It is a compact, hot swappable, input/output device based on the available fiber cable type...
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Introduction to 10GBASE-LR and 10GBASE-LRM SFP+
Although the 40G/100G optical modules are on the very top trend for enterprise and data center for the interconnection, 10G transceiver modules are still in great demand. There are several types of 10G optical transceiver modules available for sale including...
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QSFP28 100GBASE-LR4 and 100GBASE-SR4 Optical Modules Overview
Without denying that the market for 100G data center optics is accelerating, and more and more telecommunication vendors are aiming to seize this opportunity to launch cost-effective 100G solutions. FS.COM also offers a series of 100G optical modules...
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Why Choose to Use a Managed Ethernet Switch?
A switch is a telecommunication device that joins multiple devices within one Local Area Network (LAN). Choosing the proper Ethernet switch for the right application can be a confusing task as there are many options to be considered such as auto-negotiation...
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Telecom Hardware: NIC, Transceiver, Modem and Media Converter
People usually have the misconception about the devices like the network interface card, transceiver, modem and media converter in telecommunications fields. Some even don’t know how to use them correctly. In fact, these devices are all possessed with...
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Is It Worthwhile to Use Cat 7 Ethernet Cable?
Ethernet cables provide stable internet connection between electrical devices, which are standardized cables to facilitate easy communication between disparate electronic equipment. These electronic devices can either be fax machines, printers, scanners,...
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Seven Tips for the Cable Installation
Cable installation can be a finicky thing. People without appropriate knowledge and training can not be capable of running cables, otherwise they will end up with network failure. End users might have the experience of running telephone cables, so that...
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How to Prevent the Damages of a Fiber Optic Network
The fiber optic cable, made up of by a hair-thin glass is typically very fragile. Although the cables have been designed to protect the fiber with a jacket solution, it can be more easily damaged than a copper cable. To ensure long-tern services to your...
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SFP+ DAC Cables for Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch
Driven by the cloud computing and improvement of technology, 21st century witnesses a major shift from traditional enterprise data centers to much larger cloud data centers. These large data centers require a much higher-performance network, and need...
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Do It Yourself for Your Home Network
Due to continued questions on whether a home user is able to do his own cabling, or if they need to employ the services of a professional, this post is here to inform everyone of the information. For those who have little experience in telecommunication...
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Difference Between Twisted Pair Cable and Coaxial Cable
A wire or cable is an indispensable element in communication system for connecting optical devices like optical transceivers, router and switch. Recently the most common cable types deployed in communication system are fiber optic cable, twisted pair...
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Graded Index or Step Index Multimode Fiber
Fiber optic cable is the media of telecommunications infrastructure, enabling the transmission of high-speed voice, video, and data traffic in enterprise and service provider networks. We usually see single mode and multimode optic fibers available on...
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What to Look Out for When Installing Buried Microduct?
When it comes to FTTH deployment, most fiber jumper cables are complicated structures with tight buffered fibers and aramid fiber strength members inside plastic jackets. These cables are adequate for factory termination into prefabricated assemblies,...
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Understanding PoE Technology, and How to Deploy It
What are the hottest technologies in today’s networking industry? Everyone may have his/her own ideas, but WiFi (wireless networking) and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) are undoubtedly near the top. Recently, several enterprises announced plans for...
