Using a single mode fiber cable for short distance
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Posted by voeray on August 24, 2007, 10:55 am
Please log in for more thread options > > danek wrote:
> > > You can certainly use SM for this but the ethernet cards must be SM as
> > > well. If you are using existing ethernet cards then they are probably > > > MM. MM cable is cheaper than purchasing new ethernet cards so I would > > > go with new cable. >
> > > P. Danek
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> > Is that true even when he needs almost 1 km of cable?
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> > Cheers,
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> > Phil Hobbs
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> Hi all, > > Thanks for the input so far....I don't have any fiber optic Ethernet > equipment as of yet. All I have is the single mode cable. I will need > 4 Ethernet to fiber converters (not sure what the exact name is) for > single mode. If I go with the multi mode setup I would need 1km of > cable aside from the converters. I am not sure how that works out, > meaning if getting four MM converters and a cable is cheaper than > getting 4 SM converter. > > Thanks again, > Dimithri Hi All MM Fiber is 850nm and 1310nm , Usually Transmiss 550M, 1KM.. SM Fiber is 1310, 1550nm, Which mainly tranmiss 10KM, 20KM, 40KM,Even More... I think it's better for you to get MM Conveters or MM SFPs. Whether your computer is connected with Switch ? ? BR | |||||||||||||
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