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Taking A Closer Look At The Parts Of A Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber optic cable (or optical fiber) is unlike most types of cables; it draw on light instead of electricity to transmit signals. As you have already known, light is the fastest method of transmitting information, and fiber optic cable has the additional advantage of being immune to electrical interference. Thus, you can run it just about anywhere and anytime. Without having to boost or clean the signal, you can run fiber optic cable over very long istances, literally countries apart because light meets very little. Visualize what it means for a normal network installatin to process signals that have been transmitted over thousands of miles away. That would be impossible.
Fiber optics also has speed as an advantage. It can send signals at more than 10GB per second and still has a much cleaner signal than traditional copper cabling. To put it into perspetive, fiber optic cabling is to digital information as electrical cabling is to analog information. They are complete opposites.
Right now, fiber optic cable is used primarily for connecting network segments, making short runs, connecting floors and buildings and connecting electrial copper cable to fiber optic cable through Ethernet converters. Although fiber optic cabling can be very expensive, but as it becomes more popular, which it will be, the price of fiber optic cable (and related devices including Ethernet converters and transceiver modules) should drop.
Knowing what’s inside this very useful invention is good to know. The parts of a fiber optic cable consist of the core, cladding, strength member, buffer and jacket. Let’s get to know them more!
The core of the cable provides the pathway through which the transmitted light can flow and is made of one or more glass or plastic fiber. The cladding that gives a refractive surface for light signals to reflect back into the core and continue its journey is usually made of plastic. The buffer is made of one or more layers of plastic and stregthens the cable and avoids damage to the core. The strength members, as the name implies, are strands of very tough material, such as fiberglass, steel or Kevlar, and provide extra strength for the cable. Finally, the jacket which is the outer covering or shield of the cable can either be plenum or nonplenum.
Fiber optic cable comes in two forms: the single-mode and the multi-mode cable. Light can only travel through a single path with a single-mode cable since it’s so narrow. This type of cable is very hardcomplicated to work with and is extremely expensive. On the other hand, multi-mode cable has a wider core diameter which gives light streams the freedom to travel several paths. Unfortunately, this multi-path configuration permits the possibility of signal distortion at the receiving end.
You will come across connecting either a single-mode or multi-mode fibe optic cable to a traditional electrical cable sometime in your connection. This can pose a problem which can cut the communication you have already established. But you don’t have to worry as there are Ethernet converters and transceiver modules that serve to route, boost, and deliver the signals across these two opposite cables. On top of these, there are other related devices such as gigabit converters and SFP mini GBICs readily available on the market that you might find useful in your network.
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PER UNA Supersoft Cable Curved Edged Cardigan In Teal Blue Sz 14 BNWT £35 US $15.80 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-23-2012 12:03:32 PST | Watch this Item |
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MARINE GRADE 6 GAUGE BOAT BATTERY CABLE / WIRE (PER FT US $2.49 Auction Ends: Friday Feb-24-2012 19:01:31 PST | Watch this Item |
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2 AWG RED UL Battery Tinned Boat Marine Cable Wire per foot US $2.25 Auction Ends: Monday Feb-27-2012 5:56:57 PST | Watch this Item |
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E843 1pc per set Cute NEW Turtle Winder Cord Cable Organizer Headphone Earphone US $0.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Monday Feb-27-2012 6:21:28 PST | Watch this Item |
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TOR 9136 PLASTIC THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING -PER 25 FT US $19.99 Auction Ends: Monday Feb-27-2012 7:56:23 PST | Watch this Item |
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TRIBUTARIES MAX PER. V2 TYPE-F CABLE 75OHM 4Meter $65 US $4.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Monday Feb-27-2012 18:44:27 PST | Watch this Item |
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BRISCON SN100B ZINC PLATED CABLE STAPLES, 1 1/4" LONG - 100 PER BOX 55553 US $3.00 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 4:20:49 PST | Watch this Item |
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AC Power Cable/Cord 2 RIGHT ANGLE Wall Mount TV - Per 5 US $39.99 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 7:20:56 PST | Watch this Item |
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6/2 AWG Marine Tinned Boat Cable Wire Blk-Red PER FT US $2.80 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 10:52:08 PST | Watch this Item |
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RG-174 LM-100 Coaxial cable Bulk Per 10FT Foot. Run US $6.00 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 11:47:16 PST | Watch this Item |
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3M 06229 8" Natural Cable Tie, Heavy- Duty, per 100 US $48.06 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 12:10:10 PST | Watch this Item |
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12/4 AWG Marine Tinned Boat Cable Wire - Round PER FT US $1.62 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 12:48:36 PST | Watch this Item |
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ICC ICCABP5EWH C5E 350 UTP SLD CABLE, 24G, 4P, CMP, 1K,WH (Per box of 1000ft) US $274.16 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 12:54:52 PST | Watch this Item |
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3/16" 1x19 Stainless Steel Cable Wire Rope - T316 Grade SS (Per Foot) US $1.25 Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 12:59:51 PST | Watch this Item |
