...Bend radius • Bending a fibre cable • One of the most important considerations when installing fibre optic cable is maintaining the minimum bend radius. Bending a fibre cable excessively may cause the optical signal to refract and escape through the...

...Advantages of video on fibre optic cable. • Advantages of fibre optic cable over copper coax cable to transmit video • Superior performance • Fibre cable supports a very high data rate and yields a very low signal loss. So you get sharp, clear vide...

Fiber To The Office • Fiber To The Office • The classical network • A classical network consists of a rack with switches and patch panels and outlets in your cable conduit. Between the outlets and the patch panel you use Cat5, 6 or 7 cables. H...

Fibre cable and pulling eyes • Fibre cable and pulling eyes • A damaged Fibre Optic Cable during Pulling • Fibre optic cable can be damaged if pulled improperly. Broken or cracked fibre, for example, can result from pulling on the fibre core o...

Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) • Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) • Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is a networking standard developed in the early 1980s by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for operating...

50-µm fibre optic cable • Fibre optic cable. • The background • As today’s networks expand, the demand for more bandwidth and greater distances increases. Gigabit Ethernet and the emerging 10-Gigabit Ethernet are becoming the applications of c...

...less expensive than fibre optic cable • Digital optical cable with plastic-core construction is less expensive than fibre optic cable with a glass core, but it still provides the benefits of optical transmission over short distances. Digital aud...

Fibre Optic Connectors • Fibre Optic Connectors • The ST® connector • , which uses a bayonet locking system, is the most common connector. • The SC connector • features a moulded body and a push- pull locking system. • The FDDI connector • com...

...Flat, PC, UPC and APC fibre connectors • Flat, PC, UPC and APC fibre connectors • The type of fibre connection determines the quality of the light-wave transmission, and as technology progresses, connections improve. • Flat Connector • The origina...