Understanding fiber polarity and how to connect a system with absolute certainty is key to a successful installation. The tricky part, however, is that there is no “right” way to approach fiber […]
4 basic ‘how-to’ rules of fiber polarity
Molex spotlights high-speed MPN Structured Cabling line at 2018 BICSI Winter
Molex will showcase end-to-end MPN Structured Cabling solutions at the 2018 BICSI Winter Conference & Exhibition. Digitization, analytics and edge computing deliver unprecedented value, yet require solutions that are agile and cost-effective. […]
Samsung emerges as the world’s largest chipmaker
After 22 years of being in the lead, Intel has finally ceded the crown of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer – to Samsung. According to Gartner, the South Korean electronics giant shipped […]
Cable Testing 101: Know How to Calculate Loss Budget?
While you might hear your CFO grumbling about staying under budget from a dollar perspective, staying under your loss budget from a fiber perspective has a much bigger impact on your network […]
Simplified coherent transceiver could revolutionize broadband
UK researchers have tested a novel design for an optical transceiver that could provide dedicated data rates to each user of more than 10Gb/s for a truly super-fast, yet low-cost, broadband connection […]
Finisar 100G SWDM4 QSFP28 Transceiver Releases to Full Production
Finisar today announced that it is in full production of its 100G shortwave wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) optical transceiver. The pluggable QSFP28 transceiver is the first mass-produced module capable of transmitting 100 […]
Vitex Introduces Dual Rate 40/100G QSFP28 Transceiver
Vitex LLC, a leading provider of high speed transceiver solutions adds new 40/100G dual rate QSFP28 SR4 transceiver module to its existing 100G transceiver offerings. Read the source article at PR.com
Optical Trends in the Data Center
This presentation from the Fall BICSI Conference covers transceivers, servers, switches fiber type and cable distance. Read the source article at BICSI
Finisar Demonstrates 100G QSFP28 eSWDM Extended Reach Transceiver at ECOC 2017
Finisar demonstrated its 100G QSFP28 eSWDM4 transceiver at ECOC which leverages Finisar’s SWDM4 technology and enables 200, 300 and 400 meter links at 100G data rates over OM3, OM4, and OM5 duplex […]
1,024 50G Ethernet Ports? No Problem
Network World tested a Cisco Nexus 9516 with 1,024 fully loaded 50G Ethernet ports – the highest density core-switch test ever done by Network World – and found it capable of handling […]
