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SFP LC SX Vs. LX Transceiver

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1000BASE SFP transceivers have been widely used in 1G/10G/40G Ethernet, telecommunication and other applications. They provide a full range of 1000BASE SFP transceivers types to meet the different requirement for varied transmission distance based on singlemode or multimode fiber. They can be interfaced with different connectors, such as LC, SC, ST, FC, etc. 1000BASE-SX SFP and 1000BASE-LX SFP transceivers are two different types of 1000BASE SFP LC transceivers. In this article, SFP LC transceiver, SFP LC Vs. SC, and SFP LC SX Vs. LX transceiver would be covered. What’s SFP LC transceiver? SFP LC transceiver means 1000BASE SFP transceiver with LC connectors, which includes 1000BASE-SX SFP, 1000BASE-MX SFP, 1000BASE-LX SFP, 1000BASE-EX SFP, 1000BASE-ZX SFP, 1000BASE-EZX SFP, 1000BASE-BX SFP and CWDM/DWDM SFP transceiver modules. Different protocols have varied requirement for transmission medium, operation temperature, supporting DOM or not, and etc. 1000BASE-SX SFP i...

48 Port PoE Switch: Cisco Vs HP Vs FS.COM

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To meet the growing requirement of an improved enterprise network management, 48 port PoE switch provides optimized solution for network efficiency, operational cost savings, and ease of management. Cisco always plays a leading role in fiber optical communication while HP switches are renowned for competitive price, quality and service. FS.COM is seen as the rising third-party fiber optics’ vendor. It has gained well reputation for their fiber optical transceiver, fiber jumpers, etc. Today, we would touch the basic introduction of the 48 port PoE switch supplied by these three vendors, analyze the difference, and provide a selection guide. Cisco 48 Port PoE switch For Cisco 48 port PoE switch, there are many such switches having been launched, such as SG 500X-48P(170/volume per month), SG2010P(210/volume per month), etc. The Cisco SG2010P 48 port poe switch has 48 RJ-45 connectors for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T with 4 Gigabit combo ports shared between mini-GBIC ports. It i...

Comparing Three Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturers—Monoprice, C2G & FS.COM

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To meet surging market needs for fiber optic cable product, more and more fiber optic cable manufacturers emerges to gain its market share. Fiber optic cable is a necessity for most households. How to keep a balance between price and quality? And how to select a reliable fiber optic cable manufacturer? As the representatives of reputable fiber optic cable manufacturers , Monoprice, C2G and FS.COM are frequently recommended by many users. This article would give a brief introduction to those three companies and analyze the difference between their fiber optic cable. Monoprice—The Meek King of Cables Five years ago, Monoprice was associated with two things: HDMI cables and nerds. Being able to tell people about two-buck Monoprice cables, and to explain, with confidence, why Monster cables were a scam, was one of the wonderful small privileges of geekdom; today, it's one of the dwindling few. Its cables were cheap! They worked fine! The company was based in the U.S., processed ...

OM3 And OM4 Fiber for 10G/40G/100G Network

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Multimode fiber has been highly favored by Ethernet users and gained the widest acceptance in network backbones where it has offered users the opportunity to extend link distances, increase network reliability, and lower costs by centralizing electronics. OM3 fiber emerges just at the right time. The predominance of OM3 fiber is that utilizes laser-optimized fiber, which is the highest-capacity medium for short-wave 10G optical transmission. OM4 fiber just joined multimode fiber family after OM3 fiber in order to meet the requirement of longer range applications. This passage would give a brief introduction to OM3 and OM4 fiber, give a further analysis on their differences and selection guide, as well as list their applications. Introduction to OM3 & OM4 Fiber Both OM3 and OM4 fiber meet the ISO 11801 standard. The standard specifies that OM3 fibers are capable of 10 Gb/s performance over distances of up to 300m. Like being mentioned, the laser optimized 50/125 mm multimode O...

Mikrotik Switches Vs Cisco Switches

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As a worldwide leader in IT and fiber optical networking, Cisco switches play a leading role in manufacturing network switches and in providing switching solutions for data center and enterprise networks with large and medium-size forms. MikroTik, a Latvian company which was founded in 1996 to develop routers and wireless ISP systems. Their cloud switches are highly favored by many Ethernet users in recent years. And thus, people are entangled with Cisco and Mikrotik switches. This article would give brief introduction to Cisco and Mikrotik switches, and put emphasis on Mikrotik Switches Vs Cisco Switches. Cisco Switches According to different usage, Cisco divided their switches into the following categories: LAN Access Switches, LAN Digital Building Switches, LAN Core and Distribution Switches, Data Center Switches, Service Provider Switches, Industrial Ethernet Switches , Virtual Networking and Small Business Switches. And every category has its switching series. The Cisco Ca...

25G Switch Vs. 40G Switch: How to Choose?

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25G Ethernet and 40G Ethernet are two “transiting” approaches for upgrading network from 10G to 100G. Some analysts believe 25G could be the second highest Ethernet server connectivity technology sold and shipped in the next five years, behind 10G. Meanwhile, a number of comments from industry experts declaring that 40G Ethernet is dead. Is that true? And how to make a right decision? This passage would give a brief introduction on 25G switch and 40G switch and put emphasis on 25G switch Vs. 40G switch. 25G Switch 25G technology is the new standard that offer significant density, cost and power benefits for server to top of rack connections. Its single higher speed 25 Gb/s lanes maximize bandwidth and switch fabric utilization. A single lane per physical port maximizes the number of connected servers or uplinks per switch. Generally, 25G switch is a 48 port switch on the 25G switch market right now. Nowadays, many major brands of switch manufactures have launched their 25G swit...

How to Select The Perfect Fiber Jumper Cables?

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Fiber jumper cables are mainly used for connection in the context of optical fiber communications including applications like cable TV (CATV), inside buildings and in fiber to the home (FTTH) installations. Nowadays, optical fiber jumpers are varied in cables and connector types. It is hard to determine the differences between one fiber optic cable jumper and another. This article would put emphasis on guiding you to select the perfect fiber jumper cables from the following six perspectives. Cable Type of Fiber Jumper Cables Fiber jumper cables comes in two general types, singlemode and multimode optical fiber jumper. They are different in fiber diameter, classifications of fiber strands, jacket color, transmission speed and etc. Singlemode fiber jumper cable generally has a 9 micron diameter glass fiber. There are two sub groups (referred to as OS1 and OS2) but most cable is "dual rated" to cover both classifications. Multimode optical fiber jumper can have several ...