Data transmission distance primarily governs the choice of fiber optic transceiver type and optical fiber. When working with distances up to 2 km, use multimode optical-fiber cable. Singlemode optical-fiber cable, however, is more bandwidt…

AT-SPSX Overview The Allied Telesis AT-SPSX SFP is a hot pluggable 1000BASE-SX SFP Transceiver module. It is capable of reaching a maximum operating distance of up to 500 m and transmits using an 850 nm wavelength. The AT-SPSX SFP uses a f…

The data center is one of the most critical and dynamic operations in any business. As companies produce, collect, analyze and store more data, IT infrastructures need to grow as well to keep up with the demand. The speed of data center no…

Optical transceivers always play an important role in the modern data center. And their importance will continue to grow in the following years. The modern data centers usually have 10G access ports that interface to 40G switching fabrics.…

With the development of technology, more and more fiber tools are available. They are used for testing at different stages of the network to meet various test requirements. These tests are used to reveal the total loss, optical return loss…

Cisco, established in 1984, is an international reputable company providing internet solutions, equipment and software products. It is also specialized in producing transceiver modules. Transceiver modules are widely applied to wireless co…

Optical transceivers can be classified into different categories based on the performance characteristics and nature. The most common characteristics include: transfer rate, transmission distance, fiber mode, wavelength, connector type. Th…

It is well known that Cisco is a worldwide leader in the telecommunication industry. Cisco products and services are very welcome among the users, which ranges from application networking services, optical networking, to routers, switches,…

As it is known to all, optical multiplexers are components specifically designed for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems. The optical multiplexer couples two or more wavelengths into the same fiber, while the optical demultiplex…

When talking about the fiber patch cables, two types are used to transmit information. The first one is single mode fiber patch cable. The second one is multimode fiber patch cable. Both the two use light energy to travel to one or more gl…

With the widespread of Cisco routers and switches, Cisco SFP transceiver modules for Gigabit Ethernet and Fiber Channel applications have also been popular in the market. The Cisco GLC-LH-SM/Cisco GLC-LH-SMD is one of the Cisco SFP transce…

It is well known that Cisco has been the undisputed leader in the data communication industry. Cisco products, like switches, routers and small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers, are widely used. Cisco standard SFP is a hot-swappabl…

For transceivers, an optical interoperation with the associated circuitry is the key to success of application. Copper transceiver and fiber optic transceiver, as the two leading transceiver modules for data transmission, have their own un…

A Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) is a compact, hot swappable, input/output device that is used to for both telecommunication and data communications applications. SFP is responsible for converting between the electrical and optical sign…

As SFP transceivers are widely and commonly used in data transmission, you may face the faults in using SFP transceivers, and sometimes even result in a bad situation and heavy loss. This article will help you to diagnose the SFP transceiv…

Nowadays, the public tend to have higher requirements for optic transceiver modules. 40G transceiver is exactly conformed to the demands. The most common type is 40G QSFP+ transceiver. The QSFP+ is a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver used…

Fiber optic patch cables, also known as fiber jumpers or fiber optic patch cords, are a transmission medium made of glass used to transmit data via light. Generally there are two types of fiber optic patch cables: single mode patch cables …

A Fiber optic transceiver usually consists of a transmitter on one end and a receiver on the other end in a single module. They are arranged in parallel so that they can operate independently. Both the receiver and the transmitter operate …

10GBASE SFP+ transceiver is a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver used for both telecommunication and data communications applications. It is designed for using with small form factor connectors. Besides, it could offer high speed and physi…

There is no doubt that Ethernet fiber-optic communications provide many advantages over copper based Ethernet communications. These include immunity to noise and further distance capabilities. Systems that require fiber-optic communication…

Nowadays, most vendors understand that optical transceiver is largely standardized and interchangeable. But, when user try to use a third-party GLC-SX-MMD SFP transceiver plugs into Cisco Catalyst switches that might results in an UNSUPPOR…

Nowadays, there is a growing popularity of Video-on-Demand (VoD), VoIP and increased IPTV deployment. Providers aim to offering fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), (fiber-to-the-building) FTTB and fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) solutions through advancing…

With the rapid development of telecommunications, the demand for cable capacity is stronger more than ever. WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) will be the preferred method to meet the needs. WDM systems are divided into different wavel…

There are many types of fiber optic transceiver used in fiber optic transmission. 1000BASE-LX/LH SFP, one of the commonly used optical transceiver, is now widely used in optical network systems. Here are some common questions we might have…

Fiber optics technologies have been used for many years now, and is the go to media, at this time, for network backbones along with other high demand applications, as it generally offers significantly greater bandwidth than traditional cop…

PON Protocols There are many PON protocols and standards defined by the ITU organisation with varying levels of maturity. The three main ones which are BPON, EPON and GPON. The main differences between them lie in the protocols used for up…

The SFP transceiver is one of the best fiber optics on the market. It's regarded as the "modern workhorse" of the networking world because it is easily interchangeable, repaired, and replaced in a variety of designs. The hot-pluggable capa…

Every optical network needs GLC-LH-SM fiber transceiver to conquer the significant obstacles which are often faced when designing networks. If you understand the benefits of fiber optic transceivers in networks, that will be easier for you…

As uses for fiber have become more varied, manufacturers have begun producing cables to meet specific needs. Cable configurations vary based on the type of use, the location, and future expansion needs, and it is likely that more will be c…

The SFP+ cable data transmission or distance is defined by the modal bandwidth of the module. For example, the Cisco 10GBASE-SR SFP module (SFP-10G-SR) is supported by a bandwidth of 2000MHz*km MMF (OM3), up to 300m link lengths are possib…