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...

How fibre is insulated for use in harsh environments • How fibre is insulated for use in harsh environments • Fibre optic cable not only gives you immunity to interference and greater signal security, but it’s also constructed to insulate the ...

...tubing to each fibre within a loose-tube cable. It can be a headache-inducing task if you don’t have the right tools. If you bend the cable or buffer tubes past their recommended bend radius, or if you allow them to kink, you’ll end up with...

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...

Interface-powered converters. • Interface-powered converters • Plug directly into RS-232 devices • Interface-powered converters plug directly into RS-232 devices, eliminating the need for external power supplies. These converters draw their po...

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...

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...