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- Hybrid solar lighting
- New hybrid solar lighting system uses fiber-optic cables to disseminate daylight indoors.
- Image galleries 2006-08-30
- Find faults in fiber
- Fiber optic cable was once reserved for high-performance needs, but today it’s turning up in all kinds of networks. If you’re familiar with copper cable, you’ll quickly discover that fiber optic cable is a completely different animal. Not only is the installation process different for fiber, but also the troubleshooting...
- Technical articles 2004-10-20
- Find faults in fiber
- So you've replaced your copper cables with fiber optics, but now you're having problems. In this Daily Drill Down, Brien Posey shows how to troubleshoot faults in fiber optic cables, including questions to ask to narrow down possible causes.Fiber optic cable was once reserved for high-performance needs, but today it’s...
- Technical articles 2002-11-14
- Get IT Done: Maintaining fiber-optic connections takes a creative approach
- Examples of problems that cause fiber-optic connection failureAdministrators in cash-strapped organizations are often forced to find imaginative solutions to IT problems. In this installment of From the Trenches, we’re going to look at an administrator who has dealt with a number of challenges with fiber-optic network cables. One problem in...
- Technical articles 2001-05-29
- Setting up a server room, part 3: Running the cables
- Dallas Releford continues his series on setting up a server room with a discussion of cabling. He describes the different types of cables and offers advice on which type might be right for you.Different cables are applicable in different situations and conditions, and some cables are more effective than others....
- Technical articles 2000-07-07
- When to use fiber-optic cabling in your network installations
- Just what is fiber-optic cabling? How does it compare to other cabling systems? What are some of its advantages and disadvantages? These are just a few of the questions that Dallas Releford answers today.As opposed to most types of cable, fiber-optic cable also known as optical fiber uses light instead...
- Technical articles 2000-07-13
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- Standards propel cable modems into the big time
- CIOs grappling with remote user connectivity issues and those at small enterprises should pay close attention to the evolving cable modem standards that are geared toward making cable modems more viable.Three sets of cable modem standards are emerging that CIOs would be wise to learn about. All three are aimed,...
- Technical articles 2002-08-19
- Cable Management Practices for Active Ethernet Architectures
- Industry trends indicate that an active ethernet approach to Fiber-To-The-Home FTTH deployment is rapidly gaining popularity. There are several contributing factors, but one obvious reason is the desire for additional bandwidth to provide more features to the end customer. While there can be additional costs associated with this architecture, typically...
- White papers 2008-07-01
- Bad Fiber in my Infrastructure.....
- I recently replaced 2 network hubs with a 48 port 3560 Cisco Switch. Everything seems to work great on that switch. I have another switch in the same black box, a 2950, that after installation of the new switch, started having issues with dropped packets and erratic ping...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-05
- Fiber Channel Network
- Hai friends i have one doubt about Fiber Channel Network. can we use fiber channel as a Local Network intranetif it's support what are tools we need ie. Switch, cable, Fiber channel Card, what are the best thing in the market for purchasing the product please give some Diagram Advance...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- Fiber Channel Networking
- Hai friends i have one doubt about Fiber Channel Network. can we use fiber channel as a Local Network intranetif it's support what are tools we need ie. Switch, cable, Fiber channel Card, what are the best thing in the market for purchasing the product please give some Diagram Advance...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- Running fiber to another building
- I am applying for a grant but I must come up with the best method to run fiber from our high school to our middle school about 1/4 mile away. Because of the monthly or annual fees in leasing lines, I would prefer to own the fiber by digging a...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-20
- Wireless networking with fiber internet connection
- My ISP is BellSouth (Now known AT&T). I do not use a modem to connect to the internet. I believe the type of service I have is called "fiber". I have been trying to create a wireless network in my home but I have not been successfull. I have tried...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-09
- HDTV--the clincher in war between cable and phone?
- Comment on the clincher - What about FTTH?Cable, phone and wireless including satellite, have severe bandwidth limitations. FTTH has leaped over cable in areas of the world where cable did not gain popularity such as Europe and Asia. The clincher is the large commercial or municipal entity willing...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-13
- The Advantage of Wireless Switching Office Fiber Cable Management
- It cannot be overstated that new fiber-rich wireless MSCs will require good fiber cable management to enable a smooth, future-proof migration to UMTS and IP technologies. Proper care and planning will provide additional benefits to the carrier - including maximizing operational efficiency, enabling easy access, achieving high flexibility, and lowering...
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Frequently Asked Questions about Customer Owned Dark Fiber, Condominium Fiber, Community and Municipal Fiber Networks
- Dark fiber is optical fiber, dedicated to a single customer and where the customer is responsible for attaching the telecommunications equipment and lasers to "light" the fiber. Traditionally optical fiber networks have been built by carriers where they take on the responsibility of lighting the fiber and provide a managed...
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- AT&T fiber outage shows how easily attackers could wipe out our communications
- Should urgent steps be taken to change this? Who should do it?Original post:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=1447RE: AT&T fiber outage shows how easily attackers could wipe out our communicationsIt is pretty obvious that this was an inside job. Whatever the reason for a person or persons to have done this damage, it could...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Running a cat 5 cable longer than 300 ft
- I have two buildings that are not quite 400ft apart. I had a shielded 2-pair cat5 network cable laid between them (I didn't know about the ~300ft limit on Cat 5 cables). Is there anyway to add a booster or other extension to the ends to be able to make...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- A Path to Ultra Broadband: Motorola Cable PON
- Cable operators are increasingly competing with telecommunications carriers, and the winners in the long-term will be those service providers that build the infrastructure capacity to deliver Ultra-Broadband services. Commonly defined as greater than 50 Mbps symmetrical throughput, Ultra-Broadband solutions such as Fiber-To-The-Premises FTTP for the home, business, or Multi-Dwelling Units...
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Need idiot proof cable modem / router
- Need idiot proof cable modem / routerI must support telecommuting users who are not technically savvy and am looking for an elegant solution to the problem of misused equipment. As it is using the cable company's modem and consumer grade routers works only till the maid unplugs something or...
- Discussion threads 2005-06-24
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