...Bend radius • Bending a fibre cable • One of the most important considerations when installing fibre optic cable is maintaining the minimum bend radius. Bending a fibre cable excessively may cause the optical signal to refract and escape through the...

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...

Fibre optic cable construction • Fibre optic cable construction • Core • This is the physical medium that transports optical data signals from an attached light source to a receiving device. The core is a single continuous strand of glass or p...

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...

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...

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...