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It is an obvious thing that optical fiber interconnections cannot be achieved without optical transceivers. In a medium to large scale data center, several hundred to thousands of optical modules are often deployed. Optical modules acquisition price and operating costs account for a big share of data center erection and operating expenditures. Thus, making the right decisions and choosing the correct transceivers at the planning and deployment phase of any data center is very important. The following are a few tips who are considering different optical transceiver options.

We all know that different types of optical fiber cables are used for communication and connectivity between devices like routers, switches, transceivers, etc.

As we all know the world is progressing towards the 5G era. Believe us! Optical fiber cables are going to play a vital role in the deployment of 5G networks. These networks will offer consumers low-latency and high-speed services with more stronger and reliable connections. However, the deployment of 5G networks is not possible without the incorporation of new base stations. It is because of the limited network coverage and higher 5G frequency band of 5G technology. In the exhibit below, you can find a quick comparison between different cables in terms of bandwidth.

We are living in an age of communications and the Internet has become a global phenomenon. Undoubtedly, interconnected optical fiber networks are driving today`s world. Luckily, new technologies and techniques have enhanced our networks and OADM (Optical add-drop Multiplexers) one such intelligent technique. In this article, we are going to discuss OADM, its types, applications, and benefits.

We are living in an Internet-driven world. Today`s Internet connectivity is much better than what we had a couple of decades ago. Let it be banking, shopping, entertainment, education, gaming, or anything else – the Internet has a role to play. Today, service providers are looking for better and economical ways to provide their subscribers with excellent and reliable services.

Today, 25G optical transceivers are quite common in 5G front-haul networks. Preferably, 25G WDM modules are used in such applications to save resources. It should be mentioned that 25G WDM modules are much more expensive compared to other 25G transceivers (such as 25G SFP28 BiDi, SFP28 SR, SFP28 LR modules). This is where 25G SFP28 LWDM transceivers come into play - a robust alternative that enables multi-channel transmissions over a single fiber. On top of that, these transceivers are significantly less expensive than 25G WDM transceivers. The characteristics such as flexibility and cost efficiency of the 25G SFP28 LWDM transceiver make it an ideal solution for demanding and extensive networks as well as for 5G front-haul networks.

Work with transceivers such as QSFP-DD, QSFP28, SFP, etc. is a routine thing for data center engineers and technicians. Do you know about the governing bodies that have a mandate to define these modules or to provide the industry with standard specifications for different kinds of transceivers?

40G Active Optical Cable (AOC) is one of the finest solutions available for deployment of 40G Ethernet Networks. This low power consuming yet high-performance cable can receive the same electrical signal as a 40G DAC (direct attach cable). It comes with a 40G QSFP+ module on either end. However, you can also acquire an active optical cable with a 40G module on one end and 4 x LC duplex connectors or 4 x 10G modules on the opposite end. The above mentioned two kinds of configurations are possible in breakout active optical cables.

As we all know, today’s high-speed internet and internetworking involve a well-managed structure of cables, switches, routers, and other network components. Cables are often considered as the most critical component of any network. Today, we have plenty of network cabling options available such as; copper Ethernet cable, single-mode and multimode glass optical fiber cables, plastic optical fiber cables, etc. these cables are offered in a variety of types so that we can choose the best one according to distance and bandwidth requirements. However, distance and bandwidth are not the only characteristics that we have to keep in mind while choosing the best networking cable. Today, we can find different cables based on their jacket material as well. Let us talk more about PVC vs. LSZH cables and their major differences.

We always turn to optical fibers to address our high bandwidth networking requirements. Generally speaking, many don’t know much about the existence of plastic optical fiber. Both glass fiber and plastic fiber have different advantages and shortcomings. Today, we are going to provide our users with some vital information in this regard.