Fiber Flashcards
What are attributes of multimode fiber?
Distance up to 2KM
Usually uses LED
What wavelength does multimode fiber operate at?
850 nm and 1300 nm
What color jacket does multimode fiber typically use?
Orange or aqua
What standard is used for Fast Ethernet over optical fiber?
100Base-FX
100Base-LFX
100Base-SX
100BASE-LX10
100Base-FX
True or False: 100Base-SX is backwards compatible with 10BASE-FL?
True
What type of light does single-mode fiber typically use?
Laser light
What is another name for an LC connector?
“Little click”
What is another name for a straight tip connector?
“Stick and twist”
What is another name for the SC connector?
“Square connector”
What does MT-RJ stand for?
Mechanical transfer registered jack
What distances can 1000BASE-SX reach over multimode fiber?
220 - 550 meters
What does CWDM stand for?
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
