> On of the non-Casper BWRC groups has a box of the fiber optic cables > Dave mentions. We got the OK to borrow a couple to exercise them for > a few days. This is high priority on the to-do list. > > Note as we as allowing longer distances the fiber optic cables > may be easier to route than the copper versions. Shorter radius of > curvature and smaller diameter.
Hi Matt. Could you post the vendor or other info on these cables? I'm interested in using something similar. Thanks. John > > Matt > > On Fri, 2 May 2008, David MacMahon wrote: > >> For long XAUI links, we have been planning on (i.e. have not actually >> tried yet) using fiber optic cables with CX4 connectors that contain >> embedded fiber optic transceivers. >> >> Dave >> >> On May 2, 2008, at 6:19 , Jonathan Hargreaves wrote: >> > Has anyone tried to send 10Gbe data to an iBOB over long (10-15m) >> > CX4 cables? >> > We find that the iBOB can transmit OK but not receive - its carrier >> > detect LED >> > does not light up. We have no problems with 3m cables. >> > >> > Not sure if changing pre-emphasis or signal level would help as the >> > problem >> > appears to be on the receive side. Has anyone else tried this? >> > >> > Jonathan Hargreaves >> > >> > Jodrell Bank Observatory >> > >> > -- >> > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) >> > >> > >> >> >> >
