""Zsombor Papp"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > At 01:20 AM 7/18/2003 +0000, Bill wrote: > >Just learning basics of fiber communication. > > Btw, optical communication is indeed an interesting topic. Does anyone have > a recommendation for a good book on this? I would be very interested in a > book (let alone web site) that explains the fundamental principles > (modulation, dispersion, spectral width, etc) in a great detail, but > without making my brain explode with thousands of formulas. (Yeah, I know, > it's not an easy request.) > > For example, why exactly do we need that conditioning cable when connecting > a MM cable to a SM interface?
not that CCO necessarily provides intimate technical details, but if you read the footnotes you can infer that it has to do with laser strength and signal saturation. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps872/products_data_sheet09186a008014cb5e.html watch the wrap. probably the same reason why the minimum length of a fiber patch ( multimode ) is 3 meters / 10 foot > > Thanks, > > Zsombor > > > I am not sure about which fiber > >cable I saw but it was orange and basically connected two 3550's together. > > > >The fiber had two connectors on each side. One was blue and the other was > >red. > > > >How is it normally connected? I guess the switch ports are receive and > >transmit. So, does that mean if you connect red on the left port on one > >switch, you would connect the red on the other side of the cable to the > >right port of the switch? > > > >Thx > >bill Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72554&t=72544 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
