On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Andrew Latham <[email protected]> wrote: > Simon > > To answer your primary question, almost any fiber will work. It is > difficult to order just a single strand of fiber. Maybe look at 6-12 > strands and allow multiple networks to reduce overall load. If you > have 6 x 1gb links you are free to manage the flow as you see fit and > gain options for redundancy. > > Its like buying a single can of soda at the super market, its just > easier to buy the 12 pack.
We're actually planning to run 12 pairs of fiber under the golf course, which would allow a 12x1GB links right now, but ostensible *not* 10GB through any one pair. The primary ignorance I'd like cleared up is, when Gigabit becomes a quaint speed (we already have Gigabit to most desktops...), will equipment be available to use these same cables for 12x10GB links? I always understood that fiber speeds were theoretically limited by the equipment at the ends of the fiber and not by the fiber itself; everything I've read about the effective differences between single and multi-mode fibers while researching this, though, simply states what's possible with current technology, and doesn't get into where the technology will/might go. _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://mail.fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep this in mind before posting.
