Not all fiber is the same. You might wanna email me offline about this. I can help.
I'm guessing they ran Multi-mode fiber and not single-mode fiber since it's a short distance. You need to find out what they ran. Then you need to determine how you want your two sites to "talk". simplest thing to do is Gigabit Ethernet (or even fastE over fiber). You need two fibers (TX and RX) to do it. There are several standards for GigE fiber connections. And there would be no need for CSU/DSU and creating DS3 or T1 connections. You could also use simple fiber to Cat5 transceivers to do 10/100 connections. This is rather inexpensive. Radiant makes several depending on the type of fiber you use, distance requirements, and termination type. (www.rccfiber.com) this might be the way to go for a smaller job. The DL210 and DL206 are the models to look at. You'd just connect the cat5 end of these guys to simple 10/100 switches (full duplex!) at both locations. If you get a couple of switches that do GigE (say from cisco), they can help you out a bit. You'd get something like a catalyst 3512 with GigE ports. You purchase separate GBIC modules to connect to your fiber. The modules differ depending on type of fiber, distance requirements, and connectors. There are several different types of connectors but the most common and the one you want to use is "SC". The next question is polish. there's angle policy (APC) and ulta policy (UPC). So the fiber ends you want and the matching GBICs would have MM-SC-UPC. Similarly with transceivers, you have to make sure the terminations you have "the cable company" do match the equipment you are buying. Once you know what type of fiber you have talk to your vendor to see what type of terminations they support and terminate your fibers accordingly. On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 10:51:23AM -0500, Dustin Puryear wrote: > Anyone worked with fiber before? I've never worked with it before, so I'm > pretty unfamiliar with the equipment needed. I have a client that has a > fiber run between two offices located pretty near each other (they are on > the same property). The cable company just ran a fiber optic line, that's > it. So now he needs to buy the equipment. > > Don't ask why there is no method to the madness. This is just how they work. > :) > > Anyway, is all fiber the same? What kind of equipment does he need? I know > that the cable company will need to terminate each end of the fiber > somehow. Next, I suppose we need some type of CSU/DSU on each end? What > lights up the fiber? > > Basically, what kind of equipment is needed? Personal experience, links, > articles, or whatever are appreciated. > > Regards, Dustin > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -- Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
