Re: Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-26 Thread Jon Swanson
As Dave C pointed out, it commonly referenced as a Fiber Span. The fiber span would be inclusive of any splice points and/or patches needed to provide connectivity between point A and point Z. A Fiber Stand is a single piece of glass within the cable sheath, often spliced to create a fiber span.

Re: Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-26 Thread Velocity Lists
+1 on span along with fiber count designation. On Feb 25, 2016 8:52 PM, "Dave Cohen" wrote: > FWIW, at my $dayjob (a fiber-based service provider), the accepted term is > "span", which accounts for any continuous segment between add/drop and/or > regen locations (i.e. no

Re: Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-25 Thread Dave Cohen
FWIW, at my $dayjob (a fiber-based service provider), the accepted term is "span", which accounts for any continuous segment between add/drop and/or regen locations (i.e. no provider or end user electronics in the middle, only at the endpoints). The most common alternate I come across is

Re: Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-25 Thread Michael Loftis
IDK what elsewhere uses but strand or (less common) span is the common term I've seen specifically for a passive piece of glass between two points. On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: > What is the standard terminology for strands of dark fiber spliced

Re: Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-25 Thread Anthony Junk
Just my .02 but I would think to call it a "single fiber link" or perhaps just a "fiber link". A fiber path doesn't strike me as being one solid connection but could instead include patching in the middle and not be a continuous strand. As far as fiber loop, that is used to reference the OC192

Re: Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-24 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 2/24/2016 14:55, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: What is the standard terminology for strands of dark fiber spliced together to form a continuous path between points A and Z? I have seen: - *fiber circuit* [but also seen used to denote a connection at the network layer over a physical

Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-24 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
What is the standard terminology for strands of dark fiber spliced together to form a continuous path between points A and Z? I have seen: - *fiber circuit* [but also seen used to denote a connection at the network layer over a physical fiber connection. This definition of circuit would