Fiber-Optic Cable

I elaborated 'Fiber-Optic Cable' as a brief in my introductory article "LANing". However, that was just a lil bit about this monstrous transmission medium. I would like to lighten this cable the maximum I can, of course without torch. Contents:

1. Introduction to Fiber Optic Cable
2. Fiber-Optic Characteristics


Introduction to Fiber-Optic Cable

In almost every way, fiber-optic cable is the ideal cable for data transmission. Not only does this type of cable accommodate extremely high bandwidths, but it also presents no problems with EMI and supports durable cables and cable runs as long as several kilometers. The Haul Fiber Optic is also introduced as an enhancement. This types of cable runs from country to country under the ocean. This Haul Fiber Optic is implemented from Singapore to United Kingdom beneath the great Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, The Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Great Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and finally England. Vendors are also trying to implement between England to America. This all headache is for sweaty Internet. Data travels at the speed of light, obviously wireless transmission is not compatible with its speed because microwave has less bandwidth and speed then haul fiber. This haul is recently becoming the standard for the future of International backbone of Internet. The two disadvantages of fiber-optic, however, are cost and installation difficulty. The center conductor of fiber-optic cable is a fiber that consists of highly refined glass or plastic designed to transmit light signals with little loss. A glass core supports a longer cabling distance, but a plastic core is typically easier to work with. The fiber is coated with a cladding that reflects signals back into the fiber to reduce signal loss. A plastic sheath protects the fiber. A fiber-optic network cable consists of two strands separately enclosed in plastic sheaths -- one strand sends and the other receives. Two types of cable configurations are available:

a. Loose Configuration
b. Tight configuration

Loose Configuration:

Loose configurations incorporate a space between the fiber sheath and the outer plastic encasement; this space is filled with a gel or other material.

Tight Configuration:

Tight configurations contain strength wires between the conductor and the outer plastic encasement. In both cases, the plastic encasement must supply the strength of the cable, while the gel layer or strength wires protect the delicate fiber from

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