Optical Fibres what is the Limitations with their operation?
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From a data transmission standpoint, fiber optic performance is limited by attenuation and dispersion.  Attenuation is the loss of signal strength over distance; dispersion is the loss bandwidth due to the degradation of signal waveforms.
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I don't think there are many regulatory requirements. This article goes through some examples and the procedures.\n\nhttp://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/20_24/federal/27575-1.html
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The hard part about this would be getting distance networking going.  You would either have to have some majorly expensive equipment, that communicates via satellite to receive internet service, or else the infrastructure would have to be put into place in the areas you're working in.  It depends on what kind of distance you're talking about, really, but honestly, you're looking at some MAJOR costs, and potentially even a lot of bureaucratic red tape depending on the method of transmission between the sites.
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Unless your ISP has informed you of a limit, I wouldn't worry about it.   Check their "service conditions".  \n\nGovernment?   YIKES, are we worried about a conspiracy?   Watch out for the Black Helicopters in your neighborhood. \n\nBut your personal ethics should come into play...  "thou shalt not steal" should come into mind.\n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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This line-of-sight technology approach uses invisible beams of light to provide optical bandwidth connections. It's capable of sending up to 1.25 Gbps of data, voice, and video communications simultaneously through the air — enabling fiber-optic connectivity without requiring physical fiber-optic cable. It enables optical communications at the speed of light. And it forms the basis of a new category of products — optical wireless products from LightPointe, the recognized leader in outdoor wireless bridging communications. FSO is a line-of-sight technology that uses invisible beams of light to provide optical bandwidth connections that can send and receive voice, video, and data information.. This optical connectivity doesn't require expensive fiber-optic cable or securing spectrum licenses for radio frequency (RF) solutions. FSO technology requires light. The use of light is a simple concept similar to optical transmissions using fiber-optic cables; the only difference is the medium. Light travels through air faster than it does through glass, so it is fair to classify FSO technology as optical communications at the speed of light.\n\nTypically scenarios for use are:\nLAN-to-LAN connections on campuses at Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet speeds\nLAN-to-LAN connections in a city\nTo cross a road or other barriers\nSpeedy service delivery of high bandwidth access to fiber networks\nConverged Voice-Data-Connection\nTemporary network installation (for events or other purposes)\nRe-establish high speed connection quickly (Disaster Recovery)\nAs an alternative or upgrade addon to existing wireless technologies.\nAs a safety addon for important fiber connections (redundancy)\nFor communications between spacecraft, including elements of a satellite constellation\nFor interstellar communication
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Fiber (100BaseFX) will give you 400 meters\n\nOr, you could use two switches as repeaters with 67 meter runs between them -- giving you a total length of 3*67 meters = 201 meters  You can pick up 100BaseT switches dirt cheap -- $20 or so on sale.\n\nSee table 2 in the Cisco Whitepaper referenced.
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The standard gives the maximum length of cable is 100 meters.\n\nIf you need longer, look into coax or fiber-optic cable.  Or put an amplifier (switch or hub) at 100 meter intervals.\n\nAnd thanks Janus.  If you are trying to go over 200 meters, you are probably better off useing coax or Fiber.  Then, your limits are 185 meters.  Plus you will find it is more durable and cheaper then all-weather Cat-5/6.  About the only time coax is used anymore is for bridging distances outside.\n\nIf your distances are longer then that, look into some other form of transmission.
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Check out:\n\nhttp://www.fiber-optics.info/articles/connector-care.htm\n\nhttp://www.arcelect.com/fibercable.htm
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What kind of connecters are used in ARCnet?\n\n- Original ARCNET used RG-62/U coax cable\n- ARCNET coax cable runs could extend 2000 feet (610 meters) between active hubs or between an active hub and an end node \n\nWhat is the maximum length of ATM?\n\n- ATM is a protocol and as such does not have a specific distance limitation.  Distance limitations apply to physical media such as cabling.\n\nWhat kind of cabling is used and what is the maximum length for LocalTalk?\n\n- LocalTalk employed twisted pair cabling with 3 pin mini-din connectors which daisy chained between tranceivers.  The maximum segment for LocalTalk networks is 32 devices and up to 1000 ft.\n\nWhat kind of connecters are used with Token Ring and what is the maximum length of Token Ring? \n\n- MAU connectors with maximum cable length of 100 to 150 meters depending on the cabling used.  IBM supported type 1, 2, and 3 STP cabling with limitations of 101m, 100m, and 150m respectively.
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The best method of joining optical cable is fusion splicing. This offers typically 0.02dB loss for loss-budget calculation purposes. Losses in  a mechanical splice are typically 0.5 to 0.75dB.\n\nSplices can also be deliberately used as optical attenuators if there is a need to attenuate a high-powered signal. Splice losses of up to 10.0 dB can be programmed and inserted into the cable if desired. This way, the splice can act as an in-line attenuator with the characteristic nonreflectance of a fusion splice.
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Hi, I think you're great, but i'm not going to type for 5 hours when all you needed to do was put "fibre optics" into the search engine. \nTry here:\nhttp://electronics.howstuffworks.com/fiber-optic1.htm
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Most of it nowadays flows through optical fiber cable laid under water.  Only about 25% of it flows through sattelite
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Simply it's Fiber to the home technology, where no more copper cables will be used. you can get many services over these cables.\n\nwhere spliters and distributers used to deliver the signle at your modem. please visit www.bicsi.com to know more about FTTH standards.\nBye
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10 Gigabits/second are possible at distances of over 60 km with commercially available transceivers.
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http://www.ask.com/web?q=limit%28%28%28n%21%29%5E%281%2Fn%29%29%2Fn%29%2Cn%3Dinfini...+&qsrc=0&o=0
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Infared (or Infrared) light is typically used to communicate through fiber optic cables.
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You can configure atleast 255. Curious, why would you need so many? Typically huge networks have less than 3 or 4.