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Re: Inside plant 10G fiber specs?


From: Chuck Anderson <cra () WPI EDU>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:17:43 -0400

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 02:16:53PM -0400, Jeff Kell wrote:
I am working up network specs for a new building, and trying to
accomodate a 10G distribution from the start.  The safe bet of running
singlemode everywhere doesn't quite fit due to cost of the optics and
the need for multimode for some other (non-network) devices anyway.

Pull a hybrid MM/SM cable.  For the life expectancy of most fiber 
installs, you'll want the SM to run 10G now, and 40G, 100G, ?? in the 
future over the same infrastructure.  SM optics aren't really that 
much more expensive anymore.


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