Single mode, dual fiber optical link downsides...

[David Lesher]

Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> writes:

It all has to do with the distance that you need to go. 850 nm
/ multi-mode / short reach is almost always cheaper and earlier
to appear than single-mode counterparts at faster and faster
speeds.

My friend does not put connectors on; rather he buys pigtails
and fusion-splices them onto the run.

He hates to splice multi-mode so badly, we moved to single mode
just to keep him happy. When you have someone with the right
tools, just do what he wants.



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[David Lesher]

Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> writes:

I don\'t mind being blunt here.

IPv4 (and v6) is also dated. Yet almost all of us are doing new
deployments or expansions with it every single day.

I believe that Steve has said something to the effect of \"just because
something is old does not mean that it has a problem\".

What He Said. The single worst thing about the Valley culture is
the mistaken belief that \"New is always better & fixes everything...\"

Which leads to everyone abandoning good approaches that need some
refinement, because New is Here!


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& no one will talk to a host that\'s close..........................
Unless the host (that isn\'t close).........................pob 1433
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[server]

On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:04:13 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
<wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:

Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> writes:


It all has to do with the distance that you need to go. 850 nm
/ multi-mode / short reach is almost always cheaper and earlier
to appear than single-mode counterparts at faster and faster
speeds.

My friend does not put connectors on; rather he buys pigtails
and fusion-splices them onto the run.

He hates to splice multi-mode so badly, we moved to single mode
just to keep him happy. When you have someone with the right
tools, just do what he wants.

We order what we need from Fiberopticcableshop.



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