Wiring new home - use that extra SM fiber after all? in Fiber Optic http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20268778 en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:53:59 EDT Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:53:59 EDT Re: Wiring new home - use that extra SM fiber after all? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20340404 switchman : Do you have the equipment to put the connectors on with. If not, that fiber will not be doing any good. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20340404 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:11:36 EDT Re: Wiring new home - use that extra SM fiber after all? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20303989 Corvus :
said by cob_ See Profile :

I think that would be an issue unless he attenuated properly for the media converters, which shouldn't be too hard to do. MM isn't a "must" for short distances, there are plenty of short-reach, SM cards/GBICs/SFPs in use across a wide variety of equipment.
Yep, it's not rare to link two SONET nodes in the same bay with only few feet of optical cable
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said by sedorox See Profile :

I would say no. For little distances like that, you would want multi-mode, not single-mode. I'm looking at using fiber too (since I have a crap-ton of extra fiber around, and the gbics for the switches), but using multi-mode. Also, if you do use single-mode equipment, you'll probably either need a lot of attenuators, or bend the fiber to reduce the light strength yourself. If the light level is too high going into the receive on a device, you can fry the optics, reducing the lifespan of the device.
I think that would be an issue unless he attenuated properly for the media converters, which shouldn't be too hard to do. MM isn't a "must" for short distances, there are plenty of short-reach, SM cards/GBICs/SFPs in use across a wide variety of equipment.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20294657 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:51:07 EDT Re: Wiring new home - use that extra SM fiber after all? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20278719 tschmidt :
said by ronpin See Profile :

can anyone think of any real use for it in the house?
It was a stretch but I came with with ten reasons why you might want to wire your home with fiber. :)

1) Lightning protection.
2) Extreme security - much harder to tap fiber then copper.
3) Speed - who knows some day 10Gb/s LAN may be seen as quaint.
4) As a consultant think of it as a marketing tool.
5) You have it laying around now - no need to even terminate it until you need it. Cheap now pay later.
6) Terminate a few ends with a diffuser and use it as a night light.
7) Smaller then copper - perhaps able to deliver connectivity where you could not with copper.
8) Bragging rights to your neighbors - the first all fiber home in the area.
9) As a non conductor it cannot over heat and cause a fire no matter what your 10-year old tries to connect it to.
10) You have a lot of experience with fiber - it would be fun to do it.

/tom]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20278719 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:05:39 EDT Re: Wiring new home - use that extra SM fiber after all? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20275048 sedorox : I would say no. For little distances like that, you would want multi-mode, not single-mode. I'm looking at using fiber too (since I have a crap-ton of extra fiber around, and the gbics for the switches), but using multi-mode. Also, if you do use single-mode equipment, you'll probably either need a lot of attenuators, or bend the fiber to reduce the light strength yourself. If the light level is too high going into the receive on a device, you can fry the optics, reducing the lifespan of the device. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20275048 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:45:28 EDT Wiring new home - use that extra SM fiber after all? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20268778 ronpin : I know -- I know -- fiber inside homes is pointless. Fiber has no speed advantage over copper at distances under 300 feet.

But I'm wiring my new home myself -- and it'd be so easy just to dust-off that 'ol spool of SM fiber I have laying around -- and spool some across the house -- "just-cuz" ;)

If I ever actually used it -- I'd likely terminate it to a pair of media converters. Besides being a "conversation-piece" -- can anyone think of any real use for it in the house?
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