Redefining Fiber Optics How Hollow Core Fiber is Pushing the Boundaries
By Steve Harris – The fiber consists of a core and a surrounding cladding layer. The cladding has a lower refractive index than the core. Learn why.
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Fiber Optic Safety
By Steve Harris – Lasers play a crucial role in various optical systems, each type offering distinct characteristics suited to different applications.
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Decoding the Fiber Optic Color Codes
By Steve Harris – The ANSI/TIA-568 color code for fiber optics designates specific colors to individual fibers and connectors, facilitating quick identification, proper alignment, and rapid troubleshooting. Here’s a breakdown of the key colors and their corresponding roles
Read MoreReliable and Efficient Fiber Optic Networks
By Steve Harris – The implementation of best practices has proven instrumental for operators, leading to improvements in OpEx through the reduction of truck rolls, call center customer calls, and streamlined service responses to construction failures. To initiate a program tailored to your workforce and aligned with specific job role descriptions, please reach out to us at cap@scte.org.
Read MoreThe Art of Optical Attenuation Reduction
By Steven Harris – With the increasing global deployment of the industry’s optical networks, it becomes imperative to uphold optimal levels for optical attenuation. This phenomenon refers to the diminishing intensity of an optical signal, commonly known as light
Read MoreDemystifying the Remote Optical Line Terminal
By Steve Harris and Adam Soccorsy – The integration of rOLTs in the construction of fiber networks is a watershed moment in the evolution of OLTs in the access network of broadband operators, whether deployed in conjunction with DAA/DCA or through digital fiber links. rOLTs will contribute to a more cost-effective and agile infrastructure type that allows operators to expand fiber coverage in diverse geographies and using more of them will help to close the digital divide.
Read MoreCloud-Powered PON
By Steve Harris – Today, most operators are on the path to a passive optical network (PON) deployment. Many operators are only focused on upstream and downstream bandwidth in their deployment of FTTH or migrating their old PON technologies to a new more robust PON solution. Migration is not easy, often laborious, and complicated, presenting service interruptions for subscribers.
Read MoreThe CPE of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
By Scott Ingram and Steve Harris – Ethernet has been around for over 50 years, with its origins at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, PARC. As a Layer 2 communication protocol
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Optical Networking for Future Network Engineers
By Eric Eide and Steve Harris – The elimination of analog intensity modulation (AIM) optics and hardware from the facilities will provide the opportunity for a fresh look at training engineers and technicians in the CIN architecture.
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A Guide to Optical Splits to Improve your Fiber Game!
By Steve Harris – Recognizing these items allows a technician to swiftly optimize and troubleshoot a fiber network. Be prepared to work with dB, dBm and mW to measure and maintain correct optical power levels in the network.
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