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Introduction to 10GbE/25GbE/40GbE/100GbE Fiber Optic Cabling

Technology is changing rapidly. Just when you got used to Gigabit Ethernet speeds being a fast & reliable system, someone unveiled 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE or even 100GbE systems a few years later. The newer and higher performing iterations are indeed … Continue reading

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Media Types for 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Today, the Ethernet cabling systems market is dominated by 10G links. Several physical media types are available to support 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications, including 10GBASE-CX4, SFP+ DAC, fiber optics, and 10GBASE-T (using twisted pair, RJ-45 connectors). In this post, they … Continue reading

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Copper Cabling Choices for 10G Ethernet

Nowadays, though fiber becomes popular with the benefit of delivering the lowest latency, many IT departments still use copper cabling for switch-to-switch or switch-to-server connections in 10G Ethernet (10 GbE). Currently, there are two major copper cabling technologies applied for … Continue reading

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40 GIgabit Ethernet Networks – Direct Uplink vs Fan-Out Uplink

Fan-out cable is considered as one of the the latest enabling technologies to help increase port densities and lower costs. Taking one (large bandwidth) physical interface and breaking it out into several (smaller bandwidth) interfaces, it is now recommended to … Continue reading

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