Optical Fiber Networking

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract …............ ….... ........ ...... ..... ....... …..... ..... ..... ..... ........ .... .... 3
Introduction...... …........ …......... …........ …........... …............ …........ … 3-4
What is Optical Networking........... .......... ......... ........ ............ ................ 4
Standards........ ….... ….............. …........... …......... …........... ….......... .. 4
Historical Milestones........ …... …... …...... ….... …......... …....... …....... 4
Optical Networking why......... ….......... …..................... …................ …. 5
Principles and Operation............... …................. …........ ….............. …... 5-8
Single Mode Fiber............ …........................ ….................. …...... 6
Multimode Fiber................. ….................. ….............. …........ …   6-7
Optical Networking Tools.............. …............... …............. …............ ….. 8-10
Fiber Optic Splicers................. …............. ….... …........... …........ 8-9
Fiber Optic connectors.................. …............... …................. ….... 9
Fiber optic couplers........... …................. …............. …............ …. 9
Fiber Optic Transmitters................ ….................. …............ …...... 9
Fiber Optic Receivers............ ….................. …............ …..... ….... 10
Types Of Optical Networks.............. …........................... …............. ….....
Optical Network Architecture............... …............... …............ ….......... ...
Optical Networking vs Other Technologies................. …............ ….........
Optical Networking Advantages........ …................ …................. ….. ….
Optical Networking disadvantages....... …........... …......... …............ …..
Business Implications and Applications....... …........... …............... …....
Conclusion............. …........................... …................ [continues]

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