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ethernet over multimode fiber, I want to be able to have accessories hundreds of meters away from my computer

• OnACoffeeBreak 9y ago
  Just make sure those cables are never bent beyond the minimum bend radius.
  • kpwagner 9y ago
    It's amazing how much you can bend fiber. Fiber is really hard to break just by bending it, assuming it is well insulated. You can have performance loss with bends and kinks though.
  • nimish 9y ago
    Just use bend-insensitive fiber. It's not like copper cables like being kinked, either.
• willglynn 9y ago
  Careful, multi-mode fiber is near its scaling limits. 10GBASE-SR and 25GBASE-SR exist, but that's about it. (By contrast, 40GBASE-LR and 100GBASE-LR work over single-mode fiber, and DWDM + coherent optics can push the medium much further.) Wouldn't want to be stuck at 25 gbps forever ;-)
  • makapuf 9y ago
    Yeah, some of us can type pretty fast. And for mice, some of us take clicker games seriously.