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For the lengths in use in home installations ( n < 1km ) plastic cables with a much greater modulus of elasticity can be used since the greater signal attenuati
by olefoo 8y ago
For the lengths in use in home installations ( n < 1km ) plastic cables with a much greater modulus of elasticity can be used since the greater signal attenuation won't be a factor.
- exikyut 8y agoAre you saying there are plastic-based alternatives to optical fiber cables? Wow. What are these actually called, and what do I look for?
- rdl 8y agoPolymer Optical Fiber (POF). Very common and essentially the standard in non-telco/non-IT use of fiber data networks (process control, vehicles, etc). I’ve seen studies of using them for gigabit or better computer networking, but I don’t think it is common yet. What people mostly mean here is multimode vs single mode glass fiber, though.
- detaro 8y agoA company called Fuba makes Gigabit POF products which got quite favorable reviews. They are "media converter" type products for single runs though and not cheap, so no GBICs or switches with many ports.