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> fiber is less physically robust Maybe this used to be the case long ago, but I don’t think it’s true today. Personally I’m pretty rough with fiber (having sl
by NavinF 5y ago
> fiber is less physically robust
Maybe this used to be the case long ago, but I don’t think it’s true today. Personally I’m pretty rough with fiber (having slammed cabinet doors on fiber, looped fiber around posts with a low bend radius, left the ends exposed to dust, etc) and had no issues within a data center. Can’t say the same for copper. Even the cheapest 10km optics have more margin when your link is only 50m.
Oh and bend insensitive fiber is dirt cheap and works just fine when it’s tied into knots.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoYes, even in my days with FDDI (pre-2000) you could wrap them around your finger, no matter if multi- or single mode. At least for 'demo'-purposes, to stop the hyperventilation of some people. Nonetheless I've seen horrible installations, where I've straightened out the gordic knots when I've seen them, just to be sure ;-)
- aidenn0 5y agoThe robustness gap has narrowed (not just with better fiber; some cat-6 STP is surprisingly fragile compared to old cat 5), but I think copper is still more robust for short runs where there will be many insertions and removals.