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> Fiber comes in two varieties, single mode and multi-mode. I don't know enough to know if you should make a point of running both[…] Let me fill this in: in 2
by eqvinox 2y ago
> Fiber comes in two varieties, single mode and multi-mode. I don't know enough to know if you should make a point of running both[…]
Let me fill this in: in 2025 you (and everybody else) should be running SMF. If you need to directly connect to existing MMF you should run that additionally. But do not build MMF-only in 2025. It's akin to installing Cat5 (non-E) or even Cat3. And you pay mostly for the work, not the cable. Do yourself a favour and put SMF in.
- FuriouslyAdrift 2y agoAgreed. SMF can handle nearly anything. A single strand can handle 100Gb 10km for OS1 or 100km for OS2 per frequency and you can do multiple frequencies at the same time or go bidirectional, too.