i am looking at investing in fber optic cabling,would it be a good choice
2006-12-20 07:53:45 · 7 answers · asked by Fate 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
OMG why do people answer questions when they have no clue?
The speed would be determined by your cable type and the equipment it is plugged into.
I suppose you are talking about ethernet and not ATM.
Fiber is great when your distance exceeds 100 meters, dealing with electronic interference, or critical applications(such as a network backbone. Otherwise 1000BASE-T (cat 5 gigabit) is more cost effective.
You can get 10Gb ethernet over fiber, but it is very expensive. It also a waste if your bandwith needs are not extremely intensive. I used to moniter a 10Gb backbone that ran through 16 sites. Each of these sites averaged over 100 workstations and an IP based phone system. It was rare that utilization ever passed 10%. Average was 2%
100Gb is being developed but is not yet available
2006-12-20 08:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on lots of factors. Just recently, in Germany, they sent a signal 100 miles at a rate of 107Gbps; 107 times "faster" than the current 1Gbps high-speed ethernet. In terms of capability, high-quality fibre will outclass all of the other hardware in your network (routers, switches, etc.)
2006-12-20 11:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the speed is determined by the wave length of the infrared light that is used. this is typically between 800nm-1500nm
2006-12-20 10:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have it up to 10 gbps in comercial use.
but they say the thoeretical speed is several terabits, but that has not happend yet
2006-12-20 08:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by josiah k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It travels at the speed of light
2006-12-20 08:02:52 · answer #5 · answered by voidtillnow 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Theoretically as speed of light =300 000 km/sec (1mile~1.6km)
2006-12-20 07:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
4gig file in ten mins wow.
2006-12-20 08:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by ininjai 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋