My TN Connection

When most people think of media converters, a small black box about the size of a deck of playing cards comes to mind. More advanced users of media converters may also think of a modular slide-in-card, which is used in a chassis configuration offering the convenience of housing several converters in high density deployments.

Often these two form factors are used together with the high density chassis being used in a central location, next to core switches, while the stand-alone converters are installed at the network edge, in a remote location. In this configuration, media converters provide their users with an economical method of deploying fiber and offering benefits such as extending transmissions distances, while protecting investments already made in existing copper based equipments. continue »

Keywords: Applications, Central Office, Chassis, connector, Copper, cost, density, distances, Equipment, Fiber, ITS, Media Converter, Media Converters, Mini Media Converters, network, POE, Port, saving space

Recently Transition Networks partnered with Corning Cable Systems to develop the most dense fiber-to-copper media conversion solution on the market. Residing within Corning’s 4U Pretium™ Fiber Housing, the fully populated Plug & Play™ Universal Systems Media Converter Module is able to employ 16 MTP fiber connectors to provide 96 copper ports of Gigabit connectivity. continue »

Keywords: advantages, Applications, cabling, Chassis, Connectivity, Copper, Corning, cost, Data Center, Ethernet, Fiber Connector, fiber optic, Gigabit Ethernet, infrastructure, ITS, MCM, media conversion, Media Converters, MTP, Plug and Play, Transition Networks, Universal Systems

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular protocol for network management. It is used for collecting information from and configuring network devices such as servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers on an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

Large networks with hundreds or even thousands of nodes are difficult to manage without a large staff to monitor every computer. SNMP, which is widely used in local area networks (LANs), lets you monitor network nodes from a management host. You can monitor network devices such as LAN switches, routers, servers, workstations, even printers. continue »

Keywords: Applications, Computer Network, Definition, IP Networks, ITS, network management, Port, protocol, SNMP, Software, Switches, Systems, Vendors

More and more products are being released with single mode single fiber optics and can be perceived as being very expensive, but are they?

What is single mode single fiber?
The answer is that it is possible to transmit and receive using one strand of single mode fiber. This is achieved by using two different wavelengths - one end will transmit at 1550 and will receive at 1310 and vice versa for the other end. By using these wavelengths the signals will never collide.

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Keywords: Applications, bandwidth, Fiber, fiber optics, ITS, LACP, LAN, Media Converter, MM, Port, Single Mode Fiber, switch, Transmit, Wavelengths

As the surge for additional convergence technology and increased-bandwidth continues, CWDM Ethernet-over-fiber seems to be a viable solution for service providers.

CWDM involves both sides of the equation. That is, reducing operating costs and increasing revenue. As the traditional service revenue declines, service providers shift their focus on finding new sources of services to develop. The continuation of high-speed services, HDTV, IPTV, VOIP and video-on-demand are all areas designed for revenue growth. continue »

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