• May 16. 2023

Before understanding the differences between single mode and multimode, we need to know that light propagates in a fiber as a set of independent beams, which propagate at a specific angle to the fiber axis and are called modes. We can distinguish between single mode and multimode by transmission mode. Single mode fiber supports one mode, while multimode fiber supports multiple modes. Below, ETU-LI...

• May 15. 2023

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6860 Virtual Chassis Full Layer 3 Ethernet Switch is a compact, high-density Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10 Gigabit Ethernet platform designed for converged networks. There are four models of this series: OS6860-P24, OS6860E-48, OS6860E-P24Z8, and OS6860E-U28. The following ETU-LINK will introduce the OS6860E-48 switch and optical module solutions separately. &nb...

• May 12. 2023

Why don’t data centers use multi-mode OM2 fiber anymore? In this article, ETU-Link will reveal the answer for you. Firstly, OM2 is mainly a traditional 50/125 micron graded index multi-mode fiber. OM2 fiber is based on LED light source in terms of standard and design, and has low bandwidth requirements. It cooperates with LED to transmit 1000Mbit/s and lower rates. OM2 will withdraw from the data ...

• May 06. 2023

According to the customer's feedback, how should we analyze and solve the issue that the switch and optical module are incompatible or cannot be used? In this article, ETU-LINK proposes the following solutions to this issue.   Optical fiber patch cord collocation problem If the optical module does not respond to being inserted into the network cord of the switch, check whether the optical fib...

• May 05. 2023

With the rapid development of the communication industry and data centers at home and abroad, the demand for optical modules has increased sharply. In addition to the original optical modules of equipment manufacturers, there are also third-party optical module manufacturers. So how should we choose optical modules? In this article, ETU-LINK will introduce to you what factors we need to consider w...

• April 27. 2023

In order to be more widely compatible with more branded devices, ETU-Link has newly introduced the Aruba 2930F JL254A switch, 2930F supports built-in 1GbE or 10GbE uplink, PoE+, access OSPF routing, tunnel node, RIP routing and IPv6, no software license required.The Aruba 2930F switch series provides a convenient and cost-effective access switch solution that can be set up quickly with zero-touch ...

• April 24. 2023

From the perspective of the development trend of data centers, the trend of "cloud" and digitalization of enterprises is irreversible. The ICT industry such as cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence has an increasingly large demand for data centers. The bandwidth demand of data centers is growing at a rapid rate of 25% to 35% every year, and the bandwidth capacity is also doubling. ...

• April 19. 2023

In the construction of 5G network, optical module is the basic building unit of 5G network, which accounts for a large proportion of network construction cost and is the key element of 5G low cost and wide coverage. The 5G network bearer network is divided into fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul. The fronthaul refers to the connection between the active antenna processing unit (AAU) and the distribu...