• April 14. 2022

In optical fiber networks, 10G optical modules are widely used in schools, companies and other application environments due to their low cost and power consumption. XFP and SFP+ are two common package types of 10G optical modules. This guide fully compares XFP and SFP+ 10G optical modules from physical size, internal chip function, power consumption, standard protocol and port density, and clarifi...

• April 12. 2022

To be able to handle ever-increasing data loads, the industry's largest long-distance cloud companies have moved to 100G Ethernet along with other core network data center operators. However, most operators believe that for server connections, their workloads only need incremental improvements on the 10G network. 1. Data Center When the server speed starts to migrate from 10G to higher speed,...

• March 29. 2022

PoE optical fiber media converter is widely used in modern network construction. Many users ask: What is a PoE fiber media converter? What are its typical application scenarios? How does it help with power supply and long-distance transmission? This article details 3 core application scenarios, working principles, advantages, and FAQs to help you deploy quickly. Poe optical media converter is a ph...

• March 19. 2022

When selecting or configuring a network switch, you often encounter ports labeled G, F, E, and S. Understanding the differences between these port types is essential for proper network design, cable selection, and optical module compatibility. Below, we break down each port type in detail. 1. What Is an S Port on a Switch? S port is fully called serial interface, also known as high-speed asynchron...

• March 17. 2022

The intelligent building network is responsible for the data transmission tasks of various building automation systems, such as lighting, air conditioning, electrical, monitoring, computers, wireless devices, etc. In this blog, ETU-LINK will introduce the networking solution of intelligent building. As the intelligent buildings are relatively dense and the business volume is relatively large,...

• March 15. 2022

In this blog, ETU-LINK will talk about 4G base stations and common types of optical modules. The base station can be divided into two modules: the RRU for transmitting signals and the BBU for processing signals. The BBU is small and exquisite, with low power consumption, while the RRU is large and has high power consumption. Because the base station is divided into two parts to work sepa...

• March 04. 2022

25G SFP28 is the mainstream 25G hot-pluggable optical transceiver defined by SFF-8636 MSA standard, widely deployed in 5G fronthaul, cloud data center ToR switches and 100G QSFP28 breakout interconnection. This article fully sorts all mainstream 25G SFP28 models, technical parameters, fiber matching rules and typical application scenarios for network procurement and engineering deployment. Ⅰ. Basi...

• February 23. 2022

Cloud computing and big data are booming in my country. In order to provide enough bandwidth, many access switches have been developed to aggregation/core switches that can connect to 40G Ethernet. 40G networks have been widely used in data centers, and optical modules are one of the indispensable components for data center equipment interconnection, so ETU-LINK will give you an inventory of the t...