• November 01. 2022

As networks grow in size, we are seeing a shift from the traditional three-layer network architecture to a flatter, wider Spine-Leaf architecture. Most modern e-commerce, social media and cloud applications use distributed computing to serve their customers.  Distributed computing means that servers speak to servers and work in parallel to create dynamic web pages and answer customer question...

• October 25. 2022

It is believed that everyone should be very familiar with the packaging of optical modules after reading the previous articles of ETU-LINK. So how much do you know about the packaging of optical components in optical modules? In this article, ETU-LINK will take you to understand the packaging process of optical devices.   At present, the common optical device packages include Box, COB, TO-CAN...

• September 22. 2022

As data centers and telecom operators require higher transmission rates for optical modules, what technologies do optical module manufacturers use to achieve higher transmission rates? This article ETU-LINK will reveal the answer for you. 1. Increase the baud rate. The baud rate refers to the modulation rate of the data signal to the carrier. This method is mostly used for low rate optical modules...

• August 25. 2022

What is OM5 fiber patch cord? Where can it be used? As we know that OM3 and OM4 multimode fibers are mainly used to connect optical modules in the 850nm band. However, with the continuous improvement of the transmission rate of optical modules, since the parallel transmission technology uses multiple single-channel parallel transmissions, more dense fiber cabling is required, management and mainte...

• August 16. 2022

With the continuous surge in data center traffic, the market demand for 100G optical modules is also further increasing. Common 100G optical modules include SR4, LR4, ER4, etc. However, in practical applications, due to the length of the optical fiber link. Several types of optical modules alone cannot meet the most cost-effective optical network transmission solutions in data centers. Therefore, ...

• July 29. 2022

Communication has existed since the primitive society. Beacon fires and flying pigeons were common communication methods in ancient times. Later, after the industrial revolution, telegraph and telephone appeared. Until the modern optical network, communication technology has been developing continuously. However, the three basic elements to complete the information transmission, namely the source,...

• July 21. 2022

In the construction of metropolitan area network, wavelength division multiplexing equipment is an important part, mainly including CWDM coarse wavelength division multiplexing equipment and DWDM dense wavelength division multiplexing equipment, so what is the difference between the two? In this article, ETU-LINK will tell you the difference between CWDM equipment and DWDM equipment.   1.&nbs...

• July 18. 2022

We believe that many small partners have a question in their minds, What is BIDI single‑fiber bidirectional? What is dual‑fiber bidirectional? What are their core differences in structure, principle, cost, and application? What are the differences between single‑fiber and dual‑fiber optical modules and their differences in application scenarios. In this article, ETU-LINK will explain the differenc...