• November 17. 2021

Many network installers and project engineers ask: What is fiber media converter used for? How to wire media converter correctly? Does media converter have to be used in pairs? What matters need attention during installation? This article introduces working principle, classification, step-by-step wiring steps and practical precautions of media converter. Optical fiber media converter is also known...

• November 11. 2021

When we use the optical module, sometimes improper use will lead to abnormal operation of the optical module, so in this case, how should we solve it? Today, ETU-LINK will tell you an answer. When the optical power of the optical module is too high or too low, how to diagnose the causes and the corresponding solutions.   Taking Huawei switch as an example, when the optical power alarm occurs,...

• November 05. 2021

At present, MPO patch cord is widely used in high-speed and high-density data center wiring, and its quality determines the stability and sustainability of the whole data center network. So what factors should we consider when choosing MPO patch cord? Today ETU-LINK will introduce the Purchasing Guide of MPO patch cord. Ⅰ. Why MPO/MTP Patch Cord Matters For High‑Speed Data‑Center Networks MPO (Mul...

• October 26. 2021

一. Introduction to MPO Patch cord The MPO fiber optic patch cord is composed of a hot-swappable MPO connector and a multi-mode/single-mode fiber optic cable. The MPO optical fiber connector includes optical fiber, sheath, coupling components, metal ring, pin, dust cap, etc., and the pin part is divided into two forms: male and female. The male connector has two PIN pins, while the female connector...

• October 23. 2021

This blog ETU-LINK takes everyone to understand the difference between optical fiber, copper cable and twisted pair. First of all, let’s understand the twisted pair. The twisted pair is made up of multiple groups of insulated copper wires intertwined. The internal medium of the twisted-pair cable is also copper wire, and the internal transmission is an electrical signal. According to the principle...

• October 19. 2021

The Fibre Channel switch originated from the Fibre Channel protocol. On the fourth layer of the Fibre Channel protocol, the Fibre Channel-based SCSI protocol for storage, the IP protocol for the network, and the virtual interface (VI) protocol for clusters mapped to the network architecture are established. Fibre Channel switches provide Fibre Channel switching for high-bandwidth and low-latency d...

• October 16. 2021

This article explains 8G SFP+ Fibre‑Channel optical‑module basics, SAN‑network composition, typical cabling topology, module‑fiber‑matching rules, common SAN‑field troubleshooting and hardware‑selection guidance for storage administrators, SAN integrators and data‑center O&M engineers. SAN refers to the regional storage network, which needs to be connected by optical fiber, and the operation m...

• October 12. 2021

This artical practical solution article introduces 10G optical‑module deployment for internet cafe networking based on hardware, including hardware selection, fiber‑cable matching, typical network topology, cabling advantages, network‑security configuration and common field troubleshooting. The Internet cafe network system needs to have a high bandwidth and support a large amount of data transmiss...