DAckroyd Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I've just noted down what it says on the cable (the patch leades look like OM2) CFR-00373 4 core 50/125 int/ext fiberoptic cable 0500/0800 00106 L964 it doesn't say anything about OM? can you tell from that number?
DAckroyd Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 The OM4 standard is yet to be ratified, however is being based around Systimax Lazrspeed 550. Their Lazrspeed 330 cabling is OM3. I don't know about other manufacturers and if they offer products that 'will' comply with the 'standard'. Quantity wise it's a matter of weighing up the costs against usage of the fibre. If you put in 48 cores and end up not using 40 of them for five years - was the cost worth it? Equally if the install costs are massive (say between buildings and digging up playgrounds) then it may well be worth laying the dark fibre now. Always worth getting quotes for your options! I'm hoping to get the best possible infrastructure in while the building is being put up. at least getting some trunking in place or can they blow fiber through building like BT do down the road?
SYNACK Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I've just noted down what it says on the cable (the patch leades look like OM2) CFR-00373 4 core 50/125 int/ext fiberoptic cable 0500/0800 00106 L964 it doesn't say anything about OM? can you tell from that number? Yeap, 50/125 is OM2 which is pretty much rubbish as far as 10GB goes it is very unlikely that it will work over a very short distance let alone a long one. We have it at one of the schools that I deal with, fine for 1GB though.
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