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What is the difference between telecommunications and network jumper?

Some people don't know the patch cord has telecom and network level. Point at this problem, we will explain what are the differences between them! What is multimode optical patch cord? It is used as the patch cord from device to optical fiber wiring link, it has thicker protective layer, generally

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What are the differences between industrial and commercial XFP

As a sales of XFP transceiver should know that the operating temperature will influence the parameters of the XFP transceiver. According to the working temperature, there are industrial and commercial XFP transceiver . What is industrial and commercial XFP transceiver? What are their differences?

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What are the advantages of the 100G XFP module?

The 100G XFP transceiver adoption rate in optical landscape is consistently on the rise for the past few years. It is predicted that over half of the data center optical transceiver transmission will make the shift to 100G. The traditional 10G or even 40G may not be enough considering the explosion

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The basic test parameters of XFP transceiver

The finished product of an XFP transceiver, seemingly simple. In fact, the production of a product needs multi-channel detection. There are some parameters are very important in the test. Only these parameters meet the relevant standards can make the optical module best performance. Do you know

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How to distinguish between second - hand optical transceivers?

With the development of optical fiber communication industry, more and more customers begin to pay attention to the stability and reliability of optical transceivers. At present, the optical module are intermingled on the market. In order to make big profits, many manufacturers sell second-hand

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How to control the quality of optical transceiver?

Quality is very important for all products, such as optical Transceiver, only maintain the good quality, the products can be got the trust from the customer, is it right ? To control the quality of the product, we will conduct some testing, including Material testing, Product parameter testing,

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GBIC vs SFP --- What are the differences?

When customer inquiry to us for Gigabit interface module, we usually think that is SFP module, but we have neglected another Gigabit interface module--GBIC. Why would GBIC be gradually replaced by SFP? What are their associations and differences? Let's learn about it! What is GBIC? GBIC stands for

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FAQ of CISCO ME 3400 access switch

Cisco ME 3400 is a next generation second - layer / third - layer client point device series Ethernet access switch designed for telecom operators. The switch's design is based on the deployment experience of Cisco Catalyst® 2950 and Catalyst 3550, these are today's most widely used access

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40G QSFP + What is the working principle of the cable?

Last week, some customers asked me some information about the 40G QSFP+ & 4*10G SFP+. So in order to know more better about the products, we now share the working principles with you, hope it can be helpful for you and your business. Totally, for the wavelength of 40G QSFP+, the 4 channels are

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What are the differences between the Gigabit BiDi and 10Gigabit BiDi

BIDI SFP is a bidirectional optical module, also called WDM module. It uses WDM technology to realize the bidirectional transmission of optical signals on one optical fiber. BIDI module only has 1 port, wave filtering through the filter of module, and finished the transmitting of 1310nm optical

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The problems we met when using XFP transceiver

We will meet some problems when using XFP transceiver, today we will make a summary of the problems. Compatibility(The most basic and the most common situation) Possible cause: a. Error occurred during import of compatible code b. The device's software update cause the failure of the original non

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The difference between single and dual fiber optical transceiver

The are single and dual xfp transceive r. How do we choose, and what are their differences and advantages? Let's learn about this! Single fiber module also called WDM module. It uses WDM technology to realize the bidirectional transmission of optical signals on one optical fiber. BIDI module only

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The Difference Between SFP+ And SFP、XFP

In order to make the people learn the difference between SFP+ and SFP、XFP, and avoid unnecessary trouble to the customer, so we share some information for them .10G XFP module has experienced the development from 300Pin, XENPAK, X2, XFP, finally realize the transmission of 10G signal with the same

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The Classification of XFP Transceiver

XFP transceiver is for transmitting optical signals, the transmission medium is an optical fiber. Low loss optical fiber transmission, transmission distance, has a strong advantage in terms of long-distance transmission. Optical transmission mode, the loss is low and the transmission distance is

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Module verification is very important

XFP transceiver is a small product, it seems simple. In fact, it is assembly completed after more than 10 processes, but still can't be sold. Because the product need to be strictly testing before shipment, including parameter testing, aging testing, distance testing (fiber testing) and switch

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Importance of XFP module sample testing

XFP transceivers may be used in switches, video surveillance, radio and television, medical equipment, etc., In these areas, we must ensure the accuracy and stability of the product. In the application of electronic products, electronic circuits need to be verified and tested one by one. In large

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Aging Testing For SFP+ Transceiver

Quality is very important for all products, such as SFP+ Transceiver, only maintian the good quality, the products can be got the trust from the cusotmer, is it right ? To control the quality of the product, we will conduct some testing, including Material testing, Product parameter testing,

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The Industry XFP Transceiver

As a sales of XFP transceiver should know that the working temperature will influence the parameters of the XFP transceiver.When the applied environment temperature of the module is changed, then the working current will change as the temperature changes. At the same time, it will lead to changes

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