White Papers

Increasing data traffic requires full spectral window usage in optical single-mode fiber cables
CommScope
06 August 2019

The optical fiber network infrastructures installed today will typically see four generations of transmission systems over the network’s expected lifetime. As recent history has shown, the amount of data traffic these networks will carry will increase dramatically and continuously.

Fibre and Cable, FTTH, WDM
Fiber to the home (FTTH) architecture overview
CommScope
03 December 2018

Not all FTTH networks are built the same. Since construction and outside plant account for the majority of total network costs, getting the architecture right has a major impact on the business case.
 

Cost-Optimized Strategies for Maximizing Transport Network Availability
Coriant
27 January 2017

This white paper explores strategies to address the challenge of providing the highest level of network availability at the optimal cost for each service.

Fiber Optic Connections: Check and Clean First, Then Connect
R&M
23 November 2016

Only clean connections achieve the values guaranteed by standards and manufacturers. It is therefore vital that installers possess sound knowledge of the correct way to install and clean these components. This white paper contains information on the currently applicable standards and discusses the relevance of properly cleaned fiber optic connectors.

Achieve IEC standards compliance through automated fibre optic end face inspection and analysis
Viavi Solutions
22 August 2016

As bandwidth requirements continue to grow and fibre penetrates further into the network, dirty and damaged optical connectors need to be dealt with systematically before defects degrade network performance and take down entire links.

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