Fiber Optic Cabling & Wiring Contractors
Fiber Optic Cabling & Wiring Contractors in Doral FL
Axis DataCom has the capability of installing, troubleshooting and repairing most types of fiber optic products. Fiber optics in your facility run the whole show, we will make sure that they stay up and running.
Axis
DataCom can match whatever type of product you currently have
in place. We do not come in and just put in whatever we have
in the truck, we will find out what product you have onsite
beforehand and make sure we match it. A standardized system
is one that works.
Axis DataCom installs structured cabling systems that are easy to maintain. We provide complete network documentation including cable test results, as-built drawings and communication closet labeling that makes adds, moves and changes trouble free.
Whether your company requires re-cabling within an existing facility or you are planning an office move to a new facility, Axis DataCom can plan, manage and meet your needs on time and on budget.
With rapidly advancing technology, your business needs a reliable, high-performance cabling foundation that will successfully deliver information within and across your office.
Axis DataCom can provide the critical cabling infrastructure to handle today’s network needs and allow seamless migration into future technology.
Fiber Optic Cabling & Wiring Services
Fiber optic cable and fiber optic data transmission technology revolutionized data transfer in the late 20th century. By encoding data as pulses of light, rather than pulses of electricity, data densities on fiber optic cables far exceeded their copper counterparts. The data is sent, literally, at light-speed over fiber optic cables.
Single-Mode Fiber
Single-mode fibers
have a narrower core and allow for one data stream, or mode,
to be transmitted over very long distances. Single mode fiber
carries far more bandwidth, but in a narrower spectral width,
than multi-mode fiber.
Multi-Mode Fiber
Multi-mode fiber strands
use a much thicker core than single mode. Multi-mode fiber can
carry data encoded using multiple light sources, thus allowing
for multiple data streams to travel over a single optical fiber.
The downside of multi-mode is transmission distance and available
data bandwidth. Multi-mode transmission is good over shorter
distances and can not support the high bandwidth of single-mode
fibers.
Plastic Fiber
Plastic optical fiber (POF)
is usually not used for data transmission. Plastic fiber optic
cables do not have the optical purity required for reliable
data transmission. POF is usually used for decorative and aesthetic
transmission of light. Examples of this are toys where light
is transmitted through the fibers creating beautiful, colorful
clumps of optical fibers. An added advantage of POF over glass
fiber in entertainment or aesthetic situations is durability
and cost. POF is much cheaper to manufacture than glass fiber
and is not as fragile.
The Future of Fiber Optic Cable
Current
research into future fiber optic cable technology will allow
tunable cables similar to a radio. Data streams on a single
mode fiber will be able to be contained within a particular
light spectrum and will be tunable similar to a present-day
radio.
Multimode Vs. Single-Mode Fiber
An optical
fiber refers to a flexible, thin fiber through which light can
be transmitted via internal reflections. Optical fibers can
take the form of single-mode or multimode fibers.
Definitions
A single-mode fiber refers to
an optical fiber designed to carry only one mode, or a single
ray of light. A multimode fiber is optical fiber able to transmit
multiple modes or light rays simultaneously, each at a different
reflection angle within the optical fiber core.
Core Differences
Multimode fiber and
single-mode fibers have significant core differences. Multimode
fibers contain light-carrying cores that are 62.5 microns or
more in diameter. Single-mode fiber contains a light-carrying
core that has a diameter between 8 and 10 microns. A micron
is one-millionth of a meter.
Bandwidth Differences
A multimode fiber
provide bandwidth transmissions of a few hundred megahertz (MHz)
per kilometer (km) of length. Multimode fibers permit transmission
distances of up to approximately 10 miles and can be used with
receivers and optic transmitters that are relatively inexpensive.
Single-mode fibers transmit over distances greater than 10 miles,
but must be used with solid-state laser diodes or other single-mode
transmitters. A diode refers to a device composed of two terminals
that conduct currents in one direction. Single-mode transmitters
can be up to four times as expensive as multimode fiber equipment.
What Is Dual Mode Fiber Optic Cable?
A fiber optic cable is a thin glass strand used for transmitting
light. Fiber optic cables are used primarily by telephone companies
and electric companies. They are typically either single mode
or dual mode, also called multimode.
Types
Single mode fiber optic cables are used for high speed and long
distances; dual mode fiber optic cables are primarily used for
short distances.
Details
Dual mode fiber optic cables
have a slightly bigger diameter than single mode. Dual mode
generally uses two fibers instead of one and offers a high bandwidth.
Dual mode cables are not used for long distances, over 3,000
feet, because the multiple light paths lead to distortion to
the receiving party.
Specifications
Dual mode fiber optic
cables are made of glass and have diameters between 50 microns
to 100 microns. Light is transferred through these cables using
numerous paths. A single mode fiber optic contains a diameter
between 8.3 microns to 10 microns and light is transferred via
one path only.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber optic cabling for high speed Internet, telephone and cable
connections is a technology with many advantages and limited
disadvantages. Fiber optic cables transfer data via light waves.
They are made from glass or plastic fibers in the core of the
cable, surrounded by a "cladding" layer (designed to reflect
light back towards the core), and the "buffer coating", which
protects the fibers from moisture and other damage.
Advantage
Fiber optic data transmission
is incredibly fast.
Advantage
Fiber optic cables are not
susceptible to RF (radio frequency) interference, which can
be a major problem for users of typical coaxial cabling.
Advantage
Fiber optic cables can transmit
data over exceptionally long distances without much data loss.
Disadvantage
Often times, fiber optic
cabling can cost more than double what a typical broadband connection
costs, it is often hard for the average user to justify the
costs.
Disadvantage
Fiber optic connections
are not available in many areas.
Fun Fact
Many gaming systems and home
theater components now also transfer information back and forth
via fiber-optic cables.
Bandwidth Capacity of Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber optic cable transmits information using light signals.
Fiber optic networks operate under the standards 10 Base-F,
100 Base-F, FDDI, FDDI duplex, 1000 Base-F and 10 Gbase, which
include bandwidth capacity in their definitions.
Single and Multimode Fiber
Single mode fiber
optic cable is the earliest form of fiber optic cable. This
type of cable sends a single beam of light down the cable. Multimode
fiber optic cable is an improved version of fiber optic communication.
Because multimode fiber sends several light beams that combine
into one signal, performance may be slightly higher, as the
multimode installation includes several lasers which may combine
to produce a maximum transmission rate greater than the specification
standard rate to improve reliability. For example, a 10 gigabyte
multimode network may include four lasers sending at 3 gigabytes.
10 Base-F
Older installations operate
with lower bandwidth, especially if the signal is sent over
long distances without amplification. The 10 Base-F standards
from 1993 are the earliest standard for fiber optic transmission
over Ethernet networks, according to the University of California,
Berkeley. 10 Base networks send information at 10 megabytes
per second.
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDDI,
or fiber distributed data interface, is an alternative to an
Ethernet network. FDDI is specifically designed for fiber optic
communication, unlike Ethernet specifications designed for use
with copper wires. FDDI uses both single mode cable to connect
separate structures and multimode cable inside a structure,
according to the University of California, Berkeley. FDDI networks
are arranged in a ring of computers that pass an electronic
token around the ring to communicate, this structure is known
as a token ring network. The FDDI standard is a 100 megabyte
per second network. FDDI-2 sends video images as well as data
with a 100 megabyte per second standard. FDDI duplex mode sends
data at double speed, allowing 200 megabyte per second communication.
Fast Ethernet
Some networks send data
at 100 megabyte per second. The standards that govern these
fiber networks are included in the 100 Base-F family. Any of
the 100 Base, or 100 megabyte per second, standards including
the fiber optic standard are referred to as Fast Ethernet.
1000 Base-F
Fiber Ethernet networks are
installed under the 1000 Base-F standard. This standard allows
transmission of data at one thousand megabytes per second. As
with the other standard families there are related Ethernet
specifications, such as 1000 Base-FX, that also operate at the
same speed.
10 GBase
The 10 GBase standard covers
Ethernet networks that include copper wires, wireless signals
and fiber optic cables, so there is no separate 10 GBase-F standard.
10 Gbase standards govern networks that send information at
10 gigabytes per second.
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