...must for your servers, switches, routers, and other network equipment plus the climate control equipment at your main data center. Even though you may be local, when problems occur in the middle of the night, headquarters can seem very far away. • ...

...media converters and switches is not a bad idea, but in many cases not a solution that you can do immediately or for somewhat money. If there is no fiber cable, you need to install one. If you want to connect another building being 1 kilometer aw...

...10-/100-Mbps Ethernet switches or for connection to high-speed servers with the assurance of total compatibility with your Ethernet network. • When Gigabit Ethernet first appeared, fiber was crucial to running Gigabit Ethernet effectively. Since t...

...component such as a switch, it comes in a heavy metal case. It also has special shielding, a modified power supply, and perhaps a few other modifications from the standard model. If you need to open the device's case, a special torque wrench for...

...every router, every switch has the necessary amount of air no matter how high or low it is in the cabinet. It takes a certain volume of air to cool a device to within its ideal temperature range. Equipment manufacturers provide very little guida...

...for connections between switching offices. Single-mode cable features an 8.5-micron glass core. • Duplex—Use duplex multimode or single-mode fibre optic cable for applications that require simultaneous, bidirectional data transfer. Workstations, fib...

...a network is through a switch or other networking ”box.” It is not recommended to connect the two types of fibre directly. • Although 50-µm and 62.5-µm fibre both feature a 125-µm cladding, the core sizes differ. The smaller, 50-µm core provides a ...

...modems, servers, switches, hubs, routers, and UPSs. Consider the depth of your equipment —servers require extra depth and may require a cabinet that’s at least 42 inches deep. Lastly, remember to allow space for cabling and power provisions. ...