1310 10gb 10km On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What frequency and tx power of singlemode? You do not need to attenuate > 1GbE 1310nm LX (5-10km reach) or 10GbE 1310nm LX optics for very short > distances. Tons of ISPs use all 1310/LX optics for intra-rack and > intra-suite fiber XCs because they're cheap, easy and multimode is dumb. > > If you are using optics which are marketed as capable of 20, 40 or more km > reach (and/or 1490nm, 1550nm optics) you do need to attenuate on the Rx. > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 11:20 AM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: > >> Do I need to pad my optics at 100ft? Or could someone tell me how to >> estimate the loss so I can compare to the spec? >> > >
