Don't think fiber light has a frequency unless you are doing RoF https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_over_fiber
On Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 9:29 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > The ones I've used are thinner than ToughCable, probably thinner than the > cat6 I used in my house. Maybe not much thicker than a sturdy USB cord. > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Sunday, January 15, 2017 8:17:03 PM > > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Direct attach sfp cables? > > They are also thicker than the cat6a I had, with less flexibility :( > > > On Jan 15, 2017 8:00 PM, "Josh Baird" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe you need better cable management or you are using super thick DACs? > They are obviously going to be thicker than individual strands of fiber. > > We regularly terminate 2 racks of dual homed servers in one cabinet using > nothing but DACs. > > On Jan 15, 2017, at 8:48 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes they are cheap, but they have less of a bend radius than modern fiber, > they don't provide electrical isolation, and they are an absolute bitch > when it comes to cable management. > > I thought it would be a great idea to put a couple hundred DAC'd ports in > a rack. Terrible idea. Never again. > > DACs you say? *Spits on ground* > > On Jan 15, 2017 7:46 PM, "Seth Mattinen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 1/15/17 5:02 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: > > What's the purpose? Seems like it would pretty much always be better to > just use fiber... > > > > Super cost effective way to connect a rack full of servers to a TOR 10G > switch. > > ~Seth > >
