:-) I smile when I read the fiber specs sometimes. I understand that single mode was supposed to go 10 km, but some manufacturers got together and figured out that they can easily go 70 km. +
John >-----Original Message----- >From: Patrick Leary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 09:10 AM >To: ''WISPA General List'' >Subject: RE: [WISPA] Anyone mixing fiber with your wireless deployments? > >Graded index 850nm/1300nm multimode, at least back in 1990 or so when I was >a fiber tech, had basic specs that permitted 2km before repeating. I >installed many projects with those distances before repeating. Actual >equipment tolerances would have enabled the real distance to be much >further. And that was with LED-based equipment, not even LASER. > >Patrick Leary >AVP Marketing >Alvarion, Inc. >o: 650.314.2628 >c: 760.580.0080 >Vonage: 650.641.1243 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sam Tetherow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 9:19 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anyone mixing fiber with your wireless deployments? > >I know distance isn't as much of an issue with fiber, but Marlon talked >about ethernet *OR* fiber so I guess I was thinking ethernet over >standard copper and was wondering if I was missing something >simple/cheap to get/around over the 100m limit. > > Sam Tetherow > Sandhills Wireless > >John J. Thomas wrote: > >>Multi mode fiber can go 550 meters, single mode can go 70 kilometers or >more between repeaters. >> >>John >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Sam Tetherow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:04 AM >>>To: 'WISPA General List' >>>Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anyone mixing fiber with your wireless deployments? >>> >>>Marlon, how would you have done the ethernet? I thought you were >>>restricted to basically 300 feet of ethernet without a >>>switch/router/booster every 300 feet or so, or am I missing something? >>>I have pole rights in town a $1/pole/yr so I'm trying to find an >>>affordable use of them. >>> >>> Sam Tetherow >>> Sandhills Wireless >>> >>>Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>We use dry copper, wireless, fiber and dsl for backhaul. I've not >>>>built my own fiber yet. I'm sure the day is coming though. >>>> >>>>I really screwed up a few years ago. The town had the sidewalks all >>>>out down town. I should have found the money and put some conduit in >>>>at that time. I could have ethernet or fiber connections to all of >>>>the down town businesses today! sigh >>>> >>>>Marlon >>>>(509) 982-2181 Equipment sales >>>>(408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services >>>>42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! >>>>64.146.146.12 (net meeting) >>>>www.odessaoffice.com/wireless >>>>www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Delp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 11:31 AM >>>>Subject: [WISPA] Anyone mixing fiber with your wireless deployments? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I am looking to talk with someone that has laid some fiber to complement >>>>>their wireless operations. We have a couple of leads we are looking at >>>>>making some short hop backbones between towers, and having the cities >>>>>get >>>>>involved as a customer of fiber, and hopefully it will pay for the >>>>>venture. >>>>> >>>>>On or off list replys welcome. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks >>>>> >>>>>Mike >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>>> >>>>>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>>>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>>> >>>>>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > >**************************************************************************** >******** >This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by >PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer >viruses(192). >**************************************************************************** >******** > > > > > > > > >**************************************************************************** >******** >This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by >PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer >viruses(42). >**************************************************************************** >******** > > >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/