Physical Networking Keywords Twisted Pair - a type of wiring in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of canceling out electromagnetic interference (EMI) from external sources. Fiber-Optics - a cable containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. Coaxial Cables - a type of cable that has an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield. Decibel - a logarithmic unit used to express
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Review 4.2 the bend radius is the amount a fiber optic cable that can be bent without worry of breakage. The current recommendation is to have the bend radius no smaller than 20 times the cable diameter. Some cables will have a fiberglass rod for stability, a larger jacket around each cable, Kevlar is sometimes used, and tight buffer coating. Review 4.3 Legacy equipment such as current home scenarios require UTP. But if you are going far distances than fiber is most definantly the way to go. I would
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onto the Moon's surface, and bouncing back, giving it that glow. Degradation of signal strength in fiber-optic transmission Some of the main factors that cause degradation are electromagnetic fields, heat, quality of fiber / connectors, corrosion and gap loss. Gap loss is a type of signal strength loss that occurs in fiber optic transmission when the signal is transferred from one section of fiber or cable to another. The three basic types of gap loss are angular misalignment loss, lateral offset
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higher frequencies and is less susceptible to EMI. Fiber-Optic Cable – Fiber-optic cable uses a strand of glass or plastic to transmit data signals using light; the data is carries in light pulses. Unlike UTP/STP, the transmission techniques are not electrical in nature. Plastic-core is easier to install than traditional glass core, but plastic cannot carry data as far as glass. Dark Fiber – When telecommunication companies first run the fiber-optic cable, they don’t run the exact number of strands
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LYT2 Task 2 Western Governors University Part A - Technological Solutions for NHS, Inc. 1. DSL Technology Sims, J. (September 13, 2014). The Future of DSL. Retrieved September 14, 2015 from http://www.highspeedexperts.com/future-of-dsl/. Solution - This article describes the DSL technologies that are available and which direction most companies are going with. DSL services offer much higher speeds than a typical dial-up solution while utilizing the existing phone lines to
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PST 522E – Synthesis and Characterization of Macromolecules CHAPTER 4 DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF EPOXY-CARBON FIBER COMPOSITES 1. THEORETICAL PART Composite materials have been used widely for daily life applications for many years. Polymer composite systems have a large scale for industry or research area due to their light weight, design flexibility, and processability [1,2]. Using polymer composite is widespread to use for special engineering materials such as aerospace industry, automotive
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Network Design Proposal Prepared for: University of Maryland University College Prepared by: I. Physical Network Design A. Network Topology Business Needs Since 1947, UMUC has been providing quality education to the American as well as international students. UMUC is always developing new ideas and ventures to enhance the quality of the education that it’s students receive. In an effort to expand it’s academic and cultural knowledge to the growing student population UMUC has
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July 13, 2014 This is an Executive Summary Plan for our new building for which construction begins in exactly six weeks. My name is Peggy Decker and I will be the Project manager for the design and installation of our new cable network for that building. I am excited to be a part of the project and look forward to working with each and every one of you during this exciting time of growth for our company. When considering the capacity if this project I ask you to consider all ideas or changes you
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in margarine and vegetable shortenings. They are created by the forcing of hydrogen into liquid oil. They are mostly used in processed foods such as baked goods. Fiber and lipids serve two separate functions that both help keep the body healthy. Fiber absorbs cholesterol and helps to slow the amount of glucose the body absorbs. Fiber helps collect waste and build it into one entity rather than the body having diarrhea and waste just running through the body. It allows the waste to form into a single
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UNIT 4. Assignment 1. Copper vs Fiber As the name suggests, fibre optic technology uses pulses of light to carry data along strands of glass or plastic. It's the technology of choice for the government's National Broadband Network (NBN), which promises to deliver speeds of at least 100Mbps. When we're talking about 'speed' were actually talking about throughput (or capacity) — the amount of data you can transfer per unit time. And fiber optics can definitely transfer more data at higher throughput
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