SanSpot Blog
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LTO labels allow accurate and efficient identification of LTO tape cartridges by autoloaders, tape libraries and IT staff. If usage of LTO media involves only a manually operated standalone tape drive and a few cartridges, handwritten or improvised printed labels may suffice. However, in most situations some degree of automation occurs using tape libraries and backup software. In such cases, machine-readable LTO labels are needed, allowing libraries to identify and handle tape cartridges.
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The use of Fiber optic patch panels is widespread in today's network closets and data centers. However, because of the many options, configurations and embedded technologies, the decision of picking a suitable panel can be daunting. This article will provide the necessary information and selection criteria to make an informed decision on choosing the right one that will meet your organization's needs!
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OptoSpan's SteelPatch and SteelFlex series of armored fiber optic cable assemblies provide a tactical solution to mission critical networks and next generation datacenters. The armored fiber cables feature military grade steel jacketing and allow for optical fiber installation in the most demanding and harsh environments.
What is Armored Fiber Optic Cable?
Armored Fiber Cable is a type of tactical fiber optic cable that has an additional metal covering on top of the fibers to prevent fractures and corrosion from rodents, moisture, and other dangers.
OptoSpan’s exclusive SteelFlex and SteelPatch Armored Fiber Optic Cables are designed for mission-critical data center backbones, critical fiber to desktop connections, harsh environment communications, and rodent-proof applications. These highly flexible yet lightweight ruggedized fiber optic cables resist mechanical damage from crushing, abrasion, cutting, and
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The article about Optical Multiplexing discusses the differences between popular WDM Technologies, and the following article outlines the passive WDM multiplexers available with their respective specifications.
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Optical Multiplexing Introduction
In recent years Fiber Optic communication technologies have evolved at a rapid pace in order to support our increasingly data driven society. Many of the advancements have been in the area of finding clever ways to increase the transmission capacity of the existing fiber network infrastructure. Since optical multiplexing is a useful technique to accomplish this, researchers have explored optimizing optical multiplexing in time (TDM), space (SMX) , polarization or phase (PDM) and wavelength (WDM).
WDM (Wavelength-Division Multiplexing)
While some of the aforementioned multiplexing techniques (in particular spatial Multiplexing) hold great promise for future applications, this article focuses primarily on Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) as it is the most widely used by SanSpot.com's applications, solutions and customers. In Essence WDM creates virtual fiber pathways over a single fiber strand by combining 2 or more wavelengths (i.e. colors) of laser
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