Fiber optic cable has become the go-to choice for a variety of applications by data center managers. Do you know these 7 key considerations to keep in mind?
Fiber optic cable has become the go-to choice for a variety of applications by data center managers. The reasons are many, including advances in cable technology that make it an even better choice. But there are several things to consider when choosing the rightfiber optic cable for any application. Here are seven of the most important ones.
Distance
One of the big advantages of fiber optic cable is the loss factor: fiber only loses 3% of data over 100 meters compared to much greater losses with copper cables likeCAT6 cables. While copper may be a great choice for short distances, the longer the
cable needs to be, the bigger advantage fiber cable offers.
So the first factor to consider when choosing fiber optic cable is the distance the data must travel.
Interference
Fiber is fully resistant to interference from various sources like power lines, lightning storms, and even deliberate scrambling and disruption. So while the first consideration is how far the data must travel, the second consideration is where the data may travel. In data centers, whether cables are managed by running overhead or the less common instance ofrunning through underfloor spaces, there can be sources of interference in or near that path.
This is also true in edge data centers, where everything is more compact and closer together. This is also true in modular data centers, and the right fiber cable can ensure that you can scale quickly and easily as needed. As we move toward collocation and hyper
scaling, this becomes even more important.
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