Category: Trends
New Category of Fiber Optics: OM5
A new category of fiber optics and a new modulation technique are paving the way to a faster future: OM5 and SWDM4. These give data center managers the opportunity to opt for more favorably priced multimode cabling.
The new dimension of Moore’s law
In this R&M interview scientist Lars Jaeger details the future of chip development. He can see Moore’s law, a well-known phenomenon, entering a new dimension. The uniform increase in semiconductor performance is coming to an end, but exciting new developments...
The simple rule for cleaning fiber optics
Optical fibers must be handled with care. They don’t like being folded, bent or exposed to dust. Careless handling of optical fibers can lead to problems with data transmission and possibly even total destruction of the connection. R&M’s simple rule...
How do you plan edge data centers?
Edge data centers are providing ever more computer capacity on the periphery of large Internet hubs. But the efficient operation of small, widely distributed sites requires special infrastructure and management solutions. R&M can help with planning.
PoE: Avoiding Signal Loss
Higher electrical outputs due to the introduction of 4-Pair Power over Ethernet (4PPoE) can negatively affect the RJ45 contacts in connections. Good contact design is essential to avoid signal losses in LANs.
SDS Leads to New Architectures
The introduction of Software-Defined Storage (SDS) is changing network architectures in data centers. The cabling density is increasing. What does that mean for the design?
Diagnosis of Optical Data Transmission
Traffic Access Points (TAPs) give network managers full real-time access for diagnosing optical data transmission. But care is needed when designing monitoring applications to ensure power budget requirements are fulfilled.
Into the Gigabit Era with Copper
After the introduction of vectoring, another innovative DSL standard is utilizing the physical possibilities of the old copper telephone lines. It's called G.fast. R&M can provide solutions for the launch of G.fast in DSLAM locations
Risk Factor: Cable Dynamics
Data transmission with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) requires the harmony of all the components of a cabling system. If one part moves unexpectedly, there can be interference in the data stream. More information on the risk factor of cable...
More Jobs for Old Copper Cables
Structured copper cabling is taking on more and more tasks. Today, a growing number of vastly differing end devices are attached to the local data network (LAN). And now Power over Ethernet (PoE) is being used more and more often....
Planning Passive Optical LAN Properly
Passive Optical LAN (POL) opens up new possibilities for office and building cabling. POL brings fiber optics to every workstation and terminal. However, advantages and disadvantages have to be considered prior to investment.
The Road to 40 Gigabits
40 gigabits per second. That is the new benchmark for data centers. If you want to ensure top performance in the cloud era, you are going to have to make sure your networks can cope with this speed. There are...