[LINK] FTTP soon normal

Scott Howard scott at doc.net.au
Mon Apr 28 11:56:26 AEST 2014


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Rachel Polanskis <gr0ve at exemail.com.au>wrote:

> Also, when it comes to the internal fibre link from the wall outside,
> we were told it is Single Mode Fibre and so is only suitable for short
> runs.
>

You probably mean Multi-mode fiber, which is only good for runs up to about
500 metres (but can do more depending on the wavelengths used).

Single-mode fiber is good for runs measured in the 10's of kilometres or
more.

  Scott



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