Fiber optic stands out as one of the most fast growing transmission mediums in Vancouver BC, for both upgrades and new cabling installations. This includes backbone, desktop and horizontal applications. Comparing it with copper, and other transmission media, fiber offers a number of merits. This guide takes you through some important advantages of undertaking fibre optic cable installation.

The preliminary step is to choose the type of system that is needed. Select a communications converter or module that fits the data format that you plan to transmit. Fiber optics communication commodities exist for almost every kind of communications system, from simple relay closure links to high speed CATV and telephone systems. While numerous of them are media converters from standard electrical interfaces such as Ethernet with various options on data rates, some are proprietary for specialty equipment that are used for industrial control, utility monitoring and video surveillance.

The immunity and reliability resulting from the installation is something worthwhile. Fiber offers profoundly reliable data transmission. The transmission is entirely immune to numerous environmental factors which affect the copper wire. This emanates from the fact that its core is composed of glass insulator that prevents any electric current from flowing through it. It is thus immune to radio interference (EM/RFI), electromagnetic interference, impedance problems, and crosstalk. Fiber also comes handy as less susceptible to temperature fluctuations as opposed copper.

In addition, the LAN backbone has become predominantly fiber-based. For instance, the back-end of many mainframes together with storage area networks is almost totally fiber. The desktop is the only holdout, with currently being a battlefield between fiber contingents and the copper.

The installation also offers exceptional data security. With, the data connector, your data is safe. It does not radiate signals is immensely difficult to tap. When the cable is tapped, it is quite easy to monitor since the transmitter leaks light and causes the entire system to fail. It is thus possible, with the system, to know when an attempt is made to break its physical security.

Select connectors of termination type and style that is appropriate for the application. The connectors have numerous termination methods, some using splicing, with trade-offs in functioning while others use adhesives and polishing. Ensure to discuss them with installers and manufacturers before embarking on the choice.

The installation is considerably affordable. This is facilitated by the steady rate at which the cost of fiber connector, hardware and components are decreasing. In fact, the installation expenses for fibre are only higher than copper due to the skill required for terminations. On aggregate, fibre is more expensive as compared to copper in the short run. However, this may actually be less costly in the long run. In addition, fibre costs less to maintain, entails much less downtime and demands less networking hardware.

Install the communications equipment, test their operation and document the fibre optic network. After the plant is tested for end-to-end optical loss and evidenced good, install the fiber optic communications gadget and test its operation. Accurately and completely document the installation for upgrading and troubleshooting. The documentation should identify all components, types of connectors, paths, section lengths, splice locations and terminations.