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  • Multimode Fiber Types: OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5?

    Multimode Fiber Types: OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5?

    There are 5 grades of multimode fiber: OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, and now OM5. What exactly makes them different? At the core (pardon the pun), what separates these fiber grades are their core sizes, transmitters, and bandwidth capabilities. Optical multimode (OM) fibers have a...
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  • What is QSFP?

    What is QSFP?

    What is QSFP?  Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) is a compact, hot-pluggable network interface module format used for both telecommunication and data communications applications. An SFP interface on networking hardware is a modular slot for a media-specific transceiver, such as for a fiber-optic ...
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