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The SFP 50G pluggable transceiver that gets you easy migration from 25G

Cisco's newest pluggable optic transceiver product family is here! Find out what makes it special.

September 1, 2022 • 2 min read

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Is newer better? What you probably don’t know about OM5 multi-mode fiber (Part 2)

Learn about the optical fiber used for short reach connectivity in data center and campus networks. In part two of this two-part blog post, we describe a multi-mode fiber metric and when to use OM4 or OM5 type fiber.

July 22, 2022 • 2 min read

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Is newer better? What you probably don’t know about OM5 multi-mode fiber (Part 1)

Learn about the optical fiber used for short reach connectivity in data center and campus networks. In part one of this two-part blog post, we review the key characteristics of standardized multi-mode fibers.

July 15, 2022 • 2 min read

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Today’s high speed optical links would fail if not for this technology (Part 2)

Learn about the technology that enables the latest high speed pluggable optics. In part two of this two-part blog post, we discuss the trade-offs and performance impact of forward error correction (FEC) on the network.

July 1, 2022 • 3 min read

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Today’s high speed optical links would fail if not for this technology (Part 1)

Learn about the technology that enables the latest high speed pluggable optics. In part one of this two-part blog post, we will review the basics of forward error correction (FEC).

June 21, 2022 • 3 min read

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