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September 1, 2022

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

2 min read

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

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

2 min read

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.

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

2 min read

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.

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

3 min read

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.

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

3 min read

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).