Fiber Optic Tutorial

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Here we see a Keystone blank patch panel in a SOHO application. Four (4) 100 foot Pre-terminated cables are run to computer locations throughout the home and are plugged into Cat 5E Feed-thru couplers in the back coupled to 3 foot patch cables which connect to the router ports. The co-axial broadband connection reaches the cable modem through the keystone Co-ax 'F' coupler and co-axial cable.

This guide to fiber optics has been designed to get you started and keep you up to date. It represents the knowledge gained from over 25 years experience in fiber optics - back to when it started - but brought up to date to include the latest innovations.

Use the index to your left or below to find the specific topics you are interested in or follow them in order to get a complete overview of fiber optics:

Jargon

Basics

Fiber

Cable

Termination

Network

Estimating

Testing

Training

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