Fibre
Optics are becoming ever more essential to ensure high performance
levels within any communications network design. They can be installed
to the Desktop retaining greater speed than copper cabling, but
this is generally not applied at this stage due to the cost implications
associated with such an installation and due to the durability
of the fibre cable segments.
Fibre Optic segments are generally used as Backbone links that
link Local Area Network distribution cabinets, or as direct links
to essential network interfaces to maximize traffic delivery.
This requirement is generally fulfilled using multimode fibre
cable which, as the name suggests, is designed to support many
modes or rays of light which makes it ideal for different network
needs.
Multimode
fibre cable is available in several core sizes, which are appropriate
to different network designs. Fibre core size is measured in microns
and multimode fibre is specified by its core size.
Principle
among multimode fibre are 62.5/125 and 50/125. Bela Interactive
can install multimode Fibre Optic cable as part of an appropriate
network design. Fibre Optic cabling can be terminated and presented
in many different ways (ST,SC, MTRJ etc) depending on customer
preference and available budget.
Bela
Interactive tend to perform direct terminations yet splice terminations
can be applied if required.
Another
form of Fibre Optic cabling that can be applied and integrated
into a network is single mode Fibre Optic cable, which is generally
installed over long distance due to its small concentrated core
size.
All
Fibre Optic-cabling installations that are undertaken and completed
are tested, documented and archived by our engineering teams.
Equipment used for analysing and documenting any fibre optic segment
installed by Bela Interactive are Optical Time Domain Relectometers
or OTDR’s as they are commonly known. Bela Interactive use
Nettest Laser Precision OTDR test equipment. These testers are
maintained and calibrated regularly
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