Fiber-optic cabling systems have become increasingly popular as more and more network managers face the speed and distance demands that only fiber can meet. Many are also recognizing fiber optics as the media that will bring networks into the future. The fiber-optic connections that meet today’s demands and will meet tomorrow’s as well, are not always the customary two-fiber links. And with increased capabilities comes increased complexity in verifying these systems’ performance.

Presentation 1: Cabling for Parallel Optics
The future of fiber-optic infrastructure for local area networks is parallel optics. This presentation will explain the basics of parallel-optic networking for future high speeds like 40- and 100-Gbits/sec. It will then describe the fiber-optic infrastructure needed to support parallel optics, and why deploying that type of infrastructure today prepares a network for the future.

Presentation 2: Testing Fiber-Optic Systems
Considering the level of complexity involved in analyzing multiple OTDR traces, and due to the complicated settings and parameters, performing a complete fiber-link characterization with an OTDR can be challenging. This presentation demonstrates how network operators can quickly and easily accomplish this task using a new characterization approach, involving self-settings and intelligent automation.

Presentation 3: Advances in Media Conversion
Media converters’ many capabilities have allowed network planners and administrators to solve multiple challenges. From simple conversion to distance extension, the media converter has performed as an enabling technology in applications such as video surveillance, industrial networking and extension of a building’s demarcation point. This presentation will discuss the many capabilities of media conversion, explaining the technology’s practical use and applications in networks today.

This webcast seminar, produced by Cabling Installation & Maintenance, looks at the cabling, networking and testing landscape for the fiber-optic systems of today and tomorrow.

Jimmy Gagnon Product Specialist Optical Business Unit, EXFO
John Taylor Lead Fiber Optic Systems Designer LightWave Manufacturing
Bob Martin VP of Marketing and Business Development EtherWAN Systems Inc.

Cables Plus USA is a wholesale supplier of data communication connectivity solutions, fiber optic cable, TFOCA, network cables, fiber patch panels, MTP/MTO cassettes and custom-designed cables. We’re committed to supplying superior performance, quality-assured fiber optic and networking products and providing outstanding service to our customers.

EXFO is among the leading providers of next-generation test and service assurance solutions for wireless and wireline network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The company offers innovative solutions for the development, installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and mobile networks - from the core to the edge. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, FTTx, and various optical technologies (accounting for an estimated 35% of the portable fiber-optic test market). EXFO has a staff of approximately 1600 people in 25 countries, supporting more than 2000 telecom customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com.

EtherWAN Systems, founded in 1996 in the United States with Pacific Rim headquarters in Taiwan, has become a unique leader in Ethernet connectivity for IP Surveillance, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Oil & Mining, Factory Automation, etc.

EtherWAN specializes in designing and manufacturing Ethernet equipment for harsh environments. Extreme temperatures, shock and vibration, power surge, and high ESD protection are all part of the most basic and minimal requirements in product design.

Our commitment to quality and fault tolerance under extreme environmental conditions continues to drive our engineering capability to an even higher level.  With Switches, media converters, serial servers and Ethernet extenders, EtherWAN offers products certified for different industries. We strive to ensure customers’ network availability in the most hazardous locations.