Fiber Cabling Benefits
Allows for extended transmission distances
Multimode cable < 2km (1.24 miles)
Single mode cable > 2km
Smaller size, less weight and better tensile strength
Easier installation when pulling through conduit or overhead cable trays
Usually existing as network backbone in vertical risers and between buildings
Reduce cost by utilizing existing fiber infrastructure
Improve quality, bandwidth and distance of video system
High degree of security –difficult to tap into or interfere with
Immunity to electrical interference such as:
~Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
~Radio frequency interference (RFI)
High voltage interference caused by:
~Fluorescent lights
~Card access door strikes
~Outdoor lighting systems
Induced voltages caused by ground potential differences between locations
~Occurs in over 50% of all video security systems
How to deploy fiber
Deploy new devices with fiber ports
~Limited availability
~Expensive
Copper-to-Fiber media converters
~Proven technology
~Allows the integration of fiber optic cabling in copper environments
~Successfully used in LANs and WANs
~Retail, Gov’t, Education, Enterprise, Service Providers, Industrial
What is Media Conversion Technology?
A media converter provides a link between different types of media (or cabling) and operates transparently to the network
Supported Media Types:
~UTP
~STP
~MM Fiber
~SM Fiber
~Coax
Supported Communication Environments
LAN
~Ethernet (10Mbps)
~Fast Ethernet (100Mbps)
~Ethernet & Fast Ethernet (10/100)
~Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
~Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, & Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
~802.3ah support
~PoE
~CWDM
TDM
~T1/E1
~DS3 -T3/E3
~POTS
Serial
~RS232 and RS485
~High Speed Serial
Video
~Analog Video
~IP Video
Benefits of Fiber
~Extend network distances
~Protect data from noise and interference
~Future proofing / bandwidth capacity
Benefits of Media Conversion
~Protect investments in current hardware
~Flexibility: Add fiber on a port-by-port basis
~Save money
~Copper and Fiber can co-exist in most networks
~Most protocols support copper to fiber conversion
~Various form factors are available to fit any application
Enterprise Application
Fiber Integration In Analog Video Networks
