Re: [seul-edu] Fiber Cable help

[Mike Lamasney <lamasney@mlode.com>]

Ryan,
I, too, am interested in the name of the vendor.  Am planning a similar
installation at one of our schools.  A couple of questions:
	* What size conduit do you recommend?
	* What's a reasonable max length between pullboxes?
Thanks for your help.

	Mike Lamasney
	Net Admin for Twain Harte School
	lamasney@mlode.com

At 07:11 AM 7/24/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Ryan Booz wrote:
>
>> I need to connect two buildings before the school year starts, and I
>> know that fiber is the way to go because of distance (600 ft or so).
>> The thing is, I've never worked with it and we've gotten different
>> suggestions from distributors as to what we need.  My biggest questions
>> is, how do you connect the cable into the regular network (what's the
>> converter called) and even more basic I guess, how many ends does the
>> cable need to have?  We're now being told eight, but the fiber I've seen
>> only has a possible four ends (two at each end of cable).  Sorry if this
>> is basic, it's just that this is a good deal of money and I don't want
>> to buy stuff I don't need, but want to make sure it's going to work.
>
>To plug the fiber into your network you'll need to use "media
>converters". I recommend Allied Telesysn - reasonably priced, and I've
>had nothing but success with their products for years now.
>http://www.alliedtelesyn.com/products/conv_feth.htm
>
>As to the fiber, we've been using 6 stranded multi-mode. You only really
>need two strand, one for TX and one for RX, but building in some
>expandability is a good thing. We just ordered two runs of it from a
>company that terminates the fiber for you (something you need
>specialized - i.e. expensive - tools for, as well as some eperiance and
>training), then wraps up the end and attaches a pulling eye, so all you
>have to do is pull it through your conduit, unwrap the ends, and plug it
>in. If you would like the vendor's name, let me know, and I'll get it
>for you today at work.
>
>HTH,
>
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