Multimode Fiber supports 10 GbE.
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GIGAlite-10XB 50 micron, laser-optimized, multimode fiber will support 10 Gigabit Ethernet using serial 850 nm VCSEL technologies to guaranteed distance of 600 m. Utilizing Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition process, fiber features effective modal bandwidth of 4,900 MHzkm and delivers maximum attenuation of 3.0 dB/km. Tightly controlled Differential Mode Delay performance doubles maximum 10 Gigabit Ethernet distances that IEEE specifies for multimode fiber.
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Berk-Tek GIGAlite-10XB Fiber Technology Supports 10GbE at Greater Distances
The new 50 micron multimode fiber guarantees 10 GbE using serial 850nm to 600 meters distance- the longest in the industry.
BICSI 2004 Winter Conference, Orlando, FL - January 12, 2004 -Fiber optic and copper cabling technology and solutions leader Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company, introduced today GIGAlite-10XB, the industry's highest performing 50 micron multimode fiber. Berk-Tek cables featuring GIGAlite-10XB optical fiber will support 10 Gigabit Ethernet using serial 850nm VCSEL technologies to a guaranteed distance of 600 meters.
Utilize the Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition (MCVD) process; the GIGAlite-10XB fibers come with the highest available effective modal bandwidth, at 4,900 MHzkm, of any laser-optimized fiber. GIGAlite-10XB fiber delivers a maximum attenuation of 3.0 dB/km as well as the industry's most tightly controlled Differential Mode Delay (DMD) performance in finished cable form, doubling the maximum 10 Gigabit Ethernet distances that IEEE currently specifies for multimode fiber.
GIGAlite-10XB will be able to support legacy systems including fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet beyond 1km.
For campus backbone distances above 300 meters (984ft) and less than 600 meters (1968ft), the system designer can continue to utilize lower cost VCSEL based electronics versus single mode fiber systems. Berk-Tek's standard 50 micron GIGAlite fiber is ideal for 10 Gbps systems up to 150m. For distances up to 300m, the GIGAlite-10 product will continue to provide the best value.
"With the launch of GIGAlite-10XB, Berk-Tek now has the most complete and highest performing 50 micron laser-optimized cabled fiber product portfolio in the industry," said Beni Blell, Berk-Tek's optical fiber product business manager. "The key value of the 50 micron GIGAlite-10XB product is the cost savings over single mode systems and the invaluable performance headroom that these cables offer in a campus or building backbone infrastructure."
About Berk-Tek, A Nexans Company
For more than 40 years, Berk-Tek has been a leading manufacturer of more than 100 different network copper and fiber optic cable products. The company has led in the development of high-performance and enhanced fiber optic and UTP cables designed to transport high-speed data and voice transmissions. Berk-Tek has major manufacturing facilities at New Holland, PA, Fuquay-Varina, NC and Elm City, NC. For more information, visit www.berktek.com.
About Nexans
Nexans, a worldwide leader in the cable industry, brings an extensive range of advanced copper and optical fiber cable solutions to the infrastructure, industry and building markets. Nexans cables and cabling systems are used in several areas of everyday life such as: telecommunications, energy networks, aeronautics and railways as well as in aerospace, building, petrochemical, automobile and medical applications. With a manufacturing presence in 28 countries and commercial activities in 65 countries, Nexans employs 17,150 people globally, and had sales US$ 4.1 billion in 2002. Nexans is listed on the Paris stock exchange as NEX. For more information, visit www.nexans.com.
Contact:
Lauren DuPont
North America Communications Specialist
Nexans
Tel.: 717-351-9398
lauren.dupont@nexans.com
At BICSI, Contact:
Todd Harpel
Marketing Director
Berk-Tek
Booth # 506
Cell: 717-475-8079
todd.harpel@nexans.com
