Fiber Optics Ties Wireless Communications
Date Added: June 10, 2010 05:51:21 AM
Author: sfpcisco
Category: Computers & Internet: Hardware
In communications history, there was a big buzz when analog technology was invented. People were so excited with this new invention that it started the new age of communications. We can now hear our loved ones who are halfway around the globe through the humble analog telephone. Then came the improvement of digital technology. Digital breaks the message into a binary format where the audio or video data is characterized by a series of "1"s and "0"s in contrast with analog which takes an audio or video message and changes it into electronic pulses.
Communications technology has come a long way since the humble telephone. Technology is now gearing towards wireless communications, rather than wired technology. Explained by IEEE standard 8.02.11, wireless refers to the telecommunications technology, in which radio waves and microwaves carry signals to connect communications devices. These devices comprise pagers, cell phones, portable PCs, computer networks, GPS, satellite systems and handheld personal digtal assistants (PDAs). The idea that a network detached from wire with a transmission scheme that consists of voice and data quickly whizzing through the air from point A to point B is quite something.
The need to develop wireless networks lies in the ease of installation, and the rapidity of its technological advances. Wireless technology allows a network to go virtually anywhere without having to install cables and wires under the streets. On top of this, over-air wireless transmission is free because wireless fiber optics uses the 300 GHz spectrum and above, which includes infrared frequencies, a range that remains unlicensed. The only group that controls these transmission frequencies is the International Electrotechnical Commission or the United States' FDA. Your wireless data is good as sent as long as the radiated power doesn't surpass the limits determined by the IEC. It will not be long when the United States is expected to adopt the IEC standard, establishing a global wireless transmission standard.
Local area network (LAN) that can't hold wires or cables very much counts on wireless technology. This involves the following: (1) Last-Mile Access: High-speed links that connect end-users with Internet Service Providers or Satellite services, (2) Metropolitan Area Network extensions: Use to connect new networks, their core infrastracture, to complete, (3) Enterprise Connectivity: Use to connect LAN segments.
To maximize the power of wireless technology, it needs a little extra help from fiber optics itself. Fiber optic transceiver modules may be used to connect the Uplink/Downlink equipment to the transmission towers. This very much adds the distance between the base station and the wireless transmission towers. By incorporating fiber optic links such as Ethernet converters, the system's EMI sensitivity is greatly reduced while reliability and signal quality is increased.
From analog to digital, these technologies greatly depend on wires and cables to send your message to the other end. It is evident that telecommunications technology very much relies on a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its path, whether wired or wireless. Fiber optics technology is sure to stay indispensable in the improvement of how the world will communicate.
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Communications technology has come a long way since the humble telephone. Technology is now gearing towards wireless communications, rather than wired technology. Explained by IEEE standard 8.02.11, wireless refers to the telecommunications technology, in which radio waves and microwaves carry signals to connect communications devices. These devices comprise pagers, cell phones, portable PCs, computer networks, GPS, satellite systems and handheld personal digtal assistants (PDAs). The idea that a network detached from wire with a transmission scheme that consists of voice and data quickly whizzing through the air from point A to point B is quite something.
The need to develop wireless networks lies in the ease of installation, and the rapidity of its technological advances. Wireless technology allows a network to go virtually anywhere without having to install cables and wires under the streets. On top of this, over-air wireless transmission is free because wireless fiber optics uses the 300 GHz spectrum and above, which includes infrared frequencies, a range that remains unlicensed. The only group that controls these transmission frequencies is the International Electrotechnical Commission or the United States' FDA. Your wireless data is good as sent as long as the radiated power doesn't surpass the limits determined by the IEC. It will not be long when the United States is expected to adopt the IEC standard, establishing a global wireless transmission standard.
Local area network (LAN) that can't hold wires or cables very much counts on wireless technology. This involves the following: (1) Last-Mile Access: High-speed links that connect end-users with Internet Service Providers or Satellite services, (2) Metropolitan Area Network extensions: Use to connect new networks, their core infrastracture, to complete, (3) Enterprise Connectivity: Use to connect LAN segments.
To maximize the power of wireless technology, it needs a little extra help from fiber optics itself. Fiber optic transceiver modules may be used to connect the Uplink/Downlink equipment to the transmission towers. This very much adds the distance between the base station and the wireless transmission towers. By incorporating fiber optic links such as Ethernet converters, the system's EMI sensitivity is greatly reduced while reliability and signal quality is increased.
From analog to digital, these technologies greatly depend on wires and cables to send your message to the other end. It is evident that telecommunications technology very much relies on a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its path, whether wired or wireless. Fiber optics technology is sure to stay indispensable in the improvement of how the world will communicate.
www.opticfit.com