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What is a 10G Fiber Media Converter?

With the development of more streaming media and cloud networks, end-users are increasingly demanding speed and traffic, and many enterprises have to consider upgrading to 10Gbps copper Ethernet networks. And when you want to upgrade your current network system, an Ethernet switch or 10G media converter can be a very good choice, it can use fiber optic cable to bridge your traditional 10G copper RJ45 network across long distances to upgrade to 10G Ethernet. This article will introduce the 10G fiber optic media converter in detail.

Fiber Media Converter

What is a 10G Fiber Media Converter?

A media converter is a common network connector that establishes connections among different media. 10G media converters allow 10G fiber optic cables to be connected to twisted pair cables and Ethernet compatible devices transmit with each other through the media converters. In addition to this, coaxial cables and single-mode fiber can also be connected to multi-mode fiber networks through media converters. 10G media converters are typically used for data transmission in secure topologies connecting data centers, cloud computing, enterprise backbone networks, campus networks, and carrier infrastructure.

Copper to Fiber 10G Media Converter

Copper-to-fiber media converters work by converting electrical pulses from copper data networks to optical pulses for fiber optic data networks. Using a copper RJ45-to-fiber converter can increase network connectivity, while at the same time, it can exceed the 100-meter maximum segment length of a typical copper UTP Ethernet cable in terms of maximum transmission distance. In addition to this, using fiber optic cables for transmission prevents EMI/RFI from interfering with network communications.

Ethernet copper-to-fiber media converters provide a low-cost solution for data center networking. The advantage of this solution is that it can use fiber for signal transmission without the need for expensive fiber connections to switches or routers. 10G media converters give businesses more flexibility in connecting non-IT devices to their network (such as IP security cameras). Copper-to-fiber transmitters are also widely used in building networks because of these advantages.

Fiber Media Converter

Fiber to Fiber 10G Media Converter

The working principle of the fiber-to-fiber 10G media converter is to convert 10G multi-mode fiber to single-mode fiber, dual-fiber to single-fiber, and realize the integration of various fiber types. This converter is a small device and uses a 10G fiber-to-fiber media converter. Can convert wavelengths (1310 to 1550nm), increase optical power, and support optical signal retiming, regeneration, and remodeling, In this way, media converter can expand network distances.

Why do We need to use a 10G SFP+ Media Converter?

The 10G SFP+ media converter uses an open SFP+ slot, through which it can be used between different network connections and transmission distances. At the same time, 10G SFP+ media converters are compatible with most SFP+ optical modules, so IT technicians have more options to build different networks. Using 10G SFP+ media converters can flexibly build networks for dynamic, high-performance data centers because it can support many different types of transmitters.

Conclusion

Through the introduction of this article, we know that the biggest advantage of 10G media converters is that the existing infrastructure can be used to meet the needs of data centers for network expansion. If you want to know more about 10G media converters, you can contact QSFPTEK’s Customer service, we will provide you with detailed parameters, QSFPTEK is a company specializing in the production of high-quality and cost-effective optical modules and media converters, and other products.

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