What are OM and OS type fiber optic cables? In ANSI/TIA-568.3-D, the TIA adopted the nomenclature for fiber found in the international standard ISO/IEC 11801. The multimode fiber is prefixed with “OM” and the singlemode mode “OS”. The new designation in ANSI/TIA-568.3-D should alleviate some of the confusion associated with application support distance issues. Each […]
Year: 2018
Network classifications and categories
Classes Link / channel Cable / connectors Ethernet Speed Shielded / unshielded connector type Distance Class A 100 kHz Category 1 Class B 1 MHz Category 2 Class C 16 MHz Category 3 telephony & 10 mbps UTP RJ11/12/45 N.A. 25 MHz Category 5 10/100 mbps UTP/FTP RJ45 (2 pairs) 100m (90+10) Class D […]