About Fiber Optic Ethernet Converters

If you have a network that uses the older type of Ethernet cables and another network that utilizes the faster and more reliable fiber optic cables it is possible to connect them together using a special kind of ethernet media converter.

A fiber optic Ethernet converter connects an Ethernet cable at one end into a fiber optic cable at the other end to allow multiple networks to communicate that are using different kinds of cables. It can also be used within the same network if multiple computers are utilizing different technologies or not all of them have the capability to use fiber optic cables. Converting Ethernet cables to fiber optic cables provides a faster signal than Ethernet is capable of sending or receiving. Fiber optic cables are highly resistant to interference from electronic devices, wireless networks, or cellular phones unlike the more temperamental Ethernet cables, which can frequently lose their signal if exposed to certain types of equipment. Some fiber optic converters will work with any type of Ethernet cable while others only have ports for either the 100 Megabit or the 10 Gigabit speed Ethernet cables. Attaching a converter between two different types of cables will slightly lower the maximum speed that data is able to be transferred at on the faster type of cable. Different brands and models of converters will have different speed caps.

June 20, 2011

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