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IBM boosts optical speeds over cheaper platforms

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 27/03/2007

...chipset capable of reaching speeds at least eight times faster than optical components available today. At the 2007 Optical Fiber Conference in the US this week, IBM is demonstrating a breakthrough that could transform how data is accessed, shared... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/03/27/222696/ibm-boosts-optical-speeds-over-cheaper-platforms.htm

Storage area network overview

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 02/07/2007

...Sans can use both copper and optical fiber cabling, though the choice of...achieved through optical cables. Optical fiber cables can be single mode or multimode...signals over short distances. Optical fiber also uses several different kinds... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/02/223427/Storage-area-network-overview.htm

IP storage adoption plows ahead bringing tangible benefits

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| 07/02/2007

...a decision that eventually led to the deployment of two LeftHand Networks Inc. IP storage SANs connected by an optical fiber link. Ferber reports that the initial installation was problem free and took about three days. Today, 19 TB... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/02/23/221888/IP-storage-adoption-plows-ahead-bringing-tangible-benefits.htm

ISCSI TCP/IP TOE card purchase considerations

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 10/05/2007

...TOE cards typically offer one, two, or four Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) ports. Cards can be selected with copper or optical fiber connectivity. Additional cards would then be needed to supply additional ports. When considering an iSCSI TOE card... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/10/223758/iscsi-tcpip-toe-card-purchase-considerations.htm

What's the difference between SONET/SDH, DWDM and OCx -- Why not just use TCP?

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| 09/01/2007

...many years on SONET technology that typically employs optical fiber -- particularly for spanning great distances. So, to summarize, you have optical fiber (maybe copper) at the lowest level. The cabling... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/09/221114/whats-the-difference-between-sonetsdh-dwdm-and-ocx-why-not-just-use.htm

A guide to Fibre Channel technology

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 03/10/2007

...subsystems such as disk arrays or tape libraries. FC can carry virtually any kind of traffic. Fibre Channel uses optical fiber, coaxial copper or twisted pair copper cabling to carry SAN data at speeds of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps and (more... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/10/03/227162/a-guide-to-fibre-channel-technology.htm

Storage backgrounders: iSCSI and Fibre Channel

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 17/07/2007

...implementation and signaling detailed in ANSI standard X3.230-1994 (ISO 14165-1). Simply stated, Fibre Channel uses optical fiber, coaxial copper or twisted pair copper cabling to carry San data at speeds of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps and more recently... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/17/225599/Storage-backgrounders-iSCSI-and-Fibre-Channel.htm

SAN overview: Chapter 2 - SAN connectivity

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 15/11/2006

...interconnected -- usually through optical fiber or copper cabling -- and the...across somewhat longer distances. Optical fiber is routinely used to carry the...cabling. Ten GigE often relies on optical fiber with transmission distances up... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/11/15/219952/san-overview-chapter-2-san-connectivity.htm

Bandwidth blues

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 09/06/1999

...defined for GSN: copper coaxial and optical fiber. The copper link is based on...continued evolution of parallel optical fiber components. GSN link protocol...length. The propagation time for optical fiber is roughly 5 ns/m, so the propagation... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/1999/06/09/178926/bandwidth-blues.htm

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Glass Optical Fiber FireWire 800 IEEE1394b Repeaters

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| 22/12/2008

...FireWire 800, Repeater, Glass Optical Fiber Content Home Contact...ExpressCards! Unibrain Glass Optical Fiber FireWire 800 IEEE1394b Repeater...Like This Unibrain's Glass Optical Fiber Repeater 800™ provides... http://www.synchrotech.com/product-1394/firewire-hubs-repeaters_glass_optical_fiber_repeater_800_lc.html

TIA/EIA to Publish Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard - Siemon