Re: hardware for fibre question ?

scott-

You could use something like a layer3 switch (Cisco 3650) or a router (Cisco
just about anything with the proper card to demarc the fiber), or even a
firewall (Cisco PIX 535 with fiber card). It depends on what the carrier is
running on their end, you need to be able to communicate with their device.
For example if you put in a PIX firewall with a fiber card and the carrier
is handing off ATM, it won't work. Fiber is as dumb as copper, what
protocols you run on it determine your connectivity. For example with copper
you can run token ring, ethernet, etc on the same type of cable. Fiber is
the same way.



"scott" <aintnospamhere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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thanks for reply.

in understand fibre cores are paired. I guess Optical Terminsation
equipemt
is what i required. Im not about to purchase hardware, was simply looking
to
understand what is involved at the end of my two pair i.e

fibre cores enter building
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24 port patch panel
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optical termination (example product ?)
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router (what type ?)
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my firewall (ethernet, cat5e, Rj45 in/out)
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etc...


thanks for any information
scott




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