Optical Fiber Connectors - CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Prof. Messer

steve

Part of the Seventh Generation Prof Messer CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Certification Training Series

mary

Is there a standard connector? Are they manufacturer dependent?

scottalanmiller

@mary said in Optical Fiber Connectors - CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Prof. Messer:

Is there a standard connector? Are they manufacturer dependent?

There are standards, but many of them. There are a few that are pretty broadly standard, and generally manufacturer independent, but not always. You tend to buy from the manufacturer of your switch or whatever device it is.

melvinsilva

@mary It depends on what you have, some Cisco Switches came with GBIC others (now in time) come with SPF.

scottalanmiller

@melvinsilva said in Optical Fiber Connectors - CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Prof. Messer:

@mary It depends on what you have, some Cisco Switches came with GBIC others (now in time) come with SPF.

And now SFP+

(SPF is sunscreen levels, SFP/SFP+ are the adapters.)