Figure 1-1. FOT-F3
A fiber optic cable is connected to the transceiver through ST fiber optic ports on the FOT-F3. This provides an optical link to connect the device to the network. The fiber optic link segment can run from the FOT-F3 to any Ethernet FOIRL compatible fiber optic device.
Distance and Cable Type
The FOT-F3 supports single mode fiber optic cable for sizes such as 8.3/125 μm, 8.7/125 μm, 9/125 μm, and 10/125 μm. You can also use multi mode cable such as 62.5/125 μm, but signal distance will be much shorter. The signal distance is dependent on the cable type and the overall system fiber optic budget. If the system budgets and timing constraints are met, then a distance of over ten kilometers is possible with single mode cable. If using 62.5/125 multi mode cable, signal distance will be about 2 km.
