Sfp and fiber optic cabling

Hi,
I would like to ask if i can use our existing fiber optic cabling after i purchased a cisco 2960 with 4 sfp uplinks also, i purchased sfp modules for each switch. Does it mean that i only need to purhcase a converter from ST for SFP?
thanks

If the fiber type is compatible with your transmission type (single mode versus multi-mode) then all you need is to correct the physical connection.
You can change the connectors (or, more likely have them re-terminated by a pro ... it can be tricky) or use a jumper with the compatible connectors on each end (like SC-to-ST, SC-to-LC, whatever).
It's usually bad practice to use multi-mode fiber in a single mode application or vice-versa.
For multi-mode applications, you may get difference performance for the different flavors; 50/125 MMF tends to get longer distance than 62.5/125 for GigE.
Good Luck
Scott

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There is a cable that runs from the Verizon box outside of my house, comes into the basement corner of the house, and plugs into the router. Do I assume this is fiber optic cable? This cable is about 3 ft long which is problematic in getting a good signal throughout my house. I would like to move the router up one floor. All the other cords and cables are long enough to do so.
My question is what is this cable called and can I replace it or extend it myself? If so, is there any pertinent information I would need to know to do so such as part names and where to get them. If not, how do I get a longer cable installed.
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rebeccajeanne wrote:
Do I assume this is fiber optic cable?
No. The fiber optic cable attaches to the Optical Network Terminal (ONT), which is usually outside.
For speed tiers < 100Mbps, the installation is usually coax from the ONT to your router.
For speed tiers > 100Mbps, the installation is always ethernet from the ONT to your router.
If the cable from the ONT is indeed an ethernet cable, you can certainly replace it.
The ONT has a standard RJ45 jack which the other end of the cable is connected to.
You can confirm if you're connected via ethernet in two ways.
1) The WAN ETHERNET light on your router should be lit and the WAN coax light should be off.
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Since your ONT is outside, replacing the ethernet cable presents a couple of problems..
1) When VZ installed the cable, they passed it through the wall, then sealed the opening with silicone.
You need to make sure you can fit a preterminated cable through that opening unless you're capable of terminating a cat5 cable yourself.
2) You need to reseal the opening with silicone.
An easier option is an RJ45 coupler.
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Can Verizon replace it for a longer cable?
Yes, but they will charge you a truck roll to do so. $88 or so.

How difficult/costly is it to install fiber optic cables?

I live in an area that has no underground cables, or fiber optic cables and I've lived with this 1.5 MB DSL connection for about 4 years now. Yeah, it sucks. I was curious as to what is the biggest factor when it comes to installing fiber optic cables in an area and how a company determines as to where they are going to be located. Thanks in advance.

Installing fiber optic cables is not just a "how hard is it?" question.    yes, the business considerations do take into consideration the physical issues (how hard it may be [above ground and below ground]), but there is more:   Can the company get City\county\state PERMITS to do so? What engineering problems are there? (mountains, existing drainage or other water culverts, etc.?) and then there is also the business consideration of 'how much uptake will be realized if we install the fiber cable?' (how many users in the neighborhood?)
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You may not be aware, but Verizon has recently sold-off whole states and partial states-worth of fiber-to-the-premises accounts, in what could have been Business decisions based on profit for stock holders.   -If their investments to install it will not be recouperated within the time limit required by their stock holders, it may not be installed for a while.
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Are the fibres carrying live traffic? If they are not live you can trace them with a red light source, its like a pen that has a laser that operates in a visible wavelength, heres one I found which seems to use very bright LEDs:
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