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Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition
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Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

by Jeffrey S. Beasley, Piyasat Nilkaew
November 2021
Beginner content levelBeginner
848 pages
24h 42m
English
Pearson IT Certification
Content preview from Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

3CHAPTER

Physical Layer Cabling: Fiber Optics

Chapter Outline

3-1 Introduction

3-2 The Nature of Light

3-3 Fiber Attenuation and Dispersion

3-4 Optical Components

3-5 Optical Networking

3-6 Safety

3-7 Troubleshooting Fiber Optics: The OTDR

Summary

Questions and Problems

Objectives

  • Describe the advantages of glass fiber over copper conductors

  • Describe the differences in how light travels in single-mode fiber and multimode fiber

  • Define the terms attenuation and dispersion as they relate to fiber-optic cabling

  • Describe the components of a fiber-optic system

  • Describe the issues involved in optical networking, including fiber-to-the-business and fiber-to-the-home

  • Describe the new networking developments associated with optical Ethernet

  • Understand ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780137455911