By Lou Maiolo for The Siemon Company Often overlooked, the protection of fiber optic patchcords is essential to the survival of the network. A kink or severe bend in a fiber optic patchcord can result in unacceptable attenuation and eventually a lost signal.
Lost signals equate to lost revenue.
The Long Distance Provider claimed that his company's typical transmission is 2.5 Gigabit. This equates to approximately 45,000 transactions per minute. Add in transmission using an 8 channel WDM and now we are transmitting 360,000 transactions per minute. FPS will protect your fiber network by ensuring that proper fiber bend radius is maintained. A proper FPS will also provide for accessibility to your fiber cables now, and in the future as you expand the network.