White Papers
FOLS
FOLS White Papers: These White Papers are authored by the FOLS and present a vendor-neutral perspective.
Choosing the Right Multimode Fiber for Data Communications. This FOLS White Paper discusses the evolution of multimode fiber along with current recommendations. September 2008. (120KB)- The Truth About Fiber in Local Area Networks May 2002, debunks some of the common misconceptions and myths about the use of fiber in LANs. (47KB)
- 100BASE-SX Fast Ethernet: A Cost Effective Migration Path for Fiber in the Horizontal Feb. 2000, provides detailed on information on how the 100BASE-SX standard defines a standardized and affordable migration strategy for 10 Mbps copper or fiber to 100 Mbps fiber using low cost 850 nm electronics. (76KB)
- Fiber in the Horizontal: The Better Way to Carry Information Jan. 2000, provides a comprehensive overview of the technical advantages for deploying glass optical fiber in the horizontal. (25KB)
Members
Members White Papers: These White Papers are submitted by FOLS members and present each company's views on the topic.
- Field Testing Installed Fiber. This White Paper from Fluke Networks and Ortonics/Legrand reviews best practices for the technician performing
field tests on installed optical fiber cabling. - Healthcare Technology Report: Creating the Low Cost, Patient Safe, Bandwidth on Demand, Network for Today's Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities. This White Paper from Sumitomo Electric Lightwave discusses the use of FutureFlex Air Blown Fiber infrastructure technology. (Jan. 2009)
- Fiberoptic Cable for Indoor/Outdoor Installations This paper from Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company, provides an overview on the types of cable used for these applications.
- Centralized Network Administration
The Network That Pays For Itself This paper from Tyco Electronics provides an overview of centralized cabling.
- Building Modern Networks: A Guide to Centralized Cabling from 3M This guide provides an overview of centralized cabling, details on how to calculate deliverable bandwidth, and sample network designs.
Cost Model
Hierarchical Star, Centralized Cabling or Fiber-to-the-Telecom Enclosure -- which architecture is best for your installation?
Find out with the FOLS Cost Model.
This interactive cost model is a tool that helps you compare the installed first costs of several standards-compliant architectures using fiber and copper cabling. The Cost Model lets you input your own data to most accurately allow you to compare different media choices.