Top Promising Innovations–Powered Fiber Cable System

A Powered Fiber Cable System incorporates DC power and fiber-based Ethernet connectivity in one cable – it’s everything a customer needs to be able to install Power over Ethernet (PoE) equipment at distances much longer than the PoE standard allows, without having to do any calculations or design work. The Powered Fiber Cable System extends power to a device (Wi-Fi access point, IP camera, or small cell, for example) at a distance of up to two miles. The Powered Fiber Cable System incorporates two innovations: one is a new hybrid cable that combines power (copper) and data connectivity (fiber) in one cable housing, and the other is the use of a small device used with that cable, called the PoE Extender.

 

Hybrid power/fiber cables have been on the market for a few years, but they are bulky, expensive to terminate, and they require experts to deploy. CommScope’s Powered Fiber Cable System uses cable that is like an FTTH drop cable, and can be accessed in 30 seconds by standard networking technicians without special tools.

 

The PoE Extender tackles other deployment issues. CommScope engineers incorporated something new in the circuit world – cheap and highly efficient DC-to-DC electrical conversion to automatically eliminate the voltage drop in the system. The Powered Fiber Cable System automatically manages the electrical voltage drop, eliminating the need for electrical calculations. This system innovation makes the cable less expensive and faster to deploy, and the electronic component innovation eliminates design headaches for the customer.

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