Hello people, sorry for asking such a dumb question but networking is not my thing.
I understand how Fibre optic works by sending light beams down the cable. What i dont understand is the following:
How many fibre strands are there generally in a normal fibre cable?
And if a network of 20 computers where connected together with a switch and the server was located in a completely different building connected by a fibre optic cable, how many fibre strands would be used to connect the server to the switch. What i'm getting at is say there was 5 seperate networks in one building and all the servers where located in a different building connected by the proposed fibre optic cable. Could you connect each network to its own server by using different fibre strands of the fibre optic cable?
Mike...
I understand how Fibre optic works by sending light beams down the cable. What i dont understand is the following:
How many fibre strands are there generally in a normal fibre cable?
And if a network of 20 computers where connected together with a switch and the server was located in a completely different building connected by a fibre optic cable, how many fibre strands would be used to connect the server to the switch. What i'm getting at is say there was 5 seperate networks in one building and all the servers where located in a different building connected by the proposed fibre optic cable. Could you connect each network to its own server by using different fibre strands of the fibre optic cable?
Mike...