Fiber optic benefits

With proper design of the future system (this stage involves the solution of architectural issues, as well as the selection of suitable equipment and methods for connecting the carrier cables) and professional installation, the use of fiber-optic lines provides a number of significant advantages:

• High throughput due to high carrier frequency. The potential of one optical fiber is several terabits of information in 1 second.
• Fiber optic cable has a low noise level, which positively affects its bandwidth and the ability to transmit signals of various modulation.
• Fire safety (fire resistance). Unlike other communication systems, FOCL can be used without any restrictions at high-risk enterprises, in particular at petrochemical plants, due to the absence of spark.
• Due to the low attenuation of the light signal, optical systems can combine working areas at considerable distances (more than 100 km) without the use of additional repeaters (amplifiers).
• Information Security. Fiber-optic communication provides reliable protection against unauthorized access and interception of confidential information. This ability of optics is explained by the absence of radiation in the radio range, as well as high sensitivity to vibrations. In the case of wiretapping attempts, the built-in monitoring system can disable the channel and warn about suspected hacking. That is why FOCL is actively used by modern banks, research centers, law enforcement organizations and other structures working with classified information.
• High reliability and noise immunity of the system. The fiber, being a dielectric conductor, is not sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, is not afraid of oxidation and moisture.
• Profitability. Despite the fact that the creation of optical systems due to its complexity is more expensive than traditional SCS, in general, its owner receives real economic benefits. Optical fiber, which is made of quartz, costs about 2 times cheaper than copper cable, and additionally, when building extensive systems, you can save on amplifiers. If, when using a copper pair, repeaters need to be installed every few kilometers, then in the fiber optic link this distance is at least 100 km. At the same time, the speed, reliability, and durability of 
• The service life of fiber optic lines is a quarter of a century. After 25 years of continuous use in the carrier system, signal attenuation increases.
• If we compare the copper and optical cable, then at the same throughput, the second one will weigh about 4 times less, and its volume, even when using protective shells, will be several times less than that of copper.
• Prospects. The use of fiber-optic communication lines makes it easy to increase the computing capabilities of local networks thanks to the installation of faster active equipment, and without replacing communications.
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• traditional SCS are significantly inferior to optics.