What is a Fiber Optic Multiplexer?
A fiber optic multiplexer, also known as a mux,
is a hardware device that combines multiple analog or digital input signals
into a transmission line. It uses fiber optic technology and is usually controlled
with software and rotator blocks.
What is a Fiber Optic Demultiplexer?
A fiber optic demultiplexer, also known as a demux,
is the opposite of a multiplexer. When the signal reaches its destination, the
demultiplexer separates the data stream.
How does a Fiber Optic Multiplexer Work?
The fiber optic multiplexer is used at one end
of the fiber optic cable, like a huge multi-input connector, allowing multiple
signals to be input, and then sent through a single fiber optic cable. The
information travels along this line until it reaches the demultiplexer, which
is like another device at the end of the cable, it splits the signals again and
sends them out.
When the multiplexer serves multiple IP network users and then feeds
back directly to the router, the router immediately enters the content into its
routing processor, then demultiplexes it in the memory, and then directly
converts it into the IP part. Multiplexers are mainly used to increase the
amount of data that can be sent over the network within a certain time and
bandwidth.
Advantages
ü High Data Rate
ü Low Attenuation
ü Less Propagation Delay
ü Simple to install, no configuration or maintenance
Disadvantages
ü Fiber Output Loss and Dispersion
ü Transmission Rate Difference
ü Optical-electrical Conversion Loss
Conclusion
With the advancement of technology and the growth of information demand
to fill the capacity of existing networks, equipment such as fiber optic multiplexers reduces the need to
upgrade the fiber infrastructure itself, which is very useful in signal
processing and transmission.
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