Whilst still testing the equipment to be used for the install of Fibre Optic in Sandra and Ian’s home, Ian was looking into additional pieces of hardware that would be required and how to go about the actual installation.
The next purchases were as follows:
- ipolex 10Gb SFP+ 10GBase-SR Multimode Module
- 10Gtek OM4 LC to LC Duplex Multimode Fibre Patch Cable 2m
- LC to LC Coupling Flange Type Fibre Optical Adapter
- InLine 89988B LWL Keystone Snap-in Coupling White Duplex LC Multimode
The purchase of the ipolex SFP+ modules was to test mixing and matching modules of the same specification from different manufacturers. They worked perfectly, so Ian has enough SFP+ modules now to connect both the shed and the sitting room to the study, he just needs to source 2 more media converters.
They purchased the additional 2M fibre optic cable to test the joining of 2 cables. They will run the cables inside 20mm black plastic conduit. If Ian miscalculates the total lengths to the shed and the sitting room from the study, then he will know that joins are possible and easily solved. The additional benefits of purchases an OM4 cable, was to test if they are interchangeable with OM3, after inserting a joint and running data through a cable consisting of both OM3 and OM4, Ian had the confirmation he was looking for. The 2m optical cables can be used to connect the Media converter and FSP modules to wall sockets, as Ian doesn’t want any cable just hanging out the walls.
Ian bought the flange adapters as he had a feeling that plan A wasn’t going to work, when he saw the sleeves on the OM3 & OM4 cables.
Plan A was to use standard 45mm back boxes and wall plates as shown below, the wall plate was sourced from eBay as “4 Port CAT5E CAT6 Network Wall Socket RJ45 LAN Faceplate Single Gang”, it arrived with 4 x CAT 5e Keystone jacks, which Ian replaced for test purposes with Keystone Snap-in Coupling White Duplex LC Optical adapter, shown on the right below.
We determined that Plan A was a no go when we inserted the OM3 optical cable into the rear of the wall plate.
