I'm considering doing a small outdoor fibre run at home, nothing major, just one or two links between my office and an outbuilding. My lab has grown too big to keep in the house, so I'm planning on moving it outside, but the issue I've got is getting a single FC and Ethernet link between the two. Kit at each end will probably be a couple of HP Procurve 1810s at each end for the networking, and the FC is just a point-to-point between a couple of Emulex LP1000 cards.
The current plan I have is to buy a couple of 100m runs that are pre-terminated with LC connectors, drill holes in the relevant places and then just thread through and fill afterwards.
The only thing I'm not sure about is what sort of cable I need. Looking around, there appear to be a lot of options as to what sort of cable I could choose, with varying prices. Specifically, there's choice as to number of strands down the cable, OM1/2/3 etc and I'm a little lost.
Any advice?
*edit* just got a quote for 100m of 4 strands OM3 armoured LC-terminated cable for £330. Is this the right ballpark, or way out?
The current plan I have is to buy a couple of 100m runs that are pre-terminated with LC connectors, drill holes in the relevant places and then just thread through and fill afterwards.
The only thing I'm not sure about is what sort of cable I need. Looking around, there appear to be a lot of options as to what sort of cable I could choose, with varying prices. Specifically, there's choice as to number of strands down the cable, OM1/2/3 etc and I'm a little lost.
Any advice?
*edit* just got a quote for 100m of 4 strands OM3 armoured LC-terminated cable for £330. Is this the right ballpark, or way out?
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