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Garland Technology is committed to educating the benefits of having a strong foundation of network visibility and access. By providing this insight we protect the security of data across your network and beyond.

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Visibility Solutions

Garland Technology is committed to educating the benefits of having a strong foundation of network visibility and access. By providing this insight we protect the security of data across your network and beyond.

Resources

Garland Technology's resource library offers free use of white papers, eBooks, use cases, infographics, data sheets, video demos and more.

Blog

The TAP into Technology blog provides the latest news and insights on network access and visibility, including: network security, network monitoring and appliance connectivity and guest blogs from Industry experts and technology partners

Partners

Our extensive technology partnership ecosystem solves critical problems when it comes to network security, monitoring, application analysis, forensics and packet inspection.

Company

Garland Technology is dedicated to high standards in quality and reliability, while delivering the greatest economical solutions for enterprise, service providers, and government agencies worldwide.

Contact

Whether you are ready to make a network TAP your foundation of visibility or just have questions, please contact us. Ask us about the Garland Difference!

[Video] Network Connectivity: Cabling and Connectors

It's more than just an acronym.


During a recent webinar we hosted Palo Alto’s Fuel User Group we posed a question to the members, ‘Have you installed an MPO/MTP® Connector in your network?’

With a resounding 'No' response, the results got us thinking that it’s important to familiarize our customers with the different types of cabling and connectors available on the market.

Watch the Demo on Cabling & Connectors Now!

In this video, I’ll go over some of the considerations to make when deciding between copper and fiber cables for your network, in addition to digging deeper into the cables and pluggables offered.

Media Specifications for Copper 10G Fiber

Media specifications for the different cables plays a large role in determining the maximum distance the cable can run.

Data Center Connections: 40G/100G

When you move to data speeds beyond 10G, you have different connections available depending on whether you're using single mode or multi-mode fiber. Single mode uses the LC connector, while multi-mode now uses the MPO connector and cable.

Making a Connection to 25G/40G/100G Pluggables

Using and MPO/MTP® 12 or 24 connector, you'll be able to connect to 40G-SR4, 100G-SR4 or 100G-SR10 pluggables.

MPO vs MTP®

MPO is the industry standard connector. MTP® is manufactured by US Conec. Garland utilizes MTP connectors, because the patent they have on their connector gives the lowest dB loss.

Cisco’s BiDi Optical Technology

If you haven’t run into this yet, I’m sure you will soon. Cisco’s BiDirectional technology allows you to utilize the same fiber for the send and receive traffic. This allows you to use the existing infrastructure you already have and boost traffic, all without dropping packets. 

 

If you’re ready to learn more about these different cables and pluggables, check out this quick video.

Written by Chris Bihary

Chris Bihary, CEO and Co-founder of Garland Technology, has been in the network performance industry for over 20 years. Bihary has established collaborative partnerships with technology companies to complement product performance and security through the integration of network TAP visibility.

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