Fiber Strands

A single strand of optical glass Fiber that sends Data in both directions; they increase network capacity and are less susceptible to connection errors due to fewer connection.Modern fiber cables can contain up to a thousand fiber strands in a single cable although the highest strand-count single-mode fiber cable commonly manufactured is the 864-count, consisting of 36 ribbons each containing 24 strands of fiber.Fiber optic cable is made of many thin strands of coated glass fibers. Each measures about eight microns - that's smaller than a strand of human hair. Digitized information is “coded,” or placed on to light pulses for transmission. It travels along the glass fiber at the speed of light - 186,000 miles per second.