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<blockquote data-quote="Pheasant Surprise" data-source="post: 100915" data-attributes="member: 1103"><p>All the stuff sleepy points out is completely correct. I'd add that single mode fibre is cheaper than multimode per metre. Also you will get much greater distance with singlemode, multi is only good for around 500 metres odd. Whereas singlemode can run a few kilometres on cheap GBIC or SFP type transceivers.</p><p></p><p>The easiest DIY option point to point is to run a pre-terminated fibre (the connectors are factory spliced and tested) though its a bit more cumbersome to handle. Blown is pretty economic these days too, but you will need to get a data contractor in to blow it down the conduit and terminate it.</p><p></p><p>If its going across fields and the like I'd be inclined to recommend going with direct buried armoured cable, either pre-terminated or the traditional field terminated variety.</p><p></p><p>Wireless is good and cheap if you have clear line of site. It also won't have the bandwidth of fibre, so less future proof if you decide to run IP based CCTV down the link for instance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pheasant Surprise, post: 100915, member: 1103"] All the stuff sleepy points out is completely correct. I'd add that single mode fibre is cheaper than multimode per metre. Also you will get much greater distance with singlemode, multi is only good for around 500 metres odd. Whereas singlemode can run a few kilometres on cheap GBIC or SFP type transceivers. The easiest DIY option point to point is to run a pre-terminated fibre (the connectors are factory spliced and tested) though its a bit more cumbersome to handle. Blown is pretty economic these days too, but you will need to get a data contractor in to blow it down the conduit and terminate it. If its going across fields and the like I'd be inclined to recommend going with direct buried armoured cable, either pre-terminated or the traditional field terminated variety. Wireless is good and cheap if you have clear line of site. It also won't have the bandwidth of fibre, so less future proof if you decide to run IP based CCTV down the link for instance. [/QUOTE]
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