The fiber optic cable is a bit more expensive than cat 5e and terminations are a little more too but the big difference is the electronics which are 200 or more per link extra for fiber.
Fiber optic cable connection diagram.
Fiber cable connector 10 fiber optic cable 29 fiber optic pigtail 3 fiber patch cable 20 mpo assemblies 6 fiber testers tools 25 fiber optic splicing 3 otdr 4 visual fault locator 1 fiber optic switch 30 how to 36 network solutions 182 copper network 12 ethernet cable 1 direct attach cable 7 active optical cable 1.
Fiber optic cable diagram.
This is the physical medium that transports optical signals from an attached light source to a receiving device.
A fiber optic cable consists of five main components.
Presently fiber optic cabling is also becoming the connection choice for closed circuit television government network security factory automation systems and medical imaging networks among others.
Here you can see the individual fiber optic cables and copper conductors exiting the cable s armored jacket and the rugged sealed fitting on the cable for the distribution box.
However the real difference comes if you use a centralized fiber optic network shown on the right of the diagram above.
The individual cable breakouts and their duplex fiber optic connectors should be handled carefully to prevent damage or contamination from dirt.