Prepare for major network upgrades to support the cloud
By Donna DonnawitzAugust 29, 2013
Considering MAN solutions to support the cloud
A MAN network is a collection of dark fiber, media converters and various network technologies that introduces the power of fiber-optic connections into a metropolitan-based setup that functions in the same way as a WAN. With the dark fiber already in place, the costs of establishing a MAN are generally much less expensive, making the telecom service a reasonable option for many companies. As a result, the MAN can serve as an ideal way to meet network demands created by the cloud.
Perle has an extensive range of Managed and Unmanaged Fiber Media Converters to extended copper-based Ethernet equipment over a fiber optic link, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber up to 160km.