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From: boyter@bimbo.UUCP (Maj Brian Boyter)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Ethernet across the street
Summary: another option: infrared link
Message-ID: <438@bimbo.UUCP>
Date: 16 Sep 89 03:18:55 GMT
References: <2335@optilink.UUCP>
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Organization: Boyter Control, Charlottesville, Va
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In article <2335@optilink.UUCP>, brad@optilink.UUCP (Brad Yearwood) writes:
> In the near future, we will be expanding operations into a second building
> 
>   1.  Run fiber optic cable under the street.  Does anybody know
>   2.  Use an air path laser system.  This area gets fairly dense fog from
>   3.  Use a microwave system.  Would dense fog disable microwave (maybe at

    4.  use an infrared optical link...  it is more immune to the fog than
        the laser optical link and less expensive than any of the other options.
        Several manufacturers exist, but I can't think of any off-hand.

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