From: pjw@hpctdkr.col.hp.com (Peter Walsh) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1991 19:14:31 GMT Subject: Re: FDDI cable Message-ID: <40050004@hpctdkr.col.hp.com> Organization: Hewlett-Packard CTD, Colo. Spgs. Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hp-col!hpctdlb!hpctdkr!pjw Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans References: <38734@sequoia.UUCP> / hpctdkr:comp.dcom.lans / randy@rls.UUCP (Randall L. Smith) / 3:57 pm Jun 25, 1991 / In article <38734@sequoia.UUCP>, ali@sequoia.UUCP (Ali Toossi) writes: > > Need some general informations about FDDI cabling. We have two buildings > that are ~400 ft. apart. A contractor/installer tells me that cable must be > buried underground but I've heard from other sources that cable can go on > poles, Our CCTV's cables between two buildings run on pole. > Is there any books or manuals on FDDI cabling, specs, and how to do? We have > an in-house electrician who ran the cable for CCTV. Last month I picked up, "The Fiber Optic LAN Handbook" (ISBN 0-9626933-3-2) by Codenoll Technology Corporation, from my friendly local Pioneer-Standard Electronics salesbeing. For the princely sum of free. Otherwise, it runs $17.95 US. If you aren't fortunate enough to have a Pioneer contact, then contact Codenoll at; Codenoll Technology Corporation 1086 North Broadway Yonkers, NY 10701 USA +1 914 965 6300 The book begins with a large chapter titled, "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Fiber Optics And LANs, But Were Afraid To Ask!". The book then goes into fairly initmate detail regarding FDDI. There are quite technically oriented abstracts, articles and so on, of the science of fiber communication. IMHO, the book is *very* good content wise, but crudely assembled. The articles and chapters are in different fonts and typefaces. It did't particularly bother me as I just needed the facts. Don't leave home without it. Cheers! - randy Usenet: randy@rls.uucp Bangpath: ...!osu-cis!rls!randy Internet: rls!randy@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu C -- the language that put the fu in fubar. ----------