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27xx / fiber advantage
I'm expanding an office to another floor and installing a new 2724 or 2748 switch for the move. Currently there is a 2724 switch using 20 ports. My plan is to purchase a 2748 to replace the 2724, then move the 2724 to the new upstairs location.
For a short run, just one floor up, less than 100 feet total, is there an advantage to using fiber?
As I understand it I will need a transcever for each switch?
If the connection is faster using fiber to connect the switches, for this short run is it cost effective to do so?
Thanks!
Speed, most likely not. Other issues, yes.
Fiber will not get interference issues from other things around it that can happen (power cables, balast from lights, lightning interference, etc). If it is a long distance between the switches though (say 400 ft or longer) I would personally look at fiber more. Also if you plan to grow in the future any fiber you get today should be 10 gig rated and would scale better in the future than a copper line.
DRNO10
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Posted July 17th, 2008 20:00
With thos switches there is no advantage to running fiber, the copper ports run just as fast. For your scenario the only reason i would consider fiber was if there was existing fiber in place or if running copper meant running it with a bunch of power cables ect (noise interferrance)
Thats my 2 cents