Extending a 0x16 (fibre)

[shipwright]

I have a customer that has taken over the building next door to them, just across a tarmac parking lot ( about 50 feet). So instead of running a multipair underground cable with lightning protection i would like to extend a 0x16 station module to the new building so i guess the questions are:-
Q1) Are the fibre connectors on the fibre MICS expansion units the regular SC type?
Q2) Would the fibre be the multimode type? if not what fibre type would i need to use?
Q3) The data also needs to go to the new building so i,m thinking that i can use the same fibre cable run if the MICS fibre is multimode,on a different Tx Rx pair of course?

 

[lugerlover]

you will need fiber extenders to accomplish the length stated

 

[shipwright]

Are we talking MCK type extenders or can you suggest something else as the fibre run from the MICS to the proposed 0x16 location is only going to be 150feet??

 

[shipwright]

Does anyone know know what is the maximum distance from a fibre MICS expansion cartridge to a 0x16 station module

 

[hnm1]

Best to get a MCK extender.I doubt that the fiber that comes with the 16 port station module is extenable.The mck norstar extenders are easy to install,the only promblem is if you have a power outage you have to reset them.To put it simply you sould have a ups on both ends.The mck extenders take the fiber out of the mics and coverts it to a 62.5 mm or 50 mm st multimode fiber.This is at both ends.You can always buy sc to st patch cables if you don't like the st type connectors.

 

[biv343]

For some reason, 10 meters comes to mind as the maximum distance between the main KSU and an expansion. I don't have a book handy though. MCK extenders are the way to go.

 

[shipwright]

Ok guys thanks for the info, always welcome.

 

[friendlyphoneguy]

The (MCK Module EXTender) is made for this job. It will ehtend a station module as far as 1.9 miles from the ksu over a multi mode fiber cable with (S-T)ends.

 

[RikRodgers]

Keep in mind- if your cust. wants to move a fax to the new bldg, without a copper tie, they'll have to call the CO. If they end up needing a 17th set over there, and they've got plenty of open ports on the KSU, they'll still have to install another sta mod and extender. (and have available strands)

I do love fiber extenders, but I've said it before- they don't provide nearly the flexibility of a run of the mill 25pr feed. I still only use them when distance prohibits copper.

Also- make sure the strands you run are multi-mode, and you get dB loss test results for them.

 

[shipwright]

Thanks for the input, i went with the fibre for the network and a 25 pair for the voice, with lightning protect.

 

[lugerlover]

remember nortel never supported off premise extension.Once you leave on copper the voltage it takes to blow a phone or a port is far lower than fused protectors..believe 45v protectors...found protectors allways good phone and /or ports blown..for fuses ment to protect those digital phones would run about 75.00 per station would need one on switch side and 1 on station side

 

[RikRodgers]

Sneak current protectors- designed for use on a standard split-50 66 block- are less than 10 bucks per pair, and are designed with a lower blow threshold than gas tube protectors. I don't recall who our supplier is for them- I think Anixter.

 

[bighands2468]

Is it fiber or fibre? When did we turn french?