Telecom and Networking

HiFi Ethernet isolator

LAN iSilencer Audiophile Ethernet Dongle Claims to ‘Quiet Your Network’ article says that at ‘just’ $100, it seems like a “bargain” compared to some audiophile Ethernet cables. iFi-Audio has released the LAN iSilencer, an audiophile accessory which aims to “quiet your network.” According to the Ethernet dongle designers in Japan, this product removes digital signal

Ethernet network isolators

One day I came across a device called “Ethernet Network Isolator” and started to wonder why we would need such device as standard Ethernet system that uses twisted pair cable and RJ-45 connectors is already isolated  from both ends of the cable (isolation transformers that can withstand 1500V).  When the network connections made with unshielded

Single vs multi mode fiber

A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is a cable that is one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. The optical fiber elements (typically made of glass) are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable is used.

A Peek into the Future of Industrial Communications

A Peek into the Future of Industrial Communications https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/article/21244901/a-peek-into-the-future-of-industrial-communications?utm_source=RF+MWRF+Today&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS220624087&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R This article provides an overview of the most promising network technologies and innovations, such as time-sensitive networking, and looks at how they’re revolutionizing industrial communications. Here are some links to some other related articles: https://www.electronicdesign.com/blogs/altembedded/article/21240842/electronic-design-the-evolution-of-ethernet Time for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Synchronization of clocks across the network

Telephone cards hacking history

Who remembers Phone booths and above all phone cards? Phone cards were a technological advance in the world of public telephone traffic in the 1990s. They allowed to make calls on many phone booths in Finland and phone cards were also a popular collector’s item, collected both used and unused: Telecom companies have placed advertising

TCP/IP is 50 years old

TCP/IP was born in this day 50 years ago when the editors of IEEE Transactions on Communications received a manuscript from Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn which described a method for sending packets across networks. Exactly which day Cerf and Kahn’s manuscript was received by the IEEE editors is not clear (it was either November

Computer history: Modems

A modem, short for “modulator-demodulator,” is a device that converts digital data from a computer or other digital device into an analog signal that can be transmitted over analog communication lines, such as a telephone line. The term Modem Definition is an acronym for modulator-demodulator. The primary modem function is to convert digital data into

Fun: Cut the cable

For network safety? You might have seen earlier this picture at https://9gag.com/tag/firewall/fresh or many other sites. You can’t hack an air gap! That seems to be real. Not a fake meme. That was a special run of cable made specifically for the OHM conference in 2013 https://www.bit.nl/news/115/88/Cut-here-to-activate-firewall-layer-1-firewalls-op-OHM2013. There is picture in Pinterest and Starecat of

Laser and light communications news

Light communications is hot in news now. Here are few headlines: LiFi 802.11bb standard uses light for in-room data transmission up to 224GB/s https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/07/14/lifi-802-11bb-wifi-standard-uses-light-for-in-room-data-transmission-up-to-224gb-s/ The 802.11bb WiFi-like standard, also called LiFi, was ratified in June 2023. It enables data transmission up to 224GB/s at a few meters range within a room using light instead of