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Not too long ago, setting up a home network for your home based business was strictly a task best left for the professionals and the computer geeks. On the other hand also, the costs involved, the complexity and many other factors made it a very hard road for the majority of the regular guy to venture into. But the situation has changed.

Today, the costs involved in setting up a home network have substantially come down on every component. Wireless is not much more expensive, and sometimes less, than cabled gear. A bit of Cat 5 Ethernet cable costs not much more than plain stereo equipment wire. A hub costs a few dollars. Even routers, once $200 or more are now available for little more than the cost of an ordinary switch.

The purpose of this article is to show you the available options for termination a fiber optic cable installation project. I will compare the pros and cons of different termination approaches.

Fiber optic cable termination can be divided into two major groups: factory termination and field termination.

Field technicians face important trade-offs in deciding which approach to choose. For tighter loss budget, the best approach is factory terminated cables since it is much easier to achieve loss loss and high quality connector terminations in a controlled factory environment. On the other hand, field terminations provide far more flexibility in meeting system requirements.