[c-nsp] OT: Multimode fiber question

[Justin M. Streiner]

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, Eric Helm wrote:

> I've got to get this link up and going now, so I'm going to use what I
> have, but I plan on having the 62.5 micron jumpers ordered to replace
> the 50 micron ones.
>
> Are there any issues I can expect to see by having the 50 micron jumpers
> on the 62.5 micron cable?

What is the distance between the buildings, i.e. how long is that MM fiber 
run?  Having different diameter jumpers should not be a huge deal, but you 
might open yourself up to more modal/chromatic dispersion, especially if 
the distance between the buildings is pretty far.

jms