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Fiber Question

I’m running internet to an out building 550’ from the main house. I’m going to trench an run conduit with pull strings and fiber. Do I just get regular multi it mode with sfp+ connectors on either end? Will my normal 10g switches be fine? Anything else I need to think about?

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Use single mode fiber. Something armored would be best. Like https://www.fs.com/products/70220.html or https://www.fs.com/products/155226.html

Then I’d use bidi SFP modules on each side. BiDi uses a single fiber strand for both transmit and receive. This will give you a spare fiber to use later for a second connection or if one of the strands were to break you could use the other one. You need one of each of these modules

https://www.fs.com/products/36351.html https://www.fs.com/products/36353.html

Use something like https://www.fs.com/products/178413.html on each end to protect the connections. You’ll need a panel to go inside also. https://www.fs.com/products/35488.html

Grab a few of these in whatever lengths you need to go from the wall box to the sfp module in the switch. https://www.fs.com/products/40446.html

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- This guy fibers!
  
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- Fail to see benefits of going BD. Just run some spare cores will be cheaper and more straightforward.
  
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- Thank you! This is insanely helpful.
  
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I'd go for single mode, since it's usually the same price, if not cheaper. You'll probably need a fiber splicing machine (and a couple or four splice protectors, depending if you use single fiber or duplex) and a splice box on both ends.

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- Or just call a guy to do splicing. It is no longer elite job ( at least in AU). They not charge more than electrician these days.
  
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- Thank you! These responses are really helping me narrow down what I need.
  
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Use singlemode fiber G12 or G24.

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