Lightwave transmission has been touted as a ready-made solution to many of the characteristic shortcomings of traditional RF networks. Immunity from EMI and RFI, signal theft resistance, extended bandwidths, high transmission quality, and lower active parts counts are among the virtues of fiberoptic systems.
This paper will show that through an understanding of fiberoptic's concomitant "unknowns" this type of system is no more difficult to operate and maintain. Actual operating data will be used to substantiate conclusions.