This article presents the total product range of fibre optics products, which the US company Fiber Options offers in communication technology for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) market, and briefly reviews some benefits of fibre optics in this application. The Fiber Options System 9000SH provides the simultaneous transmission of up to 32 video channels per optical wavelength that it uses. Its HD2800 Series has been used successfully to convert E1 or T1 data communications from copper to fibre. For single video links, its products are the HV1100 Series and HV3000 Series; the latter handles combined video and pan-tilt zoom communications. Fibre Options is also about to implement self-healing communication networks by introducing a range of fault-tolerant products designed for most control protocols.
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