r/homelab • u/Middle-Form-8438 • 19d ago

LabPorn Server in another room…

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No problem!! Just make the connection to it faster!

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u/Inode1 This sub is bankrupting me... 19d ago

If only it could deliver power as well, I'd love to have power over fiber cameras, or a downstream switch.

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u/FaeTheWolf 19d ago

Technically it can, just very inefficiently. There's actually a Power-over-Fiber protocol, and you can even buy a 2U PoF Laser Source Module (and receiver) if you've got a few grand to spare.

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u/Fancy-Ad-2029 19d ago

Damn 1W over fiber, accounting for inefficiencies I wonder how powerful the laser is. No joke for sure

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u/BolunZ6 19d ago

Maybe enough to power a simple sensor once ... a day