FOA CFOS L Practice Questions - FOA Certified Fiber Optic Specialist - Optical LANs (CFOS L) Exam

What is the primary difference between a passive optical LAN (POL) and an active Ethernet LAN?

POL uses copper cabling while active Ethernet uses fiber POL eliminates the need for intermediate active switches and IDFs by using passive splitters, while active Ethernet requires powered switches at each floor or zone POL only supports voice services Active Ethernet does not support gigabit speeds

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POL eliminates the need for intermediate active switches and IDFs by using passive splitters, while active Ethernet requires powered switches at each floor or zone

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