extend signal over fiber

[witkopstaub]

linked a 62.5 multimode fiber run that is well over 1000 feet. The total run goes through about 5 break points that are passive. I'm using fiber cables to couple the break points together. Based on standards I should not be able to connect 2 switches on both ends since it is 1000+ long. I'm wondering if I would get away with adding an old switch with gbit ports about 1/2 way at the break point to clean up the signal. Seems to me the process of entering the switch and then exiting again would convert and clean up the signal?

Note - I only need this to be a temp solution until next year when we are running all new fiber.

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[Reza Sharifi]

Since you are going over 1000 feet then you need a switch somewhere in the middle. If you have any 50U, you can go up to about 1500 feet using Gig.

HTH

[witkopstaub]

My main concern is if the switch will actually clean or boost the signal so it makes it the full distance?

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[Joseph W. Doherty]

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A switch will "consume" the original frame on the ingress port and generate a new "identical" frame on the egress port, so if those two segments are within distance specs, it should work fine.