FTTD stands for Fiber to the Desk. In this architecture, the horizontal cabling consists of optical fiber rather than copper twisted pair, terminating at a media converter or fiber-ready network interface card at the user workstation. This setup provides maximum bandwidth and security, making it common in military, government, and high-security enterprise environments.
Heard on the job
The new trading floor is entirely FTTD, so make sure you bring enough LC patch cords for the workstations.
Insider tip
FTTD requires careful management of bend radii at the workstation, as users often push desks against walls and kink the patch cords.
Also heard as
- Fiber to the desktop