Ngokubanzi, intambo ye-optical esebenzayo (AOC) kunye nentambo yokudibanisa ngokuthe ngqo (DAC) inomahluko ulandelayo:

① Ukusetyenziswa kwamandla okwahlukileyo: ukusetyenziswa kwamandla e-AOC kuphezulu kunokwe-DAC;

②Imigama eyohlukeneyo yothumelo: Kwithiyori, umgama omde wokuhanjiswa kwe-AOC unokufikelela kwi-100M, kwaye umgama omde wokuhanjiswa kweDAC ngu-7M;

③Indlela yothumelo yahlukile: i-transmission medium ye-AOC yi-optical fiber, kunye ne-transmission medium ye-DAC yintambo yobhedu;

④Imiqondiso yokuhanjiswa yahlukile: I-AOC idlulisela imiqondiso ye-optical, kwaye i-DAC ihambisa iimpawu zombane;

⑤Amaxabiso ahlukeneyo: ixabiso le-fiber optical liphezulu kunelobhedu, kwaye iziphelo ezimbini ze-AOC ziqulethe i-lasers kodwa kungekhona i-DAC, ngoko ixabiso le-AOC liphezulu kakhulu kune-DAC;

⑥Ivolumu eyahlukileyo kunye nobunzima: Phantsi kobude obufanayo, umthamo kunye nobunzima be-AOC buncinci kakhulu kune-DAC, elungele ukubethelwa kunye nokuthuthwa.

Ke xa sikhetha iintambo, kufuneka sithathele ingqalelo izinto ezinjengomgama wothumelo kunye neendleko zocingo.Ngokubanzi, iDAC ingasetyenziselwa imigama yoqhagamshelo ngaphakathi kwe-5m, kwaye i-AOC ingasetyenziselwa ukudityaniswa komgama kuluhlu lwe-5m-100m.