Volume 12, Issue 8

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Cabling Standards

Hope is not a warranty when testing a cabling system

Aug. 1, 2004
Certifying and documenting standards compliance will help you set users' minds at ease.
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IP Security & AV

Technological advancements in safety, surveillance, and support

Aug. 1, 2004
The latest security products help network managers see out-of-doors, in the dark, and from far-away places.
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Fiber

Opening the door to collaborative,converged systems

Aug. 1, 2004
Next-gen technologies can link worldwide and building communications in real time, but require a cabling infrastructure to support it.
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Home

Copper cable testing reaches new accuracy Level (IV)

Aug. 1, 2004
Emerging applications are less tolerant of all noise sources, including those internal to the tester.
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Data Center

TIA data-center standard nearing completion

Aug. 1, 2004
The TIA/EIA-942 standard will define new terms and address media selections, the center's physical environment, and equipment placement.

More content from Volume 12, Issue 8

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Connectivity

Optical-fiber adhesives remain tried, true, and reliable

Aug. 1, 2004
Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of each can help you decide
Data Center

Cabling categories, color confusion, and cabinet cooling concerns

Aug. 1, 2004
Random thoughts as the calendar turns to August and I look forward to my first trip to Seattle for the BICSI Fall Conference at the end of this month.
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Fiber

It may be aqua-colored on the outside, but can it carry 10-Gbit Ethernet on the inside?

Aug. 1, 2004
If a contractor buys optical fiber wrapped in an aqua-colored sheath, can that fiber be counted on to carry a 10-Gigabit Ethernet signal for up to 300 meters at 850 nanometers...
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Connectivity

New Products

Aug. 1, 2004
Surveillance camera, recording system; Foam rubber firestopping withstands 3-hour test; Connector removal tool for coaxial cabling; MORE...
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Cabling Installation

Augmenting Category 6, and the implications thereof

Aug. 1, 2004
Category 5e and Category 6 support virtually the same IEEE applications, leaving Category 6 sort of a "cable without a cause."
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Cabling Installation

Third-party testing, smoke and gas emission are serious firestop issues

Aug. 1, 2004
Many questions regarding life-safety issues in buildings have arisen since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.