Volume 14, Issue 9

Structured cabling essentials for the 10GBase-T network

Sept. 1, 2006

With networking speeds escalating so quickly, it is imperative to ensure the cables supporting the network are up to the task, today, and for years to come.

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Cable tray forms to fit a variety of applications

Sept. 1, 2006

Today’s cable tray continues to target easy installation while responding to recent trends and technologies.

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A Grade A infrastructure for every student

Sept. 1, 2006

The DeSoto County, Mississippi school district gets high marks for the services its cabling systems make possible.

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Putting 10GBase-T to work

Sept. 1, 2006

In a move that had been anticipated for years, the specifications for 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) transmission over twisted-pair copper cabling-formally known as IEEE Std 802...

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MUTOAs taking the heat off of ‘home run’ configurations

Sept. 1, 2006

The tried and true multi-user telecommunications outlet assembly is helping to combat combustible loading associated with added copper cabling in the open office and TR.

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Performance is everything: The standards for 10GBase-T

Sept. 1, 2006

TIA/EIA and TSB documents will spell out specifications for running 10-GbE over Augmented Category 6 and Category 6.

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Which way is this bandwagon headed?

Sept. 1, 2006

There’s not much question that the recently approved IEEE 802.3an 10GBase-T specifications, combined with the still-in-progress Augmented Category 6 specifications from the TIA...

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Infrastructure considerations in a VoWi-Fi installation

Sept. 1, 2006

Users may sneer if the wireless network’s SNIR is insufficient to handle multiple voice connections simultaneously.

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Using fiber-optic cable in security and surveillance

Sept. 1, 2006

Tight-buffered cable’s ability to handle the outside plant makes it an option worthy of serious consideration.

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Copper pricing concerns dog cable suppliers

Sept. 1, 2006

For manufacturers of communications cable and their distributors, seemingly ever-present volatility in the global copper market raises a host of pricing concerns that, needless...

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Testing guidelines for 10-GbE over twisted pairs

Sept. 1, 2006

Certifying links for alien-crosstalk performance is more likely to be a sample process than a simple one.