Volume 15, Issue 7

Cat 6A solution undergoes 10-GbE traffic test

July 1, 2007

Ethernet Load Modules from performance test systems developer Ixia (www.ixia.com) were used at a demonstration at Interop this spring to perform “real” data plane traffic generation...

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Short runs…

July 1, 2007

DURHAM, NH -The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH IOL; (www.iol.unh.edu) recently conducted multi-vendor 10GBase-T interoperability for Fulcrum Microsystems...

Cabling Standards

Twisted-pair options for 10-Gigabit Ethernet

July 1, 2007

Many companies are planning to install networks with the ability to transmit 10-Gbit/sec Ethernet to meet the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and improved response times....

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Abandoned cable removal a dogged challenge for all

July 1, 2007

For just about a half- decade, the National Electrical Code has included language requiring the removal of cable from building pathways when that cable is not in current use or...

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Products and technologies meeting myriad challenges

July 1, 2007

The technological food chain that is the data center yields challenges at every turn. Over the past several months, we have detailed on these pages the myriad considerations that...

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Flexible racks meet military media center specs

July 1, 2007

Thirty-eight Stantron Broadcast Rack equipment racks from APWMayville (www.stantronracks.com) were recently installed at the Soldiers Media Center in Arlington, VA, which produces...

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Big Blue digging deep for Big Green data center purge

July 1, 2007

Redirecting $1 billion per year across its businesses worldwide, IBM (www.IBM.com) has unveiled a data center energy-reduction plan that could achieve 42% energy savings for “...

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WLAN goes fat to thin and back again

July 1, 2007

As the wireless LAN (WLAN) industry looks ahead to the high speeds promised by the IEEE 802.11n protocol and the growing expectation for more critical applications to successfully...

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Anixter lab integrates networking, security

July 1, 2007

A 4,000-square-foot lab designed to educate, demonstrate, and evaluate networking and security infrastructure products has been unveiled at telecom distributor Anixter’s (www....

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‘Abandoned’ headaches begin early

July 1, 2007

I have a quick question. Could I get the exact wording of what the National Electrical Code 2002 states concerning abandoned cables in the plenum?

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The myths and realities of shielded, screened cabling

July 1, 2007

A global standard since the 1980s, screened and shielded twisted-pair copper cabling varieties are still a mainstay in some markets.