According to "Cable lubricants serve as inexpensive insurance for cable pulling" (Technology Update, June 1996, page 6), "soap- or waxed-based lubricants, for example, will dry...
A four-tape series called "An Introduction to Digital Television" covers the latest advancements in all-digital technology, the impact of video on overall systems design, and ...
Offered in two- and three-section versions, these wall-mount cabinets come in 19-inch panel space widths and in 21- and 45-inch heights. The user can choose Plexiglas-paneled ...
This 144-page catalog includes performance information and technical specifications on Molex`s line of fiber-optic connectors and adapters, as well as its cable assemblies, termination...
A brochure on flexible raceway systems covers all cable protection and system management needs, including premises raceways, outside-plant raceways, communication boxes, and accessories...
Exfo Electro-optical Engineering (Vanier, QC, Canada), a fiber-optic test-equipment manufacturer, is now offering its IQ Calibration System for in-house fiber-optic instrument...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC -- Washington, DC) may soon adopt a rule setting aside 350 MHz of spectrum for high-speed communications over short distances. The rule...
Walker Systems Inc. (Williamstown, WV), a Wiremold Co., has introduced a new service that lets specifiers of building wiring systems compare the initial and life-cycle costs of...
The Dracon Division of the Harris Corp. (Camarillo, CA) is now known as Harris Network Support Systems. The name change, according to Terry Shafer, director of marketing, reflects...
The importance of planning and documentation to a construction project was brought home to me in a very concrete way recently when the local gas company replaced the pipe to my...
As a fiber-optic component value-added distributor and a test equipment manufacturer, I feel compelled to respond to points made in "Sandia installation uncovers fiber issues"...
A training video covers the safe and proper use of fiber-optic tools. This full-color video, titled "Fiberoptic Tools: A Guide to Their Safe and Proper Use," covers the use of...
Q: The Tia/eia-568a standard, Section 4.2, states that it is possible to have a transition point between flat undercarpet cable and one of the equivalent cables recognized in ...
Q: I was reading "TIA standards scene is complex and fast-paced," April 1996 (page 65) in which your name was mentioned as chairing an ad hoc task force on pathway separation....
In the past several months, there has been a proliferation of information concerning time-delay skew. Most of this information has been based on the need of cable and component...
While discussing our differences of opinion, Kolesar explained the intent of Section 12.4.5; however, I believe that we do not pay contractors for intent--we pay them for compliance...
Paul Kolesar, Lucent Technologies (Middletown, NJ), offers the following comment regarding my response to the question about exposed buffered fibers in the classroom installation...
Q: We are installing an Ethernet system in a hospital using the following Category 5 products: 4-pair braided shielded cable, shielded RJ-45 wall jacks, shielded RJ-45 patch panels...
Your terminating hardware blocks are mounted to the wall. The cables feeding into the blocks from the ceiling above look like a rat`s nest. Other cables have been installed on...
Installing cabling in a surface-mount raceway significantly increases the labor required for the job. Not only does it take additional time to install the raceway, but you will...
The TIA/EIA-606 standard for the telecommunications infrastructure of commercial buildings recommends specific guidelines for documenting the premises network structured cabling...
Model 372, a 100Base-T-to-fiber media converter, increases the distance between 100Base-TX-compliant local area networks. The product provides error-free network connections that...
Documenting cabling and connections is vital to prolong the life of the infrastructure, contain the cost of managing day-to-day changes and recover from network outages.
With time and money invested in planning and implementing a structured cabling system, companies must adopt modern management methods to maintain their infrastructure in order...
Automated cable management through crossconnect switch integration can bring global enterprise network management to a higher level, by putting "intelligence" in the physical ...
Cable management systems (CMSs) are software applications that you can use from a personal computer to implement, manage and maintain structured cabling systems for copper, fiber...
Implementing a new cable management system is like running a marathon; although the University of Michigan has not yet crossed the finish line, perseverance and dedication will...
As of this writing, more than 120 manufacturers, distributors, contractors and service companies have signed up to exhibit at the first annual Cabling Installation Expo. Here`...
U-70 universal polishing fixture eliminates the need for individual ST-style, Fddi, RSD, SC, and FC plates for polishing multimode connectors. Simultaneous, multimode polishing...
A 400-page catalog contains a complete selection of network solutions for data, voice, video and multimedia applications. Product descriptions, photos, drawings and technical ...
Indoor/outdoor FiberOptima cable is rugged and flexible, for an easy transition from outdoors to indoors. It eliminates the need for splicing or transitioning at the building ...
When visitors walk through the doors of the Charlotte (NC) Convention Center this month, they will be taking part in history in the making -- not once, but twice. First, they ...
Current methods of manual record-keeping and limited electronic management are not adequate to maintain the vital, mission-critical medium represented by a fiber-optic network...
Ideal S-Class Fish Tape is a safe, nonconductive, all-plastic tape for fishing in energized panels, circuitry or telecommunications installations. It is available in a plastic...
The combination of Flashtrab, a lightning current arrester, and Valvetrab MS, a pluggable distribution panel, provides a tight voltage-control system to protect electrical and...
The Mighty Mo II wire-management rack provides strain relief, bend radius and cable routing required for a Category 5 installation. The 7-foot rack comes with channel depths of...
As more organizations upgrade their cabling plants to standards-based structured cabling systems, the need for cable management systems has become evident.
Communications cable supports the Thomas & Betts All-lan network interconnection system for applications to 300 MHz. It features 41-dB attenuation, reduced crosstalk and improved...
Although firestopping is an important and straightforward activity, it is sometimes neglected and even omitted by cabling installers. "It`s the most ignored thing by installers...
A new 20-minute educational video from Fluke Corp. (Everett, WA) provides insight into handling a number of electrical-power disturbances such as sags, swells, and overvoltages...
Double-hinged enclosures combine two compartments: the front compartment features rack angles and a large safety glass viewing window, while the rear compartment provides space...
