Volume 5, Issue 6

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Connectivity

A contractors firestopping policy can generate add-on business

June 1, 1997
For many cabling contractors, firestopping is a last-minute procedure that is hastily done--and because of this, sometimes has to be redone.
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Cabling Installation

Some things to remember when installing conduit

June 1, 1997
Installing conduit is a relatively straightforward procedure, but there are requirements beyond the manufacturer`s recommendations that must be adhered to, some of which may not...
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Cabling Installation

Keeping up appearances in the equipment room

June 1, 1997
Nothing looks as unprofessional or unappealing as cables strung across the floor or draped in an equipment room before they are routed into equipment racks that house the structured...
Cabling Installation

Numbering outlets

June 1, 1997
Q: I am a network designer for a large oil company. We are constructing a new building to relocate 800 of our personnel, and I am a member of the team responsible for the design...
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Connectivity

Installing outlets and connectors

June 1, 1997
Once the cable is pulled, it is time to install the telecommunications outlets. The final step in completing a cable run is too often done poorly or in haste, as its importance...

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RJ45 UTP & Shielded

Copper cables beyond Category 5

June 1, 1997
Today, the telecommunications industry has standardized on Category 5, 100-ohm unshielded twisted-pair (utp) cabling as the preferred medium for local area network and data applications...
Cabling Installation

Cabling in suspended ceilings

June 1, 1997
Q: In Section 6, "Telecommunications Closets," of the Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (tdmm) of bicsi (Tampa, FL), it states that "false ceilings are NOT [their...
Cabling Installation

U.S. versus European standards

June 1, 1997
Q: Today I visited "Ask Donna" on the Cabling Installation & Maintenance home page. I am an engineer and a designer of cabling systems. My colleagues and I are amp-certified designers...
Cabling Installation

Term used improperly

June 1, 1997
Thank you for taking the time to compile the Cabling Installation & Maintenance 1997 Buyer`s Guide, which will be a useful tool for completing everyday tasks. However, one thing...
Copper

Clarifying electrical code relating to conduit

June 1, 1997
Although the article about conduit and innerduct (see "Conduit and innerduct increase cable system capacity," March 1997, page 6) was informative, the use of plenum-rated innerduct...
Fiber

Technical advances move singlemode fiber to the marketplace

June 1, 1997
With the exception of incremental improvements in quality, ease of use, and performance, singlemode optical fiber has remained relatively stable since it was introduced about ...