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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...