Volume 5, Issue 9

How to route patch cords

Sept. 1, 1997

When someone installs a patch cord in a management system, typically little, if any, attention is paid to patch-cord routing. After all, patching is by its nature a task to be...

Cabling Installation

Life-cycle cost for Category 5 vs. Category 3

Sept. 1, 1997

Q: My boss chuckled recently when he read your suggestion about using all Category 5 cable throughout an installation instead of using both Category 3 and Category 5. You stated...

Home

Using a chimney rod to push cables across ceilings

Sept. 1, 1997

Pushing cable across open spaces, such as in a dropped ceiling, generally requires the use of supplier-provided push rods. Because these rods can be attached to each other, they...

Cabling Installation

Avoiding outlet damage in open-office installations

Sept. 1, 1997

In open offices, workstation outlets are often installed under the desk or below the work surface, making them difficult to work on. This setup also makes the outlets prone to...

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Fishing a large conduit made easier

Sept. 1, 1997

When feeding fish tape through conduit, you can run up against some unavoidable obstacles--a couple of 90o turns or previously installed cables--that make it difficult to push...

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Room-temperature epoxy

Sept. 1, 1997

Nexbond 7200 epoxy sets in five minutes at room temperature. It provides greater than 99% transmission from 349 to 1600 nanometers in a 0.01-inch bondline.

Fiber

Foxwoods expansion bets on outside-plant design

Sept. 1, 1997

Located in Ledyard, CT, the Foxwoods Hotel Resort and Casino maintains a sprawling campus on more than 300 acres. A popular gaming location in the Northeast, the complex includes...

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LAN testers look beyond Category 5

Sept. 1, 1997

When telecommunications systems bulletin TSB-67 was issued by the Telecommunications Industry Association (tia--Arlington, VA) in September 1995, it set performance criteria for...

Cabling Installation

Software keeps tabs on cable and network components

Sept. 1, 1997

Information-sharing between businesses and people has grown in recent years. And it is no secret that networks have become mission-critical as businesses continue to change and...

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What cabling installers need to know about building fires

Sept. 1, 1997

Why is firestopping important? The more you know about how a building fire develops, the more you`ll understand why.

Cable

Use caution when working with fiber

Sept. 1, 1997

Cabling installation professionals face safety hazards when working with both copper and fiber-optic cables, but if you ask them which cable provokes more cautious handling, they...