Volume 6, Issue 2

Minimize strain on vertical drops of Category 5 cables

Feb. 1, 1998

After running Category 5 cable above a ceiling, dropping it vertically can strain and bind the cable, damaging it and causing signal degradation.

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Make your floorplan a permanent part of your telecommunications closet

Feb. 1, 1998

You are required to service jack #127. When you get to the telecommunications closet (TC), you easily identify the jack by its marking on the block; however, as you rummage through...

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Use scrap cable sheath to untwist copper-wire pairs

Feb. 1, 1998

Often, cable installers improperly untwist the wire pairs in a Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair cable. Improper untwisting sacrifices the cable`s performance and negates the...

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Use a guide when covering a plastic raceway system

Feb. 1, 1998

When you are placing the cover on a plastic raceway system, it is often difficult to keep the cables parallel and to avoid pinching them.

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100Base-Tx

Feb. 1, 1998

Q:I have several questions regarding 100Base-Tx. First, when converting from 10Base-T to 100Base-Tx, what would be the impact of splitting the Category 5 cable between dual 8-...

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Blocking foam/skin cable

Feb. 1, 1998

Q:Do you know of a blocking resin that will not affect the electrical and physical properties of foam/skin-insulated conductors?

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The impending fiber-bandwidth shortage

Feb. 1, 1998

How often have we heard that fiber has "unlimited bandwidth," or that if you install fiber today you will never have to recable because it can handle any application? Such misconception...

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Cutting-edge memorabilia

Feb. 1, 1998

I read your November 1997 editorial with interest (see "Cutting-edge memorabilia," page 3). Your message strikes a familiar chord because I also see the irrational craze for new...

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Pairing an Ethernet flip cable

Feb. 1, 1998

Q:What is the proper pairing of an Ethernet flip cable using T568B connectors? Is it a complete reversal of wires or just a reversal of pairs?

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Service--a goal for the millennium

Feb. 1, 1998

Last summer, I purchased an old house, and over the past six months, I have been fixing it up. Some of the work I`ve done myself, but I`ve also had occasion to call in a number...

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Fiber-optic publications aid communications professionals

Feb. 1, 1998

For those accustomed to working with electrical and electronic equipment, the world of fiber optics may appear somewhat mysterious. If you know enough about electrons but want...