The amp netconnect 1998 Product Catalog includes information on cable, workstation outlets, connecting hardware, open-office systems, patch cables and connects, local area network...
Some older buildings still have 1-square-foot acoustic ceiling tiles that are held in place with a flat metal spline between adjoining tiles. It is fairly easy to remove a group...
When you are drilling into a ceiling, dust and other particles fall onto the floor and on the installer. Aside from being aesthetically unpleasing, the falling dust can pose a...
Q: Core Communications is an Internet service provider, and I`m the "cable guy" in the company. We are remodeling our offices, and I will be installing several temporary T1 1....
Whether we provide dedicated or switched access, the service provider is often judged by the quality of the premises distri-bution system. At Cable & Wireless we expend a great...
Q: I am having a problem locating detailed information on the installation of high-pair-count (300-pair) copper cable in riser sleeves over 21 floors. Specifically, I am looking...
It has seemed obvious to me for some time that it makes sense for all of the low-voltage and no-voltage (fiber-optic) cabling systems in a building to be coordinated. Signals ...
So what if the closest shopping mall or plaza is a few, 50, or 100 miles away. Why bother jumping in the car only to battle zillions of other motorists who could be heading to...
Lucent Technologies` Home-Star wiring system will be installed in as many as 55,000 homes in new developments in Nevada, Arizona, and Florida in the next few years. According ...
Donald P. Aiken has been named president of bicc Brand-Rex and Industrial Cable divisions (Willimantic, CT). Aiken succeeds George N. Benjamin, who was appointed president and...
The Pan-Quik LS3E label printer has been updated to include automatic recall of last label entered, file storage memory, and express formatting. An optional AC adapter offers ...
The Cable Verifier (cv/fv) series is a line of cable and connections troubleshooting tools. Models are available for local area network (lan), telephone, cable-TV, fiber-optic...
The final installed performance of a structured cabling system is arguably the only physical measure of cable characteristics that is important to the end-user. If the cable meets...
In 1996, bicsi, a telecommunications association based in Tampa, FL, launched a training and registration program for cabling installers. Based in concept on bicsi`s successful...
Y2K. The Millennium Bug. The worst-case scenario is familiar to us all by now. At the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999, the master clock on every computer system in the...
The 13/4-inch rack-mount fiber-distribution panel has removable front and rear doors, a "slide" drawer that is totally removable from the front and rear of the panel. The unit...
The cd-rom communications catalog provides listings to more than 75,000 products, which can be located by keyword, catalog item numbers, part number, or product and supplier index...
The Mini-Clamp meters test, measure, and troubleshoot typical electrical installations. The series includes two ammeters (AD20 and AD40) and two digital multimeters (AC20 and ...
The Model 765S optical time-domain reflectometer (otdr) module has a 45-decibel dynamic range at 1550 nanometers, and the Model 766S otdr module has a 41-dB dynamic range at 1625...
Fiber-optic patch coupling adapter components are suitable for high-performance, singlemode applications, allowing users to mate different connector and coupling adapter styles...
The max double-gang designer faceplates allow telecommunications and electrical applications to be combined in the same outlet box. The outlets accommodate standard electrical...
The max 6 module uses Tri-Balance technology--a combination of pair-balancing techniques in the modular jack, printed circuit board, and punchdown block--to exceed all proposed...
The 37 series 8-pin modular plug has been accepted by the WideBand Gigabit Networking Alliance (wgna) for WideBand network installations. The manufacturer says the 37 series plug...
Installing a structured cabling system in a 3-million-square-foot area is a big job. Installing it in a manufacturing plant that produces vehicles `round the clock is an even ...
Originally introduced in August 1997, the lanmark-1000 unshielded twisted-pair 4-pair cable has been improved to meet draft Category 6 component and channel performance. The manufacture...
With fewer than 300 days to go until January 1, 2000, the countdown has begun. Most companies are rushing to finalize implementation of their Y2K plans. The programmer troops ...
