Volume 7, Issue 7

Insulated tools: Protection from injury, death, and liability

July 1, 1999

The screwdriver slipped from Jamal Abdeen`s hands and landed below him on two 220-volt lines, sparking an explosion that left the 44-year-old electrician severely burned, igniting...

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Discussion with the new head of TIAs FOLS

July 1, 1999

Ratification of the 100Base-SX short-wavelength standard tops the Fiber Optics LAN Section agenda.

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Gigabit Ethernet changes network behavior

July 1, 1999

Fast backbones require fast servers. Servers will need to have faster network interfaces and faster disks. Load balancing can be used across multiport network interface cards ...

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Racks: Same on the outside, but not on the inside

July 1, 1999

There was a time that a rack was a rack. In fact, the only thing that really distinguished one from another was what the manufacturer called it, and in most cases, the word "rack...

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Protecting fiber-optic splices in the outside plant

July 1, 1999

In preparation for a smoother, more-economical adaptation of fiber-optic technology, protective enclosures will need to be designed to meet the stringent protection requirements...

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300-MHz cable tester

July 1, 1999

The LT 8600 handheld cable tester tests to 300 megahertz, exceeding the proposed requirements to test Category 6 cabling to 250 MHz. The unit performs tests such as power-sum ...

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Cabling considerations for multimedia applications

July 1, 1999

In the world of local area networks (lans), where unshielded twisted-pair (utp) cable seems to be installed everywhere, running video signals over the lan involves using some ...

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Rack for connecting blocks

July 1, 1999

The XLXLET Extra Large Building Entrance Terminal provides support for between 3600 and 7200 wire pairs on 110 connecting blocks. The 23-inch-by-7-foot aluminum rack includes ...

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High-performance copper-cabling system

July 1, 1999

HiPerlink 1000 is a Category 5E-rated system that supports Gigabit Ethernet traffic over unshielded twisted-pair cabling. Incorporating connecting hardware for the work area, ...

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Radio-frequency filter

July 1, 1999

The RF22 radio-frequency (RF) filter works with balanced microphone cables. Used on a microphone channel that is picking up outside RFs, the filter eliminates the intruding interference...

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Variable optical attenuator

July 1, 1999

The VOA 4 variable optical attenuator can be operated by local (front panel) or remote control. Two models are available: the voa 4 MM calibrated at 850 and 1300 nanometers for...