Volume 7, Issue 9

Extending fiber-optic cabling to the work area and desk

Sept. 1, 1999

Deployment of fiber-optic technology in premises applications is not new. What is new is that optical fiber now has begun to serve all premises applications that require high ...

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Toolless jack

Sept. 1, 1999

The netconnect toolless jack provides an alternative termination method to the traditional 110-style punchdown. A hinged stuffer cap gives cabling installers the opportunity simply...

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Recabling of Lester B. Pearson Intl Airport far from plain

Sept. 1, 1999

Information and control are of the utmost importance when moving millions of people and billions of dollars in airplanes and cargo. So it was no surprise when the Greater Toronto...

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Patch panels get ready for bigger, faster networks

Sept. 1, 1999

As the development of a Category 6 standard for copper-cabling systems progresses, all copper-based components, including cable and connecting hardware, undergo more rounds of...

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Expect to be shocked without surge protection

Sept. 1, 1999

Snap, crackle, pop!" Sounds like a famous breakfast cereal, but it`s quite possible your network equipment could experience a similar phenomenon if it is not armed with surge-...

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Avionic cleaning kit

Sept. 1, 1999

The 1-X Center Avionic Cleaning Kit is designed for military-specification connectors used in the space, military, and avionics industries. A double-ended cleaning rod cleans ...

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Test-equipment catalog

Sept. 1, 1999

The 1999 test-equipment catalog, Test Solutions for Worldwide Communications, for the telecommunications and data-communications sector is available in English, German, and Spanish...

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Self-cooling cabinet

Sept. 1, 1999

The Kool-IT cabinet is designed to solve the problem of overheated networking equipment in equipment rooms and data centers by optimizing a mixture of room air and direct- vented...

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Vertical cable-support system

Sept. 1, 1999

The Vertical CableCat provides support to vertical-backbone cable and doubles as an installation tool by making cable-pulling jobs easier from the bottom floor up. Its design ...

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Router/firewalls

Sept. 1, 1999

The soho2000 series of router/firewalls connects multiple computers together and to the Internet with total security. The device offers four Ethernet RJ-45 ports for direct connection...

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Rotary cable strippers

Sept. 1, 1999

The Model RCS-20 (pictured) rotary cable stripper is suitable for cable with outer diameters from 44 to approximately 25 millimeters. The incision depth can be regulated with ...