In most applications, expansion loops are attached to the J-hook or ring, and dangle down onto the ceiling tiles. Cable in the expansion loops may be damaged if not properly protected...
Q: I have a question about your response in the May 2001 column concerning running a 600-pair PE-rated outside-plant cable exposed through a "plenum air return" rated space under...
In a departure from what many have come to expect from the group, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-www.tiaonline.org) has published a networking standard specifying...
Despite its banishment into Annex D of the TIA/EIA-568B cabling standard, Category 5 cabling still rules horizontal spaces, according to a study that Sage Research Inc. (www.sageresearc...
When constructing a cabling system, few qualities are as important as protecting the signal. As the signal travels through the cable, it is subjected to various forms of degradation...
A fiber-optic link between the United States and Puerto Rico was scheduled to be working by June, as the first part of the larger Americas Region Caribbean Optical-Ring System...