Declining prices mean that on a per-Gbit/sec, per-port basis, 10GBase-T requires less of an investment than 1000Base-T.
VESA reports that it has seen rapid growth in the number of digital signage displays adopting DisplayPort in 2011.
The IEEE Get Program makes specifications downloadable once they have been available as PDFs for six months.
Paper from the Fibreoptic Industry Association explains non-compliance with standards as well as the unpleasant practical results of this type of cabling.
Group cannot agree on whether to include or exclude a specific reference to plenum-rated cable in access-floor environments.
Frequent contributors to Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Carol Everett Oliver and Brian Ensign, will serve on the association's board for the 2012-2013 term.
Hess has been instrumental in the development of international standards for twisted-pair cabling systems.
The UNH-IOL announced that it now offers conformance and interoperability testing for all Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards. The lab is also now offering complimentary DCB trial testing for non-member companies.
Online seminar provides a peek at the revised data center cabling standard, labeling requirements, bend-insensitive multimode fiber and the possibility of a TIA Category 7A.
This year's IEC 1906 Award goes to the CommScope fellow who has been heavily involved in the development of specifications for OM3 and OM4 fiber.
Report from LightCounting also shines light on 10GBase-T, with some optimistic projections.
Standard-compliant patch cords, shared pathways and revisions to the outside-plant standard are on the agenda.
IEEE P1904.1 will provide system-level specifications for multi-vendor, "plug-and-play" interoperability in EPON fiber access systems supporting IPTV, VoIP, commercial-grade data services, and cellular backhaul deployments.
Standard calls for the delivery of 100 watts of power along with audio, video, Ethernet and control over a single LAN cable.
Specification details installation methods, termination procedures, grounding/bonding requirements, field testing and other practices.
NECA-BICSI-607-2011 specifies planning and installation methods for telecom systems in commercial buildings.
Through the IEEE Get Program, users can also download the Energy Efficient Ethernet and Power over Ethernet Plus specifications.
Herb Congdon becomes the Telecommunications Industry Association's associate vice president of technology and standards.
In its latest newsletter, the Fiber Optic Association suggests putting a cable box on a scale to determine if the conductors are really copper.
Current draft of the standard still recognizes both OM3 and OM4, but recommends the better-performing fiber.
Work continues on TIA-606-B as the ISO completes its labeling and administration spec.
New products supporting HDBaseT multimedia distribution technology including both extenders and matrixes.
Substantial success was achieved for interoperability between transceivers, cables and systems tested, reported UNH-IOL.
40- and 100-GbE, encircled flux and bend-insensitivity are all on the agenda for June 16.
The IWCS International Cable-Connectivity Symposium is an international forum for the presentation of peer reviewed work in fields of wire, cable and interconnect technology.
Delivered via the Web, the event will look closely at the 2011 NEC's Article 645 Information Technology Equipment.
Online presentations will provide how-to info on designing and testing for 40/100-Gbit Ethernet and 16-Gbit Fibre Channel.
TIA-526-14-B was back-adopted from the IEC standard that established the encircled flux launch condition.
It's all about power consumption and Energy Efficient Ethernet promises to significantly lower it.
Draft specifications no longer recognize Cat 3, Cat 5e, OM1 or OM2. They also extend horizontal fiber beyond 100 meters.
Infonetics Research has released its fourth quarter CMTS and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers report, which tracks cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and cable broadband subscribers.
Specification sales engineer Brian Hansen discusses fiber and copper for 40/100G, as well as healthcare's shift to IP.
Put on by the TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section, the webinar will cover OM4, Passive Optical Networks, loss budgets and other fiber-optic information.
University of Massachusetts Medical School and Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to lead multi-state collaboration.
The PLC application diagram aligns key Pulse Electronics technology and product lines within the home automation and home networking market segments.
A 6-around-1 short cabling run simulates a data center link and passes near- and far-end alien crosstalk tests.
Company’s Teranetics 10GBase-T PHY division will present on 10GBase-T third-generation enhancements.
By Jeff Lapak and David Estes, UNH-IOL -- Like any new standard, 802.3ba presents some unique testing challenges for both product developers and users.
The standard was derived from material created by The Fiber Optic Association.
"TIA Now" is a multimedia web channel for bringing industry news and analysis to the information and communications technology (ICT) community.
Presentations present a positive view of shielded cabling's capabilities in the 40- and 100-G realm.
Acquisitions, prices, counterfeits and 10GBase-T are among the stories that meant the most to cabling professionals in 2010.
Emerson Network Power survey indicates budget, power requirements, availability as top concerns
in North American hospital IT Infrastructure.
450 scientists, professionals and scholars from North America, Asia and Europe attended over 100 presentations designed to revolutionize worldwide electricity use.
Lauding finalization of IEEE 1901 as "a major milestone for powerline networking that will help unify and stabilize the industry," HomePlug said it will now test new IEEE 1901-based powerline products to ensure multi-vendor interoperability.
Optical communications market research company LightCounting has released notes from the recent Intel Development Forum (IDF) 2010, reviewing and analyzing the event's LightPeak, USB 3.0 and PCI Express 3.0 announcements.
Data centers, health-care facilities and OM4 are on the agenda for October 13.
Participation in and support of CEDIA extends MoCA's reach into the home via a recognized and professional organization of installers and integrators.
After focusing exclusively on video for two years, the group is expanding its scope.
Standard allows telecom, automation, other devices to increase timing accuracies and minimize network administration.
To be held October 4 - 6 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, SmartGridComm will host more than 100 presentations dedicated to the latest results in Smart Grid communications.
TIA-1179, for hospitals and clinics, drastically redefines the work area.
The Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) subcommittee of the Ethernet Alliance has elected Kamal Dalmia, Aquantia's vice president of sales and marketing, as its next EEE marketing chair.
The AV2 specification will be fully interoperable with current HomePlug AV and future HomePlug Green PHY and IEEE 1901 products.
With more than 100 active members the geographic area is now recognized as a district.
Published in October 2009, the specifications extend the power-delivery capabilities of PoE to 30 watts.
The company notes that it participated in the industry task force that drove the new IEEE standard supporting both 100 Gbps and 40 Gbps Ethernet speeds.
Association's president calls it 'the ultimate standard for anyone working in the data center arena.'
IEEE 802.3ba specifies a single architecture capable of supporting both 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE), along with physical layer specifications.
The IEEE says its Boston meeting resolved all outstanding comments and unites powerline industry behind the IEEE 1901 specification.
The Ethernet Alliance announced the summarized results of the Ethernet in the Data Center subcommittee interoperability plugfest for products designed to support IEEE 802.1 Data Center Bridging (DCB).
Organization's staffing structure now includes a CFO, director of HR, director of membership and marketing, and sales manager.
New updates include detail on the TIA-568-C set of specifications.
Five years after initial publication, revisions are underway for the TIA’s data center cabling specification.
The RITP is similar to the Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) credential with the exception that there is no requirement for actual design experience.
This UNH-IOL Plugfest will target interoperability testing of Ethernet standards being developed by IEEE Data Center Bridging Task Force.
“Developing Smart Grid has become an urgent global priority, as its economic, environmental, and societal benefit will be enjoyed by generations to come,” says the IEEE's Dr. Stefano Galli.
The LC and MPO probably will be suggested, not required, for certain aplications.
Other verticals including state government, retail, professional technical services, and manufacturing will combine to account for more than half the market spend this year.
Bob Jensen and Valerie Maguire will serve two-year terms as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of TIA's TR-42 Engineering Committee.
Hosted by the TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section, the seminar will cover copper as well as fiber cabling.
The Fiber Optics LAN Section (FOLS) of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has elected its slate of officers for 2010.
IEEE announced that it will be hosting a Global Standards at IEEE seminar in Bangalore, India, on 9 March 2010.
TIA TR-42 and its thirteen subcommittees develop standards for copper and optical fiber cabling infrastructure used in commercial, residential, and industrial buildings, as well data centers.
The 2010 BICSI Board of Directors was introduced at the association's annual business meeting at the BICSI Winter Conference, held last week. Leviton's Brian Hansen begins his two-year term as the new BICSI President.
For the third consecutive year, Vision Technologies' Jessie Spearman takes home the top honor and a $5K check.
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council have jointly filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging that the Cbeyond Petition to reverse course on what the two organizations termed “longstanding and successful Commission policies” concerning fiber unbundling be denied.
The company announced announced that it has furthered its commitment to the protection of the environment through ISO 14001 Certification at its New London, CT corporate office.
Legrand-Ortronics announced that Brian Ensign, RCDD, NTS, OSP, CSI, was re-elected by the BICSI membership as Northeast Regional Director and to serve a second term (2010 - 2011) on the BICSI board of directors.
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) was recently honored for its “Outstanding Contribution to Corporate Standards Development” by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA).
Valerie Maguire, global sales engineer for Siemon, has been re-elected as vice-chair of the TIA TR-42.7 Copper Cabling Systems Subcommittee. The election represents Maguire’s fifth consecutive term in a leadership role on this subcommittee.
The product has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate standards for safety for the United States and Canada, and is not authorized to bear the UL Mark.
The CCCA says that the prevalence of offshore-manufactured communications cable products which fail to meet industry fire safety requirements continues to plague the marketplace.
The annual competition will be held during the association's Winter Conference, January 17-20, 2010.
At Supercomm 2009 in Chicago, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced the release of its “ICT Green Report: Energy & Environmental Trends & Forecasts.”
The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA) welcomed six new member companies at its fall 2009 board meeting in Las Vegas.
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced that the IEEE P1901 Working Group “has made outstanding progress and garnered overwhelming support” in streamlining and preparing the powerline communications draft standard for the final approval stage.
Jerry Bowman, a board member for four years, will become the association's president-elect in January.
BICSI has teamed with IHS to offer a subscription service for the BICSI standards and manuals, to digitally deliver the latest updates of these publications to the information transport systems (ITS) community.
The 5-chapter, 168-page manual covers the technical details of Ethernet, comparing it to other fieldbus systems, and explaining its Open System Interconnection (ISO/OSI) Reference Model.
