TIA Articles & News
How the TIA-942-A standard addresses plenum cable
(Apr 27, 2012)
The final point of debate in the standards group was whether or not to include a clause that instructed users to consult the AHJ about the use of plenum cable under access floors. So what did they decide?
Chart illustrates TIA-606-B identifiers
(Apr 27, 2012)
Chart provided by Dymo Industrial illustrates examples of acceptable identifiers under TIA-606-B.
Standards update: Bend-insensitive multimode fiber
(Apr 26, 2012)
David Mazzarese, chair of the TIA TR-42.12 Task Force on Bend-Insensitive Multimode Fiber, charts the group's progress toward standardizing BIMMF.
TIA-942-A Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers approved
(Apr 19, 2012)
Standard specifies Cat 6 and OM3 as minimums for horizontal cabling, recommending Cat 6A and OM4. It also sets LC and MPO interfaces for fiber-optic connectivity.
TIA web seminar covers fiber cabling standards
(Mar 7, 2012)
The TIA Fiber Optics LAN Section will provide updates on fiber-related specs as well as application specs and standards under revision. TIA Products
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
In 'Operation Alloy,' police raid scrapyards looking for copper-cable thieves
Police in Stockport, UK, which is near Manchester (map), conducted raids at several scrap-metal yards aiming to catch thieves in the act of cashing in on their crimes. As Bethany English of the Manchester Evening News reports, "Operation Alloy" as it is...
2012 London Olympics: Is DAS calling? (Is anyone calling? Hello?)
Jacquelin Magnay, covering the 2012 London Olympics for The Telegraph, recently reported that Mayor Boris Johnson admitted mobile-phone users in the city may be out of luck when the games are going on because of a capacity crunch."Johnson said he had been...
Researchers use nanotubes to create copper-cable replacement
Researchers from Rice University have published results of their efforts to produce cables made of carbon nanotubes that can conduct electricity. The research's ultimate aim is to develop nanocables that can replace copper cables for conductivity.In a...
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