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.
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.
Standard-compliant patch cords, shared pathways and revisions to the outside-plant standard are on the agenda.
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.
Herb Congdon becomes the Telecommunications Industry Association's associate vice president of technology and standards.
