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RJ45 UTP & Shielded News & Products
Surge suppressors protect coaxial and twisted-pair cabling lines
(Feb 1, 2012)
New Slimline brand products protect lines serving phone, network, HDTV and other video applications.
Belden attempting to acquire industrial-networking manufacturer RuggedCom
(Jan 5, 2012)
The two companies appear to be far apart in assessing RuggedCom's value.
Guidelines for supporting 10GBase-T on Cat 6
(Jan 3, 2012)
One-page document available from Superior Essex provides how-to information based on TSB-155-A
TE Connectivity acquiring harsh-environment connector manufacturer for $2 billion
(Nov 30, 2011)
Deutsch Group SAS expects to generate $670 million in revenue this year.
Pre-mounted lightning, surge protectors guard existing in-wall PoE, telephone/DSL wiring
(Nov 29, 2011)
L-com has developed lightning and surge protectors that are pre-mounted in stainless steel wall plates, designed to mount to standard in-wall electrical/conduit boxes.
Guide details structured cabling for healthcare facilities
(Nov 23, 2011)
Articles discuss TIA-1179 as well as best practices for healthcare system design and installation.
Internally switched cable termination enables RS-232, RS-485/422 protocols via single connector
(Nov 14, 2011)
Exar says its SP339 solves the most difficult design issue of sharing a single connector between multiple serial protocols -- enabling and disabling the termination resistor.
IP67 RJ45/Ethernet field wireable connector offers waterproof Cat 5e links
(Nov 14, 2011)
Turck has introduced a new IP67 bayonet style RJ45/Ethernet field wireable connector for use in harsh environments.
Video demonstrates tool-less Cat 6A termination
(Nov 9, 2011)
Four-minute video shows shielded cable terminated to Excel's 6A jack without the use of any punchdown equipment.
Extender enables 100-meter HD video over Cat 5 cabling
(Oct 13, 2011)
The Extra Long Range Extender from Gefen is built on HDBase-T specifications.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
CWA likes what it hears from President Obama during State of the Union
On Tuesday, January 24, as President Barack Obama wrapped up his State of the Union address, the Communications Workers of America issued a statement praising the president "for his focus on creating an America that is built to last with an economy that...
FOA says, 'We have your standard right here ... on one page'
In its January 2012 online newsletter, The Fiber Optic Association stated that it is starting a program "to make standards more accessible to the world of users, contractors, designers and installers." Specifically, the association is creating one-page...
Video demonstrates how to test patch cords for standard compliance
In a five-minute video posted to YouTube, Adrian Young, senior technical support engineer with Fluke Networks, demonstrates the procedures for using the company's Category 5e, 6 and 6A patch-cord adapters with the DTX-1800 CableAnalyzer.In the video Young...
Editorial Guides
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Connectivity Technologies Videos
From the Pages of CI&M Magazine
IEC honors Hess, Kolesar for standards work - Cabling Installation ...
Bogus-cable warnings remind of need for vigilance - Cabling ...
Are you ready for 40 and 100G? - Cabling Installation & ...
Editor's Picks - Cabling Installation & Maintenance
The power behind HDBase-T networking technology - Cabling ...
Webcasts
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Optical Fiber, Cable and Connectivity
We will examine optical infrastructure “from the ground up” – including the optical fiber itself, fiber-optic cable, and connectivity options...
(Feb 08, 2012 12:00 PM CST / 6:00 PM GMT)
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Non-compliant Cable: Understanding the Risks and Avoiding Liability
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Are you Ready for 40G and 100G?
Core and edge higher-speed Ethernet equipment from Cisco, Force10, Brocade, and numerous other vendors is on the market today; by 2015, 25% of network equipment ... Sponsored By:
Leviton
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An Overview of Macrobending and Microbending of Optical Fibers
Bending can increase the attenuation of an optical fiber by two mechanisms: macrobending and microbending. Some bending is of course unavoidable, e.g., shipping ... Sponsored By:
Corning
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Designing a Reliable Cabling Infrastructure for Healthcare Facilities
Hospitals and other medical facilities face daunting new IT challenges as every facet of care increasingly relies on networked electronics. Berk-Tek and Legrand ... Sponsored By:
Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company
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Structured Cabling Verification to Vendor Specifications: Marketing Hype or Better for Your Network?
Many structured cabling vendors submit their products to third-party verification programs that perform testing to TIA-568. Some go a step further and have independent ... Sponsored By:
Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company
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RoHS/WEEE Overview and Recommendations
The increasing global awareness of the impact that products and the manufacturing processes used to make them has on the ecology has prompted efforts to control ... Sponsored By:
Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company
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