Table of ContentsContentsDesignPower and protection to fight off downtimeCommunications equipment demands a power-protection system that can deliver continuous performance.
Fiber OpticsEmerging trend toward aerial taut-sheath splicingIn recent years, fiber deployment has expanded exponentially in response to ever-increasing demand for bandwidth
InstallationInstalling beyond standard requirementsInstallation standards are a baseline performance level, not the ultimate achievement.
Product UpdateFiber-optic patch panels offer speedy, tidy connectionsAs premises networks grow larger and faster, more workstations need to be served via patch panels from the telecommunications closet
Special ReportAnicom focuses on growth and verificationAggressive acquisition builds revenue and broadens scope.
Major distributors tighten up verification programsAnixter enhances its Levels program, while Graybar introduces VIP 2000 as better-than-Cat 6
New player comes up with innovative approachStraightline Supply pioneers in international distribution
Specialty fiber distributor combats shortagesThe fiber-optic market is exploding but singlemode fiber shortage causes customers to wait
StandardsCharting the progress of Category 7A participant in the ISO's efforts answers frequently asked questions about the in-progress 600-MHz standard.
TechnologyFiber meets the demands of converged networksIVD manufacturing process maximizes bandwidth performance for voice, video, data
Crosstalk & FeedbackAsk DonnaFCC wiring mandatesIn the May 2000 issue, an article in the Industry Spotlight (see "Category 3 minimum FCC-approved for all new copper-cabling installations," page 119) discussed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements
EditorialThe concept of band-depthWe all know what bandwidth is. Or do we? If we apply a strict definition, "band" refers to operating band, or operating-frequency range
EndfaceWireless spectrum: scarcity or glut?Breakthroughs in radio technologies are finally giving large business customers much-needed confidence in a wider array of wireless broadband services that will compete on price, quality, and performance with the better-known wireline access architectures
To The EditorSwitches: Not the universal solutionRussell Driver's and Zoltan Nadj's article, "Networking hardware technologies and techniques," published in the July 2000 issue (see page 13), has a serious flaw
Products & ServicesNew ProductsNew ProductsThe WWG 8630 portable protocol tester simulates network elements and analyzes fixed and mobile networks
Premier ProductsPremier ProductsThe Steel City underfloor duct system is designed to simplify pulling cable and perpendicular directional changes
Industry SpotlightFluke debuts analyzers and testersAs the cabling industry continues to move full-speed-ahead, Fluke Networks (Everett, WA) has pulled into the fast lane
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