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Physical Security Security surveillance applications run over IP video systems are a promising market for designers and installers of structured cabling systems, as IP security technology evolves quickly. This topic center provides information on these as well as other security applications including access control and alarm systems. Here you’ll find detail on the analog conversion to IP-based security systems. Physical Security News & Products
IP video surveillance platform targets SMBs
(May 9, 2012)
Netgear has released its ReadyNAS Surveillance platform.
Axis Communications appoints former Allied Telesis exec as business development manager
(May 8, 2012)
Axis Communications announced that 23-year network hardware and software industry veteran Vincent Ricco has joined the company as North American business development manager for its technology partner program.
Fiber-optic perimeter intrusion detection systems
(May 4, 2012)
FFT has added two new fiber-optic perimeter intrusion detection systems.
2-hour-rated circuit integrity fire alarm cables
(May 4, 2012)
Comtran's VITALink cables have unshielded or shielded twisted-pair, low-smoke, zero-halogen construction.
Single-server video security system
(May 3, 2012)
Aventura Technologies' "Command Center In-a-Box" integrates security, communications and notification functionality on a common operating platform, and displays information via an enterprise-wide video wall.
Multi-format video converter boxes support coax, fiber, CATx IP
(May 2, 2012)
PESA recently launched its easyPORT series of "throw down" multi-format video converter boxes.
Double digit growth seen for building automation institutional markets
(Apr 25, 2012)
IMS Research forecasts that the market for building automation equipment for institutional users, such as schools and hospitals, will see double digit growth over the next 3 years.
Bandwidth requirements growing for video security applications
(Apr 16, 2012)
Short article on Anixter's website looks at emerging bandwidth demands for video security.
Fiber-optic distance extender links access control card readers, control panels
(Apr 16, 2012)
ComNet's FDW1000 allows optical connectivity between one access control card reader and its associated door or gate locking hardware, and any Wiegand, Magstripe, or F/2F-based control panel.
BSRIA: Only 1 crime solved for every 1000 installed CCTV cameras in the UK
(Apr 13, 2012)
Researcher says poor image quality is to blame for such a low success rate, which is driving demand for technological improvement in all aspects of surveillance systems.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
Cable-recycling firm fined after workers suffer lead poisoning
An Edmonton, UK-based firm that recycles cable pleaded guilty to exposing workers to lead and has to pay approximately £75,000 in fines and costs. The government agency Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the recycler and described "an abysmal...
Elderly cable thieves shut down 46 oil wells in China
The next time you fill up your vehicle with fuel and are exasperated by the price per gallon, don't blame the big oil companies. Don't blame President Obama's stance on the Keystone Pipeline. Instead, blame two elderly Chinese men.The Shanghai Daily has...
NASA details International Space Station cabling installation
How many times have you heard someone joke that the job of routing and installing cabling is "not rocket science"? Well, recently it was part of rocket science when a NASA commander routed and installed several new cables aboard the International Space...
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Twisted-Pair Applications at Extreme High Frequencies
This webcast seminar, produced by Cabling Installation & Maintenance, will examine the current and potential future applications for the most robust balanced ...
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Minimizing Deployment Costs of Enterprise Fiber
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(May 30, 2012 10:00 AM CDT / 3:00 PM GMT)
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Deploying Efficient Cabling Infrastructure for Data Centers
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How to Choose a Datacenter OTDR
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Field Testing Installed Optical Fiber Cabling
This joint white paper prepared by Legrand | Ortronics and Fluke Networks reviews best practices for the technician performing field tests on installed optical fiber ... Sponsored By:
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Encircled Flux ? The New Standard in Multimode Testing Accuracy
Have you ever tested a multimode fiber optic link with light sources from two different equipment vendors? By simply using a different light source you may notice ... Sponsored By:
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Fiber Best Practice: Fiber Plant Characterization and Troubleshooting (Tier 2 Certification)
The Fiber Best Practice Series was designed by Fluke Networks to educate about important optical fiber best practices, including: Fiber inspection and ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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Fiber Best Practice: Loss-Length (Tier 1) Fiber Certification
The Fiber Best Practice Series was designed by Fluke Networks to educate about important optical fiber best practices, including: Fiber inspection and ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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How to Choose a Datacenter OTDR
Server and network virtualization, coupled with the consolidation of enterprise networks, is driving significant change in the datacenter infrastructure. Not only ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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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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Field Testing Installed Optical Fiber Cabling
This joint white paper prepared by Legrand | Ortronics and Fluke Networks reviews best practices for the technician performing field tests on installed optical fiber ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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Encircled Flux ? The New Standard in Multimode Testing Accuracy
Have you ever tested a multimode fiber optic link with light sources from two different equipment vendors? By simply using a different light source you may notice ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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Fiber Best Practice: Fiber Plant Characterization and Troubleshooting (Tier 2 Certification)
The Fiber Best Practice Series was designed by Fluke Networks to educate about important optical fiber best practices, including: Fiber inspection and ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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Fiber Best Practice: Loss-Length (Tier 1) Fiber Certification
The Fiber Best Practice Series was designed by Fluke Networks to educate about important optical fiber best practices, including: Fiber inspection and ... Sponsored By:
Fluke Networks
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