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Cabling Standards News & Products
Cabling outlet integrates powerline and 200-Mbit/sec data
(Jan 29, 2012)
The PE Socket from Power Ethernet is based on the HomePlug AV standard for powerline networking.
10GBase-T prices continue to drop
(Jan 11, 2012)
Declining prices mean that on a per-Gbit/sec, per-port basis, 10GBase-T requires less of an investment than 1000Base-T.
Transition Networks intros 25.5W PoE+ mid-span injector
(Jan 10, 2012)
Transition's L1000i-at is suitable for both security and enterprise deployments where the cabling infrastructure is used to introduce power to the network.
VESA sees jump in DisplayPort digital signage integration
(Dec 2, 2011)
VESA reports that it has seen rapid growth in the number of digital signage displays adopting DisplayPort in 2011.
IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet standard available for free download
(Nov 9, 2011)
The IEEE Get Program makes specifications downloadable once they have been available as PDFs for six months.
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...
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Mellanox lowers 10-GbE pricing
(Feb 3, 2012)
Intel acquires QLogic's Infiniband IP
(Feb 3, 2012)
Ethernet Alliance to hold end user forum
(Feb 1, 2012)
Infonetics raises forecast on Carrier Ethernet
(Dec 6, 2011)
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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:
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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:
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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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