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.
Report from LightCounting also shines light on 10GBase-T, with some optimistic projections.
Standard-compliant patch cords, shared pathways and revisions to the outside-plant standard are on the agenda.
IEEE P1904.1 will provide system-level specifications for multi-vendor, "plug-and-play" interoperability in EPON fiber access systems supporting IPTV, VoIP, commercial-grade data services, and cellular backhaul deployments.
Standard calls for the delivery of 100 watts of power along with audio, video, Ethernet and control over a single LAN cable.
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.
Through the IEEE Get Program, users can also download the Energy Efficient Ethernet and Power over Ethernet Plus specifications.
Herb Congdon becomes the Telecommunications Industry Association's associate vice president of technology and standards.
