Volume 7, Issue 8

Web Site Spotlight: Cablefloor system

Aug. 1, 1999

Group editorial director Arlyn S. Powell, Jr., will introduce the Cablefloor system in this month`s Web site spotlight. Manufactured by FlexSpace (Seattle, WA), the product addresses...

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Update on plenum-rated ground wire

Aug. 1, 1999

Ansi/tia/eia-607, the Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications standard, was published in August 1994. Section 5.3.4 regarding bonding and...

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Use one patch panel to save closet space and cost of MACs

Aug. 1, 1999

Run at least four Category 5 cables, fiber-optic cable, or both types of cable to all end-user locations and terminate them in the closet to one patch panel. Cable drops can then...

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Spiral wrap protects and tidies up loose-tube optical fiber

Aug. 1, 1999

Fragile loose-tube fiber-optic cables are exposed and unprotected at the patch-panel telecommunications closet.

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Save time and be safer by using a fiberglass rod to feed cable

Aug. 1, 1999

Routing cable through suspended ceilings or floors can be time-consuming and create a huge mess with the removal of tiles. It can also pose safety hazards should an installer ...

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Optimizing network architecture with media converters

Aug. 1, 1999

Thinking that any network will be static is unrealistic. Not only is there constant demand for added connections and physical expansion, but computer hardware, software, and network...

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LAN cable tester

Aug. 1, 1999

The WireScope 350 Category 6 cable tester also has the capability to test fiber installations. Providing a 350-megahertz test frequency range and accuracy that exceeds the proposed...

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The shake on seismic bracing

Aug. 1, 1999

Seismic bracing against the wrath of earthquakes is an increasing concern for today`s data-communications and telecommunications cable installer, and efforts to minimize the damage...

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Space-saving cable management at Hewlett-Packard

Aug. 1, 1999

With office space at a premium, the amount of square footage companies are willing to allot to telecommunications closets, main crossconnects, and data centers is often less than...

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Cabling- and network- management software

Aug. 1, 1999

The crimp Enterprise Server 5.0 software package is a 32-bit application that uses relational database software and computer-aided design (CAD) graphics technology to help information...

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Wireless LANs head into the mainstream

Aug. 1, 1999

Is this the beginning of a populist era for the wireless LAN? If wireless inbuilding equipment can leapfrog to Ethernet speeds and beyond, at prices users can afford, wireless...