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Volume 15, Issue 1

Cabling and silicon vendors demonstrate 10GBase-T capability

Feb. 1, 2007

In separate sets of testing, silicon vendor Solarflare Communications (www.solarflare.

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Optical wireless: Increasing speeds, dropping prices

Jan. 1, 2007

Today’s laser-based free space optics have reached gigabit speeds with new features and reduced cost.

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TSB-155 on track for imminent publication

Jan. 1, 2007

Document provides guidelines for 10GBase-T operation on installed cabling systems.

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Tension reduction, lubrication on high-performance data cable

Jan. 1, 2007

Tests show some lubricant types have little effect while others induce performance variance and jacket-strength degradation.

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Polarity management critical in ribbon-cable designs

Jan. 1, 2007

A recently ratified TIA specification provides guidance through this sometimes tricky endeavor.

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Wireless mesh networks marching toward market success

Jan. 1, 2007

Mesh networks, known for their use in city-wide WiFi deployments, are still works-in-development within the IEEE.

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Connectivity markets blazing, researcher says

Jan. 1, 2007

At the eighteenth annual Fleck Connection Congress (FCC), held at the Laguna Cliffs Resort in Dana Point, CA, in early November, Fleck Research (www.

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Cabling in the data center: Just a piece of the puzzle

Jan. 1, 2007

The dense, bandwidth-intensive environment creates significant demands on all forms of infrastructure.

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Bringing increased bandwidth ever closer to the user

Jan. 1, 2007

A new architecture known as fiber-to the-telecom enclosure capitalizes on the bandwidth capabilities of optical circuits.

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PoE Plus, ambient temperatures, and the National Electrical Code

Jan. 1, 2007

The circuits described in the National Electrical Code can be divided into four broad groups: electric light, power, signaling, and control and communications.

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No shield from the facts: These high-speed issues are central

Jan. 1, 2007

A few thoughts as I watch the season’s first snowstorm up here in New England and wonder if I should pack my long johns for the annual BICSI Conference in Orlando, FL this January...