Volume 5, Issue 12

Vacuum cleaner helps pull cable

Dec. 1, 1997

Pulling cable through old conduit can be difficult for several reasons. The pull rope may no longer be in place, and the conduit may already contain cabling. Either of these situations...

Cabling Installation

Yet another loop carrier

Dec. 1, 1997

A: First there was digital loop carrier (dlc) and then next-generation digital loop carrier (ngdlc) and now there is afc carrier, or so says Advanced Fibre Communications (afc...

Connectivity

Installing modular cables and jacks

Dec. 1, 1997

Installing equipment cords to telephones or other equipment is not difficult, but it must be performed correctly for the devices to function properly.

Cabling Installation

Beaded chain helps avoid snags on wall insulation

Dec. 1, 1997

When fishing cable through an insulated wall, installers often have difficulty with the cable becoming snagged in the insulation. Traditional fishing tools such as fish tape, ...

Connectivity

Homemade jig eases Category 5 terminations

Dec. 1, 1997

As an installer, you must terminate Category 5 cable to several kinds of modular connectors. Some connectors, particularly 110 punchdown insulation-displacement connectors, are...

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Cabling Installation

Forecasts help direct business

Dec. 1, 1997

Market forecasts can be tremendously useful in establishing business goals. The problem is that such information, when it is available at all, is often only to be found in the...

Home

All-fiber networks expected in the local loop by 2015

Dec. 1, 1997

Home and small-business digital data services will require all-fiber networks in the local loop within 20 years.

Connectivity

Fiber pays dividends all the way to the desktop

Dec. 1, 1997

In premises cabling installations, fiber-to-the-desk is becoming an ever-more-popular solution to the growing demand for bandwidth in communications systems.

Cabling Installation

Instructional videos are one part of the training picture

Dec. 1, 1997

Installers and managers of premises and campuswide cabling systems are busy. The industry is growing, and many installers spend long hours keeping up with their workloads. Often...

Cabling Installation

Raceways go the course

Dec. 1, 1997

Although a fairly low-tech item, raceways continue to play a significant role in high-tech network infrastructures. This drives product manufacturers to enhance existing product...

Cabling Installation

Buyer be inquisitive

Dec. 1, 1997

1. What is the audio`s tonal sound quality? Audio portions should have been created in a professional sound studio using voice processors to ensure that the sound track is clear...