Volume 3, Issue 2

Build a fiber-optic test box

Feb. 1, 1995

A fiber-optic network has been installed and tested. However, when you tie in the hubs to create a ring, the network fails. With the white-light source provided in the test kit...

Cabling Installation

Hardware for labeling your cables

Feb. 1, 1995

Identification labels are an essential part of the documentation of any network. Too often, though, the only visible signs of labeling in the telecommunications closet are the...

Fiber

Pulling fiber-optic cable

Feb. 1, 1995

Even though fiber-optic cable is advertised as being more robust than Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair copper cable, pulling it in horizontal cable runs in premises applications...

Connectivity

Testing remote fiber cables while you are alone

Feb. 1, 1995

No matter how carefully work schedules are planned, last-minute changes can sometimes leave a technician alone to complete a task normally assigned to a team. One such example...

Cabling Installation

Reducing velocity-of-propagation errors

Feb. 1, 1995

When using a metallic time-domain reflectometer to test a cable for faults, the installer must know the correct nominal velocity of propagation of the cable (usually provided ...

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Cabling Installation

Metallic TDRs provide accuracy for troubleshooting cable faults

Feb. 1, 1995

Time-domain reflectometers test for a change in impedance (electrical resistance), which can be caused by cable damage, improper installation, change in cable type or water in...

Home

Radio-frequency wattmeter

Feb. 1, 1995

Telewave RF Wattmeter measures forward and reflected power with type N inline connection. The tester requires no additional slugs or inserts for different power levels and applications...

Home

Installing communications cabling in historic buildings

Feb. 1, 1995

In modern buildings, communications pathways and spaces are usually provided as a matter of course. Suspended ceilings, raised floors, underfloor duct, hollow walls, modular partitions...

Fiber Optic

Wiring the DeBruhl-Marshall House

Feb. 1, 1995

Contractors working on the DeBruhl-Marshall House in Columbia, SC, were charged with a formidable task-upgrading the house`s wiring system without impacting its historic beauty...

Connectivity

Connectivity products catalog

Feb. 1, 1995

This catalog, which is presented in a binder format, provides current voice and data technology information. It contains sections on connectivity configurations and copper and...

Fiber

Installing fiber-optic cable in premises applications

Feb. 1, 1995

Although it is not a fragile medium, optical-fiber cable must be carefully and expertly installed to realize its full potential.