A customer`s existing cabling plant for data communications is commonly wired using RS-232 data cabling with RJ-12 six-conductor wallplates and the Uniform Service Ordering Code...
Q: I am a telecommunications manager with the military, and we are planning the installation of a new building distribution system for our headquarters building. We plan to install...
When installing an unshielded or shielded twisted-pair cabling system in any environment, some general installation practices must be observed concerning placement of cable and...
Although manufacturers of connection devices continue to develop better products, the task of terminating communication cables is still challenging. In some cases, however, an...
When a problem arises in a fiber-optic network, the source can usually be traced to human intervention. If your network goes down because of a break in a fiber cable or a defect...
Almost exactly one year ago, three test-equipment manufacturers--Microtest (Phoenix, AZ), Scope Communications (Northborough, MA) and Wavetek Corp. (San Diego, CA)--introduced...
The Telecommunications Industry Association TR-41.8.3 working group that developed the TIA-569 pathway and space standard originally targeted late 1994 or early 1995 as the date...
Changing, adding or moving power, voice and data equipment occurs an average of approximately three times per year. These changes are brought about by mergers, acquisitions, reorganizat...
Whether the cable you are looking for is copper or fiber, indoor or outside-plant, there are technologies and techniques that can ease this routine but necessary task.
Many designers and installers are specifying multimode fiber-optic cable for premises wiring, local area networks or computer interconnections because, for shorter distances, ...