Volume 3, Issue 8

A quick fix for T568A to T568B miswired cabling links

Aug. 1, 1995

All or part of your cabling system has been installed with T568A-wired jacks on one end (patch panel) and T568B-wired jacks on the other end (work area). In this case, when the...

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Installer Tips

Aug. 1, 1995

A common problem in testing optical fiber for loss is determining a loss budget to compare to actual measurements made by an optical-loss test set (see "Determining optical fiber...

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Installing pre-cabled conduit and duct

Aug. 1, 1995

Often, copper and fiber-optic cables must be placed in flexible conduit or duct to conform to regulatory safety codes, meet customer requirements or provide protection from environmenta...

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Preparing modular patch cords for field-termination

Aug. 1, 1995

One of the most difficult telecommunications products to field-terminate is the modular patch cord. It requires practice, patience and manual dexterity to assemble a patch cord...

Cabling Installation

Testing channel near-end crosstalk

Aug. 1, 1995

The subtleties of testing Category 5 channels are just becoming apparent to those who design structured cabling systems and the installers and contractors who must test them. ...

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Fiber

The University of Miami Law School installs fiber to the desk

Aug. 1, 1995

Fiber to the desk promises to give users ready access to whatever network applications are on the horizon, regardless of bandwidth demands.

RJ45 UTP & Shielded

TP-PMD balun

Aug. 1, 1995

TP-PMD transmission through the IBM cabling system is available with this balun. The device matches a 100-ohm UTP cable with the 150-ohm STP cable of the IBM cabling system for...

Cabling Installation

Distributor technical services in great demand

Aug. 1, 1995

We can`t live with them, and we can`t live without them. That seems to be the attitude of cabling installers toward the technical services and support that their distributors ...

Power & Cooling

Data-line devices protect LAN systems from backdoor surges

Aug. 1, 1995

Harmful power surges not only get to local area network systems on alternating current power lines, but they can also travel along communication lines. As LANs connect computers...

RJ45 UTP & Shielded

Cable-detective kit

Aug. 1, 1995

The LAN cable-detective kit contains a cable radar time-domain reflectometer that measures the length of installed cable or cable that is wrapped around the reel. The kit detects...

Cabling Installation

Installing optical fiber safely

Aug. 1, 1995

Safely installing optical fiber calls for special care in working with lasers, ultraviolet light and chemicals, as well as the general safety precautions applicable to any installation...