WHITE PAPERS

	The New Normal: Multi-Everything Today’s IT discussions are filled with terms like Cloud, Virtualization, SANs, BYOD, SaaS, and SLAs. Rarely is the physical layer – Layer 1 of the 7-Layer OSI Model – part of the buzz. All network technologies lead back to that critical, foundational layer and the cabling infrastructure that supp... Sponsored by Fluke Networks
	Fiber Optic Encircled Flux Round Robin Testing This white paper discusses results from 19 months of round robin testing initiated to check the current state of equipment, designed to measure Fiber Optic Encircled Flux (EF). There was some skepticism that, since EF represents a very restricted launch, the EF equipment would not have the precis... Sponsored by Fluke Networks
	CommScope Global Enterprise Survey Whether it is the use of smartphones, laptops or tablets, a recent survey by CommScope shows that mobile devices are playing a larger part as game changers in today’s businesses, as enterprise IT managers struggle to keep pace with mobility’s dramatic effects on workplace productivity and require... Sponsored by Commscope
	The Migration Path from 10G to 40G and Beyond CommScope® offers a variety of pre-terminated fiber solutions that utilize multi-fiber connectors to facilitate rapid deployment of fiber networks in data centers and other high-density environments. Within the SYSTIMAX® brand, these solutions are InstaPATCH 360 and InstaPATCH Plus. The Uniprise®... Sponsored by Commscope
	Cut Harmful Electrical Noise with Correct VFD Cabling Practices Selecting and installing the right cable for VFD-motor connections mitigates or eliminates many of the issues that can arise in VFD installations. Making do with cables not specifically designed for VFD applications, such as interlocked armor TECK or continuously welded and corrugated aluminum ar... Sponsored by Belden Inc.
	Overcoming Space Challenges and Reducing Costs with Small-Diameter Cable Technology To increase the capacity of their networks, service providers are deploying more and more fiber. However, while that strategy enables them to keep pace with the demand for bandwidth, it creates another set of problems. As service providers continue to add fiber, their vertical and horizontal fibe... Sponsored by TE Connectivity
	Next Generation Connectivity Solutions for Fiber Optic Networks As today’s enterprise networks and data centers confront bandwidth capacity challenges, high-density requirements, and ever-increasing data rates, choosing the correct connectivity method has never been more important to meet the demands for optimum reliability, scalability, performance, time to ... Sponsored by Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
	The Green Solution for Cabling Infrastructure and the Sustainable IT Network FutureFLEX® Air‐blown Fiber® is the most advanced fiber optic infrastructure for the enterprise network. With FutureFLEX, you can empower your IT network with a fiber optic infrastructure that is continuously renewable, recyclable, and sustainable with no end to the fiber and bandwidth life... Sponsored by Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
	10 Gigabit Ethernet in the Marketplace: When Gigabit Ethernet is Just Not Enough In today’s networks, the increase in worldwide network traffic is driving service providers, network managers and architects to look to faster network technologies to solve increasing bandwidth demands due to Gigabit Ethernet no longer being sufficient. Unprecedented high bandwidth, low-latency, ... Sponsored by General Cable Corp
	T.W.A.L. Transmission with applied Tensile Load For use in a confined space, fiber optic cables must utilize a low macro bending sensitive fiber, supported by a well-designed strain relief boot must be used. Bend insensitive fibers allow the mathematical length of the boot to be shortened, but the boot design must be such that it can negate te... Sponsored by Senko Advanced Components