The recently approved the ISO/IEC 15018 Information Technology Generic Cabling for Homes Standard recognizes the Siemon Company's TERA connector as an approved balanced cabling interface for home cabling broadcast communication applications.
The standard specifies cabling infrastructures for three groups of applications:
* Information and communications technology (ICT),
* Broadcast communications technologies (BCT); and,
* Commands, controls and communication in buildings (CCCB).
Balanced cables and balanced connectors are specified to support BCT cabling applications up to 1 GHz. An approved interface is the Category 7 TERATM plug/outlet interface developed by the Siemon Company. This connector is also a commercially available interface for ISO/IEC Category 7/Class F applications, making the company synonymous with Category 7/Class F technologies.
The inclusion of the TERA connector in the ISO/IEC 15018 standard represents a growing trend toward the specification of non-RJ45 style connector interfaces to support applications operating at frequencies beyond 600 MHz. The Siemon Company's Research and Development Laboratory is able to characterize the performance of the Siemon TERA connector to frequencies beyond 1 GHz.
"The standards community has again recognized the superior performance of the non-RJ style interface to exceed the present Category 7 limits and bandwidth," says Dan Mullin, manager of the Siemon Research and Development Laboratory. "The reference of the TERA interface by the standards community in two applications standards is a direct result of the ability of Siemon Labs' to design and develop leading edge products for emerging applications."
As part of the Siemon Cabling System and Siemon's 10 gigabit ip solution set, the TERA system is a fully shielded (S/FTP) end-to end cabling solution that virtually eliminates emissions and susceptibility to electromagnetic interference. The Siemon Company offers a complete line of TERA products including cable, outlets, patch panels, modular patch cords and accessories.
The Siemon Company is based in Watertown, CT. For more information visit
www.siemon.com.
