At the BICSI winter conference in Orlando, Joe Jones, the education manager for the BICSI Institute (Tampa, FL), advised the audience of the status of the new BICSI Installation...
Many large retail stores and manufacturing plants require the distribution of communications and power wiring in open-ceiling environments. Because these types of buildings do...
Planning the layout of equipment in a relay rack can sometimes be difficult. If you try to install equipment in the relay rack without having a plan, you may not have enough rack...
To ensure that electronics do not overheat in a telecommunications closet or data center, the room is often maintained at very low temperatures with air-conditioning. Stripping...
Recabling in an occupied building is inconvenient for occupants--who are concerned with office or laboratory security, damage to equipment and misplaced furniture--and also involves...
The following information is relevant to the TIA letter addressed to the ATM Forum asking whether the Category 5 specification meets the requirements of the 155-Mbit/sec twisted...
Q: The ATM Forum set its standard for certifying ATM cable installations at the Category 5 requirements stated in Telecommunications Systems Bulletin 67, including 100-MHz bandwidth...
Five years ago, most system planners would not have thought about running fiber to the desktop. It was an option only for those companies where security or reliability--not price...
This winter, both houses of the U.S. Congress passed sweeping telecommunications legislation by overwhelming majorities, and President Clinton quickly signed the Telecommunications...
Q: Is there, or should there be, a requirement regarding field inspectors? Several people I work with have discussed this question. We are expected to both design the job and ...
"Firestopping should be taken seriously," says Mike Tobias, one of the principals of cabling contractor Coastal Computer Connections (Gulf Breeze, FL). An improperly firestopped...
Jensen Tools Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) has launched the Vantage Tool Kit line for customers in the electronics and communications industries. The seven toolkits developed to date are...
A battery-operated visible fault locator detects breaks, microbends and poor surface finishes in fiber-optic cables and connectors. Faults can be detected up to 5 km from the ...
The Flash multimode OTDR serves LAN fiber-optic cable installations and maintenance testing. Features include a macro capability for recalling sequences of operations with single...
The 1995/96 Metrix Test Instrumentation and Accessories catalog features Asyc II digital multimeters, and digital/analog and digital-storage oscilloscopes. Also described are ...
The Hideout multimedia outlet hides and protects connections for mixed- media cabling applications in network and telephony markets. The outlet is constructed so that furniture...
The 568Ultra Category 5 cable combined with RG-6 coaxial cable provides one cable for both data and video applications. The 568Ultra 25-pair riser cable features a 3-pair tube...
Multifiber cable assemblies meet customer specifications in counts to 96 fibers. The assemblies are available in multimode and singlemode fibers. These cables can be terminated...
Fotest Lite software package automates fiber-optic testing with any fiber-optic power meter and source. The software visually prompts the user for test setup and procedures. Data...
The 300-page Cab-net catalog can be downloaded to a personal computer and lets users design, spec, view, price and order modular electronic cabinets, instrument cabinets and computer...
With the publication of Telecommunications Systems Bulletin, or TSB-72,* centralized optical-fiber cabling guidelines, optical fiber has become an economically viable choice for...
The Z-line TPC 12/MTD power-distribution system reduces in-rush current, prevents momentary power sags from equipment and halts undesired system rebooting. The 19-inch rack-mounted...
Keeping track of cabling, networks, assets, work-order flow and related information during and after installation is time-consuming and costly unless managed properly.
The Cable Master air-powered cable cutter produces a square cut on stranded cable up to 5/8 inch in diameter. The tool replaces long-handled manual cutters and is activated by...
Diplomat 19-inch enclosures house electronic systems and come fully assembled according to customers` requirements. Suitable for many environments, these metal enclosures are ...
Delmar Publishers (Albany, NY) has recently released Premises Cabling, which focuses on cabling installation. This 192-page paperback by Donald J. Sterling, Jr. details copper...
Both publicly and behind the scenes, the players in the telecommunications industry, whether telephone companies, cable-TV vendors or media providers, are scrambling. Publicly...
