Series tkx-ae fiber-optic termination kit includes everything needed to make high-quality ST or SC multimode terminations. The kit can be used with ceramic, stainless-steel, or...
You are required to service jack #127. When you get to the telecommunications closet (TC), you easily identify the jack by its marking on the block; however, as you rummage through...
Often, cable installers improperly untwist the wire pairs in a Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair cable. Improper untwisting sacrifices the cable`s performance and negates the...
Q:I have several questions regarding 100Base-Tx. First, when converting from 10Base-T to 100Base-Tx, what would be the impact of splitting the Category 5 cable between dual 8-...
How often have we heard that fiber has "unlimited bandwidth," or that if you install fiber today you will never have to recable because it can handle any application? Such misconception...
I read your November 1997 editorial with interest (see "Cutting-edge memorabilia," page 3). Your message strikes a familiar chord because I also see the irrational craze for new...
Last summer, I purchased an old house, and over the past six months, I have been fixing it up. Some of the work I`ve done myself, but I`ve also had occasion to call in a number...
For those accustomed to working with electrical and electronic equipment, the world of fiber optics may appear somewhat mysterious. If you know enough about electrons but want...
Lynn Haber`s Technology Update in the November 1997 issue on fiber-optic adapters was very informative (see "Adapters bridge the gap between fiber-optic connectors," page 6). ...
Recent testing by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL--Melville, NY) has confirmed that the dsp line of products manufactured by Fluke Corp. (Everett, WA) performs tests of Category...
PennWell Media Online (pmo--Delray Beach, FL) has launched LiveEvents!, an Internet broadcasting program that the company says enables vendors to create and deliver interactive...
Eicon Technology Corp., a manufacturer of remote-access solutions for personal computers, announced the launch of isdn Zone, a World Wide Web site that informs users about isdn...
Electrical contractor John Fullerton took one look at the web of piping, wiring, and duct work that filled every nook and passageway of the nearly 30-year-old Kline Hall of Science...
The 1998 Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages is now available from The Systems Audit Group (Newton, MA). It contains 320 pages of information on recovery services throughout the United...
The smart Giga unshielded twisted-pair (utp) cabling system meets Level 7 requirements at 200 megahertz. Performance results for the entire link are 10-decibel attenuation-to-...
A 378-page catalog features hundreds of products for the telecommunications, computer, local area network, and fiber-optics industries. The catalog lists more than 100 standard...
Part of the Hi-net line of enhanced Category 5 products, Hi-net Plus copper cable meets the requirements of unshielded twisted-pair cable specifications with a 10-decibel headroom...
With associated local area networks (lans) growing at a dizzying pace, massive numbers of low-fire- performance communications cables are finding their way into concealed overhead...
FC and SC inline fiber-optic attenuators come in male-male, male-female, and female-female versions. The afop 754 series provides standard loss values of 5, 10, 15, and 20 dB;...
End caps for protecting wire, cable ends, and terminal blocks are available in thousands of shapes and sizes, including round, rectangular, and EZ-Tab, as well as custom-fit versions...
The basic corporate networking platform today is evolving from 10- to 100-megabit-per-second Ethernet for horizontal distribution. The demand for more bandwidth is driven by the...
The Model 8003 din rail rack adapter allows mounting of din rail modules onto 19-inch equipment racks. Three separate din sections can be mounted to brackets that are 3 inches...
A new modular floor box expands easily in the field from a single-gang to a two- or three-gang application. This durable rectangular telecommunications floor box is nonmetallic...
The ST75 portable digital multimeter measures DC and AC voltage to 600 volts and resistance to 32 megaohms. Additional measuring functions include continuity checking and diode...
The Wireless Backbonelink from Radio-lan lets wireless local area network (lan) users transmit traffic between wireless and hard-wired lans at 10 megabits per second. The manufacturer...
Preterminated trunk assemblies can be designed to meet any customer specification and provide counts to 72 fibers. A wide selection of components from recognized manufacturers...
Wavetek`s LT 8000 series of local area network (lan) cable testers includes three testers, each of which is directed toward a specific segment of the cabling installation marketplace...
A 24-page fiber-optic cable catalog summarizes the company`s most popular riser-rated and plenum-rated product lines. This short-form catalog includes the Ultra-Fox DX Series ...
