At the recent TIA wiring seminar in Tucson, AZ, Danield J. Kennefick, a product line manager for DuPont Fluoroproducts (Wilmington, DE), said that temporary relief was in sight...
No matter what type of fiber-optic patch cord or jumper you own, it always seems to tie itself into knots when stored. If jumpers are stored carelessly, their minimum bend radius...
Typically, you do not have enough time to design system interconnects for an installation. However, improperly designed frame layouts can increase the cost of equipment, labor...
In many situations when horizontal cabling is being installed, specific information identifying work areas is lacking. It can also be a problem to locate work areas?once they ...
Connector or cable selection/specifying are issues generally encountered in Category 5 installations. Although price and availability are important, other factors such as speed...
You have been pulling cable through the floor into cable racks all day and you cannot finish off a section of cable before quitting time. But you have to ensure that the holes...
Editor`s Note: At the annual building wiring seminar of the Telecommunications Industry Association, or TIA, (Arlington, VA) last year, moderator Paul Kreager asked each speaker...
I`m writing in response to your answer to Mr. Ralph Bouvy in the October 1995 issue. I believe your response to his question about plenum-rated power cabling is incorrect.
Q: Where I can find documentation on Category 5 25-pair cable? Is it included in Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Association standard 568A? Our computer...
A: Integrated Services Digital Network, or ISDN, is a standard developed by Committee T1 (Washington, DC) and the International Telecommunications Union (Geneva, Switzerland) ...
Note: I have received numerous faxes and e-mail messages regarding a statement on plenum cabling in the October 1995 "Ask Donna" column (page 49). The most informative of these...
Editor`s Note: In the June 1995 issue (page 69), we reported on the cabling installation at the new Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles building in Roxbury, MA. This follow...
This week we on the Cabling Installation & Maintenance editorial staff gathered around the computer of managing editor Catherine Varmazis to "ooh" and "aah" over the magazine`...
Jon A. Wiese, national vice president of sales and service for AT&T (New York, NY), said that the company`s recent announcement that it would be breaking up into three separate...
An enhanced mini-optical time-domain reflectometer has optical modules that expand its dynamic range. This allows it to accurately test fiber routes longer than 100 kilometers...
The optical fiber industry has recently transitioned from 50-thousand-pound-per-square-inch fiber to 100-kpsi fiber strength as the standard in its cables. For local area networks...
TNC connectors feature a gold-plated locking center conductor to ensure proper alignment during termination, a center insulation design that gives them a true 75-ohm characteristic...
ADC Telecommunications (Minneapolis, MN) and Nokia Telecommunications (Finland) have signed a preliminary agreement to jointly develop products for the global cable TV and telecommunica...
The two-module design of the AQ-2150 allows it to function as an optical power meter, stabilized light source, loss-test set or return loss measurement test set, depending on ...
Advanced polymers that are UL-approved flame-retardant, diamond-filled, lightweight and military specification-approved are described in a brochure highlighting specialty adhesives...
The butt-in test set is perhaps the most basic and widely used piece of test equipment in the telecommunications industry. Looking like a simple telephone handset, it is anything...
This six-page product brochure describes the Crimplok connector, which combines the speed of non-adhesive connectors with the performance characteristics of epoxy and hot-melt...
Bar code markers with a 300 dots per inch resolution come in a range of sizes and configurations. Compatible with all commercial scanners, the markers can be used for marking ...
The CM anti-short bushing provides both protection and visibility. It features a plastic tip that extends outside the cable`s armor and rests next to the conductors, ensuring ...
A 28-page guide describes equipment to meet the specific testing needs of the cable television and wireless communications industries. The guide features frequency agile meters...
Fiber-optic wall- and rack-mount cabinets provide panel configuration options. Enclosures cover applications to patch, splice or distribute 6 to l44 fiber strands in indoor wiring...
Handheld local area network testers for checking connections during LAN installation include a tone generator for locating un-energized LAN cables, a cable tester for verifying...
Fiber Frame Administration Software allows the user to select a range of housings to create a fiber distribution frame system of up to 40 frames in a lineup. After selection of...
