Cable construction, connecting hardware, and bundling recommendations are included in the recently published TSB-148-A document. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
A deep dive into TSB-184-A recommendations on cabling for PoE
Liz Goldsmith
Improving OTDR Accuracy for Emergency Restorations
Accuracy in finding faults using an OTDR is critical for installation verification and troubleshooting fiber optic networks. There are many factors that can affect the results of an OTDR test. In this […]
Fibre Channel-NVM Express® Specification Announced at Flash Memory Summit
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) announced at the Flash Memory Summit that the Fibre Channel-NVM Express® (NVMe) specification is technically stable and nearing completion of letter ballot comment resolution. “The ability […]
Cloud hopping enabled
For companies leveraging best-of-breed public cloud service providers to deliver specific applications and manage multiple tiers within applications, Equinix Cloud Exchange™ offers an advanced interconnection solution that enables seamless, on-demand and direct […]
Multi-Core Optical Fiber supports 118.5 Tera-bit/s *1
Move over SWDM. Sumitomo Electric Lightwave and host of other partners has demonstrated a new multi-core multimode optical fiber with four optical paths that supports transmission capacity of 118.5 Tera-bit/s *1. The […]
First non-ribbon, ribbon cable is game changer
New Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC), with SpiderWeb Ribbon (SWR) from AFL is an ultra-high density outside plant cable designed specifically for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) or access markets. It is smaller, lighter and more […]
Webinar: Keeping up with High Speed Migration in the Data Center
August 17th, 11:00 a.m. EDT: Earn one BICSI CEC by attending this webinar. The volume of data streaming into the data center has been growing exponentially for decades. Bandwidth requirements are expected […]
Webinar: Machine Automation Increases Fiber Connector Performance & Reliability
On 8/18 Steve Zimmel of @CommScope shares an automated solution for high quality fiber optic connector terminations: http://bit.ly/2fcL4Qj Read the source article at iwcs.webex.com
The Leading Cloud Providers Continue to Run Away With the Market
New Q2 data from Synergy Research Group shows that the four leading cloud providers all continue to maintain or grow their share of the worldwide cloud infrastructure services market. Microsoft and Google […]
Data Center Cooling Comes in Many Flavors
It’s obvious that data centers create a lot of heat. And that IT equipment will overheat without cooling. What’s not so obvious is how much heat is too much, and what is […]
