Buying Ethernet cable is not always as easy as it might seem. There is a huge selection of network cables of different types; Cat 5, Cat5e, Cat 6, Cat 6e and Cat 7, as well as different lengths colors and the like. It is important to buy the right network cable: over-specify it and you will pay too much; under-specify it and the performance will be impaired and the local area network or Ethernet link will not work as well as it might.
Sunbird is offering free subscriptions to its Power IQ Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) monitoring software to ensure non-stop operation of mission-critical healthcare infrastructure.
Belden is extending its award-winning REVConnect connectivity line to include entire end-to-end cabling systems. Applications include emerging wireless and Power over Ethernet (PoE) requirements, such as next-gen wireless access points and in-building small cells.
Polarity is a critical part of any fiber network. Polarity means that a fiber optic link’s transmit signal at one end of the cable must match the corresponding receiver at the other end. While this concept might seem simple, it becomes more complex with multifiber cables and MPO connectors. Leviton’s new Universal Polarity Fiber Cassettes allow for the same interchangeable cassette on both ends of a Method B trunk in a fiber channel, reducing the complexity of a fiber network, ensuring consistent polarity, and streamlining network deployment.
The health of your business will depend on your network’s ability to handle the surge in traffic as employees work from home. Slow response times or, worse, system crashes, will cost you in employee productivity and business revenues. It’s important to have the network bandwidth to handle this influx. In this post, we review the questions you should ask of your current network.
The digital infrastructures of a smart city cannot be networked by radio alone. Information and data volumes as well as time-critical applications are constantly increasing due to digitalization and urbanization. Ultimately, only a fiber optic infrastructure can meet the communication and performance requirements of a smart city. So fiber optic networks form the foundation walls of a smart city.
Network infrastructure and service providers have done a great job of adapting to this “new normal.” They have adjusted and optimized their operations so they can deliver to people working from home the broadband connectivity they need to receive and send emails, download files, videoconference, and use a variety of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications while other members of their family e-learn, stream videos or play online games.
A quick tutorial on bend radius from the Fiber Optic Association: All FO cables have specs that must not be exceeded during install to prevent irreparable damage to the cable: pulling tension, min bend radius, crush loads. Installers must understand these specs & know how to pull cables without damaging them. Why is it important? Not following bend radius guidelines can lead to cable damage. If the cable is damaged in installation, the manufacturer’s warranty is voided. That means if you are pulling a cable over a pulley, that pulley should have a min radius of 260mm/10″ or a diameter of 520mm/20″ – don’t get radius and diameter mixed up!
The Fiber Broadband Association is proud to announce its weekly live video series. Fiber for Breakfast is a 30-minute live video discussion hosted by our President and CEO, Lisa R. Youngers, and featuring industry thought leaders on current topics that explore fiber as the critical infrastructure for 21st century communications as well as other connectivity and workplace issues presented during these challenging times. Fiber for Breakfast takes place every Wednesday at 10am ET.
Windstream Wholesale and Infinera marked an industry-first with their successful trial of LR8-based 400GbE client-side services. The trial was powered by Infinera’s Groove G30 platform. The trial leveraged Infinera’s commercially available 2x 600G Wavelength muxponder on its Groove (GX) G30 Compact Modular Platform with the CHM-2T sled, which enabled the customer-facing 400GbE service to be transmitted using a single-carrier 600G wavelength.
