“General Cable is excited to offer a first look to our new small diameter GenSPEED 10 Cat 6A cables at the BICSI Winter Conference,” said Scott Brown, Vice President of Technology, Global […]
The Next Big Step for PoE
The much-anticipated higher levels of PoE have been quite the buzz in the industry. Now that the 802.3bt standard for PoE that includes Type 3 and Type 4 PoE is expected to […]
Tool-free field-terminable Category 6A plug
Leviton recently introduced the Cat 6A Universal Tool-Free Plug—a field-terminable plug that the company explains facilitates rapid termination without proprietary tools. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
PoE circuit surge protectors install for Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6A cabling infrastructure – Cabling Install
DITEK has announced the debut of the company’s DTK- MRJEXTS surge protector, designed to be installed on the outputs of PoE extender devices. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
NBASE-TTM 2.5G/5GBASE-T Support to Existing Cable Plant | Fluke Networks
Driven by the NBASE-T Alliance and compatible with the NBASE-T specification, IEEE 802.3bz specifies 2.5 Gbps over 100 meters of Category 5e cabling or 5 Gbps over 100 meters of Category 6 […]
How to avoid counterfeit copper-clad aluminum cables
Learn how to identify and avoid counterfeit cables. This application note explains why CCA cables are an ongoing challenge for the industry and why they are so difficult to identify. It also […]
White Paper: Power over Ethernet with Panduit Copper Cabling
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a common way to reduce installation costs and time by allowing power and data onto a single twisted-pair cable. As the ubiquitous nature of Ethernet has grown, […]
Power over Ethernet and cable losses: Clarifying misperceptions
Device manufacturers should not be discouraged from tapping into the PoE market based on inaccurate assumptions about power loss over twisted-pair cables. Read the source article at cablinginstall.com
Testing Cat 8 Cabling Systems with New Cable Tester
By now you probably know that Category 8 cabling was approved by the TIA TR-42.7 Copper Cabling Subcommittee, and maybe you’ve even heard that Fluke Networks introduced the DSX-8000 CableAnalyzer, the first […]
Training Field Technicians in the Past and the Present
The transition to fiber is finally progressing with more consistency. Nevertheless, copper is still around for most companies, and it requires repair and maintenance. Yet what we find is that the demands […]