This paper examines the application of a new ultra-density fiber optic cable technology for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) and other optical fiber access technology (FTTx) applications. The new ultra-density fiber optic cable […]
When considering the impact converged infrastructure and hyperconvergence are having on cabling, it’s important to first understand how data center topologies are evolving. Over the past several years, the emergence of software-defined […]
Optical networking and fiber-optic cabling systems offer performance characteristics that make them advantageous over copper-based networks and cabling in many environments. Data centers represent one example of where fiber’s bandwidth and distance […]
Industry standards have been established to ensure performance, consistency, and interoperability between network equipment vendors. However, the consistent implementation and operation of these standards become even more critical as speeds and bandwidth […]
As demands on data centers, like required increases in compute output and storage size, grow, so too does the need to better plan for the unknown. However, adding data center capacity to […]
What’s the difference between viewing and acting on data in real time? The #IIoT requires real-time actions to enable faster productivity and network response time. Panduit’s white paper “What is the Impact of Real-Time […]
The top 10 data center white papers of 2017 cover topics ranging from the expanding Northern Virginia Data Center Market to data center infrastructure management. Data Center Frontier’s top 10 data center […]
The primary focus of any data center is the critical applications that form an enterprise business and operational core—its commercial and technical heart. Last-generation facilities, which were often designed using traditional methods […]
While anyone who installs, tests and certifies a network cabling plant knows the importance of meeting standards performance parameters and ensuring application support, even the best of us can make mistakes that […]
One of the most popular concepts of 2017 has been edge computing. At DCF we’ve written a lot about edge from the service provider and network design perspective. But what do customers […]
