Fluke Networks, Hirose and Harting have released an adapter supporting the ix Industrial connector for Fluke’s DSX CableAnalyzer family of network cabling certification tools. The ix Industrial is a rugged Ethernet connector for harsh environments, based on IEC 61076-3-124 standard with a 70% smaller size than the traditional 8-pin modular (“RJ-45”) connector. The new adapter allows the DSX Series to connect to cabling systems employing the ix Industrial connector for the purposes of pre-startup verification and troubleshooting.
Ethernet Alliance reveals High-Speed Networking Plugfest results
The Ethernet Alliance has revealed outcomes from its latest High Speed Networking (HSN) Plugfest, which took place in April at the UNH Interoperability Lab. The Plugfest highlighted the key role multivendor interoperability plays in Ethernet’s continued success, with pass rates greater than 97%, consistent improvement over past events. Equipment capability ranged from 25 Gb/s to 400 Gb/s. 13 companies participated.
Webinar: Deploying 400G Ethernet: Optics, cable-plant and data
The appeal of 400G Ethernet is clear: Bandwidth demand continues to grow fueled by new AI/ML applications, faster CPUs, serverless compute and high-speed distributed flash storage. Upgrading datac enters from 100G to 400G provides the simplest, lowest power and most cost-effective way to continue to scale network performance. Join Corning for a detailed look at what’s involved in upgrading your physical #datacenter infrastructure to #400G. This webinar will cover how to choose the optics, cable, and fiber-plant options to best suit your applications.
CableIQ Copper Qualification Tester
Fluke’s CableIQ Qualification Tester helps you determine whether the cable you’re using will work properly and provide the bandwidth needed for your application, troubleshooting and qualifying Ethernet cabling speed (10/100/1000 VoIP).
Minor MPO/MTP endface contaminants under PAM4 modulation can greatly erode 200G/400G link budgetsl
AFL estimates there are more than 10 million MPO/MTP connectors in use across the world today, with more than 1 million forecasted to be fielded in 2019. An MPO connector market compound […]
Tellabs Optical LAN converts network space to learning purposes for new high school
Tellabs and System Tech have installed a Passive Optical Local Area Network (LAN) at a modern high school in Idaho that reduces the square footage monopolized by telecommunications rooms, thus allowing the […]
Industrial Ethernet Cable Testing Poster
Calling everyone who works with Industrial #Ethernet cabling — Fluke’s new Industrial Ethernet Poster covers everything you need to know about cable types from #PROFINET to EtherNet/IP and in between. All Industrial […]
25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium offers low-latency FEC spec for 50-, 100- and 200GbE networks – Cabling Install
The 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium has announced the availablity of a low-latency forward error correction (FEC) specification for 50 Gbps, 100 Gbps and 200 Gbps Ethernet networks. High latency is a problem […]
Ideal Networks introduces handheld industrial Ethernet network and cabling tester
Ideal Networks recently launched NaviTEK IE, which it describes as a purpose-built handheld network tester designed for commissioning, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of ProfiNet industrial Ethernet networks as well as standard Ethernet […]
White Paper — Light into Money: The Future of Fiber Optics in Data Center Networks
This business and technical white paper is an exploration of the data center fiber optic networking infrastructure requirements needed to meet current and future demands for data volumes and data rates. It […]