The optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) is now 36 years old and aging gracefully. Read the source article at isemag.com
OTDRs Never Go Out of Style
It’s Here! Cat 8 unveiled
Category 8 is finally here! In late 2017, cabling manufacturers will be releasing their initial versions of Category 8 products, the next generation of twisted pair cabling. The highest performance copper wiring, […]
Top 5 List of Fiber Inspection “Be Sure To” Tips
“Be sure to” – it may sound like something your mom would say, but everyone knows that mom is always right. Sure…her friendly “be sure to” reminders could seem annoying or pointless, […]
Micro-modular data centers set to multiply
Mini data centers are sprouting up on the edges of networks – in factories, on container ships, and piggybacked on cellular base stations – as enterprises and service providers look to embed […]
Ethernet Alliance Advances PoE Technology with Latest Plugfest
he Ethernet Alliance’s next plugfest will be dedicated to pre-standard testing of Power over Ethernet (PoE) technologies against Draft 3.2 of the IEEE P802.3bt™ standard. The event will take place the week […]
VIAVI Launches NITRO for Network Integrated Test and Real-time Analytics
VIAVI Solutions unveiled what it claims as the first intelligence platform that automatically delivers real-time test and measurement data from network instruments directly to software-based planning, provisioning, assurance and optimization applications. VIAVI […]
Cabling tester manufacturers have changed test-results management forever
Not too many years ago a cabling tester was just that—a device that tested an installed cabling system to specific performance parameters and reported whether or not the infrastructure met those specifications. […]
Fiber Connectors: When a speck of dust looms as large as an iceberg
When the RMS Titanic floated out of its drydock in 1911, its architect and owners hailed it as “unsinkable” and the most advanced ship of its time. But on the fateful night […]
Network Behavior Traffic Analysis
When there are traffic abnormalities on the network, it’s imperative to be able to quickly identify the root-cause and remediate the problem. Observer Apex Reporter is able to do so in minutes […]
Inspect Before You Connect: Episode 4 – The Importance of Inspecting New Fiber Connectors
This episode explains why inspecting new fiber connectors is so important. Tyler and Brian explain how even brand-new fiber connectors can become contaminated, even when they have protective dust caps and are […]
