Cabling Installation & Maintenance articles from August 2002

Cabling Installation & Maintenance archives from August 2002

The residential cabling snafu. (Editorial).(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... Patrick McLaughlin Walking through my local home-improvement store, looking for Brasso, I was stopped in my tracks by shelf after shelf of Category 5e cabling products and residential cabling distribution devices. There were boxes of...

Category 6 ratification an industry milestone. (Perspective).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ANSI/TIA-568-B.2-1, the official designation of the Category 6 standard, was published on June 20. The publication of these specifications marks a milestone for the cabling industry as a whole, and for many individuals who worked diligently on...

Navy 'dress blues,' Cat 7 and power over data cabling. (Ask Donna).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Q: While recently reviewing a Navy specification, NFGS 16710, I found a reference to requiring a blue color for horizontal cabling jacket material when installed in plenum spaces. Is this requirement a carryover from the TIA/EIA standards? I...

Merging Category 6, fiber and wireless for a mission-critical installation: designers and installers overcome the challenge of integrating multiple technologies with a VoIP system for an advanced central Florida/East coast medical center. (Design).(Parrish Medical Center, Brevard)(County FL)
August 1, 2002... There is nothing more reassuring than watching your doctor stroll in wearing a white jacket, pull the x-ray film from its folder, and place it up on the light board for careful inspection. But what patients, and even many physicians, do not see...

To firestop or not is no longer an option: despite uneven inspections and installation techniques, firestopping has become a new priority in the post-September 11 era. (Installation).(Column)
August 1, 2002... Proper firestopping steps during cable installation have taken on a new immediacy in the post-September 11 environment. But the practice of local inspectors carefully reviewing installers' work still remains sporadic across the country. ...

A new chapter for telecommunications and testing: with the principles of Division 17 approved, the revised MasterFormat will include new subsections that address cable testing, labeling, and cable management administration. (Technology).
August 1, 2002... Next year will mark a major milestone for the telecommunications industry when it has its own section in the MasterFormat document--the construction industry's "Building Bible." For four decades, the MasterFormat, developed by the...

The case for Category 6 as a Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure: the 1000 Base-TX standard will pave the way for lower cost gigabit-speed systems. (Standards).
August 1, 2002... We often hear the mantra of the cable industry--"future proof your cabling system' But with l000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet) designed to work over existing Category 5 and 5e systems, is there a solid economic justification to deploy Category 6...

Poll: TIA approval will boost Cat 6 installations. (Industry Spotlight).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Eighty-four percent of the respondents to an online poll conducted by Cabling Installation & Maintenance over the course of 11 days said they will specify Category 6 systems now that the Telecommunications Industry Association...

10-Gigabit Ethernet specification is retified. (Industry Sporlight).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... With the ratification in June of J the 10-Gigabit Ethernet specification, vendors are ready to hit the market with the electronics that will power it. Ten Gigabit Ethernet is a high-speed, unifying technology for networking applications in...

Project manager recalls New York City installations following Sept. 11. (Profile).(Interview)
August 1, 2002... The following interview with Brett Smith is part of an occasional series of profiles on players in the cabling installation and maintenance industry. Smith was a project manager for Forest Electric (New York) when terrorists struck the World...

Correction. www.sumitomoelectric.com.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Our June issue ("Low-loss connectivity for multimode applications," page 38) listed the incorrect Web address for Sumitomo Electric Lightwave. Readers interested in the company's fusion-splicing technology should visit www.sumitomoelectric.com

Installers take on demanding Georgia school district project.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... A cabling installation team is now completing the voice and data network infrastructure for a major communications project for the Forsyth County Board of Education, resulting in one of the first fully integrated technology classroom programs...

Think secondary when defending against power surges: primary and secondary surge-protection devices team up to provide layers of protection for your sensitive electronic equipment. (Product Update).
August 1, 2002... A Belkin Components (www.belkin.com) white paper Need for surge and UPS protection, says, "on average nationwide, your home or office will receive over 264 power disturbances per year with certain areas sustaining more than 400 disturbances."...

Termination block system. (Premier Products).
August 1, 2002... Krone's Ultim8 termination block system meets Category 5e and Category 6 requirements, delivering a near-end crosstalk of 63 dB at 100 MHz, according to company claims. Designed for use with data system components or voice applications, it can...

Power over Ethernet wireless bridge. (Premier Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MiLAN's Power over Ethernet (PoE)-capable ShAir Bridge wireless network extender is designed to provide network connections across buildings or campuses. With a variety of indoor and outdoor antenna options ranging from 4 to 18 dBi, it provides...

Category 6 horizontal cable. (Premier Products).(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Quabbin Wire & Cable's UTP, communications media riser (CMR)-rated, solid-conductor DataMax 6 Horizontal cable has an overall diameter of 0.225 inches, resulting in the potential for 25% more cables to be installed per run. It is designed with...

Textile-based oversleeve. (Premier Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Comprised of a woven blend of 100% flame-retardant textile materials, Federal-Mogul Systems Protection Group's Roundit 2000 SE oversleeve protects and bundles electrical and optical-fiber cable assemblies, as well as Category 5 and 6 copper....

Optical time-domain reflectometers. (New Products).(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Covering the 850-nm and switched 850/1,300-nm wavelengths, Anritsu's MW9076J and MW9076K optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDRs) feature a short dead zone for close connections and a connector-type adapter for analyzing fiber in short-haul...

Open-frame rack, cable ladders. (New Products).(Middle Atlantic Products Inc.)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Designed to house patch panels, switches, hubs, and routers in secure rooms or closets, Middle Atlantic Products/DataTel's SFR Swing Frame Rack supports up to 100 pounds of equipment, according to company claims. It features a fully reversible...

Optical-fiber cabling solution. (New Products).(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Tyco Electronics' AMP Netconnect XG Fiber System is designed to provide a seamless migration path from 10 Mbits/sec up to 10 Gbits/sec, using the same multimode optical-fiber cabling. It uses AMP/Pirelli fiber cable containing 850-nm...

Category 5e cable. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Berk-Tek's 24-pair Category 5e Power Sum cable is ITS ETL Semko (www.etlsemko.com)-verified and meets the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568B.2 Category 5e standard. The construction is designed to give you reduced tray and conduit fill rates as well as allow...

Shielded Category 5e patch cord. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... AWC/US Fiber Optics' shielded twistedpair (STP) Cat5E350 patch cord is designed to meet TIA/EIA-568A.4 and is tested to 350 MHz for improved attention-to-crosstalk ratio (ACR), near-end crosstalk (NEXT), and power-sumnear-end crosstalk (PSNEXT)...

Cutting/stripping tools, tone/probe kit. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Greenlee Textron's Pro Plus Stripper blades are marked for both solid and stranded wire with graphics. The machined stripping stations come with a positive stop designed to provide accurate stripping diameters. The tools have screw-cutting...

Angle brackets. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Erico's CATHBA bracket has reinforcing ribs designed to provide support, eliminate rocking, and fit the CableCat J-Hook profiles. These can be nailed or screwed to the structure, or bolted to a supporting fastener and installed on the...

F-type connector, compression tool. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ICC's one-piece cable TV F-type connector meets requirements for moisture migration, connector pull-off, shielding effectiveness, corrosion, and return loss. Available for shielded and quad-shielded cable, these compress-and-trap design...

Modular tester. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Agilent Technologies' Modular Network Tester features snap-on measurement modules compatible with optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR), loss test, optical spectrum analysis, and dispersion measurement modules. The user interface offers...

Residential/commercial patching system. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ortronics' Voice and Data Patching System for residential and small commercial applications is designed to let you reconfigure wail outlets through the use of a patch cord located inside the distribution enclosure; no re-termination is...

AC power surge suppressor. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Current Technology's Joslyn Surgitron III surge protector for AC power circuits is designed for installation at the main service entrance, distribution panels, and subpanels to protect facilities from transients. These medium-duty protectors...

Home network bracket. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Pass & Seymour/Legrand's surface-mountable, modular home network bracket is designed for smaller homes, such as single-family, condos, and apartments, as well as remodel/retrofit applications. A single bracket can provide support for video and...

Field-installable shutters. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Leviton Voice & Data's QuickPort field-installable shutters protect connectors with a one-piece hinged door designed to keep dust and contamination out. Suitable for commercial or residential workstation applications, the shutters work in any...

Infloor activation cover, device brackets. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Wiremold Company's FloorPort activation covers are designed to work interchangeably with the company's Resource REB floor boxes, Walkercell cellular raceway, and Walkerdeck and N-R-G-Flor cellular floor decking systems. Designed to meet...

Rack-mount media converter. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Signamax Connectivity Systems' 065-1200 12-channel rack-mount media converter contains 12 channels of media conversion in a standard rack-mountable case, one rack unit high. It offers a choice of configurations, using switching 10/100Base-T/TX...

Cable management solution. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Chatsworth Products' Universal Horizontal Cable Manager provides a horizontal pathway for cable from .187-inch-diameter unshielded twisted-pair cable to .40-inch-diameter coaxial cable. Contoured plastic cable guides create a pathway for...

Rack-mount splice shelves. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... FONS Corp.'s HRC series rack-mount splice shelves, accommodating up to 288 fibers, are designed for applications where splicing within a rack or frame is preferred. The shelves are available in 72-, 144-, 216-, and 288-fiber configurations for...

Optical-fiber polishing cloth. (New Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... WRSystems' APC 100 Series abrasive polishing cloth promises one polishing step on one sheet of cloth that lasts up to 15 times as long as traditional film and paper. It is designed to work with any optical-fiber connector type, epoxy type, and...

Permanent link adapter. (New Products).(advertisement)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Fluke Networks' Universal Permanent Link Interface Adapter (OMNI-LIA101S) for the OMNIScanner Series meets Level III accuracy, providing the same repeatable test results delivered by the DSPLIA101S. It features interchangeable personality...

Optical handheld testers. (New Products).(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Sunrise Telecom's Sunlight family of optical handheld testers is designed for (singlemode or multimode) optical-fiber cable installation, commissioning, network troubleshooting and maintenance, as well as testing of systems. The product line...

Cable with audio. (New Products).
August 1, 2002... Comprehensive Video Group's HR Series Premium VGA/UXGA cable with audio is 100% shielded with a molded 90[degree] right angle HD 15 pin connector on one end. The right angle connection lets the cable come straight up or down out of a wall...

Calendar spotlight. (Calendar of Events).
August 1, 2002... August 19-22, BICSI Fall Conference--Ernest N. Modal Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. Following pre-conference design and installation courses, the conference kicks into full gear on Aug. 20 with a keynote presentation by BICSI member Brett...