Cabling Installation & Maintenance articles from January 2009

Cabling Installation & Maintenance archives from January 2009

One day versus everyday.(EDITORIAL)(telecommunications industry)
January 1, 2009... One summer, I worked as an attendant at a convenience-store/gas-station chain. My duties were pumping gas and ensuring some parts of the convenience store remained stocked. As a low-level employee, I had a seemingly endless list of superiors. I...

Using your infrastructure to support video applications: smart applications require smart infrastructure. Is yours up to the task?(design)
January 1, 2009... Today's surveillance and broadband video applications are downright smart. Consider the following: * Surveillance equipment boasting Internet Protocol (IP)-addressable interfaces and remote-control features offer significantly more...

Increasing efficiency with unified communications: a Voice over Internet Protocol system anchors the unified-communications project taking place at Cooper Industries.(installation)
January 1, 2009... The name Cooper Industries (www.cooperindustries. com) may look familiar to many professionals in the structured cabling industry. The company, which derives most of its revenue from electrical products, also offers the Cooper B-Line brand of...

Multimode fibers rise to the challenge: an update on the current state of optical fiber in standards, including the definition of OM4.(data center)(Cover story)
January 1, 2009... Multimode optical fibers have always offered users the most cost-effective choice to achieve the benefits of fiber-optic transmission in premises applications. The simple reason is that the electronics are less expensive than those used to...

Essentials of an 802.11y network: the recently approved standard will allow for high-powered Wi-Fi-enabled communications at distances of 3 miles or more.(wireless)(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers )
January 1, 2009... In late September of last year, the IEEE (www.ieee. org) approved for publication the 802.11y wireless standard, enabling high-powered Wi-Fi equipment to operate in and "cooperative use" of the mostly vacant 3650 to 3700 MHz band. In essence,...

Barrier cable technology allows for power, low-voltage in one conduit.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
January 1, 2009... When Miami, FL-based Concord Electric Contractors was tasked to upgrade the computer and media infrastructure for the Immaculata-LaSalle High School, the limited room for cable runs presented an installation challenge. Concord found the...

Survey: wireless is hottest thing on campus.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
January 1, 2009... A recent survey indicates that nearly three out of four colleges and universities plan to expand their wireless networks over the next two years. That is one of the key findings in the latest member survey by ACUTA (www acuta.org), the...

Arlington, VA--the Telecommunications Industry Association (www.tiaonline.org) has updated the 568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components standard, which specifies cable and component transmission performance requirements for premises optical-fiber cabling.(Short runs ...)
January 1, 2009... ARLINGTON, VA--The Telecommunications Industry Association (www.tiaonline.org) has updated the 568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components standard, which specifies cable and component transmission performance requirements for premises...

Sterling, VA--as the data center continues to evolve and mature, business-oriented goals are driving the adoption of Ethernet as the single network technology, according to a new Current Analysis Advisory Report, "One Love, One Data Center, One Network.".(Short runs ...)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... STERLING, VA--As the data center continues to evolve and mature, business-oriented goals are driving the adoption of Ethernet as the single network technology, according to a new Current Analysis Advisory Report, "One Love, One Data Center, One...

Little Neck, NY--in February, Leviton (www.leviton.com) will open a new 450,000-square-foot distribution center in Lebanon, TN.(Short runs ...)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... LITTLE NECK, NY--In February, Leviton (www.leviton.com) will open a new 450,000-square-foot distribution center in Lebanon, TN. The fully automated facility will serve as one of the company's two state-of-the-art domestic warehouse and...

Anaheim, CA--to help facilities managers and engineers address power issues, Electrorack (www.electrorack.com) has designed a downloadable Power Distribution Catalog that highlights a wide selection of Power Distribution Units (PDUs), power consumption monitoring solutions, and mounting methods.(Short runs ...)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... ANAHEIM, CA--To help facilities managers and engineers address power issues, Electrorack (www.electrorack.com) has designed a downloadable Power Distribution Catalog that highlights a wide selection of Power Distribution Units (PDUs), power...

High-speed networking alliances plan to merge.(INDUSTRY spotlight)
January 1, 2009... The Ethernet Alliance (www. ethernetalliance.org) and the Road to 100G Alliance plan to transition as one organization under the Ethernet Alliance. Both industry organizations promote the advancement of high-performance Ethernet networking. ...

Tampa, FL--this month, BICSI (www.bicsi.org) will inaugurate five new board members elected to serve 2-year terms on the board of directors.(Short runs ...)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... TAMPA, FL--This month, BICSI (www.bicsi.org) will inaugurate five new board members elected to serve 2-year terms on the board of directors. Members approved: Christine Klauch, RCDD, NTS as secretary; Mel Lesperance, RCDD, as U.S. Southeast...

Lexington, KY--ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (www.acuta.org) has moved its annual conference from summertime to April 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, GA.(Short runs ...)(Conference news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... LEXINGTON, KY -- ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (www.acuta.org) has moved its annual conference from summertime to April 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, GA. "Summer is a...

Beaverton, OR--the International Telecommunication Union's Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has consented the PHY and architecture portions of the ITU-T G.hn specification, as part of standardization efforts for next-generation home networking.(Short runs ...)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
January 1, 2009... BEAVERTON, OR -- The International Telecommunication Union's Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has consented the PHY and architecture portions of the ITU-T G.hn specification, as part of standardization efforts for next-generation home networking....

High-def signal extender.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The AT-HDRS is a HDMI over CATS/5e/6 receiver unit designed to work with the AT-HD19SS, Atlona's new HD video distribution system. This unit lets users deploy additional HD monitors as their AV system expands. The AT-HD19SS, when combined with...

Data center UPS.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... APC's Symmetra PX 250/500kW Three-Phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system for the data center is designed for ultra-high efficiency, nearly silent operation and N+1 redundancy. This modular power solution is built for growth-oriented...

HDTV network camera.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The AXIS Q1755 Network Camera is designed for securing areas where greater image detail is required, such as airports, passport controls, and casinos. It is built for HDTV 1080i or 720 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, and supports both H.264 and...

Passive cooling exhaust duct.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Configurable heights and a collapsible design are now offered in the Vertical Exhaust Duct, a passive cooling solution used with the company's F-Series Tera-Frame cabinet system. It isolates and guides hot exhaust air from the back of the...

Cabling distribution system.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... For high performance and flexible copper or fiber-optic cabling in server rooms and data centers, this modular distribution system is available in 1U and 3U heights, in stainless steel or with black lacquering, and equipped with distribution...

Hardened, bend-insensitive fiber.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Draka Communications has developed advanced connectorized cables through the combination of the company's BendBright-XS bend-insensitive fiber cable and Megladon's Hardened Lens Connector (HLC) ScratchGuard connector technology. Available...

Wall-mount boxes.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... OWB-X outdoor wall boxes are designed for audio/visual, IT and control installations. Covers have "flip up" cable entry doors so that the main cover door can be locked once the cables are connected. Two box styles are available that will allow...

Visible fault locator.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... This handheld visible fault locator (GAO 811) is designed to find faults in fiber jumpers, patch panels, enclosures, connectors and couplers. The fault location is made visible from a macro bend point, break, problem coupler or connector, or a...

Panel-mount cable tie.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The 7x12-mm Fir Tree Push Mount Tie features a fir tree design that provides a single mounting solution for a wide range of cable and wire bundling applications, specifically mounting wire harnesses in oval and rectangular 7x12-mm panel holes...

Rack cooling solution.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Hewlett Packard's HP 10K G2 Air Duct rack cooling solution is designed to eliminate existing hot spots and optimize air cooling in the data center, and minimize hot and cold air mixing together. This rack cooling solution suits racks using 5 to...

FTTx visual fault locators.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The pocket-sized FFL-050 fiber fault locator and FFL-100 visual fault locators are designed for simplified troubleshooting of fiber-optic cabling, especially for FTTx installations. The tools are de-signed to quickly locate such problems as...

Unified camera solution.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Maestro is a two-module unified camera solution designed for simplified security installation and setup. The P800 master controller interfaces with encoders and I/O, and provides microsecond synchronization, power, and safety on Category 5e...

WAP ceiling enclosures.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Two new plenum-rated ceiling enclosures are designed specifically for Aruba Networks' wireless enterprise deployments, and are designed to provide a secure, and aesthetic means to mount the access point. Model 1052-AN (pictured) is designed for...

Cable identifier, organizer.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... PatchSee is a cable identifier system that is also designed to solve disorganized cable rack conditions. The design incorporates two plastic optical fibers built in to standard Category 5, 6 and 6A patch cords, along with LED light injection....

Shielded 6A system.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The PowerCat 6A shielded solution is designed to support 10 Gigabit Ethernet/ 10GBase-T/IEEE 802.3an while being backward compatible for 10Base-T, 100Base-T, and 1000Base-T. This end-to-end solution consists of straight and angled Category 6A...

Mini Ethernet converter.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The miConverter GX/T is a 1000Base-X Fiber to 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet media converter and, according to the manufacturer, is the first miniature unmanaged media converter that supports Gigabit jumbo frames up to 10,240 bytes. As newer IP...

Secured connector.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Secure Keyed LC Fiber Solutions are designed to help maintain the integrity and security of critical information networks by preventing inadvertent or unauthorized access to optical fiber network ports. The solutions are built to provide a...

Fiber for extreme bends.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... CasaLight Xtreme bend optimized fiber is targeted at demanding FTTH applications. It is designed for horizontal cabling from the riser shaft to the first point of presence into the customer premises, where the pathway would encounter bending...

Fiber cassette enclosures.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Opticom QuickNet rack-mount fiber cassette enclosures (FCE-U Series) are designed to provide a flexible and modular system for managing fiber terminations, connections, and patching in data center and SAN installations. These enclosures are...

No-solder coax.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The 2EZ SVGA cable is built to eliminate the need for soldering connectors in the field. This coax cable can be routed through walls, conduits, and ceilings using normal installation procedures, without concern over connector damage. It is...

Angled fiber splices.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... For restoration or permanent splice applications, two new Fibrlok products in the Angle Fiber Splice AS Series are designed for on-site installation of 250- and 900-[micro]m fiber for analog video applications. Specifically designed for cable...

Fiber termination kits.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... These fiber-optic field termination kits are designed to eliminate the need for curing ovens, speeding up termination time on the job, and reducing overall downtime of networks. The kits are suitable for both singlemode and multimode...

Round floor box for raised floors.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The FloorSource CRFB Series Floor Box is a round raised floor box designed for ease of installation and flexible configuration for power, data, and audio/visual applications. The box fits into a standard raised floor air diffuser opening,...

Shallow-depth UPS.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... Three SmartPro Shallow-Depth Rackmount UPS systems are designed to meet the needs of network/telecom wiring closets requiring a shallower mounting depth, higher load capacity, and longer runtime than can be provided by standard-sized rackmount...

High-impact camera dome.(New Products)
January 1, 2009... The Roughneck line of impact-resistant camera domes now includes analog and IP models. Designed for use in potentially harsh conditions, such as correctional facilities, warehouses, and loading docks, these models feature digital noise...