Cabling Installation & Maintenance articles from July 2004

Cabling Installation & Maintenance archives from July 2004

Unconventional circumstances.(Editorial)(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... This month, the most powerful members of the nation's Democratic Party converge upon the FleetCenter in Boston for the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC). As the momentum and the excitement build for Democrats throughout the country,...

Power over Ethernet: why do it?(Ask Donna)(IEEE 802.3af)
July 1, 2004... Almost all networked devices require data connectivity and a power supply. Basic analog telephones are powered from the central office through the same twisted pair that carries the voice. By using Power over Ethernet (PoE), the same thing...

Active zone cabling products address space and cost concerns: going beyond the passive zone, a new family of telecom enclosures gives designers more flexibility and efficiency.(Design)
July 1, 2004... A new family of telecommunications enclosures (TEs) incorporates active electronics with the advantages of zone cabling. Passive zone cabling offers design convenience and cost-effective moves, adds, and changes (MACs). Active zone cabling...

Free space optics: not your typical wireless connection: the laser-based technology offers more secure transmissions for a variety of applications.(security)
July 1, 2004... Though the concept has existed for decades and products have been available for several years, the technology and hardware that allow free space optical (FSO) transmission have just recently begun to gain wide attention within structured...

Intelligent patching systems carving out a 'large' niche: cable management solutions are winning over big enterprise users, but are they viable for the mainstream market yet?(technology)(iTRACS Corp)
July 1, 2004... The market for software-based cable management systems is shifting slightly as the solutions carve out a niche among large enterprise end users. The first generation of the solutions proved too expensive for the mainstream market. Now, the...

Aggressive installation planned for Maryland's largest mental health facility.(Industry spotlight)
July 1, 2004... Contractors have been chosen for an aggressive installation project at Maryland's Sheppard Pratt Health System (Towson, MD; www.sheppardpratt.org), a psychiatric services facility that provides patients with in-patient and partial...

'Optical Fiber Communities' on the rise.(Industry spotlight)
July 1, 2004... The number of "Optical Fiber Communities" is on the rise, but it's not growing as fast as members of the Fiber-To-The-Home Council (Charlotte, NC; www.ftthcouncil.org) would like. "The bottom line is we are behind the rest of the world," says...

UNH InterOperability Lab celebrates new facility.(Industry spotlight)
July 1, 2004... The University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL; www.iol.unh.edu) is celebrating its 16th year, and its first year in a new 34,000-square-foot off-campus facility in Durham. On hand for the open house were New Hampshire...

Evaluating fiber and link the right OTDR for the job: with fiber-to-the-home driving OTDR technology comes the promise of higher resolution, less expensive, smaller, and easy-to-use instruments.(product update)
July 1, 2004... The optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) is the preferred instrument for evaluating a single optical fiber or complete link. Due to the volume of optical-fiber cabling now in the premises and residential markets, and the growing number of...

Flexible cable tray system.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Featuring lightweight, smooth plastic construction, the JezTray cable tray system is designed to offer the capacity and strength of heavier trays but at less expense. Each length is secured with snap-in connectors and fishplate base joints to...

High-density duct.(News Products)
July 1, 2004... A high-density wiring duct "allows closer and finer cable spacing with its 2:1 finger ratio (slots to fingers). The manufacturer says the design also makes terminal block wiring easier and faster. Made from PVC and available in white or gray,...

Vertical, tilt-out wall-mount rack.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... The Tilt Out Rack (TOR) series of vertical wall-mount racks feature a 105-degree tilt-out service position for use with smaller structured cabling components. The racks can be installed flush in the wall our surface-mounted. The lockable, front...

Compact enclosure for structured cabling.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Offering a centralized distribution point for basic telephone and video cabling in multi-dwelling units (MDU), the Compact Structured Media enclosure features a space-saving profile of 14.5 x 8 x 3.7 inches. It can accommodate up to three...

Fixed-cord PDU.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Fixed-cord extension bars and power distribution units (PDUs) are designed to aid in managing cable clutter in the back of the rack, thereby resulting in improved air flow throughout the enclosure. The PDUs are made for 1U fixed-rail servers,...

Five-foot ladder rack runway.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Designed for installation flexibility, these five-foot ladder rack runway sections, when used together with an optical butt splice kit, offer an alternative to 10-foot sections. The modular solution features straight sections, radius bends,...

Installer-inspired firestop board.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Based on feedback from electrical and cabling professionals, the CP 675T firestop board is designed to temporarily or permanently seal openings or penetrations in fire-rated walls. It can be used alone for low re-penetration applications, or...

Coax for patch cord and portable video.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... VHD2000M is a flexible coax cable designed to meet the demands for high-definition (HD) video patching. This RG59-type HD video coax is certified to a 3 GHz bandwidth for 1.485 Gbit/sec HDTV transmission. The company says the cable is ideal for...

Space-saving cabling assemblies.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Triad Differential Pair (TDP) cable assemblies are designed to save board space and achieve bandwidths up to 5.0 Gbits/sec. The company's TDP connector system is a shielded, dual-row, 1.27-mm centerline pitch product with a cable-to-board...

Water-cooled server rack.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Designed to meet requirements of high-performance computer centers, the Miracel CoolTherm is a water-cooled server rack with up to 20 kW cooling power. The system does not divert any heat loads to the surrounding environment; instead, the...

Tester tackles certification time.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... DTX CableAnalyzers feature 12-second Category 6 autotest time--said to be three times faster than comparable devices--plus 900 MHz of testing bandwidth, 12-hour battery life, and comprehensive troubleshooting diagnostics. When a link fails, DTX...

Low-voltage add-on bracket.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Designed to fit a standard two-gang faceplate, this low-voltage add-on bracket features molded-in rings for cable attachment. An open back design allows for appropriate cable bend radius, and accommodates deep low-voltage devices (such as...

Wall-mountable interconnect system.(News Products)
July 1, 2004... Part of the company's LANscape Solutions line, the Wall-Mountable Interconnect Center (WIC) for terminating optical-fiber cables is designed for building entrance rooms, telecom rooms, or inside programmable logic controller cabinets typically...

Secure cabling system.
July 1, 2004... The FiberExpress Secure/Keyed LC system is designed for physical segregation of network segments in secure fiber cabling infrastructures, and is especially suited for government and military installations. The system includes: Manager connector...

The sound of home networking.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... The Spec-Grade Sound fancily of audio components for the cabled home is designed to save installers time by eliminating the need for matching speakers, zones and volume controls to a system amplifier when installing multi-room audio systems. An...

Surveillance camera, recording system.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... The QuickCapture A2D camera system, featuring the SpiderCam high-resolution video camera, is suited for security and surveillance installations. SpiderCam, designed specifically for extreme applications, provides what the manufacturer claims is...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2004... The table that accompanied May's Product Update ("For cable ties, function dictates form," page 42) did not list ties manufactured by Advanced Cable Ties Inc. (Gardner, MA; www.advancedcableties.com). Advanced Cable Ties offers 18-, 40-, 50-,...