The following Youtube video from HSM IT Services (Edmonton, AB) notes how “electricians are often contracted to run data cable (Cat5e, Cat6) while installing electrical wire. Many times, they do a bad job and we have to clean up the mess,” observes the Canadian structured cabling installer firm. Why exactly do they say this? “Several […]
Year: 2017
II-VI offers pluggable OTDR
II‐VI Inc. (NASDAQ:IIVI) has introduced a pluggable optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) for embedded network monitoring of carrier and data center networks, particularly within the context of software-defined networking (SDN). The second-generation device, designed to be plugged into XFP ports, is in the sampling stage, with general availability slated for the third quarter of this […]
Is 100W 4PPoE just a subtle blowtorch for RJ45 panels?
1.) What effect will 100W 4-pair PoE have on RJ45 connectivity? As put forth by a recent technology white paper from Panduit: “The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) document, TSB-184, Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling provides guidance for installing cables that run PoE with currents up to 600 mA on two pairs. […]
Tarluz Loose Tube Type Air Blowing Cable
Tarluz offers loose tube type air-blowing cable, the fibers are positioned in a PBT loose tube, the tube filled with water resistant filling compound, The loose tubes are stranded around a central plastic central strength member. The cable is completed with an outer sheath. Fiber Count Configuration Fillers Outer Diameter (mm) Cable Weight kg/km Tensile […]