ケーブリング・クロニクル
Lighting the Way for Visible Light Communications
Lately it seems that there is a lot of attention surrounding digital lighting and the ability to power and control LED lights over the network infrastructure using Ethernet-based technologies like TCP/IP and PoE. While the benefits of LED lighting are becoming well known – energy efficiency, reduced installation and maintenance costs, and integration with IoT – there’s yet another benefit looming on the horizon.
2019 年 9 月 4 日
101 シリーズ：基準値の設定をスピードアップ！
When it comes to testing fiber systems, connector loss refers to the loss of a mated pair of connectors – it’s actually impossible to measure a single connector. To test the loss of the first connector, it must be mated to a similar, known quality connector. That’s where Test Reference Cords (TRCs) come in.
2019 年 8 月 27 日
101 シリーズ：規格 vs. ソリッド・パッチコード
You’ve likely heard copper patch cords referred to as being constructed of either “stranded” or “solid” cable, but do you know the difference and which to choose when?
Just like the name implies, stranded four-pair cables are cables where each of the eight conductors of the four-pair cable are constructed of multiple “strands” of wires wrapped around each other, while solid cables are constructed with just one solid copper wire per conductor.
2019 年 8 月 21 日
7 Reasons to Certify
When it comes to testing a cabling installation, there are essentially three choices--verification, qualification and certification. Verification is great for troubleshooting as it will tell you if your cabling is connected correctly and can help you find breaks, connectors and splices. Qualification lets you know if your cable under test will support a specific application, making it great for small moves, adds and changes or determining if an existing cable plant can support an application (think 2.5/5GBASE-T testing over an installed base of Cat 6).
2019 年 8 月 13 日
Short-Reach Single-Mode Puts Reflectance on the Radar
Most of us are well aware that insertion loss budgets have gotten tighter as we have moved from 10 to 40/100 Gig for multimode fiber applications. One would think that we can’t say the same for single-mode applications that have historically meant larger loss budgets – 6.3dB for 100 Gig over singlemode (100GBASE-LR4) versus just 1.9dB for 100 Gig over multimode (100GBASE-SR4). But that’s no longer the case with new short-reach single-mode applications.
2019 年 8 月 6 日
101 シリーズ：イーサネットの基本
カリフォルニア州に拠点を置くゼロックスのパロアルト リサーチ センターでコンピューターとプリンターを相互接続するための発明を説明する、この簡単な図を Bob Metcalfe が公開してから 40 年以上が経過しました。彼が特許を取得した衝突検出機能付きマルチポイントデータ接続システムは、後にイーサネットと呼ばれるようになりました。
2019 年 7 月 31 日
Know the Punch Line
Installers have been punching down copper twisted-pair cable for decades and still do so for terminating cables to IDC towers on jacks, patch panels and connecting blocks. While the practice hasn’t changed, punchdown tools have come a long way, and you now have some options at your fingertips. So how do you choose? 詳しく見ていきましょう。
2019 年 7 月 23 日
AV over Twisted Pair: What Do I Need to Test For?
昨今、ビデオ会議やデジタル・サイネージなどのオーディオ・ビジュアル・システムに対応したケーブル配線システムの展開が求められています。
Many of these applications utilize twisted pair cabling, and technology advancements now make it possible to deliver power to video displays simultaneously with these video signals over the same cabling. これらの AV システムに対応したケーブル配線システムの展開とテストを行う場合には、お客様が期待する完璧な画質を実現するための最良のテスト方法を理解する必要があります。
2019 年 7 月 17 日
Not Exactly in the Limelight – Yet
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about OM5 multimode fiber, and despite its lime green color and being added to the ANSI/TIA-568.3-D standard in 2016, it hasn’t exactly been in the limelightbut it looks like that won’t always be the case.
2019 年 7 月 10 日
Cabling Chronicles’ 4th of July Reflections
The 4th of July is always a time to reflect on our history, where we come from and the dedication of our founding fathers. But it’s also a time to look ahead, learn from past mistakes and progress towards a better future.
Our industry has a lot of history as well as traditional practices that we still use today simply because they work. But we also know that there are new ways of doing things, new parameters and new applications that are driving positive change.
2019 年 7 月 1 日
