Monday, November 28, 2011

Product Video - Magnepull Wire Fishing Tool



Features and Benefits of the Magnepull:
- Made in the USA
- Reduces cable fishing time by 70%
- Developed for commercial and residential applications
- Can be used horizontally and vertically allowing easy control of your wires to the outlet
- Pulls easily and effectively through insulated or non-insulated walls and under carpet
- Allows for installation in confined spaces
- In stock now!
- Easy to order from Discount-Low-Voltage.com


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Friday, November 25, 2011

Phone Interview with Signamax on SFP Interface Modules

Recently Signamax introduce the 065-73FX series of Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) fiber modules that support Fast Ethernet, SONET OC-3, or SDH STM-1 over fiber cable. Multimode models support transmission distances of up to 5 kilometers; singlemode models can support transmission distances of up to 110 kilometers. These modules adhere to the IEEE 802.3u standard for Fast Ethernet over multimode fiber at 1310 nm (multimode and singlemode 20 and 40 km span models) and 1550 nm (80 and 110 km span singlemode models). These new SFP modules are a cost-effective method of providing changeable Fast Ethernet / OC-3 / STM-1 multimode interfaces to switches and media converters designed for these applications that are equipped with a standard 100Base or SONET OC-3/SDH STM-1 SFP receptacle.

Sounds good, but I want to know more. We called Ron Thompson, the Director of System Development and Training at Signamax to tell us more about the product. Lets see what he had to say.



It's nice to know we now have an interchangeable SFP product that will also be cost effective! Don't forget Government and Military installations can contact Ron for a system design.

Contact Ron Thompson:
Phone - (800) 446-2377 ex-223
Email - rthompson@signamax.com

http://www.signamax.com/

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Corning Fiber Optic Tool Kit Video



The Corning TKT-UNICAM-PFC fiber tool kit is the star of this weeks Product Video Blog.

This TKT-UNICAM-PFC high performance fiber connector tool kit works with Corning UNICAM fiber connectors, including:


Watch the Video!




Features and Benefits of the Corning TKT-UNICAM-PFC:
- Terminates single-mode and multimode fibers
- Visual feedback signal, termination confirmation
- Superior cleave performance with the UniCam Connector Flat Cleaver
- Convenient carrying case, minimizes setup and teardown time
- Great for field termination
- In stock now!
- Easy to order from Discount-Low-Voltage.com


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Friday, November 11, 2011

Another Standard Called 568C?

This recent standard defines requirements for twisted-pair and fiber optic cabling. It lays down the design, installation, and maintenance best practices as described in BICSI's Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual. The manual covers over 300 pages of information, but lets take a quick look at some key features of the new standard.

ANST/TIA-568-C.0
Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises
  • Generic terminology has been introduced to describe cabling segments and connection points
  • Category 6A has been added as a recognized media
  • Optical fiber link test requirements were moved to this document
  • Optical fiber link performance requirements were moved to this document
  • The installation bend radius requirement for UTP and F/UTP cables has changed to "4x cable o.d." and the patch cord bend radius requirement has changed to "1x cable o.d." to accommodate larger diameter cables
  • Stewardship text has been added recognizing the need to support sustainable environments and conserve fossil fuels
ANSI/TIA-568-C.1
Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard
  • Category 6A has been added as a recognized media
  • 850nm laser-optimized 50/125µm optical fiber is recommended if multimode optical fiber is used for backbone cabling
  • Category 5, 150 Ohm STP, and 50 Ohm and 75 Ohm coaxial cabling have been removed from the list of recognized media
ANSI/TIA-568-C.2
Balanced Twisted Pair Telecommunication Cabling Components Standard
  • Category 5e cabling is recommended for support of 100 MHz applications
  • Category 5 channel performance values have been preserved in an informative annex
  • Balanced twisted-pair channel and permanent performance requirements were moved to this document
  • Performance equations for individual transmission parameters are listed in a single table for all categories
  • Coupling attenuation has been introduced as a parameter that is under study for characterizing radiated peak power generated by common mode currents for screened cables
  • One laboratory test method has been defined for all categories of connecting hardware
ANSI/TIA-568-C.3
Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard
  • ISO nomenclature for optical fiber cable type (i.e. OM1, OM2, OM3, OS1, and OS2) has been added to transmission performance tables
  • Recommended connector strain relief, housing, and adapter color coding has been added to support installations when color is used to identify fiber type
  • Minimum OFL bandwidth for 62.5/125 mm optical fiber cable has been increased from 160 MHz·km at 850 nm to 200 MHz·km at 850 nm.
When might you see this standard? An example would be when a specific customer premise standard that outlines terminology does not exist. Then the 568 C.0 is only to be used.
A copy of the standard can be purchased from IHS at (www.global.ihs.com).