Focusing on the theme "Exploring Global Perspectives," this year's BICSI show highlights everything from new products to DSL to UTP to licensing standards and regulations.More than 2400 people showed up to see products from 130 telecommunications...
Creating complete and professional-looking labels for structured cabling systems has always been a challenge for the installer. Here's what you need to know to fill that gap in the professionalism of your cabling work.Commercially available...
Physical labels for cabling/components help you navigate complex structured cabling systems.Don't underestimate the importance of labels! Much like the signs required to mark local streets and super highways, physical labels for cabling and...
Many experienced cable installers claim that more than 50% of premature fiber-optic cable failure is caused by improper cable pulling. Here are some important guidelines and techniques for overhead, indoor, and underground installations.Is...
Most high-speed cable system failures are caused by excessive bending, twisting, or pulling stress, or by improper termination procedures. For example, excessive force on the cable (due to stress during installation or an improper cable support...
The microprocessor is propelling the teledata industry through one possibility barrier after another. Products have made quantum leaps in features and capabilities, and there is no end in sight. What wasn't possible yesterday is old news today...
Because of the rapidly increasing number of workstations and the frequency of reconfiguration, a cable routing system was needed that provided both flexibility and ease of cable installation. The center spine cable tray fit the bill. Its open...
Included in this category are all types of telephones; auxiliaries such as modems, coil cable, CCTV/CATV cable, and LAN hardware; intercoms; alarms such as gongs and horns; and fiberoptic equipment such as cable, terminations, and splices.A very...
Included in this category are energy management, security, and fire alarm systems; all types of de sectors; controls such as time clocks and thermostats; and all types of fans.Equipment used in high-rise dwellings, and in commercial and...
