05.01.2024 | IT connectors that are desingned for indoor use must not be used in outdoor applications. This includes IP67 rated industrial connectors. This white paper focuses on different operation conditions of IT connectors and the protective measures that go with it.
22.02.2024 | Indoor copper cables shall not become wet. However it can happen that a cable drum accidentially stands in the rain or cables get wet by accident inside of a building. What impact does that have on the cable’s transmission performance?
05.01.2024 | Good fiber optic connectors have low attenuation and high return loss. But what exactly is “good“? IEC 61753-1 specifies performance grades for fiber optic connectors.
05.01.2024 | Gone are the times when installing fiber optic connectors on a cable was for specialists only. Modern field-installable connectors can be installed on site as quickly and easily as connectors for copper cables.
White paper “Single Pair Ethernet and Power over Data Lines“
11.24.2023 | With Single Pair Ethernet, Ethernet becomes the uniform communication protocol on all levels of industrial automation and building automation. Some standards are still under progress. This white paper gives an overview on the status quo of standard and technology.
Can patch cords be tested performing just a channel test?
11.20.2023 |Patch cord have plugs on each end, channel test adapters have jacks. Should be a perfect fit, shouldn’t it? Unfortunately, it isn’t, as it gives you completely wrong test results. Read on to find out why.
10.24.2023 |IEEE 802.3, 802.3at, bt, af, … IEEE numbers can be a bit confusing. In this article we focus on the numbers of the IEEE Standards für Ethernet.
06.29.2023 | The last issue of this column provided and overview on important American standards for IT cabling. This issue focuses on global standards.
What do red and black connector boots on fiber optic patch cords mean?
07.04.2023 | Fiber optic patch cords with single-fiber connectors often have one connector with a red cable boot and another connector with a black one. What does that mean? Read on to find the answer.
05.22.2023 | With a nearly countless amount of standards available, it is not always easy to keep things in perspective. Please find an overview of important European standards on IT cabling here.
05.25.2023 | Unlike commonly believed, IEC 60304 does NOT specify any fiber sequence. The standard just specifies twelve different colors. The sequence of these colors is specified by other standards which differ from each other.
11.23.2023 | In the past days, a “new ISO/IEC 22237-5 standard for data centre cabling“ made network designers and installers unsure. However, there is nothing to be unsure about as neither this particular standard nor its content are new. Read on to find out more about this standard.
10.24.2023 | IDC and IPC contacts terminate the wires of a cable in an outlet, in a module or in a plug. Read on to know the difference between the two contact types.
Fiber optic cable jacket colors – and why you shouldn’t rely on them
06.29.2023 | There are standadized colors not only for optical fibers but also for the cables that hold them. The benefit of it: One can tell the fiber type that’s inside of the cable at first glance. However, not all cable manufacturers follow the standard.
06.30.2023 | The last issue of this column provided and overview on important european standards for IT cabling. This issue focuses on American standards.
09.14.2023 | Impermeability refers to the ability of coaxial connectors to prevent the ingress of moisture, dust, and other contaminants, which can degrade signal quality and compromise the overall system integrity.
White paper “High-performance IT cabling for Schools“
05.22.2023 | The white paper explains planning recommendations and product solutions for robust, future-proof and economic IT cabling in schools – straight-forward and easy to understand.
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