February 9, 2012 - Graybar, a distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, has identified another method for network connections in commercial facilities, known as Direct Attach. According to Graybar, Direct Attach is a simpler, more secure solution than the traditional method for connecting IP network devices in certain building-system applications, such as security cameras, wireless access points and lighting controls. Also known as the single connector modified permanent link method, Direct Attach removes the jack and patch cord from a typical Ethernet connection and attaches the device directly to a modular plug on the end of the horizontal Ethernet cable.

Graybar will exhibit the solution at its booth at the 2012 BICSI Winter Conference and Exhibition, on February 12 to 16. NETcomm will be there, will you?

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February 3, 2012 - CommScope claims it has exceeded industry standards by successfully enabling a 100GB ethernet (GE) data transmission over off-the-shelf multi-mode fiber optic cabling at a length of 430 metres. In collaboration with Ixia and Reflex Photonics, the demonstration took place at Cisco Live! in London, U.K., using Systimax InstaPatch 360 fiber cable assemblies using LazrSpeed 550 OM4 fiber.

December 13, 2011 - Ideal Industries claims its new Master Series Network Service kit will cost-effectively meet the needs of contractors desiring a complete set of professional-level tools to install and repair the twisted pair cable deployed in data communication networks. In addition to hand tools used in cutting, stripping and terminating Ethernet cabling, the kit contains troubleshooting test equipment to help contractors wiremap and trace the networks they maintain, uncovering opens, shorts, split pairs, reversals or miswires, says Ideal. The kit contains: Ratchet Telemaster crimper, Punchmaster punch down tool, Probe pick and spudger Coaxial stripper, cable splicing kit, LinkMaster tester, 7-in-1 Twist-a-Nut screwdriver, Tone generator and amplifier probe kit, Smart6 modular tester and other supplies stored in a mouth bag.

IDEAL INDUSTRIES