Cabling Chronicles

Cross Connects and Interconnects in the Data Center

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In the data center space, cross connects and interconnects via patch panels are commonly used between active equipment purely for management and flexibility, typically residing between switch tiers or between switches and servers. Some scenarios even call for using multiple cross connects or interconnects within the same channel, or a combination thereof.

July 14, 2021

How to Use a Network Cable Tester - LinkIQ™

June 22, 2021

How to clean your cable and fiber network tester

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Cleanliness has long been a best practice in fiber optic installation, but it’s not just the fiber end faces you need to worry about. If you think about how often your cabling tools and testers are touched by you and others on the job site, it’s clear that they too need to be cleaned.

June 11, 2021

How to Test Patch Cords and Fiber Jumper Cables - The Weakest Links

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Equipment cords are an integral part of any network—whether it’s a fiber jumper used to make connections between fiber patching areas and switches in the data center or a copper patch cord out in the LAN to connect end devices to the work area outlet.

June 10, 2021

VLAN Troubleshooting with LinkIQ

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May 26, 2021

Versiv Cabling Certification Software Update 6.6

The newest version now available to the Versiv software updates the cabling certification software on multiple products in the Fluke Networks line. Once installed, these updates add new features to your tools as well as expand the number of cable specifications supported for testing.

May 13, 2021

2021 Network and cabling salary survey results

April 28, 2021

Introducing LinkIQ™️ – Fluke’s Newest Ethernet Cable, Network, and PoE Tester

Cabling is the number one cause of Ethernet problems in both commercial and industrial applications. With Fluke Networks’ newest Ethernet tester, LinkIQ™️ Cable + Network Tester, you can troubleshoot that cabling and the network it’s connected to. Save your company or clients hours of downtime, keeping the network up and running as efficiently as possible.

April 21, 2021

LinkWare Live passes 50M results uploaded as cabling contractors adopt the free cloud-based software for the new remote workplace

One result of the COVID-19 pandemic was the acceleration of digital transformation in business, government, and education. While many organizations were already on the path to going digital, the pandemic created a critical need to move ahead more quickly than originally planned.

April 13, 2021

How to Test if Your Ethernet Cables Support PoE

Power of Ethernet (PoE) is combining power and data communications in a single cable. As it’s become more and more popular, there are a huge array of devices that source and consume power and data through the same cable. Do all Ethernet cables support PoE? No, they don’t. So, how can you be sure the cables you selected can support PoE operation? Fluke Networks’ Jim Davis walks though the steps to make sure your cabling is ready to support PoE operation using an DSX CableAnalyzer.

April 8, 2021