Cabling Chronicles
The Ins and Outs of Third-Party Certification
Likely you’ve noticed that cable, patch cords and connecting hardware from reputable manufacturers are promoted and labeled as third-party certified, verified or listed. Third-party certification is an extremely important part of our industry, giving you peace of mind that your chosen manufacturer has independently determined that their products comply with industry standards.
March 20, 2020
Standards Update
Since the last standards update, I represented Fluke Networks and attended the TR42 meeting in New Orleans and the SC25 WG3 meeting in Sydney Australia. The following are some of the highlights worth noting.
March 9, 2020
Make Sure Your Cabling Plant is Ready for Wi-Fi 6
Our last post covered the technologies for Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. If you’ve decided that you want some of that good stuff in your network, you need to make sure your cabling plant is ready.
March 5, 2020
So You Want to Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6?
In the first of this two-part post, we’ll discuss the new and upcoming Wi-Fi 6 standards and the performance benefits. Our subsequent post will cover how to make sure that your cabling plant is ready.
February 27, 2020
A Closer Look at Industrial Ethernet Cables
Last month, we published a blog about the various industrial Ethernet connectors including M-series and some new small form factor connectors like the iX and emerging single-pair Ethernet connectors. But what good is a connector designed to withstand the industrial environment without a cable that offers the same protection?
February 20, 2020
Industrial Ethernet Cable Problems - MICE
Industrial Ethernet is very sensitive to delays caused by dropped or damaged data frames (sometimes called packets). Just a few dropped or damaged packets can cause a machine to shut down. These problems are often intermittent and can be caused by harsh industrial environments.
February 13, 2020
Get in the Know at the BICSI Winter Conference!
Planning to attend the upcoming BICSI Winter Conference & Exhibition on February 9-13 at the Tampa Bay Convention Center in Tampa, FL?
Fluke Networks is offering plenty of educational opportunities to learn all about fiber, Industrial Ethernet and more. And you can stop by the Fluke Networks’ Booth #310 during exhibiting hall hours for hands-on demonstrations and one-on-one time with our experts.
February 6, 2020
What Went Wrong with the Insertion Loss?
Have you ever carefully calculated insertion loss during the design phase and then passed your permanent link testing after installation only to find out that the channel isn’t performing once it went live?
January 30, 2020
Sometimes…It’s the Cable
There’s an ad that says, “We know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two.” With billions of links certified by our testers and something like five more every second of every business day, we’ve seen just about every possible cabling problem. Which means we’ve seen plenty of bad cable.
January 23, 2020
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