Cabling Chronicles
How to Set Up DSX-5000 for New Installation?
Getting the right setup to ensure the best test results with your DSX-5000
If you turn up to a new installation with your new DSX-5000 then it might be up to you to ensure the DSX-5000 is set up correctly. So what do you have to do?
Well, if it’s brand new out of the box, then you need to do a basic set up. But, with every new project there may need to be changes if you make installations tests in other countries or time zones with different requirements for date or time differences, or different formats for them or numbers.
August 25, 2016
Cable Testing 101: There's No Gain with "Gainers"
In a recent Cable Testing 101 series blog on mixing multimode fiber types, we covered the considerations surrounding mixing legacy 62.5 micron (µm) OM1 fiber with today's laser optimized 50µm OM3 and OM4 fiber and highlighted the "gainers" that can happen when transmitting from a smaller 50µm fiber core to a larger 62.5µm fiber core.
August 19, 2016
How to Measure the Loss in the APC Connector?
This question often gets asked in my classes at the same time as when talking about launch methods using launch and tail fibers. So let’s talk about launch fiber compensation.
August 11, 2016
Understanding POH: The Power Behind HDBaseT Technology
Last month we posted a blog about HDBaseT that explained the application and how testing isn't really any different since standards-based Category 5e, 5 or 6A will support it. But maybe you've also heard about power over HDBaseT, or POH, and you're wondering how that differs from power over Ethernet (PoE).
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August 4, 2016
All About Alien Crosstalk Measurement
Alien crosstalk is a relatively new measurement that’s widely misunderstood. I’m often asked why it’s an important measurement and if it’s required to be measured by the standards. Also misunderstood is the sampling criteria for alien crosstalk measurements, which are applied so that not all links have to be tested?
July 21, 2016
Cable Testing 101: What is the Difference Between OM3 and OM4?
OM3 and OM4 multimode fiber are two common types of fiber used in local area networks--typically in backbone cabling between telecommunications rooms and in the data center between main networking and storage area network (SAN) switches.
July 14, 2016
All Versiv Models Updated With New Software Version
New Versiv Version 4.8 Build 1 code and LinkWare PC 9.6 now available
We’ve just released a new version of code for all cable certification Versiv models and we think you’re going to like what you see.
July 7, 2016
June 30, 2016
New App to Streamline Cable Labeling - iLink&Label
While probably one the least talked about standards, and one that is often considered voluntary, the TIA-606-B labeling standard exists for a reason.
An unlabeled infrastructure results in an unmanageable mess that ultimately makes every reconfiguration and troubleshooting task a time-consuming, frustrating and costly tracing game of hunt and peck.
June 22, 2016
Great Fiber Diagnostic Tool In Your Belt
Maximizing productivity in today's fast-paced workplace is essential. Whether installing new fiber links or troubleshooting an existing network, the faster you can locate a problem, the faster you can fix it. That's easier said than done when you are faced with a complex network of fibers, connectors and patch cords.
June 16, 2016
