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The TIA/EIA-568–B standard is a “Commercial Building Telecommunication Cabling Standard”. The standard specifies a physical star topology. It also covers the cable specification, performance and installation requirements. TIA/EIA-568–B structured cabling system consists of six cabling subsystems: Work Area Horizontal Cabling Telecommunication Closet Backbone Cabling Equipment Room Building Entrance Work Area: Work area covers from the telecommunication outlet to the station equipment. The design  purpose of work area wiring is to be simple to shift, add or and change cables. Components in a Work Area: Station equipment such as computers, data terminals, telephones, etc. Patch cables such as modular patch cords, pc adapter

Cabling professionals should purchase a full copy of the TIA/EIA-568–B Standard; you can do so at the Global Engineering Documents web site: http://global.ihs.com Now here is a little tip on interpreting the Standards and Specifications once you get one copy. Standards and Specification documents are worded with precise language designed to spell out exactly what is expected of an implementation using that specification. If you read carefully, you may notice that slightly different words are used when stating requirements. If you see the word shall or must used when stating a requirement, if signifies a mandatory requirement. Words such as

If you have been in the business of data communication cabling for a while, you should have learned these two structured cabling standards: TIA/EIA-568–B and ISO/IEC 11801 2nd Edition. Now the question is: which standard should you follow? Though these two standards are quite silimar (ISO/IEC 11801 was based on ANSI/TIA/EIA-568–A), the ISO/IEC 11801 Standard was developed with cable commonly used in Europe and consequently contains some references more specific to European applications. Also, some terminology in the two documents is different. If you are designing a cabling system to be used in the United States or Canada, you should

What is a index matching gel? Get index matching gel here. Will index matching gel dry out? leak out? expire? Blow away? The gel in the back of the UniCam Connector is designed to withstand normal usage for a life in excess of 20 years. There have been no reports of the gel drying out, leaking or failing in any way. For more information, refer to AEN 46,”The Longevity and Use of Index Matching Gel in the UniCam® Connector and the CamSplice™ Mechanical Splice.”

  ITU Frequencies and Wavelengths – 100GHz Spacing     Frequency (THz) Wavelength (nm) 186.00 1611.79 186.10 1610.92 186.20 1610.06 186.30 1609.19 186.40 1608.33 186.50 1607.47 186.60 1606.60 186.70 1605.74 186.80 1604.88 186.90 1604.03 187.00 1603.17 187.10 1602.31 187.20 1601.46 187.30 1600.60 187.40 1599.75 187.50 1598.89 187.60 1598.04 187.70 1597.19 187.80 1596.34 187.90 1595.49 188.00 1594.64 188.10 1593.79 188.20 1592.95 188.30 1592.10 188.40 1591.26 188.50 1590.41 188.60 1589.57 188.70 1588.73 188.80 1587.88 188.90 1587.04 189.00 1586.20 189.10 1585.36 189.20 1584.53 189.30 1583.69 189.40 1582.85 189.50 1582.02 189.60 1581.18 189.70 1580.35 189.80 1579.52 189.90 1578.69 190.00 1577.86 190.10 1577.03 190.20 1576.20 190.30