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Trends to Watch in 10GBASE-T and the Data Center

Posted by Lang, Harley at 4/11/2013 1:12 AM CDT

Network engineers need to pay attention to some emerging trends in the industry. In a report published earlier this year, “Data Center ... Read More »

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Free Cable Test Management Software – Reaping the Benefits of LinkWare™

Posted by Lang, Harley at 3/28/2013 10:33 AM CDT

Testing advanced cabling plants today is so complex that a single Category 5e test report can include more than 400 data fields. With typical jobs including hundreds and even thousands of links, even if network engineers examine all the results and determine that they all pass, there are still critical questions remaining: ... Read More »

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How to Increase Multimode Testing Accuracy with Encircled Flux

Posted by Lang, Harley at 3/11/2013 1:05 PM CDT

Anyone who’s ever tested a multimode fiber optic link with light sources from different equipment vendors will know that the loss measurement can vary by as much as 50 percent. Without proper controls, multimode light sources will inject light differently into multimode ... Read More »

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Co-location Data Center Operators Testing Next Generation Cabling.

Posted by Lang, Harley at 2/28/2013 6:40 AM CST

I recently had occasion to visit with several individuals from a high growth sub segment of our industry. Co-location data centers enable organizations to rent equipment space and bandwidth. These facilities provide space, power, cooling ... Read More »

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OTDR Troubleshooting in the Data Center? ...Yes we can!

Posted by Lang, Harley at 2/20/2013 4:36 PM CST

The growing demand for higher bandwidth is affecting nearly every industry today, as organizations rely more on applications that support a variety of critical business processes. Whether it’s ... Read More »

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