Light injector for copper patch cables • Light injector for copper patch cables • When you need to re-route or change a patch cable in crowded cabling cabinet, you can't be 100% sure you'll pick the right cable, unless both ends are clearly id...

Fast and Giga Ethernet: 100 and 1000-Mbps • Fast and Giga Ethernet: 100 and 1000-Mbps • In computer networking, Fast Ethernet is a collective term for a number of Ethernet standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100-Mbps, against t...

OM3 and OM4 • OM3 and OM4 • There are different categories of graded-index multimode fiber optic cable. The ISO/IEC 11801 Ed 2.1:2009 standard specifies categories OM1, OM2, and OM3. The TIA/EIA recognizes OM1, OM2, OM3, and OM4. The TIA/EIA r...

Category 5 and 5e • Category 5 and 5e • Category 5 • Category 5 (CAT5) cabling is good, solid cable for 100-Mbps LANs. The Category 5 standard has been around since 1991, so it’s well established. You’ll find existing Category 5 installati...

Alien Crosstalk • Alien Crosstalk • Alien Crosstalk (ANEXT) is a critical and unique measurement in 10-GbE systems. Crosstalk, used in 10/100/1000BASE-T systems, measures the mixing of signals between wire pairs within a cable. Alien Crosstalk...

Multimode vs. Singlemode Fibre • Multimode vs. Singlemode Fibre • Multimode fibre cable has a large-diameter core and therefore has multiple modes of propagation—that is, several wavelengths of light are used in the fibre core. It’s primarily ...

Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) • Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) • Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is a networking standard developed in the early 1980s by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for operating...

Brochure • Agility brochure •   • Agility KVM-over-IP • Extend signals long distances • over the network • Digital KVM, HD video, and USB extension • Agility transmitters and receivers extend signals over CATx cable up to 100 metres (330 feet), an...

Resources Wireless Networking • WhitePaper • Wireless Standards, Technology & Installation (pdf) •   • Data Security in Hotspots (pdf 500 kb) • Video Wireless VPS III •   • Technology Products for Wireless Networking • Why Wireless Networking? • T...

Gigabit Ethernet • Gigabit Ethernet • As workstations and servers migrated from ordinary 10-Mbps Ethernet to 100-Mbps speeds, it became clear that even greater speeds were needed. Gigabit Ethernet was developed for an even faster Ethernet stan...