Crônicas sobre cabeamento

Get Reel Before You Install!

It’s obvious why you might want to test reel of cable before you commit your time and resources to installing it. While it would be nice to think that every reel of cable coming out of the factory is in perfect condition, that’s not always the case. Furthermore, what’s not to say that the reel wasn’t damaged during shipping and handling? Just imagine testing the cable plant after installation only to find out that the cable is faulty—now that’s time and money lost!

23 de abril de 2020

What’s On Tap?

For those of you who got excited at the thought of happy hour when your customer requested a TAP, we thought you could use a little tutorial on these data traffic monitoring devices, the difference between passive and active TAPs, and some of the key considerations.

16 de abril de 2020

Electromagnetic Interference Mitigation in Industrial Ethernet Cabling

While standard and Industrial installations of Ethernet share many of the same characteristics, such as frame sizes, signal levels and data rates, there are significant differences as well. One of these is the physical environment in which the cabling system operates.   

9 de abril de 2020

Industrial Ethernet vs. Comercial

We all know that Ethernet is the de facto physical layer communication protocol for data transmission between devices in a local area or wide area network. It has evolved over the years to deliver higher levels of performance while maintaining backwards compatibility, reliability and relatively low cost, which is why it has maintained its popularity.

2 de abril de 2020

Testing Plug-Terminated Links—Internationally

The Modular Plug Terminated Link, or MPTL, where a horizontal cable run terminated on one end to an RJ-45 plug connects directly into a device, has become increasingly popular for connecting a variety of devices—from wireless access points and security cameras, to PoE lights and video displays—essentially wherever it’s deemed impractical or unsafe to deploy an outlet and equipment cord.

26 de março de 2020

Atualizações de normas

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.

9 de março de 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.

5 de março de 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.

27 de fevereiro de 2020

Uma visão mais detalhada dos cabos industriais de Ethernet

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?

20 de fevereiro de 2020

Problemas com cabo Ethernet industrial - 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.

13 de fevereiro de 2020