Category Archives: Copper Networks

Considerations of Planning a Pre-terminated Cabling Infrastructure

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Admin

Pre-terminated cable assemblies including various trunk cables, patch cords, and plug-and-play cassettes provide a plug-and-play, time-saving and easy-to-deploy solution for links between switches, servers, patch panels and ZDA (Zone Distribution Areas) in a data center. However, compared to field-terminated cabling, … Continue reading →

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Differences Between Phone & Network Cable

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Admin

When connecting the computer to the network devices like switches and routers, you must use a network cable, namely an Ethernet patch cable. A regular phone cable will not work, even though it looks similar to a network cable. There … Continue reading →

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Copper Cabling Choices for 10G Ethernet

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Admin

Nowadays, though fiber becomes popular with the benefit of delivering the lowest latency, many IT departments still use copper cabling for switch-to-switch or switch-to-server connections in 10G Ethernet (10 GbE). Currently, there are two major copper cabling technologies applied for … Continue reading →

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Pre-terminated Copper Trunk Cables Selection Guide

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Admin

Pre-terminated copper trunk cable assemblies are an ideal solution for data center infrastructures and backbone applications where cable distances are reasonably predictable and can be easily determined. They play an important role in reducing installation time and cost, helping you … Continue reading →

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What’s the Difference Between T568A and T568B Wiring Standards?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Admin

When terminating a network cable, you must get the colored wires arranged in the correct order. In terms of T568A vs T568B, they are two wiring standards which are used to specify the arrangement. Then T568A vs T568B, what’s their difference? Now … Continue reading →

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