Most companies like to think of their cabling systems as plumbing, a fixed quantity that is altered only at substantial expense. Smart shops always try to future-proof themselves, but what’s in the ...

Although the process of terminating twisted-pair copper cabling may seem to be relatively simple on the surface, the issues involved with properly creating robust connections for today's high ...

In the hopes of helping homeowners and builders properly install structured cabling systems, BICSI has released the Residential Network Cabling Training and Registration Program. Based on the group’s ...

Readers had a lot to say in response to a newsletter last month that asked questions about the future of LAN cabling. As I mentioned last time, readers were fairly dismissive of wireless LANs – at ...

As Gigabit and 10G Ethernet networks take hold in companies that need more speed, the copper physical layer of cabling has evolved to easily handle future applications. One of the most recent ...

The 12-port 10-Gbit/s MB87Q3070 Ethernet switch chip is built with a CX-4 interface that enables the use of copper cabling in place of optical interfaces in the interconnects between switch chassis.