...to terminate loose-tube cables with 6 or 12 fibres per buffer tube. Others enable you to furcate and terminate more than 200 loose-tube cable fibres, sealing the cable sheath and providing a moisture barrier at the point of termination. These kits r...

Bend radius • Bend radius • Bending a fibre cable • One of the most important considerations when installing fibre optic cable is maintaining the minimum bend radius. Bending a fibre cable excessively may cause the optical signal to refract an...

...greater than copper cables?. Its small size makes it easier to handle, and it takes up much less space in cabling ducts. Although fibre is still more difficult to terminate than copper is, advancements in connectors are making termination easier...

Crosstalk • Crosstalk • Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) • One of the most important cable measurements is Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT). It’s signal interference from one pair that adversely affects another pair on the same end. Crosstalk occurs between...

DisplayPort - a digital interface standard to connect a computer with a display • DisplayPort - a digital interface standard • DisplayPort is a digital interface standard whose primary use is to connect a computer with a display or a high defi...

...including existing cables and the Mini DisplayPort connector. DisplayPort v1.2 increases performance by doubling the maximum data transfer rate from 10.8 Gbps to 21.6 Gbps, greatly increasing display resolution, color depths, refresh rates, and...

...connecting IEEE-488 cables, some rules apply. The total number of devices should be 15 or less. The total length of all cables should not exceed 2 metres multiplied by the number of connected devices, up to a maximum of 20 metres. And no more th...

...money. • Computer cables can only be too short, but never too long. The same applies to networking cables. Sometimes it is just the last meter that is missing, but in many cases some kilometres are missing. A standard 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Cop...

...pairs carry colour and synchronisation signals (one colour pair). Cables rated higher than CAT5 don’t have equal pair lengths to fulfill their intended Ethernet specifications, so the colour signals arrive at a different time at the remote end. •