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Sutherland LLP Upgrades Communications Infrastructure with NextLAN® CAT 6+ and 5e Solutions
Sutherland LLP, called upon by many of the world's largest corporations to solve challenging and unique legal issues, recently upgraded and standardized its communications infrastructure with NextLAN® CAT 6+ and 5e solutions. The NextLAN solution was jointly designed and manufactured by Superior Essex and Leviton.
Sutherland's focus on reliable technology demands a network that is capable of supporting diverse and demanding traffic with maximum uptime, state-of-the-art voice and video conferencing solutions, a firm wide Intranet and document management system, and an Extranet or FTP connection.
To learn more about the Sutherland installation, click the link below.
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| STANDARDS UPDATE |
The Engineering Committee TR-42 to Discuss Projects Approved by Subcommittee
At the upcoming TIA Engineering Committee TR-42 meeting, three new projects recently approved by its subcommittee, TIA TR-42.7, will be discussed. The full committee meeting will be held in Vancouver during the week of October 5, 2008.
The projects include:
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A TSB for power delivery over balanced twisted
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An Addendum to 568-C.2, which includes additional balance and coupling attenuation requirements for balanced twisted pair cabling |
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A new standard for field tester instruments for balanced twisted pair cabling |
The Engineering Committee TR-42 develops and maintains voluntary telecommunications standards for telecommunications cabling infrastructure in user-owned buildings, such as commercial buildings, residential buildings, homes, data centers, industrial buildings, etc.
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| TECH TIP |
Best Practices for Calculating Premises Cable
Conduit Fills
If you need help sizing a conduit for your next premises optical fiber cable installation, Superior Essex is here to answer your questions.
With our Premises Cable Conduit Fill Guidelines, Superior Essex can help you determine the maximum number of cables that may be placed in a standard-sized conduit.
If you would prefer more personalized service, our experienced Technical Support Team is available by phone at 877-263-2818 or e-mail at techsupport@spsx.com.
To read more technical tips/guidelines, visit the link below.
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| ON THE ROAD |
Superior Essex Featured at Bicsi Fall
Get the most value out of the Bicsi Fall Conference (Las Vegas) by visiting Superior Essex at Booth #300 and attending the Superior Essex 10G Copper and Fiber session presentation. One CEC credit is offered from Bicsi for attending the Superior Essex session.
Throughout the conference, Sept. 29 - Oct 2, we will feature both our high-performance copper and fiber products.
Additionally, the presentation, "10 Gb Ethernet: Copper or Fiber?" will offer a complete overview of the best practices and methodologies when deciding between 10G fiber and 10G copper cabling systems for your chosen applications.
The session is being presented by Paul Neveux, Ph.D., director of premises product management at Superior Essex, on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 2:15 p.m.
For more information about our product offerings and/or the 10G presentation, visit the links below.
Product Information
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| FORGET PLAN B |
You would never consider bundling cabling with duct tape. So why consider installing any premises optical fiber solution that does not include Superior Essex cables?
Superior Essex offers an extensive portfolio of optical fiber cable options for virtually every premises application, on-time delivery, expert advice and an unparalleled warranty will help you get it right — the first time.
View our broad portfolio of premises fiber cables and installations at the link below.
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Superior Essex 10Gain™ CAT 6A Cable
10Gain Augmented Category 6 (CAT 6A) cable from Superior Essex raises the bar for UTP performance. Both the CMR and CMP rated versions are UL Verified to meet TIA 568-B.2-10 electrical requirements and ISO/IEC 11801 Edition 2.1 as tested in a 6 around 1 configuration. The cables have guaranteed performance out to 500 MHz, and demonstrate superior capability for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and all other bandwidth intensive and legacy applications.
Features and benefits include:
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100 percent round design is optimal for installation flexibility |
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Nominal diameter of 0.32 inches for plenum cable |
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UL tested for plenum (NFPA 262) and riser
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Independently verified to meet all TIA-568-B.2-10 cable requirements |
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Environmentally-friendly RoHS compliant cable |
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QuickCount® marking and ColorTip™ Circuit Identification System |
To learn more about our
10Gain CAT 6A cable, click the link below.
10Gain CAT 6A Cable |
| ASK THE EXPERTS |
Performance Standards for Superior Essex Outside Plant Optical Fiber Cables
Q: What performance standard does Superior Essex use to qualify fiber optic cables?
A: Outside Plant (OSP) optical fiber cables are tested to meet or exceed the requirements contained in Telcordia (formerly Bellcore) GR-20-CORE, Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable. Our OSP cables are also tested in accordance with the Rural Development Utilities Program (RDUP), formerly RUS standard for fiber optic cables. For fiber optic cables intended for premises applications Telcordia GR-409-CORE, Generic Requirements for Premises Fiber Optic Cable and ICEA S-83-596, Standard for Optical Fiber Premises Distribution Cable are used as the qualification standards.
To read other questions frequently asked and answered by Superior Essex, visit the link below.
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