G.SHDSL, VDSL, and VDSL2. • G.SHDSL, VDSL, and VDSL2 • To provide more bandwidth to customers, telco providers kept pace by offering ever-faster xDSL variations (ADSL, HDSL, SDSL etc.). Suppliers have kept pace likewise, with technologies to g...

M1 - Display Interface System • M1 - Display Interface System • In 2001, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) approved the M1 Display Interface System for digital displays. The M1 system is a versatile and convenient system desig...

Surge vs. lightning protection. • Surge vs. lightning protection • A brief rise in voltage • A surge is a brief rise in voltage that's caused when power is switched on or off to a high-powered device. Surges can produce high-transient voltages...

Simplex vs. duplex fiber patch cable • Simplex vs. duplex fibre patch cable. • Multimode and single-mode patch cables can be simplex or duplex. • Simplex has one fibre, while duplex zipcord has two fibres joined with a thin web. Simplex (also ...

Solid vs. Stranded patch Cable • Solid vs. Stranded Patch Cable • UTP Solid Cable • For runs between two wiring centres or from the wiring centre to a wallplate, choose our regular UTP cable. These solid-conductor cables, designed for horizont...

Black Box Explains: Network Testers • Computer or communication networks can be created in many ways, using different techniques, technology or materials. Each techniqiue, technology or material has its own special way of testing and monitorin...

Black Box Explains: Fibre Optic Cable • Fibre optic cable is one of the fastest growing transmissions mediums for both new cabling installations and upgrades, including backbone, horizontal and even desktop applications. • The Black Box explai...

Plasma- im Vergleich zu LCD-Bildschirmen • Bei der Entscheidung, ob Sie Plasma- oder (LCD)-Displays für Ihre Applikationen einsetzen, müssen Sie viele Faktoren beachten. Beide liefern brillante Farbe, scharfen Textkontrast und kristallklare Bi...

Component vs. channel testing • Component vs. channel testing • Channel Testing • When using a Category 6 system, the full specification includes the testing of each part individually and in an end-to-end-channel. Because CAT6 is an open stand...

Multimode vs. Singlemode Fibre • Multimode vs. Singlemode Fibre • Multimode fibre cable has a large-diameter core and therefore has multiple modes of propagation—that is, several wavelengths of light are used in the fibre core. It’s primarily ...