Cabling Issues

Cabling Issues

One of the most important things about cabling is to purchase cable not just for what you’re using now but for what you may run in the future.   A rule of thumb is to install the highest-grade cable that your budget allows. The standard is Ethernet. That means there...
What is “Alien Crosstalk”?

What is “Alien Crosstalk”?

No, it’s not ET calling home. “Alien Crosstalk” is defined as “unwanted signal coupling from one balanced twisted-pair component, channel, or permanent link to another”. Alien crosstalk is not generally affected by common noise from motors, transformers, or florescent...
Ethernet Wiring for Home Networking

Ethernet Wiring for Home Networking

Although “Wifi” is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on some  home networks, some users  really want a hard-wired home networking solution. A wired network allows a private, high speed, network at home for Internet access, file...
Shielded or Unshielded Cat6 cable?

Shielded or Unshielded Cat6 cable?

With high bandwidth applications and network systems venturing into factory environments, the need for shielded Cat 6 cable has increased. In these new areas of installation, the environment where the network cable is run has large amounts of EMI (Electro-Magnetic...