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Entries from 2017-02-01 to 1 month

Breakout Panel Solutions for 10G to 40/100G Migrations

Although most data centers still deploy the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networks, the 40/100 GbE networks have gradually become new and preferable options for them, which can be also reflected from the greatly increasing shipments of 40/100G…

Why Not Deploy 100G Ethernet Network?

Transceivers like Cisco SFP+, Juniper SFP+ are always used for deploying 10G Ethernet network, while transceivers like Cisco QSFP+, Juniper QSFP+ are chosen to deploy 40G Ethernet network if the network capacity and speed provided by the 1…

Brief Introduction of Some Common Cable Lacing Bars

Various kinds of cable management tools like wire ties, J-Hooks, and cable lacing bars were designed and came into the market to meet the growing requirements of high density network, which enables better cable management. Among this tools…

Wide-base J-Hook for Supporting Cat 5e Patch Cords

Background Introduction When holding and pulling the Cat 5e patch cords to deploy high density network, you should do some special handling for them, so that they can be more supported than the less-sensitive voice-grade cables used in tra…

In-Depth Look at Stranded and Solid Ethernet Cable

As we know, Ethernet patch cable can be divided into unshielded and shielded Ethernet cable (also referred to as UTP and STP cable) according to whether it is to be shielded. Except that, the Ethernet patch cable can also be divided into i…

Cat 6a Shielded Cable vs. Cat 6a Unshielded Cable

As the need for high bandwidth and fast data transmission rate is on the rise, the deployment of 10G Ethernet network becomes much more common and popular than ever before. Cat 6a cabling, the most proper cabling infrastructure for deployi…

Introduction to Some Common Cable Ties

For better cable management, there are various methods put forward and the corresponding devices have been published, including cable ties, labels, cable managers and so on. In contrast to other devices, the cable tie, as a tie for holding…