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Welcome to the 10-Gig Testing Resource Center
Within the networking and network-cabling industries, the march toward 10-Gigabit Ethernet transmission continues at a strong pace. Some of today’s highest-end users already implement 10GbE in the various optical forms in which it is available today. Many more are watching closely as network-gear makers build 10GBase-T—10-GbE’s copper iteration—capabilities into what have been promised as cost-effective alternatives to optical systems.
For professionals in the cabling industry, the tenfold upgrade from gigabit speeds to 10GbE is proving far more complex than the transition that brought them from 100 Meg to 1 Gig. Terms such as mitigation, augmented, and of course alien crosstalk now are part of the everyday lexicon for cabling-system professionals who are exploring the practicalities of implementing 10GBase-T.
No less complicated is the prospect of characterizing, through handheld test equipment, a cabling system’s ability to successfully transport 10GBase-T traffic. The 10-Gig Testing Resource Center, sponsored by Agilent Technologies, is designed to be a useful tool to help designers, installers, and users of these ultra-high-speed cabling systems in that endeavor. The Resource Center includes selected articles and stories from the pages of Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its Web site, as well as resource materials made available by the sponsor, Agilent.
Patrick McLaughlin, chief editor, Cabling Installation & Maintenance
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Fiber Testing For Chromatic Dispersion
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Rethinking Field Testing For Alien Crosstalk
IEEE is expected to release the standard for the next
generation 10Gbps copper cable Ethernet network,
termed 10GBASE-T, in 2006. For the deployment of
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Articles from Cabling Installation & Maintenance |
Solarflare demos 10GBASE-T with CommScope
July 8, 2008 -- The 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) silicon provider recently completed a 10GBASE-T product demonstration with CommScope, a provider of enterprise cabling infrastructure ...
XLoom, Fulcrum pair on 10-GbE optical Ethernet platform
June 25, 2008 -- XLoom Communications and Fulcrum Microsystems have demonstrated a new 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) optical interface option aimed at data center and HPC customers.
Solarflare touts 3rd-party 10-GbE test results
June 10, 2008 -- 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) silicon provider Solarflare Communications recently announced Broadband-Testing's performance findings of its Solarstorm SFC4000E vNIC ...
E-Book covers 10-Gbit network cabling basics
April 23, 2008 -- Siemon has released an e-book geared towards IT professionals, developed in response to the growing global market adoption of 10-Gigabit (10-Gbit) networks.
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Webcasts/Webinars from Agilent Technologies |
Ethernet Performance Analysis and Troubleshooting Today
As user applications such as voice, security, and video migrate to IP-based delivery, the Ethernet network is taking on a greater burden and even greater importance than it previously had in the enterprise. Certifying your installed cabling ...
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WireScope Pro technical data sheet
WireScope™ Pro supports copper cable certification to TIA Categories 3 to 6A and ISO Classes C to E, Class EA and F limits. Sweeping a full 1 GHz in a few seconds, it boosts Cat 6A and Class F autotest measurement times to industry leading speed, and provides a future proof platform.
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WireScope Pro color brochure
Providing the fastest Category 6 cable and fiber certification on the market, the WireScope™ Pro is designed to meet present and upcoming cabling standards. WireScope™ Pro supports cable certification to TIA Categories 3 to 6, Augmented Category 6 and Category 7 limits, and ISO Classes C through F.
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