...connectors. To connect 9-pin PC ports to devices with 25-pin connectors, you’ll need a simple adapter cable. The most commonly used interface, RS-232 is ideal for transmitting data at speeds up to 20 kbps and over distances up to 50 feet (15.2 m).

...of connectors. • The cable • The USB 3.0 cable contains nine wires, four more than USB 2.0, which has one pair for data and one pair for power. USB 3.0 adds two more data pairs, for a total of eight plus a ground. These extra pairs enable USB 3.0...

...is always useful for cable management. • Rails. • A main cabinet component is one or two pairs of vertical rails with mounting holes to which you attach your equipment or shelves. The most common spacing between rails is 19 inches with hole-to-ho...

606 standard colour coding. • 606 standard colour coding • The TIA/EIA 606 standard designates colours for different parts of a premise cabling system. • Some are as follows: •   • Red • —Key telephone systems •   • Orange • —Demarcation point...

...fibre optic devices and cable to filter the strength of the fibre optic signal. Depending on the type of attenuator attached to the devices at each end of the fibre optic cable, you can diminish the strength of the light signal a variable amount, me...

...Bending a fibre cable • One of the most important considerations when installing fibre optic cable is maintaining the minimum bend radius. Bending a fibre cable excessively may cause the optical signal to refract and escape through the cladd...

...long haul. Depending on cable type, FDDI networks can stretch up to 100 km in circumference. And FDDI speed can be improved. If the second ring is used as its own network, both rings can operate individually at speeds as fast as 200 Mbps. • This fea...

...required. Copper-wire cable can be video coax, miniature coax, or, most commonly, shielded twisted pair with a DB9 or HSSDC connector. Fibre choices include 62.5- or 50-µm multimode and 7- or 9-µm single-mode fibre, all with an SC connector. • Oth...

...high-fibre-count ribbon cable. It’s used in high-density fibre applications. • The MU connector resembles the larger SC connector. It uses a simple push-pull latching connection and is well suited for high-density applications. • Learn more: • Flat,...