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ANSI/TIA-568.2 Balanced Twisted pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard cabling standards have now caught up and specify DC resistance unbalance for Category 5e, Category 6, and Category 6A cabling channels. While DC resistance...
It's crucial to inspect, clean, and reinspect fiber end faces before mating connectors — whether on patch cords and trunks within the network or on the test reference cord you connect to your tester. Contaminated fiber end faces can cause signal...
Understanding your Wi-Fi environment is the key to delivering a seamless wireless experience for users. Whether you’re determining the best location and configuration for a new wireless access point (AP), fine-tuning existing APs as the environment...
In 2007, the BICSI Board of Directors formed the NextGen Working Group to develop creative initiatives that would attract the next generation of ICT professionals. As a member of that group, David Richards, RCDD, NTS, OSP, TECH, proposed an annual...
In a 2023 Network IT Management Report that surveyed more than 4,500 IT professionals, nearly 50 percent of them said they spend at least half their time on reactive network tasks like troubleshooting, mapping, and configuration — not to mention...
If you’re ready to upgrade your enterprise wireless to Wi-Fi 6, here’s how to make sure your cabling plant is ready, too. (Our earlier article covered Wi-Fi 6 standards and performance benefits — read it here .)
In 2019, the Wi-Fi Alliance launched its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 certification program for Wi-Fi devices. The IEEE 802.11ax High Efficiency Wireless (HEW) LAN standard was ratified later that year. And Wi-Fi 6 devices of all kinds came into the...
Certification testing of a new cable plant is essential to verify its compliance with industry cabling standards and to secure the manufacturer’s warranty. When your installed network equipment goes active, proper configuration is crucial for...
As the primary means of connectivity in private and public spaces, Wi-Fi technology keeps evolving to offer more, faster. Wi-Fi 7 is the latest generation that promises higher speeds, lower latency, and improved capacity — yet with the migration...
Operator error in testing fiber loss is a costly problem for installers. When we launched the Versiv™ family of cable certifiers, we included several features, such as the Set Reference Wizard, which greatly reduced the number of such errors. In the...
