Category Archives: High-Speed Applications – 10/40/100 Gig

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Turbomeca selects Siemon TERA for new headquarters

Helicopter engine manufacturer, Turbomeca, has equipped its new manufacturing plant near Paris with Siemon category 7A TERA cabling. The leader in civil and parapublic helicopter engines reports to have selected the fully shielded 10Gb/s Ethernet system for its cable sharing flexibility, security … Continue reading

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Vodafone selects Siemon category 7A

World leading mobile communications company, Vodafone, has chosen a Siemon category 7A cabling system for the network infrastructure at its new 67,000 square metre Italian headquarters; the Vodafone Village in Milan. Continue reading

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IEEE 802.3 Study Group formed to investigate Next Generation BASE-T

The wait is over!  During this week’s IEEE 802.3 meetings in San Diego, a new Study Group was formed to investigate creating a “Next Generation BASE-T” balanced twisted-pair copper Ethernet application.  A call-for-interest (CFI) presentation profiled the ever increasing server … Continue reading

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Not All Fiber Optic Assemblies are Created Equal [INFOGRAPHIC]

In this Infographic, we look at the results of benchmark tests comparing fiber optic cable assemblies from established global manufacturers versus low-cost generic assembly house options and explore the potential impact on your network.   Get the full test results … Continue reading

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Key Facts about 10GBASE-T in 2012

This is a summary of the key points from a recent white paper by Siemon and PLX “State of the Network: 10GBASE-T Equipment Availability and the Future of Copper Media“ that explains why 10GBASE-T is NOT the end of the line … Continue reading

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Adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-T) in the data center

Here’s a good video from a Siemon Emerging Technology Forum event where Aquantia, Cisco, Intel and Siemon teamed up to discuss 10GBASE-T adoption in the data center.  While the video is a little over a year old, I mention it … Continue reading

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Will we see a standard for 40 Gigabit Ethernet over twisted-pair copper cabling?

Q: Will we see a standard for 40 Gigabit Ethernet over twisted-pair  copper cabling and does the fact that ISO/IEC and the TIA are  investigating the requirements for achieving this increase the  possibility of it happening? A: Yes and yes!  … Continue reading

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Which Field Testers can be used with Siemon Cabling System Warranties?

Siemon Labs pre-qualifies field testers for use in certification of our warranty programs to validate operational functionality of the warranted cabling systems installed by Siemon Certified Installers. Recent additions to the list of qualified field testers include the Psiber Data … Continue reading

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ISO/IEC Initiates 40 GBit/s Copper Cabling Project

A New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) to develop requirements for balanced twisted-pair cabling capable of supporting 40 GBit/s data transmission  was initiated by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25/WG 3 in October, 2011 at the Working Group’s  Melbourne, Australia meeting.  This proposal affirms the international … Continue reading

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TIA Adopts Next Generation Cabling Baseline Objectives

The TIA TR-42.7 Copper Cabling Subcommittee confirmed industry interest in a greater than 10 Gb/s copper-based Ethernet application when the following new cabling project was initiated in February, 2011: Project Title: Specifications for 100Ω Next Generation Cabling Scope: Develop a … Continue reading

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