CablingInstall's Weekly Top 5: NBase-T ratification on deck; ANEXT-reducing 6A foil also cools

July 29, 2016

Our top trending stories from the past week are recounted.

1. 2.5 and 5GBase-T standard ratification expected in September; interoperability plugfest planned
The Ethernet Alliance and NBase-T Alliance jointly announced “a new collaborative effort designed to accelerate mainstream deployment of 2.5GBase-T and 5GBase-T Ethernet,” the organizations said.

2. How static can lead to fiber-optic connector contamination, and what you can do about it
A video produced by Sticklers explains the potential contamination problems that static charges can create for fiber-optic connectors, and what technicians can do to try to avoid those problems.

3. Foil that reduces ANEXT also keeps cable cool in PoE applications
R&M recently stated that, after in-depth testing and investigation, it confirmed that its Category 6A WARP—WAve Reduction Patterns—unshielded twisted-pair cable dissipates heat more effectively than conventional unshielded cables in Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications.

4. Paper: Not all MPO assemblies are created equal
Siemon recently published a paper in which it reveals results of testing it conducted on the performance of plug-and-play optical fiber cable assemblies used in 40- and 100-Gbit networking applications.

5. ANSI/TIA-607-C: A newly released version of a standard that has come a long way
By CINDY MONTSTREAM, Legrand North America -- Beginning in August, 1994 with its first publication, TIA’s 607 bonding and grounding standard has come a long way.