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In-depth: NGBASE-T cabling requirements

July 11, 2013

Recent technical white paper from CommScope provides an in-depth update on the latest IEEE developments for NGBASE-T and associated cabling specifications development.

Matt Vincent

A recent technical white paper from CommScope provides an in-depth update on the latest IEEE developments for NGBASE-T and associated cabling specifications in the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in the United States (US), and in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) in support of this application.

As noted by the document, "NGBASE-T stands for Next Generation BASE-T, an Ethernet application beyond 10 Gb/s over twisted pair or balanced cabling. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 NGBASE-T Call-for-Interest (CFI) was announced in July 2012, which led to the formation of a Study Group to investigate and possibly develop this technology. The main application for this technology is in the data center environment for server-to-switch connections within a row, typically referred to as end-of-row or middle-of-row architectures."

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About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]