An Ethernet Lightning Surge Protector, when connected inline between networking devices whose cables maybe exposed to lightning or thunderstorms, is useful to protect the network ports of these devices from...
Category: Network-Passive
MoCA stands for Multimedia over Coax Alliance. It’s a technology that enables coaxial lines (provided for Cable TV) to carry data, voice and video inside a home/small office. It’s an...
PCI refers to Peripheral Component Interconnect. PCI is a standard that provides high performance I/O interconnect technology which enables data transfer between a motherboard/CPU and its peripherals/add-on components. In this...
We all know about the POE Standard (IEEE 802.3af). It is used to provide electrical power along with data using the ethernet (cat x) cable that connects to the network...
We all know about Patch Panels and their role in enabling structured cabling in computer networks. Why not make these patch panels intelligent by enabling them to provide complete visibility...
Optical Taps are passive devices that enable one to monitor Optical fiber links to identify faults & help trouble shoot an Optical network. They are generally placed in-line (in-between) the...
Enterprise Fiber Networks seem to get the raw deal these days! Fiber To The Home (FTTH) can get Fiber Cable up to the Desk of a person accessing Internet at...
What is UPoE (Universal Power over Ethernet)? Power over Ethernet is a commonly used technology for powering IP phones, Access Points, IP Cameras, etc using just the data cables. So,...
With Fiber To The Home (FTTH/x) becoming a popular method to access high speed broadband connections, Bend Insensitive (BI) Fibers are being commonly used for the FTTH/x access networks. Basically,...
Optical Fiber Networks have become very common, and form the backbone of many enterprise networks. In fact, even your home might soon get a direct optical fiber link through FTTH....
In this article, let us look at some basic information about a network rack – we’ll see what a network rack is and why it is required, the two types...
If you use optical fiber cables for network connectivity, you ought to know about OTDR Tester! In this article, let us see what an OTDR tester is, why use OTDR...
An overview of Optical Fiber Cables/ Communication is given in the above Infographics. You can find a more in-depth technical information about OFC here. There is also a nice flash...
The Cat x UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) Cables are the back bone of TCP/IP Computer Networks. So we thought, why not dedicate a separate article that summarizes some important points...