Cabling VendorsTeldor Wires and Cables Ltd. specializes in design and production of hi-tech, sophisticated electronic data transmission cables. They produce computer cables, instrumentation cables, audio cables, coaxial cables, fiber optic cables, telecom cables, and power cables. NetPlanner Systems, Inc. designs and installs cabling systems for all types of data/voice networks nationally. NetPlanner Systems is focused entirely on the computer cable industry. Optical Cable Corporation manufactures and markets a broad range of fiber optic cables for "high bandwidth" transmission of data, video and audio communications over moderate distances. Optical Cable Corporation's cables can be used both indoors and outdoors and utilize a tight-buffered coating that protects each optical fiber. Siemon Cabling System provides home cabling systems, connecting blocks, cabling tools and testers, fibre, modular patching panels, cable management racks, and more. Data Cable Services, Inc. does design and installation of voice and data cabling, fibre optic cabling, LAN/WAN cabling, and card access and closed circuit TV. LASCOMM has a number of fibre optic cable tutorials and papers on testing, installation, and performance. Net Optics specializes in fiber optic products and services for voice, data and video communication applications. Net Optics is a special fiber optic cable assembly and test equipment value added manufacturer that offers multimode fiberoptic cable assemblies, singlemode fiberoptic cable assemblies, patch panels, multimode and singlemode attenuators, fiberoptic splitters, taps, couplers, FDDI, ATM, networking LAN products, multimode to singlemode converters, raw fiberoptic cables, test equipment, technician microscopes, termination kits, and other fiberoptic tools. Electronic Network Products, Inc. is a supplier of voice and data communications products and accessories, scsi, network, cable, adapters, lfiber optics, patch cables, patch panels and more. |
Other Cabling Information ResourcesThe comp.dcom.cabling newsgroup discusses cable standards and making various kinds of cables. The Cabling FAQ includes information on cable types and ratings, cabling standards, plugs and jacks, cable testers, wiring layouts, and much more. City University of Hong Kong's Network Cables page gives a history of cable, how cable telecommunication works, different kinds of cabling, fibre/coax cable tutorials, copper optics, EMC, cabling standards, and cabling vendors. The Anixter technical library has some papers on Cat5, fibre cabling, and structured cabling as well as several standards guides for other cabling standards. WireScope's White Papers cover such topics as testing Cat5 cable, understanding the Cat5 "short link" problem, propagation delay for structured wiring, Cat5 tester accuracy, TP ATM physical layer requirements, cable grading, GigE and fiber information, and more. This site has lots of good in-depth technical information about cable capacities and related subjects. Sniffer Technologies Sniffer Certified Professional Program exams cover token ring, ethernet, FDDI, and LAN cabling. Sniffer Technologies offers a set of pre-test guidelines as well as a self test, topic outlines, and depth of question requirements. Network Cabling gives a good nuts and bolts rundown of exactly what's needed to wire a site. It includes LAN cabling basics, planning the cabling structure, materials that one will need, installation, and testing. Physical Networks CSM is a software program for managing cabling systems. A cabling system is defined as set of components, such as general dispatchers, intermediaries or platforms, and terminals connected to one another by cables. These include passive or active connection elements. CSM makes it possible to create a cabling infrastructure, including setting up the architecture and establishing connections, and to manage and operate it. |