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...means the interconnect cable requires less board space. • Thinner cables • Serial ATA also uses thinner cables (no more than 6.3mm wide) that are available in longer lengths (up to 1 metre) as well as an improved connector design to reduce crosstal...

...high-fibre-count ribbon cable. It’s used in high-density fibre applications. • The MU connector • resembles the larger SC connector. It uses a simple push-pull latching connection and is well suited for high-density applications. • Learn more: • Fla...

606 standard colour coding. • 606 standard colour coding • The TIA/EIA 606 standard designates colours for different parts of a premise cabling system. • Some are as follows: •   • Red • —Key telephone systems •   • Orange • —Demarcation point...

...fibre optic devices and cable to filter the strength of the fibre optic signal. Depending on the type of attenuator attached to the devices at each end of the fibre optic cable, you can diminish the strength of the light signal a variable amount, me...

...Bending a fibre cable • One of the most important considerations when installing fibre optic cable is maintaining the minimum bend radius. Bending a fibre cable excessively may cause the optical signal to refract and escape through the cladd...

...of connectors. • The cable • The USB 3.0 cable contains nine wires, four more than USB 2.0, which has one pair for data and one pair for power. USB 3.0 adds two more data pairs, for a total of eight plus a ground. These extra pairs enable USB 3.0...

...is always useful for cable management. • Rails. • A main cabinet component is one or two pairs of vertical rails with mounting holes to which you attach your equipment or shelves. The most common spacing between rails is 19 inches with hole-to-ho...