Black Box Explains: Fibre Optic Cable • Fibre optic cable is one of the fastest growing transmissions mediums for both new cabling installations and upgrades, including backbone, horizontal and even desktop applications. • The Black Box explai...

Solid vs. Stranded patch Cable • Solid vs. Stranded Patch Cable • UTP Solid Cable • For runs between two wiring centres or from the wiring centre to a wallplate, choose our regular UTP cable. These solid-conductor cables, designed for horizont...

Solid vs. stranded cable. • Solid vs. Stranded patch Cable • UTP Solid Cable • For runs between two wiring centres or from the wiring centre to a wallplate, choose our regular UTP cable. These solid-conductor cables, designed for horizontal an...

Surge vs. lightning protection. • Surge vs. lightning protection • A brief rise in voltage • A surge is a brief rise in voltage that's caused when power is switched on or off to a high-powered device. Surges can produce high-transient voltages...

Stream mode vs. burst mode/prompt mode. • Stream mode vs. burst mode/prompt mode. • Stream mode • Computers and mice must communicate with each other in order to operate properly. Most computers and mice communicate via a method called “stream...

Fibre vs Copper • Fibre versus copper. • When planning a new or upgraded cabling infrastructure, you have two basic choices: fibre or copper. Both offer superior data transmission. The decision on which one to use may be difficult. It will oft...

Component vs. channel testing. • Component vs. channel testing • Channel Testing • When using a Category 6 system, the full specification includes the testing of each part individually and in an end-to-end-channel. Because CAT6 is an open stan...

Component vs. channel testing • Component vs. channel testing • Channel Testing • When using a Category 6 system, the full specification includes the testing of each part individually and in an end-to-end-channel. Because CAT6 is an open stand...

Multimode vs. Singlemode Fibre • Multimode vs. Singlemode Fibre • Multimode fibre cable has a large-diameter core and therefore has multiple modes of propagation—that is, several wavelengths of light are used in the fibre core. It’s primarily ...

Unshielded vs. shielded twisted-pair cabling. • Unshielded vs. shielded twisted-pair cabling • In "noisy" environments such as airports and manufacturing facilities, shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable is preferred. These environments contain ra...