...patch panels, hubs, switches, or routers), you need to direct the bundles overhead, vertically, and horizontally. • Ladder Rack • A popular choice for overhead cable routing is a ladder rack. Ladder racks come in many varieties. They can run alo...

...cross-point or fabric-switched topology uses 24-bit addressing to connect up to 2 (to the 24th) devices in a cross-point switched configuration. This enables many devices to communicate at the same time and does not require shared media. • Fibre C...

...found on most types of network equipment, including NICs, switches, routers, and media converters. Because these devices are totally backwards compatible with other Ethernet devices, all you need to do to reap energy savings is to swap out devices.

...media including Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), wireless, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). • Remote access enables remote users to dial into your LAN over the phone by using either land lines ...

...a problem for many KVM switches, as they normally pass along mouse coordinates in a stream mode. This results in a CPU receiving data when it isn’t expecting it, and the mouse simply won’t function properly. • All ServSwitch™ products contain suppo...

...distances or through switching systems. In this case the corresponding video splitters, video extenders, and video switches all must support HDCP to take part of the key information exchange. Every active device in the transmission chain must par...

...input to the output. Switching to battery operation takes up to 10 milliseconds. They only protect from power failures. • Line Interactive — They protect not only from power failure, but also from underand over-voltage. They are ideal for small t...

...electrical power. • The Cause — Noise has many causes including nearby lightning, load switching, industrial equipment, and radio transmitters. It may be intermittent or chronic. • The Effect — Noise introduces errors into programs and data files.