At the beginning of April, AMP NETCONNECT, a business unit of Tyco Electronics will be showcasing a key new product: Hi-D cable management system. This new system can increase patch densities by, on average, 30% with improved cable management and user access compared to traditional techniques.
The Hi-D cable management system is designed in such a way that all patch-cable bend radii are controlled from the patch panel through the complete management system. This ensures that the stipulated requirements of ISO/IEC 11801 - that the bend radius should be a minimum of 25 mm for cables with a diameter of less than 6 mm and 50 mm for those over 6 mm - are met.
The XG copper system complements the XG fibre cabling system, which includes single-mode fibre and OM3 multimode fibre to support 10 gigabit short wave (SX) applications at distances of up to 300 metres.
Other key products include the MRJ21 pre-terminated copper cabling system, which terminates a single high-performance cable to one MRJ21 connector, which replaces up to 12 RJ45 connectors. Cassettes break out the cabling to standards-based wiring to support technologies like power over Ethernet and VoIP while providing easy migration to Gigabit Ethernet. The system offers simple plug-and-play installation, high-density interconnection with more ports in less space, and the reliability to handle substantial data streams.
The MRJ21 connector technology is being adopted at the I/O board level with server development and network switching OEMs around the world to change the infrastructure platform for the next-generation of high-density equipment being introduced into the network infrastructure, in which 16 x MRJ21 connectors at the switch feed 96 GbE ports into the network.
The product offering is completed by the AMPTRAC Integrated Infrastructure Management System: a connectivity management system which optimises port utilisation by accurately tracking and documenting changes as they occur, providing proactive monitoring, preventing costly errors and downtime and increasing productivity. The easy-to-implement hardware and the powerful iTRACS software can be integrated into any new or existing network.