Network Cables Blog by Cables Plus USA: Recent Comments

Comment on New CAT6 Shielded Products Available!

2008-08-26T09:20:01Z

They are very simple to install but have to be properly installed to work.

Comment on 10 Gig 50 Micron Fiber Patch Cables

2007-10-15T15:14:53Z

As the need for faster data transfer rates in data centers, offices, etc, increases, technology needs to be augmented along with it. The 10 gig cables are the next wave in fiber optic transmissions. As there is technology that can reach speeds of up to 40 Gb/s (that I know of), people are just now moving onto the 10 gig channel. Most fiber optic systems run a maximum of 2.25 Gb/s and with the amount of data that needs to pushed through these cables, that's just not fast enough. With 10 gig you run more data; More data means you can process more transactions; More transactions means more business.

The cables are there, now everyone needs the infrastructure to handle it. But keep in mind that these cables are completely backwards-compatible, so you can rest-assured that our 10 gig 50 micron multimode cables will work with your existing network.

Comment on 10 Gig 50 Micron Fiber Patch Cables

2007-10-15T15:17:35Z

Nice Cable. 10 Gigabit is fast enough and Internet2 networks have reached 100Gbps :) Fiber optic networks will develop faster and faster.

Comment on New CAT6 Shielded Products Available!

2007-06-07T15:23:30Z

Yes, there are variations. The product you are looking for is actually dubbed S/STP (Screened Shielded Twisted Pair) not STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) which is what we provide. The standard STP configuration has metal shielding around each individual copper wire, whereas the S/STP has both individual shielding as well as a metal shield that surrounds the entire set of twisted pairs. S/STP offers the best protection from outside EM interference.

There is another type of screened cable labeled S/UTP or ScTP which is a hybrid of STP and UTP cabling. In this application, the pairs aren't individually wrapped but rather the entire set of pairs. The benefit to this cabling is the increased flexibility due to the decrease in size of the shielding.

Comment on New CAT6 Shielded Products Available!

2007-06-07T15:22:17Z

I am interested in using Cat 6 shielded cabling but my requirement also calls for shielded screened cable. Are there variations of shielding and screening within the cable construction per se?

Comment on 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 Cable Technology

2007-06-04T10:00:20Z

David, I'm happy you asked that question because you are certainly correct in the fact that 10 Gig fiber optic cabling is less expensive than 10 Gig copper. While the cabling is less expensive, it's actually more expensive to go fiber optic in data centers and storage area networks. The main benefit to going CX4 copper is that the installation costs are actually about one-tenth that of 10 Gig fiber optic. The reason is most data centers already have 802.3 network infrastructure standards running on 4X InfiniBand connections. CX4 cables are less expensive and have better bandwidth than the old 10 Gig copper cables of 2002. They also save you time and energy since you won't have to rip out your existing architecture, or switch completely over to fiber which can really hit the pocketbook.

Comment on 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 Cable Technology

2007-06-02T13:34:11Z

The 10Gig cables are fast but Fiber is much less expensive. Why go copper?