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High quality patch cable is critical to patch cord performance
What to consider when specifying Ethernet patch cables
Design factors for implementing commercial PoE on 28 AWG and 26 AWG stranded patch cable
Plenum-rated 28 AWG category patch cable meets stringent building safety requirements
Why is Cable Capacitance Important for Electronic Applications?
Channel Requirements and the Length of Stranded Cable
What is Return Loss? Why is it Important?
A Method to Calculate the Capacity of a Reel or Spool
Alternative Industrial Ethernet (IE) Cable Jackets Provide a Variety of Properties for Tough Applications
Bonded Pairs vs Twisted Pairs
How to Implement PoE in Your Harsh Industrial Environment
The Nuts and Bolts of Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cabling
PLTC-ER Communication Cable — what it is and why you want it
Independent T-1 Test Verification
Special Applications for Low Capacitance Cables
Effect of Return Loss and Impedance Stability on Premise Wiring Systems at Extended Frequencies
Return Loss and Data Transmission
Most Patch Cords Fail Testing
Industrial Ethernet (IE) Cable's Electrical and Mechanical Performance
European Union Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) Requirements and Update
DataMax® Extreme FR-TPE Jacket Has Superior Mechanical, Chemical, and Electrical Properties
Installing Industrial Ethernet in hazardous industrial environments requires the infrastructure be "hardened"
Copper Cabling for Digital Audio and Video Applications
Why 5E Cable is Unsuitable for T1 Extensions
Tin vs. Bare

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