Data Center
Industry Standards Update
Read highlights of active projects from committee meetings during the third quarter of 2019. These include developments in standards for single-pair...
November 5, 2019 | By Leviton
Data Center Disposition: Network Architecture Choices
Industry standards are an important tool for data center design. The standards created by ISO, IEEE, and TIA ensure the interoperability of equipment...
May 15, 2019 | By Jeff Lechtanski
The Market Has Spoken: OM4, Single-Mode Leave No Place for Unproven OM5
Due to new transceivers, coupled with customer needs and network requirements, the market is ignoring the new, unproven OM5 cable and sticking with...
October 25, 2018 | By Gary Bernstein
The Biggest Decisions when Designing a Data Center Network
The design and deployment of data centers is as much an art as it is a science.
July 20, 2018 | By Leviton
IEEE votes down a next-gen 200 Gb/s standard that would have benefitted OM5
IEEE 802.3 meeting, the Next-Gen Multimode 200 and 400 Gb/s study group voted down physical layer specification that supports 200 Gb/s operation over...
March 29, 2018 | By Gary Bernstein
Top Network Infrastructure Trends in 2018
What are the biggest developments in data center networks? How does the growth of wireless networks and PoE affect enterprise cabling installations?...
March 5, 2018 | By Leviton
New IEEE Standard Brings 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s to Data Centers
After four years in committee, the IEEE 802.3bs fiber standard for 200 and 400 Gb/s networks was approved yesterday.
December 8, 2017 | By Gary Bernstein
Passive Optical TAPs: Network Visibility without Disruption
Network visibility is a top priority for many IT managers.
September 7, 2017 | By Leviton
Is OM5 Fiber a Good Solution for the Data Center?
Wideband multimode fiber (WBMMF) is a new fiber medium specified in ANSI/TIA-492AAAE, published in June 2016.
April 25, 2017 | By Gary Bernstein
What’s Driving Category 6A Adoption?
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) standard for Category 6A was published in 2008, but the market was initially slow to take off due
December 16, 2016 | By Leviton
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