NEC cabling installation requirements are straightforward, but markings and new offerings may create confusion. You're not alone if markings and listings are making your plenum cabling selection a ...

Concerns are rising about the growing amount of voice, video, data, and security cables in commercial buildings required to service the ever-increasing demands of IT networks. More workstations, each ...

The information era has filled nearly every crack and crevice of office buildings with miles and miles of low-voltage communication cable, whether for phones, fax machines, IT networks, or high-speed ...

Figure 1. EIA/TIA 568 assigns CAT-X cable colors in a standardized way. (Illustrations used with permission of Robert Kerr, NetSpec). Click here to see an enlarged diagram. To get the most out of your ...

So in my apartment my computer desk is on the other side of the room from our phone jack where our DSL modem will plug in once we move it out here (right now I'm on our unreliable wireless). In order ...

When it comes to the plenum area, “out of sight” must never become “out of mind.” Whether located under an elevated floor, such as in a data center, or above the dropdown ceiling of a conference room, ...

As Gigabit and 10G Ethernet networks take hold in companies that need more speed, the copper physical layer of cabling has evolved to easily handle future applications. One of the most recent ...

Monoprice is my go-to source for most things, but they don't cover every situation. Anyone have any suggestions for specialty cabling that Monoprice doesn't cover? 12-36 twisted pair trunk cabling, ...