Networking • Automation • Occasional Podcasting

Category: Cabling

  • ,

    Cool Siemon LC Fiber Connectors

    I had the opportunity to play with a Siemon LC connector recently and found it quite clever. Not only does it have an innovative way to remove a connector by pulling on the connector body, but it also allows you to simply and quickly swap transmit and receive on the connector without having to break…

  • Conduit Standards For Datacom Cabling

    We as IT guys don’t often have to think about cabling, let alone what the bend radius is supposed to be for fiber cable going through EMT (Electrical Metallic Tubing, Aka hard conduit). Well, I found myself with the question of what should be bend radius be on 3″ EMT for fiber instillations. I found…