Jan 15, 2013 | Blog, Cabling, Data Communications, PBX Technology, Phone Systems, Voice Communications, VoIP
When you see a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone system diagrammed out on paper, it looks great – either a hosted service or a self-hosted IPPBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange) connected to your data network with IP phones as end points. You may see a nice...
Sep 21, 2012 | Blog, Cabling, Data Communications, Leviton, Voice Communications
In Part I of this series, I covered the basics of copper cabling for voice and data. In Part II, I covered copper cable categories, certification and ratings. Part III discussed optical fiber. All of this information now provides the foundation for us to learn about...
Sep 19, 2012 | Blog, Cabling, Data Communications, Voice Communications
In Part I of this series, I covered the basics of copper cabling for voice and data. In Part II, I covered copper cable categories, certification and ratings. Now, it is time to talk about optical fiber or, as some people call it, “fiber optics”. Pros and...
Aug 23, 2012 | Blog, Cabling, Data Communications, Leviton, Voice Communications
In Part I of this series, I discussed the basics of low-voltage copper cabling for voice and data. Now I want to go into more detail about UTP, how it is categorized, certified and rated. In Part III, we will go into optical fiber for communications cabling and in...
Aug 23, 2012 | Blog, Cabling, Data Communications, Voice Communications
The world of low-voltage cabling for voice and data can seem rather dark and mysterious for the uninitiated. With this series of posts, I hope to shed some light on the dark art. In Part I (this post), I will cover the basics of copper cabling for voice and data. In...
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