Alliance Between Anixter and Leading Manufacturers Seeks Improved Network Performance.Business Editors SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Dramatic new tests conducted at Anixter's Levels Lab in Mt. Prospect, IL, have resulted in a totally new performance specification for network cabling and components. Anixter, a leading global provider of communications equipment and cabling products, has worked closely with Lucent Technologies and other industry manufacturers to develop the new specification, which will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the way the industry views network performance and efficiency. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tom McNeil, Senior Manager of SYSTIMAX(R) SCS Offer Management for Lucent Technologies, "Our participation in Anixter's Levels program continues a long-standing partnership between the two companies and highlights the leadership of the respective companies in the structured cabling Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. industry. With Lucent's SYSTIMAX SCS solutions exceeding industry requirements, Anixter offers premier solutions for its customer's ever-expanding network performance needs." Pete Lockhart, Anixter's Vice President of Technology and Product Design, says the new performance specification standardizes the quality of data as it travels through a network system. "Our research, for the very first time, provides a glimpse into how real installed cabling systems, real transmitters and real receivers interact and transfer data from the server to the PC. These findings show the direct correlation Noun 1. direct correlation - a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 positive correlation between cross-talk, impedance impedance, in electricity, measure in ohms of the degree to which an electric circuit resists the flow of electric current when a voltage is impressed across its terminals. , mismatched network components and network inefficiencies," he explained. "Current industry standards reflect minimum requirements," Lockhart pointed out, "and therefore insure Insure can mean:
The results of the landmark research will be formally unveiled at the BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International, Tampa, FL, www.bicsi.org) An international telecommunications association providing education, registration and resources for professionals involved in the design and installation of low-voltage distribution systems in commercial and conference to be held in Ft. Worth, TX, beginning on May 8th. In addition to Lucent, the other manufacturers that participated in the research and development with Anixter are: Belden, Berk-Tek, CommScope, KRONE, Ortonics, Panduit and Siemon. To receive a free copy of the Anixter Levels Lab report on Return Loss and Its Effect on Network Performance, or other related lab reports, visit Anixter's web site at www.anixter.com, or call 1-800-ANIXTER. |
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