Fibre optic cable construction • Fibre optic cable construction • Core • This is the physical medium that transports optical data signals from an attached light source to a receiving device. The core is a single continuous strand of glass or p...
Selecting a video converter. • Selecting a video converter • Resolution and refresh rate • Many modern flat screen monitors will only display a small range of refresh rates and resolutions, and most will not display any refresh rates below 60H...
LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) and PVC cables • LSZH and PVC cables • The European market is demanding that cables used in LANs, WANs, etc. meet LSZH specification. The IEC 60332-1 governs the Flame Retardant Grade specifications in reference t...
Shielded Ethernet Cables. • Shielded Ethernet Cables • STP and S/STP • Two basic types of shielded cables are offered by Black Box and the Industry.The first group are cables with an overall shield know generically as STP. The second are const...
Multicasting video over a LAN • Multicasting video over a LAN: Use the right switch.. • In KVM extension applications where you want to distribute HD video across a network, you need to understand how it works and what kind of networking equip...
Digital Video Formats • Digital Video Formats • SDI video • The serial digital interface is a format most commonly found in high-end broadcasting applications. Although SDI transmits uncompressed, unencrypted digital video signals, it typicall...