One of the primary drivers behind the growing adoption of Ethernet on the plant floor is the simple fact that everyone is familiar with it. But not all Ethernet is the same. There are some distinct ...

Standard cable lengths rarely match the actual requirements for wall runs. You end up with bunched-up excess cable creating ugly tangles behind your equipment. Making my own meant I could measure each ...

Belden's extensive portfolio of DataTuff Industrial Ethernet cables delivers high-volume data transfer and rugged reliability ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It seems much of what used to require a BNC or D-type connector is now handled by twisted pair ...

Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons of ...

A previous CommScope blog post discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Angled Physical Contact (APC) and Ultra Physical Contact (UPC) connectors. At that time, the focus was on connectors for ...