Highband Presentation August 8,2002

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KRONE HIGHBAND
KRONE Communications
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Contact Principle
Insulation clamping ribs, on
both sides of the contact, hold
the wire firmly in position and
isolate the contact area from
vibration and other forms of
mechanical stress.
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Contact Principle
 Contacts angled at
45
45
°
° leave more wire between contact points
 Contacts angled at
90
90
°
° produce a point of weakness
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Agenda - Highband
 Highband Principle
 Performance Results

 Why Highband?
 Applications
 Reference Sites
 Next Generation
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Highband, the Challenge...
 Reduce NEXT
 Reduce Capacitate Coupling
Consider this...
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Contact Principle
 30% reduction in
contact mass
 Transmission length
reduced from 72mm to
13mm
Series 2 HIGHBAND 8
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Contact Pitch
Highband
 Pitch 3mm
between
each leg of
the pair

 Highband
pitch of
12.6mm
between
each pair
Series 2
 Constant
pitch at
4.8mm
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Performance
Standard Performance
100MHZ
……..…
40db
…………….…..
63db
100MHZ
(db)
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Features and Benefits?
 Standard Compliant
– Enhanced CAT 5
– Link Class “E”
 Mounting Systems
– Backward Compatibility
– Compact Frame
– One Tool Will Do

– Range - 8, 10, 16, 20
– Compact 8
– Accessories
– Test Cords,
– Disconnect Plugs
 Patch By Exception
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Physical Solution
 Building Distributor
 Floor Distributors
 Consolidation Points
 Terminal/Workstation
Outlets
KRONE Building Cabling
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Reference Sites
 Chep Lap Kok, Hong Kong
 Ansett Australia
 Sydney Stock Exchange, Australia
 Siemens, Australia
 University of South Australia
 Skilled Engineering
 City of Port Adelaide Council
 Apin Army Base
 Deakin University
 CSIRO
 Auckland University
 Glaxo Smith Kline UK

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HIGHBAND…. The Next Generation
 PremisNET ULTIM 8
 AccessNET HIGHBAND 10
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Agenda - ULTIM 8
 Why Develop ULTIM 8?
 Mechanically - How We Did It…..
 Electrically - What We Achieved…..
 Features and Benefits
 Applications
 Reference Sites
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Why Develop ULTIM 8?
 HIGHBAND well exceeded the standard requirements
 HIGHBAND offered maximum headroom to the standard requirements
 HIGHBAND could support all applications - existing and on the horizon
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Because…..
 The BAR was raised!
 Category 6 was proposed
 Full duplex transmission systems desired
 Gigabit and Tetrabit
 Who says it won’t happen!

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