ADC KRONE - Hot Sheet - 10GBase-T - Competitive Comparison ADC vs. Panduit

COMPETITVE COMPARISON
ADC vs. Panduit
Copper Structured Cabling
Feature
Product
ADC
+/- +/-
Product
Panduit
Comments
Connector
(Jacks)
Reterminations
200+ reterminations on all connections.
+-
20 reterminations
ADC jacks can be terminated up
to 1000 times without sacrifi cing
contact integrity.
Contact
Patented 45-degree angle. Retains wire
by 3-point unique axial and torsional
forces.
+-
Simple split beam. Retains wire
by only one set of axial forces.
Contact design is why ADC is the
industry standard in over 80 countries
throughout the world.
IDC Contact
Plating

Silver
+-
Copper and nickel
This allows ADC to be used in humid
or otherwise harsh environments
without gel or other modifi cations.
Contact Plating
Gold (50 microinches)
++
Gold (50 microinches)
IDC Contact
Oxidation
Does not corrode. Silver tarnish is highly
conductive.
+-
Will tarnish, which is non-
conductive.
Additionally, tarnish is soft and will
wipe off when wire is inserted.
Connector
Wire Gauges
Supported
20 to 26 AWG
+-
24 AWG
Most ADC sales engineers are
registered communications distribution
designers (RCDD) as certifi ed by the
Building Industry Consulting Service
International (BICSI).

Connectors
and Stranded
Wires
Most stranded wires accepted.
+-
N/A
This allows ADC to terminate
shielded cable effectively. (Can punch
down drain wires).
Contact
Memory
Can reliably terminate 26 AWG following
a 22 AWG termination.
+-
Cannot reterminate a smaller
wire down on a previously used
termination point (i.e. 22 AWG
to 26 AWG)
ADC contact allows greater longevity
and fl exibility.
COMPETITIVE COMPARISON
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Feature

Product
ADC
+/- +/-
Product
Panduit
Comments
Double
Punching
Two per termination point of same
gauge (22 to 26 AWG)
+-
N/A
Allows easy looping of stations for
applications such as Local Talk.
Cable
Made in-house in ADC factories
+-
Third-party supplier; switched
vendor in 2004
Cable and connectors are designed
together for maximum throughput
and impedance matching.
True End-to-End
Solution
Yes; ADC manufactures all of it’s cable
and connectivity.
+-
No; Cable sourced from several
vendors over past several years.
One source ensures no discrepancy

on potential warranty and
performance concerns.
Zero Bit-Error
Warranty
Yes, ADC invented the technology.
+-
N/A
Critical to ensuring no errors are
placed on the network as a result
of the cabling system (the result of
cable and connectors being designed
together).