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Optus Hosting Centres Thrive with New Cable Management
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Network Transplant for Queensland Laboratory
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Adds, Moves & Changes - Eliminating the Nightmare of Patch Cord Tangles
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Australia Vol1 No.2 2006
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A Word from

Bob Fitzgerald
T
he last six months have been very eventful for our industry.
Copper commodity prices have gone through the roof, driven
by increased demand from the vastly accelerating industries in India
and China.
Fibre has certainly become a growth area with FTTX investment
in Australia gaining momentum. Our experience as the US market

leader in FTTX infrastructure has given great opportunity to stay
ahead with solutions and lead the way in the Asia Pacific region.
Part of this is ADC KRONE’s involvement as a founding member of
the Asia Pacific FTTH Council.
In May, our new wireless solutions were made available within the
Asia Pacific region. With solutions for both enterprise and carrier
applications, we are set to provide the foundation for the wireless
boom. The Australian launch was at CeBIT Australia, see page 3 for
details on this.
As you may have heard, the IEEE have ratified a new standard of
10G copper structured cabling. This has been a long time coming,
with ADC KRONE taking the working proof of UTP being able support
10Gig over 100 metres back in March 2004. With this working proof,
the IEEE accepted of our practically proven system and we launched
CopperTen later in 2004. Many of our customers have already
installed the solution, taking advantage of the increased bandwidth
CopperTen offers. Peter Meijer’s article on page 8 provides details
on the new standard.
Another new technology we have recently released is Category 6
leadframe jacks. Replacing the printed circuit board technology on
traditional Category 6 outlets, our leadframe design is more robust
and reliable. This new product has won us several awards including
ATUG and Central Coast Manufacturers Awards. I’m proud to say
that ADC KRONE is a company committed to ongoing innovation,
paving the way for the next generation of networking.
Sincerely
Bob Fitzgerald
VP & Regional Director
Asia Pacific Region
ADC KRONE News

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3 New Wireless Solutions Revealed

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7 FutureTech
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8 Automated Digital Cross-Connec
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15 Manufacturer of the Year

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Customer Stories
4 Clear Skies
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10 Optus Hosting Centres Thrive
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13 Network Transplant for Queensland

Laborator
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Technical Articles
8 IEEE Ratifies
10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard
9 Adds, Moves & Change
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Editor: Sarah Bishop
Art Direction: Nora Collins
Website: adckrone.com/au
Copyright © 2006 ADC Communications (Australia) Pty. Limited
Contents
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ADC KRONE Updates Customer Programs
I
was pleased to meet many of you at our recent
FutureTech event. This annual event gives us an
opportunity to spend time with our key customers
and to update you with the very latest information
on technical advances, standards and solutions to
future-proof your business.
Many of you are now members of our TrueNet
Rewards program, which has replaced the Club
KRONE loyalty program. As with Club KRONE,
the program offers one point for every dollar you
spend on ADC KRONE products. You can then
use these points to buy training or products.
More information on the program, including
exclusive information and benefits for members,
is available at www.truenetrewards.com.au. If
you’re not yet a member, I urge you to visit the
site and join today.
We have also created the TrueNet Integrator

program for our installer partners. Members
receive ADC KRONE accreditation, allowing them
to offer an ADC KRONE warranty on installations.
We recently modified the program so that
integrators can now apply for the warranty on
behalf of the end user, removing the need for the
end user to sign the registration form to validate
the warranty. We’re sure our integration partners
will want to take advantage of the improved
TrueNet Integrator program and I encourage you
to do so.
On another note, I would like to congratulate
three of our staff for well-deserved promotions.
Scott Whiston has been promoted to Queensland
state manager, Carl Holmes has been promoted
to WA state manager and Terry Finn has been
promoted to sales executive – Enterprise Channels
in our NSW office.
In addition, our customers in NSW and WA will
see two new faces joining our sales team over
the coming weeks with Jacqui Heath joining us
in NSW and Jason Pullman adding his talents to
our WA team. Jacqui will be focussing on our
Enterprise Channel partners while Jason will be
supporting our Channels and Corporate Accounts
divisions.
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Damien Rodgers,
Sales Director -
Enterprise, AU & NZ

NEW WIRELESS SOLUTIONS REVEALED AT
CeBIT 2006
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eBIT Australia is the country’s leading ICT
event, attracting visitors from the corporate
IT, telecommunications, information and
communications sectors. ADC KRONE participated
in the 2006 event in May and it was an excellent
opportunity for us to display our new solutions.
CeBIT 2006 saw ADC KRONE’s unveiling of the
new Digivance
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wireless solutions, with a display
that generated great interest from many different
groups from different industries. The wireless
solutions are designed specifically to address
the challenges associated with distributing and
enhancing capacity and coverage in wireless
networks. The Digivance product family is the
only purely digital RF transport solution available
on the market today and is designed to provide
mobile operators with coverage and capacity
enhancement solutions for new and existing
networks.
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Clear skies

for Melbourne Airport
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elbourne Airport is a major international
passenger and freight gateway to Australia.
Renowned for its world-class facilities, the airport
serviced more than 20 million passengers last
year. Consistently rated highly in passenger
surveys, Melbourne Airport has been ranked in
the world’s top five airports.
THE CHALLENGE
To maintain its high level of service and industry-
leading practices, Melbourne Airport needed to
upgrade and standardise its cabling system.
“Our needs and available technology have
grown in the decade since most of our cabling
was installed,” said Mark Funston, Melbourne
Airport’s Information Technology Manager. “We
needed to upgrade to ensure network stability and
to future-proof the network so we can implement
new technologies as they become available.”
Managing the network had also become
complicated, with no central network map. As a
result, patches and changes were delayed while
IT workers tried to physically locate cabling. Or,
entire swathes of cabling had to be reinstalled
because the existing cabling could not be found.
This was inefficient and expensive.

A third challenge was that external contractors
could physically access the network and make
unauthorised and unrecorded changes, posing a
security risk.
THE SOLUTION
Working closely with network integrators Airport
Data & Electrical, Melbourne Airport set two project
goals:
1. To develop and implement a structured
cabling standard on which the entire
network could be based.
2. To thoroughly document the network for
future knowledge.
“The solution needed to be cost effective to
own and run as well as be flexible, not locking the
airport in to any one contractor or manufacturer,”
said Sean Dowsett, General Manager of Airport
Data & Electrical. “We evaluated competitors, but
ADC KRONE was the clear choice.”
Melbourne Airport has standardised on ADC
KRONE products including Fibre Optic cabling,
Terescope free space optics, Category 6 patch
panels, patch cords and cabling and HighBand
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25.
Choosing ADC KRONE’s HighBand 25 cross
connect solution was essential for Melbourne
Melbourne Airport’s new structured cabling standard based on
ADC KRONE’s solutions yields immediate benefits and allows future
expansion.

By Peter Katsianis,
Sales Executive
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Airport to implement a structured cabling
standard. HighBand
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25 allows maximum network
throughput beyond one Gigabit. Designed for
the most advanced networks, it was the perfect
choice for Melbourne Airport’s future needs as
they move towards delivering applications like
streaming video.
“Our network runs security and surveillance
software, among other things. As well as requiring
high bandwidth, these are extremely important
applications for an airport, and ones that we can’t
afford to have slow or break down because of an
inefficient network,” explained Mark Funston.
The Terescope free space optics solution
provides Melbourne Airport with Australia’s first
1.2 Gigabit connection, from the data centre
to a remote building for disaster recovery. The
Terescope is a line-of-sight device providing
reliable wireless connectivity – essential if the
cabling is compromised.
THE IMPLEMENTATION

In September 2004, Melbourne Airport began
the first step in the installation process: upgrading
its data centre.
Peter Loosley, IT&T Services Manager, Melbourne
Airport said: “As the centre of our network, the
data centre became the standard with which
the entire airport would comply. We could then
upgrade the rest of the cabling throughout the
airport as further refurbishments and renovations
took place.”
Airport Data & Electrical installed the new, high
bandwidth ADC KRONE Category 6 cabling. The
HighBand 25 solution allows Melbourne Airport
to manage the network more efficiently with
the added benefit of being neater with a smaller
footprint than other solutions, so it takes up less
valuable space in the data centre.
“The initial installation into the data centre went
off without a hitch,” said Peter Loosley. “It was
easy to manage and we had no cabling issues.
The only challenges we faced were logistical,
such as making sure project managers follow the
standard and install the cabling correctly.”
THE RESULTS
The most important benefit of the ADC KRONE
TrueNet installation, according to Mark Funston,
“We needed to upgrade to ensure network
stability and to future-proof the network
so we can implement new technologies as
they become available.”

Sean Dowsett,
Airport Data &
Electrical and Peter
Loosley, Melbourne
Airport.
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is the network’s vastly improved quality,
performance and reliability.
“Upgrading and standardising our cabling
has meant that we are no longer limited by
our network. We can implement software and
services as required. We can offer applications
like streaming video over the high bandwidth
cable, which is great not only for security and
surveillance, but also for training and other
potential applications,” said Mark Funston.
Being able to more easily manage the network
has been another important benefit.
“The new standard means that senior staff
are no longer required for patch management,
so we can concentrate on more strategic issues.
We know where all the physical aspects of the
network are now, so patching can be done by less
senior staff without any compromise on quality.
We estimate this has resulted in a 20 - 30% saving

on staff time,” said Mark Funston.
“The HighBand
®
25 system is well documented
and foolproof. We can hand work over to
consultants and contractors fearlessly. It’s easy for
us to check their work and we can be confident of
the standards we can expect,” he continued.
“The HighBand 25 Patch-by-Exception rule
enables our contractors to do around 15 patch
jobs at once instead of one or two, reducing costs
and wear and tear on the cables,” added Peter
Loosley.
FUTURE PROOFING THE BUSINESS
As Melbourne Airport continues to grow and
evolve, the ADC KRONE Category 6 cabling will
allow the IT team to implement applications as
needed, without the limitations imposed by the
older Category 5 cabling.
“As the next three to five years unfold, we
will find ourselves able to react to advances
in technology very quickly thanks to the ADC
KRONE network,” concluded Mark Funston.
“We will be able to use even bandwidth-hungry
new applications and services over the same
infrastructure with complete confidence. This
will provide a better service to all our network
users and will ensure Melbourne Airport
maintains its position as one of the world’s best
airports.”

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“As the next three to five years unfold, we
will find ourselves able to react to advances
in technology very quickly thanks to the
ADC KRONE network”
Melbourne Airport’s Mark Funston.