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espite the uncertainty of the time,
we are looking forward to a year of
challenges and triumphs. In keeping with
the New Year, we have introduced some
changes to the Network News magazine.
Network News will be quarterly, with
issues released in March, June,
September and December. Our aim is to
continue to provide you with the most
up-to-date industry information and
changes to our innovative new product
solutions.
In December last year, KRONE won the
inaugural Telstra Vendor of the Year
award for the category of Australian Regional
Supplier. The award acknowledges our
commitment to establishing customer service to
Telstra and developing high quality, reliable
infrastructure products. KRONE is grateful that
Telstra have recognised our contribution to their
success and our commitment to Regional

Australia.
This issue carries a feature on where new
technologies are headed in the national and the
international communications arena. After a
patchy year in the IT&T industry, things look set
to improve during 2003. See how our end-users,
DeakinPrime and national supermarket chain,
Action Supermarkets have benefited from the
solutions we have developed for their needs. Our
HIGHBAND
®
modules have for a number of years
been used in Networks in Europe, Asia Pacific
and North and South America. In this issue we
look at how the Indian company, Reliance
InfoComm, have used the Australian designed
and manufactured HIGHBAND
®
8 for Broadband
applications.
So, what do you think of the Network News
magazine? How can we improve it and make the
content more relevant to you? In order to elicit
your input we have included a Reader Survey in
this issue. Complete the survey and fax it back to
our Marketing Department 02 4389 7386 by
March 17th for your chance to win a $1000
travel voucher. We look forward in anticipation
to receiving your valuable feedback! That way
we can continue to improve this publication to

make it of more value to our readership.
If you have a technical problem and need a
solution call Bradford Tetlow, our new Technical
Adviser, on our HelpDesk on 1800 801 298.
Welcome to the start of a New Year, I hope all
readers of this magazine have a positive year
ahead.
Sincerely
Craig Jones
CEO
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NETWORKnews
LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW
YEAR FULL OF POSSIBILITIES
Customer Stories
6 Action Supermarkets check out
KRONE’s
ENTERPRISE
Solution
8 India chooses Australian Made
and Designed HIGHBAND
10 DeakinPrime selects KRONE’s
GLOBAL LEADER
Solution
12 Free Space Optics a winner at
the Australian Moto GP
KRONE News
5 Premis
NET

Update
16 KRONE showcases talent at local
Technology Exhibition
16 KRONE takes out Telstra Vendor
Award for Supply Excellence
Standards and Industry News
3 New Technology Developments
4 Revised PM25 Released
Product News
12 Product Focus
14 Embrace the Change - You’ll see
the Rewards
Website: www.krone.com.au
Email:
CONTENTS

Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty. Limited
NETWORKnews
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I
was fortunate enough to attend the BiCSi
Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida recently.
The conference was held in the biggest hotel
complex I think I have ever seen. The Gaylord
Palms Resort and Convention Centre is a 3000
room hotel where the outdoor areas are not
really outdoors at all. A huge glass canopy
stretches right across the entire building,
providing a climate controlled “outdoor” area

for all year round enjoyment. I tell you “only in
America!”
Another great American achievement I was
lucky enough to witness whilst in Orlando, was
the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. I am
sure most of you have seen a rocket launch on
TV, but to witness one live is quite spectacular. I
am told of an Australian connection to this latest
mission of Columbia. It carried a couple of
Australian spiders on board to assist in
experiments on how spiders weave webs in zero
gravity. Unfortunately we may never find out
whether the experiments were successful or not
with the tragic news we all woke up to on
February 2nd.
I am beginning to get a complex about
travelling overseas now. I was on holiday in the
UK when Princess Diana was killed, I was
unfortunate enough to be holidaying in the US
on that September 11 and now, after witnessing
the launch of Columbia, it crashes.
Anyway enough of that, what was the
conference Like? Pretty good I think. It was not
as big as past BiCSi conferences I have attended
in the US. It is clear that the struggling US
economy and the threat of conflict in the Middle
East is affecting the global communications
industry.
The highlights from this year’s BiCSi
conference were Category 6 developments, 10

Gigabit on copper and fibre optics.
The Cat 6 Consortium is an emerging industry
working group whose mission is to create
market and industry awareness for cabling
systems and components based on TIA’s new
category 6 cabling standard. Their charter is to
inform the market place of the technical
advantages of Category 6 over Category 5E.
(The TIA still differentiates between Category 5
and Category 5E, unlike the ISO standard which
has dispensed with the “old” Category 5
performance standard and renamed the
Category 5E performance standard Category 5 -
Make sense?)
There is a group of hardware manufacturers
that have been lobbying the IEEE to conduct a
technical feasibility study to address 10 Gigabit
over copper unshielded twisted pair cabling.
10Gb Base T will be the standard to specify how
10Gb on copper will work. The IEEE has
commenced this study and has advised ISO/IEC
of the work. It will be the role of ISO/IEC to work
with IEEE to determine the structured cabling
performance standard required.
It is the hope of some hardware manufacturers
that the technology will be supported on a
Category 5 structured cabling platform. Other
manufacturers feel that this is an unrealistic task
and that the physical layer will need to have the
characteristics defined out to 500MHz.

There has been increased discussion
surrounding the application of different levels of
fibre optic cable. The trend is to move from the
traditional 62.5/125 and and 9/125 to 50/125,
as this gives improved performance for
migration of 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet.
KRONE will continue to update you all on
these developments throughout the year.
Recent announcements of the pending
closures of other highlight the tough
telecommunications market conditions globally.
Despite this uncertainty, KRONE Australia
continues to design and manufacture innovative
new connectivity and cabling solutions for the
global market. November 2002 saw the opening
of a state-of-the-art manufacturing line for fibre
optic cable at our Berkeley Vale facility,
testament to our ongoing commitment to the
Australian communications market.
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NEW TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTS
Category 6, 10 Gigabit on Copper and Fibre Optics were highlights at
the 2003 BiCSi Winter Conference
by Peter Davis, Sales
& Marketing Manager,
KRONE Australia
Despite this uncertainty KRONE Australia
continues to design and manufacture innovative
new connectivity and cabling solutions for the

global market.
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NETWORKnews
Fluke release revised Personality Module for the testing and
verification of Category 6 Permanent Links.
T
he Master Installer course combines the
previous KRONE Category 5e Structured
Cabling Course and the KRONE Category 6
Master Cabler course into a single 3-day course.
Completion of this course is mandatory for
employees of companies wishing to maintain
their status as a KRONE Endorsed Installer
company, capable of issuing a KRONE Warranty.
The Master Installer qualification has a 3-year
validity. Of course, the previous Structured
Cabling and Master Cabler competencies will
continue to be recognised until their 3-year
validity expires.
Topics covered in the KRONE Master Installer
course:
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Cat 5e is now called Cat 5 under AS/NZS
3080:2002.
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Class D, E & F Permanent Link and
Channel applications as per the new
standard.
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Application of Category 5 and Category 6
components to these Classes of
performance.
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Installation requirements for Class D and E
performance.
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Compliance testing to Class D and E using
a level 3 hand held tester
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Maximum cabling lengths, taking into
account work area and FD/BD inter-
connect and cross-connect leads.
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Temperature length de-rating for given
Classes of performance.
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Limitations on connecting lead (patch
cord) length and type for the class of
performance and cabling model (CP or
MUTO).
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Administration (labelling/records) for Class
D and E installations.
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KRONE voice and data products – features
and optimum selection.
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Correct choice of product for KRONE
Global Leader Cat 6 TrueNet™ solutions

and Enterprise Cat 5 solutions.
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Cable pair transmission and data
transmission theory and practice
associated with Gigabit Ethernet data
transmission; Insertion Loss, PSNEXT,
reflections and Return Loss, PSELFEXT,
characteristic impedance variations and
longitudinal impedance regularity, zero-bit
error rate techniques.
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Associated standards: Pathways & Spaces
AS/NZS 3084, Field Testing AS/NZS 3087.
The KRONE Master Installer training course for copper-based
installations has been reduced from 4 days to 3 days in the classroom.
KRONE MASTER INSTALLER
COURSE RETURNS
by Peter Meijer, JP BE
MSc, RCDD, Technical
Training Manager
and Industry Liaison,
KRONE Australia
T
he new Personality Module 25
(PM25) is a revision of the existing
PM01 Personality Module.
Alignment of the PM25 Performance
curve ensures inter-operability.
Fluke inform us that the
realignment of the Performance

curve is an ongoing technical
challenge. It is expected that a
more accurate Personality Module (PM06)
will supersede the PM25, and should be
available second Quarter 2003.
The KRONE Category 6 portfolio is compatible
with the existing PM01, the emerging PM25 and
will also be compatible with the PM06, when it
is released. This information applies equally to
the Omni Scanner 1 and 2 Testers.
The situation with the Wire Scope 350 has not
changed, with the Testers fully compatible with
the KRONE KM8 modular outlets.
REVISED PM25 RELEASED
NETWORKnews
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Further information on the Wire Scope 350
and the Omni Scanner 1 and 2 Testers is on the
KRONE Web page. The Fluke information will
be updated to reflect the above changes in due
course.
Please refer />White Papers/ Performance Testing of
Permanent Links and Channels.
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The course is a deliberate blend of self study,
classroom lectures, practical installations and
testing using Category 6 cable and termination
components and their testing to Class E for
both Permanent Link and Channel. Progress

assessment is by open book knowledge
exercises with classroom discussion of answers.
The final assessment for full KRONE Master
Installer competency is based on 100%
attendance and classroom participation,
successful completion of practical exercises and
a closed book written exam.
Pre-requisite: Current ACA Open
Registration or Base Cabling Licence.
Outcomes: National Competency Standard
ICTTC 009B – and KRONE Master Installer
Competency Certificate.
For course dates for 2003 visit krone.com.au
and follow the Training links.
For more Information and to register contact
JB Hunter Technology on 1800 672 933 or visit
their website www.jbhunter.com.au
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F
ollowing on from a very strong 2002, where
all budget expectations were exceeded, 2003
already sees KRONE positioned as the market
leader in the Premises Market.
To further service our customers, we have
appointed Mike Hubbard as Sales Executive for
Far North Queensland. Mike brings to the
Premis
NET
team more than 35 years experience
in the communications industry. Mike was a

Senior Technical Officer employed with Telstra in
the Business & Government business unit. Prior
to that he was employed in Data and
Communications distribution. Jeremy Barnes
joins our NSW Premis
NET
team as a Sales
Executive. Jeremy has more than 9 years
experience in the industry and has spent the last
2 years working closely with Installers,
Consultants and End-Users.
Like the Premis
NET
team, our product portfolio
continues to expand. The HIGHBAND
®
25 range,
released in October 2002, has been specified in
some very high profile sites (see June issue for
details). Our recently released enhanced fibre
optic cable, developed and manufactured in
Australia, has set new standards for performance
and reliability and was recently chosen by the
Department of Defence.
Our Premis
NET
Team is looking forward to
assisting you with all your network needs in
2003 and beyond.
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PREMIS
NET
®
UPDATE
PremisNET goes from strength
to strength
Mike Hubbard
Sales Excecutive
Far North Queensland
Jeremy Barnes
Sales Excecutive
NSW
by Trevor Kleinert,
RCDD, National Sales
Manager, PremisNET,
KRONE Australia.
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NETWORKnews
L
ate in 2002, Foodland Associated Limited
(FAL) acquired 40 Franklins’ supermarkets in
Queensland and northern New South Wales for
its Action Supermarkets division. Franklins’
Richlands grocery warehouse and support office
complex and the Rocklea produce facility were
also part of the deal.
FAL’s Action Supermarket chain now trades
through 31 stores in Western Australia as well as
the new 40-store, 71,000 square metres of

trading area for the east coast, plus two
additional stores opened in Parkinson (Brisbane)
and Raintrees (Cairns) in December 2002.
The FAL Group’s 2002 Annual Report
promised that the innovations that have driven
growth in sales and profitability for the Action
chain, including store design and layout, were to
underpin the profitability of the new store
network.
Gavin Royes was part of the team who
oversaw the implementation of the new retail
computer network. Gavin Royes is the IT
Support Manager for Action Supermarkets,
Queensland, reporting to Paul Trent, General
Manager, Information Technology, at FAL’s head
office at Canning Vale, WA.
“The former Franklins’ stores were running
proprietary software and freestanding older-style
registers which were showing their age and
beginning to break down,” said Mr Royes. “A
Cat 5 starpoint network within the store
environment relayed point of sale information
via the wide area network (WAN) to head office
before it was transmitted back to the store,
inevitably slowing down the delivery of data and
reporting systems.
“We wanted to start 2003 with all our new
stores on line so the timing and delivery of the
network was critical,” said Mr Royes. “We had
just 10 weeks to complete the project.”

New state-of-the art HP and NCR front end
Point of Sale registers were installed at each
store, connecting to a Back Office server and
two clients running the Surefire retail software
system. The stores then utilise the existing WAN
to communicate to both the State Office (Qld)
and Head Office (WA) for e-mail and other IT
services.
“I was familiar with KRONE equipment, which
was already installed at the Richlands facility,
now our State headquarters,” said Mr Royes.
“We called for tenders from KRONE endorsed
supplier, Whiteford Electrical and one other
communication consultant/vendor partnership.
Besides having expert knowledge of the KRONE
product, Whiteford’s had the advantage of
operating throughout northern new South
Wales and up to Cairns in Queensland. They
gave us a design, which provided a cost-
effective, reliable, enhanced Cat 5 solution that
would efficiently interface with our FAL/Action IT
network and new hardware.
“The biggest hurdle we faced was the
implementation – actually doing it within the
time frame,” said Mr Royes. “I’m pleased to say
that all product was delivered on time and we
Action Supermarkets is reaping the business benefits from the
installation of a KRONE
ENTERPRISE
solution.

ACTION SUPERMARKETS CHECK OUT
by Scott Whiston,
Queensland Sales
Executive,
KRONE Australia.
“I’m pleased to say that all product was
delivered on time and we were able to have all
stores online for the new year”…“I would add
that Action Supermarkets is already reaping the
business benefits that result from the
efficiencies of the new store environment.”
KRONE’s solution for Action Supermarkets comprises:
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HIGHWAY CAT5E 24-Port PMK style Patch Panels
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HIGHWAY CAT5E FMK RJ45 Flush Mount Outlets
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TRUEPATCH Patch Cords,
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Premis
NET
Bronze Cat 5e UTP
4-Pair Copper Cable