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10G Ethernet Update
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Australia Vol1 No.3 2006
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A Word from
Bob Fitzgerald
W
e’ve been working hard really over the past 6 months with our
channel partners to find ways of better serving our customers.
We are pleased with the results and we believe that we are now
much more responsive to our customers needs and easier to deal
with. One visible result will be a better point of sales presence
throughout our Distributor’s branches. Also, the new structure of
our sales team means that we can now offer a higher level of service
to our channel partners through a focused effort.
I’m pleased to report that the newly developed Australian
Category 6 Leadframe jack solutions have been readily accepted by
the UK market, opening up a new export opportunity. The volume
of this award-winning product continues to grow as it becomes the
market’s desired technology, replacing traditional printed circuit
board based products.
Whilst we continue to expand globally, we remain committed

to the Australian and New Zealand markets. Our Berkeley Vale
development and manufacturing facility is the operations flagship
for the Australia/NZ region and significant in Asia Pacific. Being a
local manufacturer enables us to be highly responsive and able to
meet specific customer needs like no other vendor. A great recent
example was when a major Australian telecommunications carrier
required a configured cross-connect product for a major network
project. Our engineers were able to turn around the solution in a
very short time with a brand new product meeting the stringent
“carrier class” quality that our customer demanded.
We are always striving to achieve improved customer service,
ensuring that there are no delivery issues or stock problems for our
customers. I’m pleased to say that last month we had zero shipping
errors in a record shipping month, well done to our Warehouse and
Customer Service teams.
ADC KRONE has continued to thrive over the last quarter and I look
forward to strong growth and performance for the rest of the year.
Sincerely
Bob Fitzgerald
VP & Regional Director
Asia Pacific Region
ADC KRONE News
8 TrueNet
®
CopperTen
™
solutions
Customer Stories
4 Verdict is positive for High Court network
9 Penrith Panthers Score with ADC KRONE

14 Fisher & Paykel’s new cabling solution
for global HQ
Technical Articles
3 The Converged Enterprise
7 10 Gigabit Ethernet update
12 Optical Fibre Testing for Enterprise
Installations
Editor: Sarah Bishop
Art Direction: Nora Collins
Website: adckrone.com/au
Copyright © 2006 ADC Communications (Australia) Pty. Limited
Contents
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ST R U C T U R E D
C A B L I N G
W I R E L E SS
AC C E S S
The Converged
Enterprise
What it means to your business
Y
our business runs on information. From voice to data,
Gigabit links to video, and wired to wireless services, the
variety of communications options is growing along with
complexity, redundancy, and cost. What is the best way to
deal with the need for ever increasing bandwidth? You need
to create a Converged Enterprise network.
WHAT IS CONVERGENCE?
Telecommunications Service Providers are already recognising

the value of convergence in their business models. By
bundling voice, data, and video into a “triple play” of
services, they are realising economies of scale and simplifying
operations for themselves and their customers. Businesses
can also realise the full benefits of convergence: savings,
simplification, and flexibility. The fully converged enterprise
integrates wired and wireless services to support voice, data,
and video from the data centre all the way to both desktops
and mobile users.
NEW APPLICATIONS DEMAND A
CONVERGED ENTERPRISE
A truly converged enterprise network will transport any
content, across any medium, anywhere in the world, at any
time. Converged networks supply the solution for high-
bandwidth applications that need mobility, and mobile
applications that need higher bandwidth. New applications
which require a converged enterprise network include:
• Mobile users and wireless applications
• Smart building services
• Data storage and security
• Video applications and 3D modelling
• Centralised communications management
• RFID (radio frequency ID) tracking of material
• IP- based factory floor and more……
COST CONTROL AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
The benefits of enterprise convergence can be immediate
and substantial. Converged organisations gain economies of
scale and expand available bandwidth while lowering cost.
Converged infrastructure will be more secure, more
manageable, and flexible enough to handle changes in

technology, business climate, and corporate goals. Most
importantly, convergence will be a powerful competitive
tool, enabling an organisation to synchronise tactics with
strategy and expedite communications both within and
beyond the organisation.
UNCOMPLICATING CONVERGENCE
With decades of experience in voice, data, video, wireline,
and wireless communications, ADC KRONE is where
Enterprises and Service Providers turn for converged products
and services. Over 80% of the voice, video, and data traffic
in North America is transported over ADC KRONE network
infrastructure products. Please contact my ADC KRONE
team to explore the ways you can use convergence to your
advantage in your business. n
ADC KRONE is here to help you build your
New Network in New Ways.
Networking Thoughts from:
Bob Switz, ADC President and CEO
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VERDICT IS POSITIVE FOR
High Court Network
A
ustralia’s High Court installs ADC KRONE
fibre and copper cabling to enable most
advanced courtrooms in Australia.
The High Court of Australia is the highest court
in the Australian judicial system. It was established
in 1901 to interpret and apply the law of Australia,

to decide cases of special federal significance and
to hear appeals, by special leave, from Federal,
State and Territory courts.
The seat of the High Court is in Canberra,
where it is located in its own building within
the Parliamentary Triangle. The 40-metre tall
High Court building is one of Australia’s National
Buildings and also one of Canberra’s major tourist
attractions. The building houses three courtrooms,
Justices’ chambers, and the Court’s main registry,
library, and corporate services facilities.
The High Court frequently hears applications
for special leave to appeal by video link with
Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. This method of
hearing, introduced in 1989 to save litigants
the cost of flying their counsel to Canberra, is
becoming more and more popular.
CHALLENGE
In early 2004, the High Court decided to replace
its 1980s analogue video and audio systems with
a new, state-of-the-art digital video, audio and
data network. Dubbed the “Black Box Project”,
the new fibre optic network would involve more
than 3,000 fibre terminations and result in the
most advanced courtrooms in Australia and
possibly the world.
The High Court building had not been designed
with network cabling in mind. Courtrooms are
located on one side of the building with computer
and court monitoring rooms 50 metres away on

the other side. There was no allowance within
the building for cabling reticulation apart from
telephone cabling that was embedded in concrete.
By Norm Kennedy,
ACT Sales Manager
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VERDICT IS POSITIVE FOR
High Court Network
Therefore, to install the cabling, pathways would
have to be designed and created, courtroom
carpets would need to be removed and judges’
benches would have to be modified. It was
essential to the High Court that the cabling they
installed would provide support for current and
future video, data and audio applications to avoid
such upheaval in the future.
For this unique project, the High Court relied
upon a team of IT specialists including Intravision,
a communications company specialising in
data, voice, fibre, MATV, CCTV and broadband
technologies.
GOALS
The Black Box Project was incredibly large and
complex so the High Court’s goals were stated
clearly at the outset:
1. To successfully install the necessary hardware
and systems to create a digital video, audio
and data network;
2. To achieve effective recording of court

sittings;
3. To implement effective video and video-
conferencing services;
4. To ensure the technology remains invisible
within the courtrooms;
5. To minimise the impact on clients during the
project.
It was important to the High Court that the
infrastructure be future-proof to avoid having to
upgrade again too soon. It was also essential to
protect the investment so that cables and other
equipment could not be damaged accidentally.
For Intravision, achieving the High Court’s goals
meant they would need to:
1. Completely refurbish the court reporting
monitoring and transcription rooms;
2. Install a structured cabling system connecting
the courts and court reporting areas;
3. Install all equipment in court reporting,
computer room, courtrooms and court rack
areas while keeping all technology invisible;
4. Implement control and management
systems.
This Page:
Top: Video Switching
Room.
Left: Heath Mackey,
High Court and Grant
Bawden, Intravision
examine the under-

floor cabling.
Far Left: Control and
Video Link Cupboard.
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“We had our work cut out for us on this
project, as we would be working in a heritage-
listed building,” explains Grant Bawden, technical
services manager, Intravision. “This required
innovative design and meant that we needed
to be flexible in how we physically planned the
network. We also needed to use the latest video,
audio and data products.”
SOLUTION
One year prior to the Black Box project, the High
Court had reviewed its existing cabling system.
The previous system used a variety of different
cabling products. A combination of the
components and the installation practices used
meant the network experienced a number of
performance issues. To solve those issues, the
High Court installed ADC KRONE’s Category 6
copper cabling. The benefits were immediate and
all issues were resolved once the network had
migrated to the ADC KRONE cabling.
So, when it came time to choose a cabling
system for the Black Box project, the High Court’s
decision was clear. They chose ADC KRONE’s new
50µm multimode fibre because it offers three

times the bandwidth of standard 62.5µm fibre
and supports the maximum bandwidth for the
entire 50 metres separating the courtrooms and
computer rooms. It would also allow the High
Court to extend the existing ADC KRONE 20-year
system warranty to cover the new system. This
would guarantee the system’s performance well
into the future when higher demands are placed
upon it.
“Having one complete system from one vendor,
supported by Intravision, provides the High
Court with confidence that the complete court
monitoring system will perform when the biggest
decisions in the country are made,” says Grant.
INSTALLATION
Due to the size and scope of the project, Intravision
experienced a number of challenges during the
installation process. Chiefly, the building’s design
allowed limited access for cabling, the building
documentation was not exhaustive, and there
were extensive areas of solid concrete.
“We based our outputs on a logical rather
than firm technical design,” explains Grant. “We
needed to give significant thought to developing
cable routes to overcome the building’s physical
limitations.”
RESULTS
As expected, the Black Box Project has delivered
the most advanced infrastructure for court
reporting and video conferencing in the world.

“Replacing 1980s audio and video analogue
technology with current digital audio, video and
data technologies – in a heritage listed building
– while hiding the installation, was a very difficult
task,” says Grant. “We achieved the ideal outcome
thanks to the skills of the team involved and to
the superior quality of the solutions chosen. The
ADC KRONE products delivered the functionality
and performance we were looking for and we
managed to meet and exceed the original project
goals.”
The project subsequently was submitted for and
won a National Electrical and Communications
(NECA) 2005 Excellence Award. n
“We needed to give significant thought to
developing cable routes to overcome the
building’s physical limitations.”

Norm Kennedy, ADC
KRONE with Tony Martin
and Heath Mackey from
the High Court.
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YES, the IEEE approved the 10GBE standard in
June 2006.
NO, this is not the final Augmented Cat 6
standard that we will all use for installation.
YES, there is a separate Augmented Cat 6
standards being developed by the TIA in America

and by the ISO based in Europe.
NO, the ISO and TIA standards are not ratified
or published as yet.
YES, both should be approved and published
early to mid 2007.
NO, these ISO and TIA standards cannot be
called up in tender documents yet.
YES, both TIA and ISO passmarks are higher than
those required by the IEEE 802.3an standard for
10GBE.
NO, the ISO and TIA drafts do not have the
same passmark values for all parameters.
YES, there are attempts to achieve harmony on a
single set of global passmark values.
NO, they may not achieve harmony and there
may always be 2 different passmarks.
YES, the ISO is trying to provide more headroom
than the TIA to “future-proof” installations for
the “next” application jump.
NO, there is no “next” application jump on
the horizon at present and these jumps
usually require new cabling.
YES, both ISO and TIA standards have UTP and
STP solutions for 10 GBE requirements.
NO, a shielded solution is not the only one
capable of meeting 10GBE requirements.
YES, you should use the Random Lay Principle
especially for the first 15 metres from FD
terminations.
NO, neat straight lines of cables in small

bundles are not suitable for 10GBE cabling
because they do not minimise Alien Cross-
talk.
YES, the ADC KRONE solution will meet the
published IEEE 802.3an requirements for 10GBE
transmission.
NO, ADC KRONE will not provide warranties
to the ISO or TIA Augmented Cat 6 cabling
standards until they are published. Beware
of those who do. n
By Peter Meijer,
JP BE MSc.,RCDD,
Technical Manager,
Enterprise AU/NZ.
10 Gigabit Ethernet
update
Some quick YES/NO comments on 10GBE.
“Random lay in the bundle and tray,
for Cat 6 cable and Cat 6a.”
©
Peter Meijer.
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A
s the worldwide leader in telecommunications
infrastructure, ADC KRONE has a knack for
making the impossible, possible. This proved to
be the case when ADC KRONE introduced the
industry’s first augmented Category 6 cable. This

astounding breakthrough, now a complete end-
to-end cabling system appropriately named
CopperTen, delivers an easier to install and more
cost-effective solution than shielded and fibre
optic cabling systems.
CopperTen is an integral part of ADC KRONE’s
TrueNet
®
Structured Cabling System. It was the
world’s first UTP Structured Cabling System
to enable 10 Gigabit Ethernet over a full 100
metres. Installed in high-performance networks
worldwide, the system’s patent-pending design
minimises alien crosstalk and insertion loss and
meets the performance requirements of IEEE
802.3an, ISO/IEC 11801 ed.2.1 and TIA 568-B.2-
10 draft standards.
CopperTen Patch Panel
This 1RU 24-port patch panel is designed to
optimise performance. The modular design
features outlets that are offset to counter the
negative effects of alien crosstalk; critical for 10
Gigabit Ethernet performance. The panel also
features a unique fully-moulded plastic design
that further reduces alien crosstalk when
compared with traditional metal frame panels.
CopperTen Module
The 20-pair CopperTen module is the world’s
highest performing cross-connect module. It is
designed to suit five incoming and five outgoing

4-pair Category 6a cables. The Module utilises a
disconnect feature making it ideal for Patch-by-
Exception installations and can also be patched as
a traditional cross-connect. The cable manager at
the rear of the module ensures that cables are
held in place securely without the need for Velcro
ties.
CopperTen 4-pair Cable
The highest performing UTP 4-pair cable in the
world, CopperTen cable offers maximum
headroom for current and future technologies.
ADC KRONE’s uniquely designed oblique elliptical
offset filler reduces alien crosstalk.
CopperTen Modular Outlet
The CopperTen modular
outlet features LSA-
PLUS
®
silver-plated 45°
angled contacts for the
most secure and reliable
connection available. The
outlets clip directly into
Clipsal and HPM faceplates.
CopperTen Patch Cord
The CopperTen patch cord also uses the oblique
elliptical offset filler, designed to minimise alien
crosstalk. Copper conductors in the cable pairs
are stranded for superior flexibility and compacted
to a near-round shape for optimum signal

strength. The patch cords have a snagless plug
design with integrated strain relief and are UL
1863 listed. n
TrueNet
®

CopperTen
™
Solutions
Speed, Performance
and Reliability.
By Glen Johnston,
Product Manager,
Structured Cabling,
Asia Pacific
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R
ugby league is one of Australia’s most popular
sporting competitions. It began in Australia in
1908 with the New South Wales Rugby League,
which included eight teams. Now consisting of 15
teams (14 from Australia and one from New
Zealand), the National Rugby League (NRL) is the
country’s premier rugby league competition.
At the foot of the Blue Mountains, 60 kilometres
away from Sydney, lies the city of Penrith. The
Penrith District Rugby League Club joined the elite
division of the rugby league competition in 1967
under the nickname of “The Panthers”.

Panthers’ home ground is owned by the
Department of Lands, entrusted to Penrith City
Council. With capacity for approximately 21,000
spectators in two stands, two terraces and two
hills, the stadium includes lighting that meets
television broadcast standards. In 2004 the
Panthers was the most watched rugby league
team on free-to-air television.
STADIUM GROWTH INCLUDES
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE
In 2005, work began on revamping the Western
Stand and playing surface of CUA Stadium Penrith,
thanks to $10 million in funding from the Federal
Government. The improvements include new
spectator and media facilities.
As part of the stadium’s growth, the
communication infrastructure required upgrading
to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth-
hungry voice and data applications. In particular,
the additions to the stadium would include a
media centre to accommodate radio and television
broadcasters as well as print journalists.
This new media centre would need to be
fitted with an integrated voice and data cabling
infrastructure that could cope with heavy media
demands on match days. The infrastructure
also needed to make it easy for broadcasters to
move between media offices without complex
patching.
A corporate facility – which would also require a

reliable cabling infrastructure – was included in the
stadium plans. Also included was a requirement
for coaches to be able to communicate with
change rooms and the substitutes bench without
resorting to two-way radio.
By Alex Price,
NSW Sales Manager
PENRITH PANTHERS SCORE
with Adc Krone
CUA Stadium Penrith chooses ADC KRONE solution for new media centre and
communications network.
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For such a complex project, the Penrith
District Rugby League Club enlisted the help of
telecommunications and data networks installer
Stowe Australia.
PREPARATION FOR FUTURE GROWTH
“The stadium upgrade provided a perfect
opportunity to install the most advanced
structured cabling network possible to cater for
the stadium’s communications needs,” explains
Bryan Shiagetz, Stowe Australia’s project manager.
“We needed to bring the stadium into the 21
st

century and prepare it for future growth,
particularly with regard to the media centre.”
With this overall aim in mind, Stowe Australia

began looking for the perfect solution.
“We knew that Category 6 cable would be
required to provide enough bandwidth for the
media centre,” says Bryan. “We also needed to
make sure that the infrastructure could be added
to easily – but most importantly the network
would need to be extremely reliable and easy to
use. We envisaged a scenario where the media’s
support staff could interpret the network and
take care of their own patching needs. And of
course we needed to find a solution that would
fit within our client’s budget.”
SEARCH FOR A STRUCTURED
CABLING SOLUTION
Stowe Australia spent six weeks considering a
number of structured cabling solutions, including
those offered by Pandiut, Leviton and Clipsal,
Stowe Australia settled on ADC KRONE’s TrueNet
®

Structured Cabling Solution. The cabling system
terminates into a cabinet located in the
communication room, and the ADC KRONE
HighBand
®
24-port Category 6 Patch Panels allow
easy user patching.
“I had used ADC KRONE products in previous
installations so I knew it was reliable and robust
enough for this installation. It met all our

requirements and exceeded our expectations in
terms of pricing and support,” says Bryan.
TEAMWORK OVERCOMES
INSTALLATION HURDLES
Once the ADC KRONE solution had been chosen,
the four-month long installation process could
begin. This was made slightly more complicated
by the other extensions being made to the
stadium.
The cabling system needed to be hidden from
view and protected from the elements to ensure it
could not be accidentally damaged, affecting the
network’s performance. Ascertaining the optimum
cable pathways proved a major hurdle, but Stowe
Australia worked closely with the builders and
with the Penrith District Rugby League Club, to
solve the problem and the installation proceeded
without further incident.
“RESULTS COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER”
On completion, the installation’s benefits were
apparent immediately: the ADC KRONE TrueNet

Structured Cabling Solution provides a robust,
reliable and future-proof network as intended.
Patch management is simple, even allowing media
personnel to undertake their own patching needs,
a cost and time saving for the Penrith District
Rugby League Club.
Moving broadcasters between media offices is
also simple with no need for complex jumpering

or patching. And coaches can take advantage of
Top: David
Copeland patches
the Media Centre
Communications
rack.
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the new network to communicate securely with
the change rooms and interchange bench.
According to the Penrith District Rugby League
Club’s project manager, David Flintoft, the club is
thrilled with the results.
“When we were presented with the opportunity
to upgrade our infrastructure, I was excited about
the possibilities,” he says. “I knew this would be a
great chance to set ourselves up for the future. It
means we won’t be prevented from implementing
new technologies because of an outdated
communications infrastructure. The ADC KRONE
solution squarely places the Club to enhance our
position as a media- and corporate-friendly rugby
league stadium, so we’re delighted.”
The team at Stowe Australia is also pleased with
the project’s outcome.
“The results couldn’t have been better as far
as we’re concerned,” says Bryan. “We achieved
what we set out to achieve. Happily, there were
even a couple of unexpected benefits. Because
the simplicity of the ADC KRONE solution allows

the end user to relocate services and phone lines,
my time has been significantly freed up from
those requests, so I can be more efficient and
effective.
“Overall, using the ADC KRONE solution has
provided significant cost savings for the stadium
upgrade. We were able to use an Australian
product with an extended end-to-end 20-year
application and product warranty which gives our
client peace of mind,” he concludes. n
Media room patch panel.
Dynamic Angle
Patch Panels
These TrueNet
®
patch panels offer superior performance and
flexibility. Unlike fixed angle panels, ADC KRONE’s patented
solution combines the ability to dynamically angle connections
either right or left in a low profile. The 45 degree silver plated
IDCs can be punched down with either a standard ADC KRONE
or 110 termination tool.
Features:
• Patented angle right/left eases stress on patch cords
allowing for easy cable management
• Low profile dynamic angling allows for greater flexibility
and use in cabinet environments
• Category 6 component compliant TIA/EIA 568-B.2-1
• A-Tick AS/ACIF S008 compliant
• UL 1863 certified
• Wire can be terminated with either an ADC KRONE

or 110 tool
• 45 degree silver-plated IDCs provide secure, reliable
gas-tight connection
• Includes adhesive paper labels for station identification
• Universal wiring label for easy termination of either
T568A/B
• Patch panels are designed to support Gigabit Ethernet
transmission speeds
• Optional rear cable manager
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A
ustralia and New Zealand will by the end of
2006 have in place a new standard for optical
fibre testing that is significantly different from
what most installers are doing today.
The big differences are;
1. There are only two approved methods of
Reference Setting for testing using Light
Source and Power Meter (LSPM) testers,
2. Test Cords for LSPM testing must have
Reference Connectors* on one end, and
3. Launch Cords and Tail Cords must be used
with Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer
(OTDR) testers.
*Reference Connectors are high precision con-
nector terminations with a loss of less than 0.10
dB for MMF and 0.20 dB for SMF.
TESTING INSTALLED OPTICAL

FIBRE FOR COMPLIANCE
For compliance testing to AS/NZS 3080, there are
four basic tests that shall be performed and
recorded in the test results for each installed
optical fibre. These are:
1. Continuity and Polarity. (e.g. using a LSPM)
2. Length. (e.g. using the metre marks on the
cable or using an OTDR)
3. Propagation Delay. (e.g. using the cable
length or using an OTDR)
4. Insertion Loss or optical power loss. (e.g.
using a LSPM or using an OTDR)
Visual inspection of connector ends is not a
requirement for compliance, but it may help
identify causes if the fibre fails the optical power
loss test. The single biggest cause of failure is
‘dirty’ connector ends on the test leads and the
cable under test. So, cleaning connector ends
before and during testing is an essential time-
saving procedure that reduces failures.
REFERENCE SETTING FOR LSPM TESTING
1-Test Cord Method
If the OF cable under test is a simple link with just 2
connectors, one each end, then the easiest Reference
Setting method is the 1-Test Cord Method.
Set the ‘Zero’ Reference Setting using the
1 – 5m Lunch Cord (preferably with mandrel).
Check that the 1 – 5m Tail Cord has a loss of
< 0.10 dB for MMF and <0.20 dB for SMF.
By Peter Meijer,

JP BE MSc.,RCDD,
Technical Manager,
Enterprise AU/NZ.
OPTICAL FIBRE TESTING
For Enterprise Installations
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3-Test Cord Method
If the OF cable under test is more than a simple
link with just 2 connectors, or is a channel, or has
connectors that do not match the LSPM tester,
then the Reference Setting method must be the
3-Test Cord Method.
This method uses the 3rd Field Calibration Cord
less than 2m long at the centre position when
setting the reference to ‘Zero’ dB.
The 3-Test Cord Method is the more accurate
method, but the 1-Test Cord Method is faster and
easier to set up.
The loss due to the method of reference
setting in both the 1 and 3-Test Cord Methods is
considered to be 2 x Reference to Non-reference
connectors, each 0.30 dB (MMF) for a total of
0.60 dB. In addition to this will be the loss due
to the cable and any additional connectors and
splices in the Cable Under Test.
OTDR TESTING
OTDR testing now requires the use of a Tail Cord
as well as a Launch Cord. They must be longer
than the OTRD Dead Zone and be different

lengths to aid the reading of the test trace. n
OPTICAL FIBRE TESTING
For Enterprise Installations
More detailed information on Optical Fibre Testing can be found on the ADC KRONE website under Document Downloads.
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“
A
t Fisher & Paykel Healthcare we believe
everyone should enjoy a good night’s sleep.
We’ve based our business on this belief”. While
this may underpin the design and manufacture of
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare products, it flows
through to those technicians who have to manage
the hardware and software solutions.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) is a
leading designer and manufacturer of heated
humidification products and systems for use in
respiratory care and the treatment of obstructive
sleep apnea. A core value and strength of
the company is the integration of research
and development right through to product
manufacture. They also produce a range of
innovative patient warming devices and neonatal
care products.
Prior to November 2001 the Healthcare division
was part of Fisher & Paykel Industries. Separate
companies for Appliances and Healthcare were
then formed. Based in Auckland New Zealand,

the company’s healthcare products are sold in
over 90 countries worldwide.
The corporation has four main divisions:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Respiratory
Humidification, Operating Room and Neonatal.
Housing over 842 staff in a 28,000m
2
facility, an
additional 23,300m
2
site is under construction in
Auckland that will primarily be occupied by the
Obstructive Sleep Apnea product group.
A CLEAN SLATE
This new building has offered a clean slate with a
fresh approach to managing structured cabling
and patch cords.
The typical downtime scenario of ‘un-plug/
untangle/re-patch’ was a potential bottleneck
in future development and network expansion
requirements. It directly affects business output
A great cabling solution means
A Good niGht’S SLeeP
A new cabling infrastructure for Fisher & Paykel’s global headquarters.
By Peter Kaad,
Northern Region
Manager, New Zealand
HighBand
®
25 rack in

the Communications
room.
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and this was addressed in the ADC KRONE
cabling solutions.
FPH key network requirements were to eliminate
redundancy and ensure maximum reliability. It
also had to be easy to use.
Increasingly, the end-user downtime is
diminishing. With production heading towards 24-
hour/7-day capacity year round, the opportunities
for low impact maintenance periods, such as the
Christmas period, are fast reducing.
SMART AND PRACTICAL
The new facility has two main comms rooms with
two satellite rooms to service the entire building.
This is the first time FPH has used ADC KRONE
products to supply the cabling and connectivity
for the four rooms.
The fantastic opportunity presented when
starting from scratch has enabled maximised design
efficiency of cable management and housing.
TrueNet
®
Category 6 Solutions were implemented
using HighBand
®
25 and ADC KRONE STP cable.
Glenn Schäche, the FPH Technical Team Leader

explains “the cost-effectiveness of using jumper
wire rather than patch cable will enable us to
invest more in other areas and deliver a cost-
saving over time. In a large project such as a new
building, any cost saving is welcomed.”
Another major component for FPH in solving the
physical installation was the practical advice given
by ADC KRONE. They offered expertise on how
to manage systems better and reduce operational
costs while not bypassing the important process
of consulting the end users.
“The fact that ADC KRONE takes the time
to get involved in the whole cabling process
guarantees that our infrastructure can do what it
is supposed to and gives us the confidence that
we can deliver what our users want and need to
the desktop. We don’t have to worry about the
cabling and can concentrate on what we know
best - the hardware and software on our system,”
said Schäche.
THE JUNGLE BELONGS IN THE
CONGO, NOT THE COMMS ROOM
Schäche comments on the installation. “I like the
tidiness of the solution. It looks much better than
the patch cord jungle. The visibility of the changes
makes it a great plus.”
“I think the key reason we decided on the ADC
KRONE solution is that is very neat & organised. It
makes it easy to see where changes have occurred.
Having worked at the coalface before, I know

how frustrating troubleshooting a normal Cat 5
cable maze can be. The ability to quickly change
or redirect a particular port as an exception is a
bonus. The days of the Christmas holiday patch
panel tidy-up are numbered.”
The FPH technical team currently manages the
switches, hubs and patching in the existing facility.
They are looking forward to the time benefits of
easy traceability of cables and fast identification
of patch exceptions in the new building.
“Fisher & Paykel saw the advantage of working
with ADC KRONE with the after sales service in
the way of warranty and network testing a huge
benefit in being able to control and maintain the
network,” said Peter Kaad, ADC KRONE Northern
Regional Manager.
Although the main end-user is PC based,
some with large engineering CAD file transfers,
down the track FPH are looking to integrate voice
solutions. Using the ADC KRONE HighBand 25,
the performance aspects of future are taken care
of. The ADC KRONE solution offers the immediate
benefit of superior performance, however up-
grading to 10 Gbps Ethernet transmission exists
already in this technology. Complete with ADC
KRONE’s comprehensive 20-year warranty,
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare are well set with
TrueNet
®
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Fisher & Paykel
global head office,
located in New
Zealand.
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NEW
NETWORKS
I NEED ONE TRUE NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTION.
I need TrueNet
®
TrueNet is the high-performance
structured cabling solution that meets
your unique network needs. Your one true
network infrastructure solution, TrueNet is
the integrated portfolio of industry-leading
products from ADC KRONE.
True End-to-End Solution
Now your complete network
infrastructure needs are met by a single
global manufacturer. The TrueNet system
delivers proven cable, connectivity, and
cable management solutions for fibre,
10G Ethernet over UTP, and Category 6/5e
from the data centre to the desktop.
True Performance
With TrueNet, you can push networks
to the performance edge. Innovative
products that exceed industry standards
support advanced applications today

and tomorrow.
True Reliability
Mission-critical networks rely upon
trusted TrueNet infrastructure. Built
and tested in ADC KRONE's world-class
facilities, TrueNet guarantees signal integrity
and network throughput.
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