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Vol10 No4 2003
TWISTER LOOMING AT PARKES
TWISTER LOOMING AT PARKES
A
s another exciting year in the IT&T
industry comes to a close KRONE
Australia has again continued to maintain
our position as market leader, keeping
abreast of changing technologies.
In a move that I am sure will only help
strengthen this position, I am pleased to
announce the appointment of Rob Milne
to the position of Business Development
Manager, Communications Division.
Rob’s wealth of experience in the IT&T
industry will be an invaluable addition to
KRONE’s sales and marketing endeavours.
Our commitment to excellence and
participation in the international standards
setting process continues to guarantee full-
compliance of KRONE products. On page 3,
Peter Meijer, our Technical Training Manager and
Industry Liaison, reports on the new Power over
Ethernet standard and technology.
KRONE’s reputation for quality is industry-
renown. In this issue, we review the unique
manufacturing techniques that have been
perfected and patented, providing fault-free
functionality and long-term reliability for our
customers.
We pride ourselves on being at the forefront

of technology, continually developing new
products to suit your needs. On pages 10 and 11
we take a look at our latest releases, including a
new range of Category 6
‘punchdown’ jacks,
shuttered surface mount boxes and industrial
connectors
. Information on KRONE’s entire range
can be found in the new 2004/2005 catalogue,
now available from your local sales excecutive or
distributor.
Also in this issue, we take a closer look at
KRONE product in action with several customer
stories on recent industry installations. These
include global IT giant ABB, ViaSat Inc, NSW
Agriculture and a rather unique installation at a
famous Australian landmark.
On a final note, I would like to take this
opportunity to wish you all the best for a
successful 2004 and thank you for your ongoing
support.
Craig Jones
CEO
KRONE Australia
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KRONE cements position as market leader.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
COMES TO A CLOSE

Customer Stories
6 Industrial IT Giant Sets KRONE
As Benchmark
8 Digital Communications Leader
Chooses KRONE For Advanced
System
12 Twister Looming At Parkes
14 NSW Agriculture Pilot Project
Takes Flight
Business Articles
4 Your Network Is Only As Strong
As Its Weakest Link
KRONE News
3 Management Update
16 A Successful Community
Partnership
Industry News
3 KRONE Confirms Power over
Ethernet Compliance
Product News
10 New Releases: Hot Off the Press!
16 KRONE Product Catalogue
2004/2005 Now Available
Website: www.krone.com.au
Email:
Editor: Joanna Parsons
Art Direction: Nora Collins
Front cover image:
The CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope. © CSIRO.
Copyright © 2001 KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty. Limited

CONTENTS
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Rob Milne
W
ith another successful year coming to a
close, KRONE Australia is looking ahead to
2004 with a new-look management team for its
Communications Division.
Rob Milne is KRONE Australia’s new Business
Development Manager, Communications
Division. In this role, Rob will be responsible for
the Access
NET
, Marketing, Export and IT
Departments.
A familiar face at KRONE, Rob has most
recently been in charge of IT operations,
including the successful implementation of a
national VoIP system as well as the rollout of ERP
systems to the regional subsidiaries of Hong
Kong, Singapore, India and China.
Rob joined KRONE in 1997 from a leading IT
reseller and network systems integrator where
he held several positions in product
management, sales and pre/post sales support.
During this time, Rob was responsible for
product sales and marketing of Digital
Equipment Corp server and networking products

taking them to number one Australian reseller at
the time.
Already well-known in his role as National Sales
Manager - Premis
NET
, Trevor Kleinert, will now
add KRONE’s fibre optic products to his portfolio.
With proven industry and sales management
experience, Trevor will be in charge of developing
this growing part of the business. p
K
RONE can immediately announce that our
Premis
NET
®
and TrueNet
™
solutions are fully
compliant.
We have been able to stay ahead of the game
due to our commitment to being fully involved in
the international standards setting process.
KRONE is a member of the ISO/IEC, CENELEC
and TIA working groups that specified the
structured cabling channel and component
requirements which support the 802.3af
standard. We were therefore able to ensure that
all KRONE products were fully compliant as the
IEEE and cabling standards progressed.
Known variously as 802.3af, DTE Power (Data

Terminal Equipment) and Power over Ethernet
(PoE), the new standard covers the distribution
of low voltage power through the structured
cabling system to devices such as IP telephones,
wireless access points, security cameras and door
entry/access control systems and a whole host of
new applications yet to be implemented.
The ratified standard clears up the confusion
over a number of proprietary implementations.
Until now PoE has been a niche product with
different pin-outs and voltages ranging from 6v
to 48v - making it a bit of a minefield. The new
standards define the pinouts, and harmonise the
power requirements for all systems.
As KRONE has always designed products for
currents and voltages well in excess of those
specified, our PremisNET and TrueNet systems,
comprising cables, jacks, patch panels, patch
cords and couplers, are naturally all compliant.
PoE is said to be the next big thing in
structured cabling. With the power injected at
the active equipment it can do away with
thousands of wall transformers and kilometres
of messy power extension leads.
For Voice over IP (VoIP) deployment, PoE does
away with the need for a mains power socket
next to each and every telephone. And the
telephones no longer need to go dead if there is
an electrical outage, as DTE power can be
backed up by the central communications room

UPS system.
KRONE IEEE 802.3af compatible Premis
NET
and TrueNet system components are available
now in all KRONE distribution outlets. p
KRONE CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE
WITH POWER OVER ETHERNET STANDARD
The IEEE 802.3af standard for DTE power over structured cabling was ratified
on 12th June, 2003.
By Peter Meijer JP BE
MSc, RCDD, Technical
Training Manager and
Industry Liaison,
KRONE Australia
Trevor Kleinert
MANAGEMENT UPDATE
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
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W
e live in an age where high-quality
technical products are increasingly being
copied in order to gain entry into the market.
One cannot warn strongly enough against such
cheap copies. Cabling systems of “ doubtful”
origin represent an incalculable risk of
interrupting your network or even completely
shutting it down.
Maximum reliability can only be guaranteed by

technically perfect, continually optimised, tried
and proven connection systems.
More than 20 years ago, Telecom, (now
Telstra) began installing KRONE modules
throughout its network. This practice continues
today and there isn’t a phone or Internet
connection made in Australia that does not pass
through a KRONE product.
Vital communications networks utilising
KRONE products are safeguarded by unique
manufacturing techniques that only KRONE has
perfected and patented.
LSA-PLUS
®
CONTACT PRINCIPLE
The patented LSA-PLUS Contact Principle has
become the standard cable connection method
in more than 140 countries around the world.
In excess of 10 billion connections have been
made in telecommunications networks from
Antarctica to Alaska.
SOMETIMES COPIED - NEVER
EQUALLED
Over the years we have seen companies try to
copy the KRONE methodology. While this is
flattering, we are yet to test a competitive
module that complies with KRONE’s strict quality
control procedures.
MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS
The pictures below clearly show how positioning

contacts at 45º to the axis of the wire allows
more copper to remain in place, which
strengthens this potential point of weakness.
SILVER PLATING
The KRONE Series 2
™
and HIGHBAND
®
modules
are plated with five microns of silver - which is up
to five times more plating than most
competitors. The reason KRONE has always used
silver (in place of cheaper tin) is because of its
superior electrical and environmental properties.
Silver has 6.9 times the electrical conductivity
properties of tin.
To the end user this means a faster, more
reliable transfer of data. Silver is an extremely
hard material, which is necessary in ensuring
that when the insulation is ‘displaced’ on
termination the plating remains intact, and is
resistant to wear. This is why we can guarantee
a reliable contact even after 200 re-terminations.
SUPERIOR PLASTICS
KRONE uses only the best plastics in the
production of modules, all of which are rated
UL94V0 for flame retardancy. This means the
modules will self-extinguish and not continue to
burn and give off toxic gases as other similar
products may do. This safety rating is not a legal

requirement in Australia, however it is only
prudent for buyers to beware of cheaper copies.
It’s not every day you install a telecommunications network. Therefore, it has
to satisfy at least two criteria: fault-free functionality and long-term
reliability.
YOUR NETWORK IS ONLY AS STRONG
KRONE
LSA PLUS contact 45º
contact angle
Other insulation
displacement contact
90º angle
Silver-plated contact
tags at 45º angles
across the axis of the
wire, make a solid
gas-tight connection
Unique axial
and torsial
restoring forces
maintain a
durable
connection.
Insulation clamping
ribs hold the wire
securely, and isolate
the contact area
from vibration and
mechanical stress.
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All KRONE plastics are toughened to allow for
extremes in temperature (-40º to +80º), enabling
the modules to be used in all types of climatic
zones without affecting the functionality of the
product. In addition, our plastics are PVC-
resistant. You should beware of products not
using PVC-resistant material - they are prone to
crack and weaken when terminated because
most wires use PVC insulation.
PROFIL MOUNTING
Only KRONE can provide the versatile, easy-to-
use, patented PROFIL
®
mounting system. The use
of stainless steel rods ensures corrosion
resistance for unrivalled years of service. Be
aware that alternative materials, such as plated
metals, cause problems with electrical resistance
and are not capable of earthing to allow
overvoltage protection.
The KRONE PROFIL system allows the modules
to be placed in situ and swung out for easy
termination, reducing installation time. There are
also no sharp edges on the frame to injure the
installer or end user.
STANDARDS COMPLIANT

All of KRONE’s modules comply with local and
International standards. In addition, our modules
are tested for ACA compliance by third party test
houses and are also UL (Underwriters
Laboratories) listed.
AUSTRALIAN MADE
KRONE Australia manufactures more than 90 per
cent of the products we sell in this country. Our
manufacturing facility on the NSW Central Coast
is certified to ISO 9001 for quality management
ensuring all products leaving the factory meet
stringent Australian and
International standards. We
are also accredited to ISO
14001 for our Environmental
Management System.
To service this market,
KRONE has an extensive distribution network
covering all parts of Australia with KRONE sales
offices in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,
Brisbane and Perth. Our Toll Free Technical
Support line 1800 801 298 answers inquiries
from anywhere in Australia.
Buying Australian made product eliminates all
of these concerns and helps boost our local
economy.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAT 5E AND CAT
6 SOLUTIONS
KRONE can offer an extensive range of
connection hardware to suit the individual needs

of your network. Be it POTS (Plain Old Telephone
Service) or high-speed data networks, the choice
is yours.
Call us, Toll Free on 1800 801 298 and we’ll help
you make the right decision. p
This image demostrates the effects of a power surge,
when products are made of low quality, non-flame-
retardant plastic.
THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOUR “KRONE
COMPATIBLE MDF”!
The damage you see here is:
Not the result of an earth quake,
nor the result of being hit by a hammer . . .
but the effects of accelerated aging!
AS ITS WEAKEST LINK
L
eading power and automation technology
group ABB, has recently moved its Victorian
operations to Notting Hill (20 minutes from the
Melbourne CBD), as part of a plan to centralise
operations in this state. Commenting on the
move, Laurie Mason, Vice President Information
Systems for ABB said “ We wanted a state-of-
the-art communications infrastructure that could
be used as a template for ABB sites around the
world. We have installed a Cisco VoIP network
running all of our IP based and Microsoft
applications as well as our various ERP systems.
The convergence of all these applications has
meant that network performance and availability

was our number one priority. We chose a KRONE
TrueNet
™
solution because of the zero bit error
guarantee. Whilst people accept some
retransmission, or failed packets, in their data
network, you simply cannot afford this when
your telephones are IP based. Poor voice quality
is every network manager’s nightmare.”
ABB chose to use the new KRONE HIGHBAND 25
Patch-By-Exception solution at the cross-
connect. “ We were looking to cable for the
future and the HIGHBAND 25 solution provided
the benefits we needed. Features like improved
cable management, ease-of-use and the
immaculate presentation of the frames
convinced us that this was the way to go. The
performance we are now getting from our
network is extremely high with no down-time” ,
said Mr Mason.
The site was cabled using seven 900 pair
verticals and nearly seven hundred KM8 outlets.
“ While the installation was completed over a
three-month period, this has to be tempered by
the knowledge that the actual building
completion program had a lot to do with the
scheduling” said Mr Mason.
Being a Patch-By-Exception site, ABB simply
have a contractor come in each fortnight to
remove the patch cords and hard-wire any of the

permanent changes. These changes are minimal
as ABB have taken a “ most ports active”
approach to their cabling. Simply put, computers
and telephones can be moved to almost any
outlet, plugged in, and they will connect to the
network. Another advantage over an RJ45 cross-
connect is that unauthorised changes are made
more difficult. As most Network Managers
know, end-users re-patching “ because they can”
is a nightmare and this has been completely
eradicated in the Notting Hill site.
There are 250 employees located at the
Notting Hill site in two buildings connected by a
fibre backbone. ABB is planning to connect a
further six sites throughout Melbourne and
regional Victoria. “ Having one integrated (VoIP)
wide area network improves efficiencies and cuts
costs” , said Mr Mason. “ We have already
achieved significant savings through reducing
the number of printers and faxes required from
more than 60, down to eight. The VoIP
telephone solution using Cisco has allowed
centralisation of the switchboard for Victoria and
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ABB looks to the future with HIGHBAND
®
25, implementing a state-of-the-art
communications infrastructure as a template for sites globally.

INDUSTRIAL IT GIANT SETS KRONE
AS BENCHMARK
By Peter Katsianis, Sales
Engineer Vic/Tas,
KRONE Australia
“ We were looking to cable for the
future and the HIGHBAND 25
solution provided the benefits we
needed . . .”
Damien Nugent, ABB and Bill Wassink, BNC Installations
inspect the system.
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as part of the
national template,
we have designed an
effective fail-over
solution interstate for
business continuity
purposes.”
Upon completion
of the project, ABB’s
executive committee
member Mr Gary
Steel (from the
parent company in
Zurich) toured the
Melbourne site and
was very impressed

with what had been
achieved. It now
looks likely that an IP
converged network utilising HIGHBAND 25 Patch-By-
Exception methodology could become the global ABB
standard. p
ABOUT ABB
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and
automation technologies that enable utility and industry
customers to improve performance while lowering
environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies
operates in around 100 countries and employs about
133,000 people.
ABB’s operations are organised into two core
divisions, Power Technologies and Automation
Technologies.
The Power Technologies division serves industrial and
commercial customers, as well as electric, gas and water
utilities, with a broad range of products, services and
solutions for power transmission and distribution. The
portfolio includes transformers, switchgear, breakers,
capacitors and cables, as well as high- and medium-
voltage applications.
The Automation Technologies division serves the
automotive, building, chemicals, consumer, electronics,
life sciences, manufacturing, marine, metals, minerals,
paper, petroleum, transportation, telecommunications,
turbocharging and utility industries. Key technologies
include control products, drives, enterprise software,
instrumentation, low-voltage products, motors, robots

and turbochargers.
ABB also supplies a comprehensive range of products,
systems and services to the oil and gas industries, from
the development of onshore and offshore exploration
technologies to the design and supply of production
facilities, refineries and petrochemical plants. ABB is a
leading presence in many of the upstream and
downstream markets.
The new installation at ABB's Notting
Hill site.
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hen ViaSat Inc., a high tech firm in
Carlsbad, California, set out to build a
new corporate campus, the company decided to
seriously upgrade its data communications
system. The previous headquarters had four
buildings on a campus split in two by Carlsbad’s
commuter airport. To handle voice and data
communications, they had a T-1 line with a
wireless bridge across the airport.
According to Brent Barker, ViaSat network
administrator, “ Our internal network had grown
in spurts over the course of 13 or 14 years and
included a mix of coaxial and twisted pair
cabling. The LAN infrastructure was not
designed to a master plan and changes were not
well documented, making maintenance and

troubleshooting both time-consuming and
difficult. In the new facility, we wanted a state-
of-the-art, high-performance, low maintenance
system that would handle current needs and
future growth.”
ViaSat Inc. is a designer and producer of
advanced digital communications products,
including satellite networks and wireless signal
processing equipment for commercial and
government markets. The company’s other
products include information security devices
and tactical communication radios. In addition to
its corporate headquarters in Carlsbad,
California, ViaSat has a branch office in Boston,
Massachusetts, and recently acquired the
Satellite Networking Business of Scientific-
Atlanta Inc. ViaSat combined the acquired
businesses with its own StarWire broadband on-
demand to form the ViaSat Satellite Networks
division, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.
FIRST TO DEPLOY THE KRONE TRUENET
SYSTEM
Construction on ViaSat’s new corporate campus
was completed in October 1999, with the
communications network
installed concurrently
with construction.
The campus is
comprised of
three two-story

buildings
housing
corporate and
administrative
offices, manufacturing and assembly facilities,
several research and testing laboratories, and the
company’s mission-critical Network Operations
Centre (NOC).
The LAN infrastructure includes a fibre optic
backbone that connects the floors of each
building and links the three buildings together.
For its horizontal cabling infrastructure, ViaSat
selected the KRONE TrueNet C5eT
™
System, a
revolutionary structured cabling system designed
to support 100Base-T standards to the desktop
and optimised for Gigabit Ethernet.
A separate TrueNet C5eT intra-lab network
was installed to link laboratories within each of
ViaSat Inc. Implements KRONE’s TrueNet
™
Structured Cabling System in
New Campus LAN
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LEADER
“ . . . we wanted a state-of-the-art, high-
performance, low maintenance system
that would handle current needs and
future growth.”
By Glen Johnston,

Manager Marketing and
Product Development,
KRONE Australia
ViaSat Corporate Headquarters, Carlsbad California.
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the buildings. ViaSat has the distinction of being
the first in the nation to implement the KRONE
TrueNet System. Assisting ViaSat in the design,
specification and installation of the TrueNet
System was Teldata Enterprise Networks, a
leading designer/installer of communications
systems throughout Southern and Northern
California and nationwide.
AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH AND
SELECTION PROCESS
In their efforts to source the most advanced
system to meet the network requirements,
ViaSat and Teldata invited proposals from several
leading vendors and took the time to evaluate
each by visiting vendor and customer reference
sites. From these visits, Barker recalls two
structured cabling systems that utilised KRONE
Ultim8
™
Blocks. “ One was a new facility, the
other was three years old,” he says. “ Yet both
looked exactly the same.
They were so beautifully planned and installed

that you could not tell which one was older. That
was the kind of well-documented, easy to
manage system we wanted.”
Further exploring KRONE solutions, the
selection team discovered the TrueNet Structured
Cabling System, the only system specifically
designed to prevent bandwidth loss in LANs for
maximum data throughput. The TrueNet
Structured Cabling System consists of an
integrated system of impedance matched
horizontal cable, patch cords, terminal blocks,
jacks and patch panels - all precisely tuned to
protect network efficiency and performance.
Comparing TrueNet with competitive systems,
Barker says the results were conclusive. “ We
selected TrueNet primarily because of
the product quality and
performance. In addition,
the KRONE
Ultim8 Blocks are easier to install and manage
than the punchdown blocks offered in some
other structured cabling systems. Equally
persuasive, however, was the competitive pricing
and KRONE’s five year certification of zero bit
error rate performance. That really sealed the
deal,” he said.
OVER 500,000 FEET OF TRUENET
CABLING
According to Mike DeJesus, Teldata’s sales
engineer for the ViaSat network installation, the

chief installation challenge was space. “ Even
though this was a new construction, there was
not a lot of room for the cabling infrastructure,”
he notes. “ Because of ductwork and other
obstacles, we had to apply some creative routing
to overcome space constraints.”
Overall, DeJesus estimates the installation of
the corporate and intra-lab networks took over
500,000 feet of TrueNet C5eT cabling and over
ninety 96-pair (24-port) KRONE Ultim8 Field
Assembly Kits, each containing 12 Ultim8 Blocks
plus wire managers, label holder and mounting
bracket. Network hardware includes 3Com
Corebuilder 9000 and other components.
ViaSat’s network installation involved over
2600 drops. In each of the buildings, the
telecom closets are stacked, with the Building
Distributor (BD) on the first floor and the Floor
Distributor (FD) on the second. The intra-lab
network has its own feeds from the MDF and
IDF, terminating in each lab in a rack enclosure
with TrueNet C5eT patch
panels. This separate network
employs KRONE 48-port
C5eT Enhanced Patch Panels
and K600 Jacks. p
“ We selected TrueNet primarily because of the
product quality and performance. In addition,
the KRONE Ultim8 Blocks are easier to install and
manage than the punchdown blocks offered in

some other structured cabling systems.”
CHOOSES KRONE FOR ADVANCED SYSTEM
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SHUTTERED SURFACE MOUNT BOXES
The shuttered surface mount boxes have been
designed to satisfy customer demand as more
and more new premises are being equipped with
shuttered workstation outlets.
The shutters protect the RJ45 contacts from
being damaged when not in use. Each port
comes equipped with an individual spring loaded
‘two stage’ shutter. Two stage shutters are
becoming more popular as they require an
action to lift the shutter then another action to
insert the patch cord.
Note: Some competitor products consist of
shutters that recess directly into the jack. These
types of shutters do not protect the
contacts and can be
easily damaged
by something
other than a
patch cord
being pushed
into it.
These new surface
mount boxes suit both the
Category 6 KM8 jack and a modified version of

the Keystone Right Angle jacks. The boxes come
unloaded in 1 port, 2 port, 4 port and 6 port
versions. The clear shutter is ideal for outlet
colour coding. Excellent labelling facilities are
also included and each surface box is equipped
with a magnet for easy mounting on to metal
areas such as filing cabinets.
HIGHBAND
®
FLUSH MOUNT CATEGORY
6 JACK
The HIGHBAND Flush Mount Category 6 outlets
clip directly into Clipsal/HPM faceplates.
The HIGHBAND Flush Mount Jack has also
been designed for use with the popular
KRONE termination tool. The IDC
area on each jack has the new
‘pair separator’ feature that helps
to decrease installation time whilst
helping to maintain consistent
transmission performance by
reducing the amount of ‘untwist’.
The jacks all exceed Category 6
TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 component
compliance and are available in a variety of
colours. These jacks also suit the KRONE spring
loaded shutter.
HIGHBAND CATEGORY 6 PATCH
PANELS
As with the

Flush Mount outlet the
HIGHBAND Patch Panels have been
designed for use with the popular KRONE
termination tool. These patch panels come
factory loaded and each IDC area also has the
user-friendly pair separator feature.
HIGHBAND patch panels are available in 16,
24 and 32 port configurations. All ports exceed
Category 6 TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 component
compliance. The black patch panels come
supplied with Masterminder as standard.
Note: For Category 6 installations KRONE
recommends that the ‘5 Ring Patch Cord
Minder’ be used.
HIGHBAND CATEGORY 6 PATCH
CORDS
KRONE’s new Category 6 RJ45 patch cords have
a smaller overmould to help minimise the bend
radius. Each cord has the unique KRONE ‘shark
fin’ latch protection to prevent patch cords from
getting snagged.
All cords are guaranteed to provide Category
6 TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 component compliance and
are available in a range of colours and
TrueNet
™
lengths.
The patch cords come
supplied two per bag
as standard.

PREMIS
NET
®
IP67 INDUSTRIAL
RJ45 CONNECTIVITY
As Ethernet to the factory floor is now a reality
so is the need for more robust connectors that
can cope with the rigorous factory floor
environment.
KRONE is pleased to provide its valuable
customers with this range of IP67 connectors.
NEW RELEASES
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Introducing the latest additions to the KRONE product range
By Daniel Jackson,
Product Manager,
KRONE Australia
The extremely robust interface provides ingress
protection to IP67 ensuring that your data
integrity is maintained at all times. The threaded,
overmould design completely protects the
connection between plug and patch cord
ensuring that no contaminants can enter and
also helps to prevent accidental disconnection.
The IP67 connection will function in one metre
of water for one hour!
Ideal for harsh environments the KRONE IP67
components provide protection from hazards
such as water, oil and dust. (Defined by IEC 529
DIN 40050 CEI 70-1 International Protection, 6 =

Complete protection against dust, 7 = Protection
against the effects of immersion)
PALM PROTECTOR
Ideal for assisting with the termination of
KRONE’s popular RJ45 jacks when terminating
away from the faceplates or panels.
Contact your local KRONE sales person to
receive your complimentary sample.
HIGHBAND CATEGORY 6 24 PORT
ANGLED PATCH PANEL
The angled patch panel is designed to protect
signal integrity by removing the strain that can
be placed on ports by patch cords being tightly
pulled to one side. Unlike unsightly other brand
angled patch panels the KRONE angled panel
does not protrude out of the 19” rack meaning
that it can be used in conjunction with active
equipment. It is flush
and sleek in design and
compliments all existing 19” rack
related products.
Each panel is factory loaded with twelve ports
angled to each side and all ports exceeding
Category 6 TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 component
compliance. Each 24 port panel is black in colour
and comes supplied with Masterminder as
standard.
Product available January 2004.
MASTERMINDER V2 - FRONT
INSTALLATION METHOD

As rear access to 19” racks is becoming
increasingly limited, the Masterminder V2 can
now be installed from the front of the 19” rack
without any additional fasteners. The cables can
be dressed neatly through the Masterminder’s
cable guides then terminated to the jacks and
installed on to the front of the rack.
During adds, moves and changes cables can
be quickly and easily removed from the
Masterminder so that additional ports can be
terminated. It is then simply a matter of neatly
dressing the cables again and putting the panel
back on, all from the front of the rack.
Ideal for maintaining correct bend radius of
Category 6 cables the Masterminder sits neatly
between the patch panel and the metalwork of
the 19” rack.
The Masterminder V2 will replace the existing
version. Product available late December 2003.
FIBRE-IN-A-BOX
This innovative product is ideally suited for
contractors and distributors alike. Fibre-in-a-Box
helps streamline installation and is easily
transportable between sites. The unique design
features metre marking, easy glide reel system,
generous cable exit point and reinforced carry
point.
Fibre-in-a-Box is available in core counts of 4,
6, 8 and 12 core multimode 62.5/125um general
purpose(GP) cable, for maximum yield thelength

of cable differs according to core count. p
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he CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National
Facility at Parkes (more commonly known as
“ The Dish” and made famous by the movie of
the same name) embarked on a cabling upgrade
program in 2003. The peculiarities of the site
presented some unusual challenges for
communications products and installation
practices alike.
In the 1950’s the then Chief of CSIRO’s Radio
Physics Laboratory established that the best all
round instrument for pioneering in radio
astronomy would be a large fully steerable dish
antenna. After 18 months of construction the
Dish was completed and commissioned in
October 1961.
The fact that the Dish is fully steerable, it can
tilt up to 60º (and rotate over 360º), created a
number of problems in the upgrade. In a normal
situation installed cables remain static and are
very rarely subjected to movement. The question
was how to install the cables through the
moving part of the Dish while maintaining the
integrity of the installed cable plant. Another
major consideration was Radio Frequency
Interference from installed cable plant which had

to be eliminated. The Dish is so sensitive to RFI
that even the commutator on a battery drill will
mask signals and give false readings.
Allied Technologies Group Canberra was
selected to carry out the installation for the
CSIRO. Project Manager Peter Tozer said that he
had installed networks in peculiar places in the
past but the Dish was quite a unique project.
Strength, reliability and proven past
performance were the major considerations in
selecting the KRONE products. To eliminate the
RFI problem the KRONE Cat5 shielded product
was installed for all voice services and optical
fibre for all data services. The switching
equipment was housed in RFI filtered cabinets.
Approximately one kilometre from the Dish are
the accommodation buildings which, because of
their separation from the Dish, do not pose the
RFI problem that the buildings closer do. In this
area KRONE Cat5 UTP was utilised for both voice
and data services.
Due to space limitations in the Dish structure
and administration areas it was necessary to
install a solution that made optimum use of the
small space available. The KRONE 6 Port All-Fit
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CSIRO implements KRONE product as part of a unique cable upgrade for
famous Australian landmark.

TWISTER LOOMING AT PARKES
By Norm Kennedy,
ACT Manager,
KRONE Australia
The CSIRO Parkes
Radio Telescope.
© CSIRO.
A view of the “Twister” showing the multiple loops
required and the upper and lower frames.
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Multimedia Box, which allowed for the
termination of two shielded RJ45 outlets and
two SC duplex data outlets, was selected. The
low profile and easy accessibility for patching
enabled the installation behind a range of
equipment and in other areas not normally
encountered.
The process of installing the cables through
the moving part of the structure was dealt with
on site by the installers. Just above the azimuth
track (the track the moving part of the structure
runs on) there is a room known as the “ Twister”
where all cables are suspended in frames that
compress and expand as the Dish turns. Up to 25
metres of cable is required to pass through the
Twister. Previously unrecognised by the local
staff, it was found if cables of differing diameter
were installed in single looms the movement

against each other caused the cables to bunch.
To overcome this the installers kept loom sizes to
a minimum and ensured that no other cables
were included into the looms or were installed
with existing cables.
Extensive pre-planning was required during
the entire project to ensure that the installation
procedures did not impact on the day-to-day
operations of the Dish. Short maintenance
windows were utilised to enable the use of
power tools and test equipment, which would
otherwise interfere with the Dish. These
windows were also used to access areas of the
Dish above the moving part of the structure. p
Alex Price, KRONE Australia, Simon White, Tim Higgins,
Tony Goodacre and Peter Tozer, Allied Technologies
Group, Brett Preisig, ATNF Parkes and Shaun Wilson,
CSIRO stand in front of the Dish after the successful
completion of the project.
ABOUT THE DISH
Completed in 1961, the Parkes telescope is considered one of
the most successful scientific instruments ever built in Australia.
The Parkes telescope is 64 metres in diameter and weighs
1000 tonnes.
Made famous by the movie ‘The Dish’, the Parkes telescope is
one of the most recognised landmarks in Australia. With
approximately 80,000 visitors each year, the Parkes Radio
Telescope Observatory is the largest of its kind in the Southern
Hemisphere.
The Dish takes 15 minutes to complete a full circle and five

minutes to move from vertical to almost touching the ground.
Strength, reliability and proven past
performance were the major
considerations in selecting the
KRONE products.
Photo: © David Moore.
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SW Agriculture was established in 1890 as
part of the Department of Mines. Today,
incorporating nine centres of excellence and
over 100 offices. NSW Agriculture is a modern,
efficient State Government Department, leading
the world in agricultural research, advisory
services, education, and regulation and
providing practical farm production solutions for
profitable agriculture and for a better
environment.
NSW is Australia’s most productive agricultural
state, contributing 27.6 percent ($8 billion) of
Australia’s $29 billion agricultural production.
NSW Agriculture embarked on a pilot project
in 2002 to upgrade their communication
infrastructure at their head office in Orange, in
the central west of the state, with the potential
to be deployed across all NSW Agriculture sites,
particularly those where large racks are required.
Their previous system consisted of
RJ45 patch panels and
equipment mounted
vertically, with vertical

running patch cables.
The challenge was to
devise a way to
eliminate the usual
patch lead chaos
between RJ patch
panel and switch
equipment while
maintaining ease of recording and cable tracing.
Based upon KRONE’s reputation as market
leader and their comprehensive warranty, a
KRONE Premis
NET
®
solution was chosen as the
most effective way of achieving the desired
outcome.
Six older racks (three in the computer room,
and another three in individual communications
rooms) were replaced with six new extra wide
cabinets, with the switch equipment mounted to
one side on the front of the rack, and the RJ45
patch panels mounted 90 degrees ‘around the
corner’. This design was the brainchild of NSW
Agriculture’s Stephen King.
KRONE endorsed installer, Orange Electrical,
was appointed to carry out the installation. Mark
Byrne, Manager Orange Electrical, was
continually on site during the three month
installation period. Commenting on the quality

of work, Vicki Marsden, Senior Communications
Analyst, NSW Agriculture, said “ Mark was an
essential link in the chain, quickly and efficiently
completing the project with zero down-time
experienced.”
The new system, designed by Steven King of
NSW Agriculture, will provide many benefits for
NSW Agriculture including the horizontal
alignment of 24 port switch equipment and 24
port KRONE patch panels permitting one-to-one
correlation of socket to equipment and
eliminating potential patch lead chaos between
RJ patch panel and switch equipment. The
standardised length of patch cordage will also
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A successful upgrade of NSW Agriculture’s head office communications
infrastructure has reaffirmed KRONE as their departmental cabling standard.
NSW AGRICULTURE PILOT PROJECT
TAKES FLIGHT
By Alex Price, NSW Sales
Engineer,
KRONE Australia
The challenge was to devise a way to eliminate the
usual patch lead chaos between RJ patch panel and
switch equipment while maintaining ease of
recording and cable tracing.
Mark Byrne in one of
NSW Agriculture’s

upgraded
Telecommunications
Rooms.
NSW Agriculture’s Vicki Marsden and Stephen King
with Orange Electrical’s Mark Byrne (front).
reduce the instance of leads too long, or too
short for the task at hand, with the inherent
cabling issue problems unique to both scenarios.
“ The installation proceeded smoothly despite
a minor issue of not being able to move the large
cabinets through standard sized doorways. The
doorways in the NSW Agriculture head office
building were 10mm too small. This resulted in
some slight dismantling to permit sufficient
flexing of the cabinet to fit through the
doorway” , commented Ms Marsden.
Ms Marsden was particularly happy with the
support she received from their KRONE
representative, to ensure full KRONE warranty
endorsement of the new cabling configuration.
The success of the pilot project has re-affirmed
NSW Agriculture’s choice of KRONE as their
departmental cabling standard. p
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NSW Agriculture’s head office in Orange.
KRONE Web Based Training
At KRONE we understand that your time is valuable,
in recognition of this we have developed a web

based training program that can be undertaken when
it suits you.
To find out more or to register for a KRONE web
based training course visit the KRONE Training
website www.kronetraining.com
CLUB
KRONE UPDATE
FOCUS GROUP FEEDBACK
C
lub KRONE has recently being running a series of focus
groups. Inviting members to attend a breakfast function
to discuss Club KRONE and provide suggestions on how we
can improve the current program.
The feedback from members has been invaluable,
providing ideas on how we can continue to develop the
current scheme.
We were pleased to receive confirmation of the following:
• Club KRONE is a highly regarded customer loyalty
scheme within the industry
• The information currently being provided to
members via the Club KRONE website and e-mail
updates is extremely valuable
Thank you to all those members who took the time to
attend the focus groups.
Don’t forget you can submit your thoughts and feedback
on the Club KRONE program via the website.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Club KRONE celebrated the New Year on 22 November 2003.
Don’t miss out! Simply submit your New Year invoices to
activate your account and start earning Club KRONE points.

As your total increases you will be eligible to redeem free
KRONE product and/or training. p
NEW ARRIVAL!
Jam-packed with up-to-date information, the new KRONE Product
Catalogue is your comprehensive guide to our entire range.
To obtain a copy contact your local state office below.
R
enewed sponsorship of Terrigal Surf Life
Saving Club highlights our ongoing
commitment to the community.
KRONE will continue as Terrigal Surf Life
Saving Club’s major sponsor for another season,
supporting the development of one the Central
Coast’s largest lifesaving communities.
Commenting on the established partnership,
Craig Jones, CEO, said KRONE Australia was
delighted to continue the sponsorship for
another season. “ The partnership is a perfect fit.
Surf Life Saving Clubs are one of our greatest
community associations, one that helps save the
lives of many Australians.”
“ Our sponsorship not only supports this great
community association but provides an
opportunity for KRONE to give something back
to the local community.”
Aside from helping to save lives the
sponsorship funds will provide valuable
competition equipment for the club’s members -
in particular the under 14 to under 19 members.
Last year’s sponsorship funds contributed to

Terrigal Surf Life Saving’s best year ever in
competition. John Howick, the club’s President
said, “ Without a doubt a major factor in our
success last year was the contribution given by
KRONE. Several of our younger members
achieved outstanding results at the State and
National Championships last season.” p
KRONE renews sponsorship of Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club
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