Correspondence Lesson 3: Process Controls
Apr 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
Industrial process control can be difficult, complex, and problematic. Yet, a smooth running process line is a site to behold; thanks to technological...
Future-Proofing with Air Blown Fiber
Apr 1, 1999, By Joseph R. Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
Specialized optical fiber system proves ideal in heavy industrial application....
Datacom Office Wiring: Recommended Procedures
Apr 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
Voice and data wiring essentially involves installing cable and connecting equipment: the same things most of us have been doing for decades. But there are some significant differences related to system performance and required installation methods....
Digital Telephony: Sending High-Speed Data Over Phone Lines
Mar 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consulting Editor
Since new communication systems are overwhelmingly digital, analog is slowly on its way out. Therefore, local telephone companies may offer some or all of these digital services you can recommend to your customers....
Correspondence Lesson 2: Basic Wired Control Devices
Mar 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
Our coverage of specific control devices begins with basic wired controls- the most commonly used control items. You can find them in thousands of locations...
Playing The Computer Telephony Acronym Game
Mar 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consulting Editor
There are so many acronyms for telephone services and links between data communications and telecommunications, it's hard to keep track of what's available. And with so many services offered, it's that much harder to make knowledgeable and sensible recommendations to your customers....
PLC Or DCS: Which Is Better For You?
Mar 1, 1999, By Dr. Tim Shaw, Ph.D.
You must automate a process, but you can't decide between a DCS and a PLC. Are these systems really all that different? The answers depend on a slew of other questions....
Building A Next-Generation Corporate Network
Mar 1, 1999, By Joe Knisley
A multi-site retrofit combines optical fiber and high-performance UTP copper cable to handle an expanding volume of data....
Correspondence Lesson 1: The Application of Controls
Feb 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
The real genius of control work is being able to combine the many different devices to get a very complex and difficult job done. This first lesson is a step in that direction....
Opening Your Own Low-Voltage Division
Feb 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
If you're a contractor who wants to do low-voltage work, you have two options: Open a new low-voltage company or run such projects within your existing company. Which way is best?...
Contracting in the Datacom Arena
Jan 1, 1999, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
In many ways, data contracting is similar to electrical contracting. However, there are quite a few differences. Here are the most important aspects of data contracting; paying extra attention to those areas that differ substantially from electrical contracting....
ADSL: The New Internet Link
Dec 1, 1998, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consulting Editor
This high-speed transmission technology could make downloading movies and video catalogs possible; but only if our telephone companies allow you to have it....
Backbone Cabling System Provides Video-to-Desktop and ATM Capabilities
Nov 1, 1998, Edited by Ellen Parson, Managing Editor
When Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah needed a cabling plant for its two new headquarters buildings and the nearly 1000 workstations inside them,...
Breaching The Digital Bottleneck
Nov 1, 1998, By Paul Rosenberg, Datacom Consulting Editor
A terrible impediment plagues the digital world. This data bottleneck, which strangles the world's data transmission system, is the last mile or so of connection to the home or office....
Stuck In The Middle: How Telecom Installers Get Hurt
Sep 1, 1998, By Paul Rosenberg, Consulting Datacom Editor
Because standards for telecom technologies are still developing, you may run into product application gaps. And where these gaps exist, problems develop. Here's how to avoid them....
