INTELLIGENT CABLING
Siemon introduces TERA
Category 8.2 copper
cabling system
iemon, a leading global network
infrastructure specialist, has
announced the launch of its
end-to-end TERA Category 8.2 copper
cabling system, delivering transmission
performance up to 2GHz to support
emerging high-speed 25 and 40 Gigabit
(25/40GBASE-T) applications in data centre
switch-to-server applications.
Siemon’s TERA Category 8.2 system
includes cable, patch cords, connectors
and pre-terminated cable assemblies.
The system is founded on Siemon’s TERA
connector that was originally chosen as the
ISO/IEC 11801 interface for category 7A/
Class FA and that also now meets Category
8.2 compliance.
Combining the TERA connector with
category 8.2 S/FTP 2000 MHz cable and
patch cords delivers a complete end-to-
end system that exceeds ISO/IEC category
8.2/Class II specifications for 2-connector,
30-metre Class II channels in the data centre.
These channels and the emerging
25G/40GBASE-T applications that they
support are specifically targeted for
deployment at the data centre ‘edge’ where
server to switch connections are made.
“Siemon’s fully shielded TERA connector
has long been the highest-performing copper
connector available, so it was no surprise that
it easily achieved Category 8.2 compliance
with plenty of margin, and we are now excited
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to introduce our complete end-to-end TERA
Category 8.2 system,” said Mike Boisseau,
Siemon’s business unit leader for copper
systems. “Not only is the TERA connector
far more robust than other twisted-pair
copper connectors, but the Category 8.2
system provides enhanced insertion loss
and crosstalk performance over RJ45-based
Category 8 systems while offering the reach
to support a broad range of switch-to-server
architectures, preserving copper’s place in the
data centre for years to come.”
Siemon’s end-to-end TERA Category
8.2 system can be easily certified using
new TERA adapters recently released by
Fluke Networks for their Versiv DSX-8000
CableAnalyzer, which demonstrates high
levels of accuracy when compared to
laboratory measurements.
“We are pleased to support TERA
Category 8.2 testing with the release
of our new TERA adapter,” said Harley
Lang, RCDD, Fluke Networks’ Director of
Worldwide Marketing.
“This is the latest example of the
Versiv Cabling Certification System’s
continuing evolution to meet the needs
of the cabling industry.”
Siemon’s TERA-to-RJ45 patch cords
are ideal for 2-connector switch-to-server
connections in middle-of-row (MoR) and
end-of-row (EoR) configurations, while
available Category 8-compatible RJ45-
to-RJ45 patch cords enable direct attach
switch-to-server connections in top-of-rack
(ToR) configurations.
The TERA outlet and plug are backwards
compatible with Category 7A/Class FA cabling
systems which allows for both flexibility and
future-proof performance, making TERA ideal
for data centres, healthcare imaging and
financial applications.
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