Technical Information and Standards

Testing, benchmarking, and documenting is critical to delivering the highest quality, functionality and reliability in structured cabling systems and A/V installations. We use the right test procedures, instruments and technologies while exceeding all provincial building codes and regulations.

Cabling standards and termination capabilities

Low voltage-copper and high-bandwidth/high-frequency applications: analog/digital multi-pair voice/audio spectrum, remote-control, signaling, and power-limited circuits
Ethernet ('n'-base-T) UTP Cat 5/6/7, Modular 8P8C/8PMJ (RJ45)
Ethernet T1 data lines STP/SFTP Cat 8 Modular 8P8C/8PMJ (RJ-48)
POTS: RJ-11/14/25 for Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)
RF 50/75 ohm general purpose coaxial BNC/TNC/N/F-type (RG-6/59/11), tri-axial for broadcast, special application RF amd microwave
Riser (CMR) and Plenum (CMP) requirements, high/low temp commercial and industrial grade/rugged applications
Analog audio signal, balanced/unbalanced, mic, line-level, video fantails, Socapex©, Neutrik SpeakON©
AES/EBU, ADAT, S/PDIF/Toslink/RCA, HDMI
Fibre channel data - single/multimode: LC/SC/ST/FC/MPO/MPT - ICT/BCT channels
DMX-512 stage lighting control - USITT standard, DMX-512-A/eDMX (DMX-over-Ethernet) - ANSI E1.11 standard

A high-performance data and communications network starts with high quality cables and interconnecting hardware. We recommend well-regarded manufacturers such as Belden, Canare, Sumitomo, Van-damme and Tyco to name a few.

Routing, installation and configuration

EMI/RMI minimization and signal segregation
Electrical load balancing and backup systems (black-out, brown-out, lightning protection)
Electrical installation (up to boundary)
Physical topologies (L1) - data nodes segmentation (switching)
Logical topologies (L2-L7) - TCP/IP routing/LAN

Field and bench testing

Structured cabling (both residential and commercial) is field tested for:

Continuity, resistance/attenuation, capacitance and impedance

Where applicable, network, signal and data cabling is tested and benchmarked in accordance with ANSI/TIA/EIA-568, ISO/IEC 15018 (residential) and CAN/CSA-T529 (commercial) - Field Test Specifications and Metrics for post-installation performance.

Insertion/return loss and attenuation (ACR series)
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
Bit Error Rate (BERT)
Near/Far-end crosstalk (NEXT/FEXT)
TDR and LAN Analysis (as applicable for troubleshooting)
Audio: pink/white noise db capture, frequency response, spectral decay graphs (waterfall) and open space SNR
Other tests can be carried out depending on application or by client request

Documentation

Layout drawings and master documents
Physical and logical network mapping (CAD and/or simplified)
Wiring and distribution schematics and diagrams (CAD and/or simplified)
Field tests results
Technical manuals and simplified troubleshooting guides
Bill of Materials

Special applications (Mission-critical and fault-tolerant systems)

For aerospace/MIL-STD applications we can certify up to 600V under CAR Part V Standard 571

Aerospace, marine, MIL-STD, MS/AN series (e.g., Canon, AMP, Bendix, Burndy, Deutsch, Aphenol)
High/low temp/dust/rugged and water and chemicals-resistant applications
High performance broadcast, microwave/telecom

Call us to discuss your special application and mission-critical requirements.

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