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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.
- 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.
- 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
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
- 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
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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