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InTech

Making The Right Connections cont'd...
time-consuming to install. By
delivering 100 watts of power-overEthernet, 10GXS is ready to power all
the new devices that will be coming
on the market. We expect the Belden
10GX System to be the gold standard
for new 10-gig installations."
Canare Electric's 6-channel
fibre-optic cable

Canare Electric will present a sixchannel fibre-optic cable at IBC.
Intended for mobile use, this new
multi-channel fibre-optic cable uses
a robust optical multi-fibre connector
to overcome the weakness of
conventional optical SC connector and
optical LC connector in mobile use.
It can connect or disconnect six
optical signal channels at one time,
ensures secure mating, and can
prevent wrong connections associated
with an increase in the number of
wiring lines. A blue-coloured dust cap
distinguishes from a similarly shaped
optical camera connector.
The receptacle cable is being
introduced
simultaneously,
and
can be used in combination with
Canare's splice enclosure for ease of
installation.
General Cable demonstrated its
Blown Optical Fibre (BOF) System
at the 2015 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Blown Optical Fibre technology

provides flexibility in broadcast
cabling infrastructure design,
while
anticipating
and
facilitating future changes as the
network evolves.
The BOF System provides
"significant and measurable
time, cost and service benefits
to the cabling infrastructure
throughout its life cycle". Optocore's M Series comprises two modules with a number of interfaces
Offered as 2 thru 12 fibres per received the best technological router with single-channel nonMicroduct or as 6, 12 or 18 bundled innovation award in the category blocking matrix - and each can be
fibres per Microduct solution, the of
"Best
Broadband
Network integrated with any other Optocore
BOF System provides "numerous Transmission Solution."
interface. Consequently, the company
advantages over conventional fibresays it now offers the most powerful
optic systems", including the reduction
Having already made a major MADI router on the market with the
of the total lifecycle cost and an commitment
to
the
MADI smallest footprint. In just 1RU, the
increase in flexibility for the designers standard, Optocore announced at user can interface 640 MADI inputs
of fibre-optic networks. Blown optical Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt earlier and 640 MADI outputs and route any
fibre accommodates Moves, Adds and this year a significant extension, with single channel between MADI streams
Changes (MACs) easily and quickly with new advanced devices announced. - and also through the redundant fibre
minimal disruption.
Company founder Marc Brunke, says: Optocore uplinks.
The system is best suited for "Throughout the years there have
broadcast premise applications with been many voices that believed MADI
Although SMPTE 4K standards have
shorter distances that may contain would not survive the increased not yet been resolved, a number of
tight bends and turns. This system number of network protocols. new high-resolution camera systems
employs a series of single or multiple However, we have observed the from such companies as Blackmagic
empty Microduct between cable complete opposite - MADI is the Design and Atomos are in widespread
routing points; compressed air is then easiest and most popular multi- use. German based manufacture
used to blow the optical fibre into the channel protocol, and is built into Sommer Cable is now shipping
Microducts, which eliminates potential almost any professional equipment."
optimum quality new 6G/12G UHD-SDI
damage to fibres during installation.
He adds that it is the many products "designed for the standards
Designers have maximum flexibility advantages of MADI that help it retain of tomorrow".
regarding the number and type of fibre its popularity - in addition to its easy
To be unveiled at IBC 2015, the new
per Microduct. Color-coded fibres are implementation by any manufacturer. hybrid cable Transit MC 3202 HD
typically supplied on master spools It is extremely cost-effective, there features three coaxial conductors from
and cut to length during the blowing is no problem with inter-operability the SC-Vector Plus cable line, which
process.
between different manufacturers, it can transmit 6G-UHD-SDI signals over
"As
broadcast
requirements doesn't require any special network distances of up to 100metres. These
continue to evolve, Blown Optical Fibre equipment and it offers very high are combined with two wires for
technology provides the ability to cost- performance with very low latency.
power supply and two wire pairs for
effectively future proof your network
"Creating a MADI-based system control data, providing a compact and
and to easily adapt to those changes requires just a cable connection powerful combination with an outside
as they come," said Greg Carnes, with no special third party device diameter of only 21mm.
Product Manager, FibreOptic Cables, configuration," continues Brunke.
General Cable. "Our BOF System offers "In fact the DD2FR-FX and DD4MRthe technology to safely install in the FX MADI devices are among our
different routes users face whether best selling products."
building a new facility or retrofitting an
The company's new M Series
existing one."
comprises two modules with a
number of interfaces: M8 with
Corning Incorporated reports that 4 MADI ports: 4x dual BNC or
its SMF-28 Ultra fibre recently received 4x duplex fibre, 2 SANE ports
the Overall SCTE 2015 Technological (which support MADI over Cat5)
Innovation of the Year Award at the and 2 Optocore hi-speed fibre
Society of Cable Telecommunications uplinks; M12 with 8 MADI ports:
Engineers' (SCTE) Summer Lecture 8x dual BNC or 8x duplex fibre
event in Bicester, UK. The first in or 4x dual BNC and 4x duplex
the market to combine the benefits fibre, 2 SANE ports and 2 Optocore
of industry-leading attenuation and hi-speed fibre uplinks
improved macrobend performance
In addition, each of the new MADI
in one fibre, SMF-28 Ultra fibre also devices can work as a stand-alone
A major Optocore system was deployed
at the South East Asia Games in
Singapore

Sommer Cable is now shipping
optimum quality new
6G/12G UHD-SDI products
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