Vol 11 No4 In this issue Q SAVE TIME AND SPACE With HIGHBAND Angled Patch Panel ® Q Q CopperTen™ Q&A Mitsubishi’s High Speed Free Space Optics Solution 2004 CHANGE: A KEY DRIVER FOR SUCCESS! New milestone for KRONE, new direction for success I f there’s something you can count on in the IT industry, it’s change Driven by constant innovation and an ever evolving marketplace, the IT industry stands still for no one Successful companies thrive on change using experience, ingenuity and determination to stay ahead of the pack With the recent amalgamation of ADC and KRONE, we too are changing KRONE’s history has been a long and distinguished one with over 75 years of service, continually producing innovative products to meet customer and marketplace expectations One obvious change is that our two companies will become one, leveraging the most from existing brands and products that make up our collective portfolio We’re also discovering the many great synergies that this will bring to you our valued customers ADC and KRONE share over 145 years of combined experience in the IT industry On page 3, Bob Fitzgerald reviews the history of these two extraordinary companies and their enduring ingenuity The applications for KRONE’s latest technology, CopperTen™, are continuing to grow and on page 5, Rob Milne discusses the importance of storage area networks and the emergence of the Internet SCSI SAN solution Also inside, Peter Meijer provides a cabling standards update and presents an interesting article on KRONE CopperTen that answers questions now being generated in the marketplace about this new technology Daniel Jackson introduces KRONE’s new Category Angled Patch Panel range, designed to save you time and space On page 12, we look at how Mitsubishi Motors have solved a remote connectivity problem with the installation of a portable TereScope solution, as well as GHD Pty Ltd’s recent deployment of a now highly-prized HIGHBAND® 25 Patch By Exception solution We look forward to the remainder of 2004 and are excited about the opportunities our new partnership with ADC will bring, not only for KRONE, but for you our customers Sincerely Craig Jones Managing Director CONTENTS Business Articles 10 Cabling Standards Update Customer Stories 12 Free Space Optics Provides Remote Solution for Mitsubishi 14 HIGHBAND 25 Simplifies Patching for Leading Engineers Industry News The Need For Speed The SAN Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty Limited \ NETWORKnews Product News HIGHBAND Category Angled Patch Panel KRONE News At Your Service! Manufacturer of the Year A Shared History of Innovation 11 Save Time, Train Online 16 Club KRONE Member Profile Editor: Joanna Parsons Art Direction: Nora Collins Website: www.krone.com.au Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au AT YOUR SERVICE! KRONE continues to improve customer focus and strengthen market share A t KRONE our customers have always come first and this year has been no exception, as we continually aim to improve our service and increase market share into new areas With the recent release of MIS magazine’s, Top 100 IT Users in Australia, it was pleasing to note that KRONE’s position as the leading connectivity supplier to those major clients has continued to strengthen KRONE proudly has major installations in over 70 percent of these accounts including Toyota, BHP, IAG, Department of Defence, Westpac, etc Over the past few months, we’ve continued to expand our services to the marketplace in an endeavour to meet the increasing demands of our customers We are providing a dedicated team of sales executives and engineers aimed at servicing the needs of consultants and large-scale projects Customers will also note that we’re continuing to improve our service internally, with the recent decentralisation of our help desk to each of our individual state offices Our new internal sales people will now be able to support your needs from a local perspective, providing a more personalised line of support With a strong first half already on the board, we’re now looking forward to the second half of 2004 to continue implementing new strategies and meeting the needs of the marketplace in an effort to secure contracts and grow the KRONE brand I’m confident, that with a strong customer focus and a dynamic sales team, coupled with local support, that KRONE will continue to lead the market Q By Trevor Kleinert, RCDD, National Sales Manager PremisNET, Manager Fibre Optics Division, KRONE Australia MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR! KRONE celebrates local industry accolades K RONE Australia’s ongoing commitment to manufacturing excellence was recently recognised at the Central Coast Manufacturers’ Association’s (CCMA) 2004 Innovation Awards Presented by The Honourable Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, KRONE received a record four awards including Large Manufacturer of the Year Other awards included Innovation in Marketing, Innovation in Training and Innovation in Product Design, recognising KRONE’s combined expertise in the successful design, development and marketing of innovative connectivity products KRONE’s Daniel Johanson also received an individual High Commendation, during the evening, for the CCMA’s Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Q NETWORKnews \ A SHARED HISTORY OF INNOVATION A historical correlation of two extraordinary network connectivity companies and their enduring ingenuity O By Bob Fitzgerald, VP Regional Director, Indo-Pac Region, ADC n 18 May 2004, the KRONE Group became a part of ADC Telecommunications Inc This was indeed a major milestone for two companies that have had a very similar history over the past 70 years or so If the two founders of the companies, Gustav Krone and Ralph Allison, were alive today I suspect that they would be pleased, as they were both engineers who had a high expectation for quality, performance and value Both were inventors who looked outside of the box to find solutions that satisfied and exceeded customers’ expectations Let’s now use Jules Verne’s time machine to take a trip back through time and explore the history behind these two pioneering companies Just like the movie, let’s start from today and work backwards BURSTING OF THE BUBBLE The last five years has been somewhat of a roller coaster for the industry and all its players Both KRONE and ADC have ridden through the turmoil, first growing with the bubble and then coming to grips with the downturn In recent times, focusing on their key customers and core business, and at the same time managing to provide leadership in the marketplace with such products as KRONE’s CopperTen™ 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution, and ADC’s Fibre to the Home solution that is currently being deployed by operators in the U.S DIGITAL REVOLUTION Setting our dial back to the beginning of the digital revolution, it is interesting to see that both companies played an integral part in their respective fields ADC has been one of the leaders in the digital central office with fibre and copper digital cross connect systems ADC played a significant part with new operators in the Australian market Much of the optical distribution frame and digital cross connect installed during the 1990s period was supplied and installed by ADC At the same time, KRONE supplied the majority of digital distribution frame equipment for the incumbent operator in Australia In this digital age, both companies diversified from their traditional telco markets into other evolving digital markets such as the software and enterprise LAN networks COMMUNICATIONS FOR EVERYONE ADC and KRONE present day facilities \ NETWORKnews Turning the clock back further to the 70s This was an era when telephone and communications were changing from a luxury item for a few, to a household necessity for everyone This was also a time when network expansion in the western world was at its peak Both KRONE and ADC were there KRONE had just invented the renowned LSAPLUS® module, and this product was fast providing the road to productivity gains for connecting the mass of cable needed for network growth in the era At the same time, ADC had invented the Bantam Jack which in itself is an industry standard and has been used from carrier cross connect systems through to jackfields and patching in the broadcast industry This was a period of expansion Above: ADC’s early manufacturing facility Right: ADC’s very first product, the audio meter for both companies in their traditional home markets of Germany and the United States It was also a time when they ventured out beyond their traditional borders into the world markets and established their global footprint BAKERLITE ERA We now wind back the dial to the Bakerlite Era These were the days when connectors were built like battleships Both KRONE and ADC were experts in the modern field of materials such as bakerlite plastics and solder connection technology In the U.S., ADC was building jacks and jackfields for the audio and broadcast industry Meanwhile, in Germany, KRONE was manufacturing solder blocks and bakerlite telephones for the German Bundespost Both companies had reached a level of critical mass, where they had an established product line, sound engineering and a name in their respective markets No doubt the founders of each company had a vision for the future whereby one day engineering materials would progress beyond the bounds of bakerlite FOUNDING DAYS Now we go all the way back to the early 30s where we find two engineers, one in Berlin, Germany and one in Minnesota in the U.S The furthermost thing in their minds would have been the fact that 70 years later the companies that they each founded would merge into a single world leading entity No doubt they were both looking for a way to realise their dreams They had both been drawn towards the market for electrical apparatus, as they believed that this was the way of the future It is hard to say just what it Berlin 1930 was that led them to find their successful product starts, but suffice to say they were persistant and successful As the wheel of time continues to turn we are facing yet another exciting era It would be nice to have a time machine that looks forward, but alas, we can only look backwards and reflect on what was But, what we can carry forward are the lessons from the past and the combined 145 years of the history and experience of the two companies founded by Gustav Krone and Ralph Allison, engineers and entrepeneurs extraordinaire! Q Fa-Me-Ku ( a factory for metal and plastic) NETWORKnews \ THE NEED FOR SPEED:THE SAN Applications for 10 Gigabit UTP Technology I By Rob Milne, Business Development Manager, KRONE Australia n the last issue (June/July 2004) of Network News I outlined one of the future drivers for high speed, 10 Gigabit networking in the horizontal; Grid Computing The grid computer environment however, may still be a few years away from mass acceptance and deployment by IT departments, so I believe it salient to discuss a technology which is readily available now and beyond the early adopter stage I would restate however, that while technologies like Grid Computing maybe a few years off yet for many, if an investment in structured cabling solutions is being made now, it will probably be in place for at least the next five years and most likely up to ten; when technologies like Grid Computing will be mainstream A branch of distributed computing however, that is now moving to extensive deployment within the IT department is the Storage Area Network, or SAN Up until now, disk storage is predominately directly attached (DAS) to the server that requires the information from it to process In this form the storage is held captive behind servers and is typically only accessible by the server that is attached to it This means that Direct Attached Storage Clients SCSI Discs Tape Discs Tape Discs Tape Server IP Network SCSI Server SCSI Server \ NETWORKnews the server and the applications that run on it determine the capacity and utilisation of the data stored on its attached storage subsystem Invariably these days in a reasonable sized IT department there will be many servers performing different functions Some servers will be approaching crisis with near full disks and other servers with plenty of available capacity for that server’s applications “Riding the IP wave of technology development and enhancements like the introduction of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, iSCSI provides a logical unified infrastructure development path for corporations and service providers alike.” - Adaptec The other important issue with respect to directly attached storage is reliability in regards to accessing the stored data Disk drives are complex electromechanical devices built to very fine tolerances They quite often fail There is a whole science regarding the provisioning of redundant arrays of disks on servers to provide failover capability and good seek performance, this is called RAID Depending on the RAID solution employed many disks can be duplicated on a single server in mirrored and striped configurations This increases the number, cost and complexity of drives required for each server Ultimately however, no matter what the level or types of RAID systems used, backups of data are still required to be taken of the data onto removeable media which can be taken offsite to guard against circumstances of total disk subsystem failure and site disaster recovery requirements In a department which has multiple servers, this requires different backup scenarios and the handling and managing of large quantities of media of potentially many different types Indeed servers in a distributed computing environment may not be in one central location, but scattered across a campus environment The whole backup process can be very resource intensive In the new digital economy storage backup has become an increasingly difficult task There are only 24 hours in a day and many of those hours are consumed with real-time transactions with the storage This constant access to storage has reduced the amount of time a server can be off-line to backups Storage area networks address many of the challenges facing IT managers as the demands for storage capacity continue to grow exponentially These challenges include how to deploy storage as efficiently as possible and how to centrally manage it, while providing the highest level of data availability Through high-speed dedicated storage networks, the SAN aims to centralise all storage within the enterprise or data centre into a virtual pool This virtual storage pool can then be provisioned to the server and application requiring the data This centralised pool of storage resources offers high performance and is transparent to the host operating system Storage Area Networks (SANs) are growing rapidly because they solve IT department problems The SAN approach offers many storage management advantages, including the ability to: Q Do backups without the degradation of performance for network users Q Provide load balancing for each server resource requiring data Q Ease the growth and management of the shared storage pool Q Share backup devices Q Reduce downtime Q Manage computing resources separately from the storage resource Q Manage the storage resource easily and efficiently Up until early 2003, the advantages to be realised from a SAN implementation were limited to very large organisations as the network architecture behind the SAN was based on Clients Server 10Gb IP Network Server Server Switches/ Hubbs Switches/ Hubbs Tape Backup Storage SAN Solution expensive, and storage protocol specific Fibre Channel technology Concerns about interoperability, the cost of Fibre Channel SAN implementations, and the need for highly trained IT staff and specialised Fibre Channel networkmanagement tools have spurred interest in the potential of IP-based storage networks, particularly with the emergence of 10 Gigabit Ethernet In February 2003, the Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF) ratified an important new standard called iSCSI Considered one of the most crucial technologies to pave the way for speedier storage area network deployment, iSCSI is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage systems iSCSI carries SCSI storage commands over IP to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to NETWORKnews \ manage storage over long distances Now that IP networks are more commonplace, iSCSI can be used to transmit data over local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or the Internet iSCSI is of course another technology that has come about as a result of IP convergence Like other converged IP technologies the iSCSI protocol results in lower cost and ease of use as it takes advantage of the large installed Ethernet TCP/IP environment, including silicon, boards, switches, management software and trained technicians Limited budgets have forced IT managers to more with less iSCSI SANs help IT managers meet their budgetary constraints by allowing them to add storage when needed without having to significantly increase resources to manage the storage In addition, the flexibility to add storage on the fly eliminates the guesswork in deploying storage for anticipated growth and allows IT managers to fully utilise the storage investment iSCSI SANs provide all the same benefits as any storage area network This means that users can consolidate storage, configure storage logically rather than physically, backup storage with no LAN impact and add storage by simply plugging storage into the existing infrastructure iSCSI SANs help IT managers meet their budgetary constraints by allowing them to add storage when needed without having to significantly increase resources to manage the storage One of the biggest attractions of iSCSI is its promise of linking storage facilities over long distances The expectation is that the technology will facilitate the rise of the SAN market by offering new capabilities and better performance of storage data transmission Because iSCSI uses standard Ethernet switches and routers to move data and link storage facilities over any distance, companies won’t have to upgrade their infrastructure in order to implement iSCSI By using the existing Ethernet infrastructure, iSCSI SANs eliminate the distance barrier from \ NETWORKnews the application system to the storage Eliminating distance barriers means that remote sites can be more seamlessly linked to the data centre iSCSI SANs enable mission critical applications, disaster recovery through remote backup and restore allowing for business continuance In addition, iSCSI SANs allow for data centres to be linked to each other and to mirror data across geographically disperse locations As can be imagined storage access requires very large transfers of data quickly and reliably Large volumes of data need to be moved across the network between SANs, applications and other computing resources with minimal latency Critical to the success of iSCSI connected SANs is 10 Gigabit Ethernet which provides the necessary network links, reliability, and bandwidth for carrying large amounts of storage data over both LANs and WANs involving private and public IP networks covering varying distances In the LAN, copper based 10 Gigabit Ethernet will provide the high speed transport medium to enable cost effective deployment whereas fibre based 10 Gigabit Ethernet will be the key enabler across the campus and the WAN iSCSI is now mainstream technology with storage products available from all the major storage vendors like IBM®, EMC, Hitachi and HP Microsoft® embraced the technology when it released iSCSI support software for Microsoft Windows® client and server environments in June 2003 and provides iSCSI drivers for Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Professional All major networking vendors such as Cisco® and Intel® have IP switching and NIC products for iSCSI including Fibre Channel to iSCSI switches The adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet will make high speed SANs truly viable and accelerate the growth of distributed computing architectures of which the SAN is an important piece KRONE’s development of CopperTen™ for 10 Gigabit Ethernet has paved the way for cost effective deployment of this important new technology onto copper based LANs KRONE’s fibre based 10 Gigabit products facilitate the deployment of iSCSI beyond the copper based LAN Q PRODUCT UPDATE Space-saving HIGHBAND® Category Angled Patch Panel T he new KRONE Angled Patch Panel has been designed to provide ease of installation, superior Category performance and is the perfect solution for network racks with limited space SAVE TIME The angled panel improves the efficiency of 19” data cabinets, neatly directing patch cords to either side of the rack, preventing the occurrence of tangled cords and simplifying any adds, moves and changes SAVE SPACE With patch cords now effectively directed to either side of the rack, horizontal cable managers become obsolete, creating space for additional panels and active equipment Increased capacity saves valuable office space in building and floor distributor rooms In fact, by using the new angled patch panel, you can fit twice as many panels in the one rack The angled panel will sit flush with your current 19” rack equipment Ideal for use with active equipment or existing panels, the angled panel can be easily retrofitted into most commercially available 19” cabinets The angled design of the ports maintains the specified Category bend radius of the patch cords, preventing possible signal failure caused by over bent patch cords EASE OF INSTALLATION The innovative knife-edge pair separator on KRONE’s angled panel allows installers to leave cable pairs twisted at their original rate during installation The knife-edge ensures each pair is secured into their respective positions without the need for untwisting The clamping ribs then secure the wire in place before termination with the KRONE tool Maintaining the minimum amount of untwist right up to the point of termination ensures that the transmission performance is not compromised Not having to untwist each pair helps reduce the installation time and eliminates the need for an additional cable manager By Daniel Jackson, Product Manager, KRONE Australia ACCESSORIES PATCH CORD MANAGEMENT ARM Patch cord management arms can be fitted on both sides of the patch panel (replacing the panel end cap) to further reduce the possibility of tangled patch cords 19” COVER LABEL GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE Guaranteed to provide optimum performance, the Angled Panel has been engineered to exceed international Category cabling standards This 19" cover hides patch cords and provides further labelling for two panels, so that, when patched, panels and port locations can be easily identified The cover clips securely onto the cable managers without the need for any tools and can be easily removed when panel maintenance or patching is required The KRONE Angled Patch Panel and accessories are now available Call 1800 801 298 for ordering details Q NETWORKnews \ CABLING STANDARDS UPDATE ™ We answer your questions on CopperTen TRANSMIT AT 625 MHZ FOR 100 METRES By Peter Meijer, JP BE MSc, RCDD, Technical Training Manager and Industry Liaison, KRONE Australia KRONE, now part of ADC Telecommunications, Inc has developed a new cabling technology that is far ahead of the defined Category cable (specified to 250 MHz) KRONE cable, CopperTen, can transmit at 625 MHz, over 100 metres How did they it? They’ve done something innovative, by changing the design of the recognisable UTP cable, kept the termination issue at bay and retained the same jack footprint as the RJ-45! THE COPPERTEN UTP CABLE What problem does this new cable solve? Q It can support 10-Gigabit Ethernet transmission speeds for the full 100 metres Q Because Category and will only be able to run 10-Gigabit Ethernet at 35 and 55 metres, the IEEE has already determined that neither are suitable solutions for the full 100 metres and that a new cabling standard must be developed Q Limited frequency range Q Channel-to-channel cross talk Q High attenuation losses What is different about the CopperTen cable? Q It is specified to 625 MHz Q It dramatically reduces Alien Cross Talk (AXT) for both Near End and Far End Q Construction differences: -No two conductors can ever become parallel to each other –Pairs have higher twist rates than normal Category cable -The cable is elliptical (oval) with a special ‘star’ divider -The cable is then twisted along its length What does this difference bring to the user? Q The copper cabling system has a guaranteed carrying capacity of 18-Gigabits over 100 metres (The Shannon Capacity) Q Independent verification of the system’s performance Q A bandwidth specified through to 625 MHz (versus the previous 250 MHz for Category 6) Q Protection against alien crosstalk Q A passive infrastructure that exceeds critical capacity thresholds as proposed by various 10 \ NETWORKnews Q Q active equipment participants A choice when selecting between various passive infrastructures Usable for horizontal cabling and floor interconnect cabling Where is the work going on regarding copper UTP supporting 10 Gigabits? Q IEEE 802.3an (10GBASE-T Task Group) Q Look to later in 2004 for a possible new line code decision The new line code (such as MLT-3) will allow the modulation of the energy to deliver recognisable (in packets) 1s and 0s Q Equipment manufacturers should be developing 10-Gigabit active ports ovr the coming two years What hardware is available? Q CMR-rated cable Q Patch cords (reliable) Q Jacks Q Patch panels How you see this being justified for purchase? Q 10-Gigabit will be needed for future, higher bandwidth applications Q It supports storage devices, server farms and can save $$$ versus fibre Why should I consider CopperTen for my infrastructure now? Q Since this solution exceeds capacity thresholds of various active equipment participants, this will ensure that you have a choice when selecting between various passive infrastructures That’s the mantra we hear that is so important today, making sure people have a choice among products This is a revolutionary cable and once you understand how it works and what it brings to the table, you may want it Q Below is an example of the development of next generation cabling to handle active equipment as it evolved Perhaps the migration to 10 Gigabit over UTP will be no different There may be benefits to preparing for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, by upgrading an existing horizontal cabling system within the walls and ceilings of a building SAVE TIME TRAIN ONLINE! Highlights of the recent TIA TR 42 committee meetings: TR-42.7 COPPER CABLING COMPONENTS Q Q Q Q Review of the draft TSB 155 (guidelines for field testing) for 10 Gigabit operation Review of the draft TIA 568-B.2, Addendum 10 for cabling to support 10 Gigabit operation Addendum to TIA 568-B.2 (Category Balance) went to another ballot Addendum to 568-B.2 (Non RJ-45 Connector Reliability) was redefined CABLING TYPE EVOLUTION IBM Type to UTP In the late 80s and early 90s, IBM token ring had significant market share While many resisted the push away from the shielded type cable, nearly 30% of the market chose UTP cables even before it became a standard Ethernet 100BASE-5/2 Coax to UTP Even as the topology debate continued, the cost advantages and flexibility of UTP drove the change from Ethernet 100BASE-5/2 coax several years before Ethernet was standardised Category to Category Many customers paid a 40% premium for Category 5, despite a solution (100BASE-T4) that enabled Category to operate at 100BASE-T speeds Customers chose to avoid constraining the bandwidth of their infrastructure Category to 5e The possibility of Gigabit Ethernet drove 35% of the market to choose Category 5e before a standard existed in order to ready their infrastructure for then unavailable technologies Now you can save time by training online! K RONE Australia’s online training website, www.kronetraining.com, is open for business, 24 hours a day, seven days a week Aimed at providing you, the installer, with a timesaving, cost effective way to obtain vital cabling knowledge and skills KRONE’s flexible online learning environment provides users with the opportunity to train for certification without being away from the job The web-based program includes online tutorials and self-assessment tasks plus a one-day practical classroom session covering installation, testing and final written exam Recognised by leading industry authorities, KRONE Training delivers knowledge about achieving Class D and Class E performance while utilising Category and Category copper-based components Acquiring a KRONE certificate of competency has never been easier! Simply register online, select and Category 5e to Category Today, nearly 35% of the market installs Category cabling for reasons including improved throughput, bandwidth and future proofing Availability of Category cables preceded the ratification of a cabling standard by four years pay for the course of your choice and within minutes CopperTen Q&A associate contribution by Jay Ribera, Senior Sales Engineer, KRONE Inc www.kronetraining.com.au download training manuals and be on your way towards accreditation Further information on KRONE’s online learning initiative and other course options can be found at: NETWORKnews \ 11 FREE SPACE OPTICS PROVIDES Mitsubishi Motors solves interim LAN connectivity requirements with a portable TereScope® solution B By John McEwen, South Australian Sales Executive, KRONE Australia ased at Clovelly Park in Adelaide, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) is one of Australia’s largest manufacturers Earning hundreds of millions of dollars from sales of vehicles and components each year, the company is now in the process of preparing for the manufacture of an all new vehicle for release in 2005 An essential part of that process is ensuring the right technology is in place to ensure operational efficiencies and enhance transparency across the organisation Recently Mitsubishi Motors faced the challenge of providing communications for short-term projects in remote buildings where access to LAN connectivity was non-existent Mr Dirk van de Reep, MMAL’s Manager of Communications & Mainframe Services explains, “Our property at Tonsley Park spans over 150 acres with a number of buildings located some distance from the main corporate LAN In some of these areas, they are used to house special projects that have a finite life span.” In most instances MMAL would have laid additional fibre cabling to these locations, but given the extensive concrete areas on site and the limited timeframe of the project, it was decided that an alternate, more cost-effective solution was needed After researching several possible options, which included microwave and wireless, the TereScope system was deemed to be a flexible solution that would provide both the bandwidth and security required, as well as being easily adaptable for any future remote connectivity requirements The PAL (Passive Air Link) TereScope systems are the ideal solution for short distance connectivity, providing cableless optical communications without the need for remote powering to outside units The TereScope itself is an optical transceiver that can be mounted onto rooftops, providing fibre-like connection speeds Offering data rates of 100 Mbps, at distances of up to 380 metres, the PAL Mitsubishi’s Tonsley Park manufacturing facility 12 \ NETWORKnews RE REMOTE SOLUTION FOR MITSUBISHI TereScope easily met Mitsubishi Motors’ projected specifications and bandwidth requirements The TereScope offered full duplex connectivity that could be rapidly deployed to expand existing networks and meets MMAL’s interim requirements The installation of the TereScopes took approximately one week to complete with Mitsubishi’s own on-site maintenance electricians able to quickly mount and install the units at predetermined locations on building rooftops The final configuration was also completed in-house by MMAL’s Communications Group The TereScope offered full duplex connectivity that could be rapidly deployed to expand existing networks and meets MMAL’s interim requirements Once completed, Mitsubishi Motors’ new information technology business process system is expected to help the company deliver products to the Australian market even faster and allow the manufacturer to maintain its edge in a highly competitive industry After the seemingly successful deployment of the TereScopes, Mr van de Reep confirmed MMAL is now considering the purchase of additional TereScopes for their main vehicle assembly plant to meet future communications infrastructure requirements Q One of two TereScopes now deployed at the Tonsley Park facility TERESCOPE SERIES ® All optics wireless link FEATURES        Mitsubishi Motors Australia has now installed two KRONE 100 Mbps TereScope systems at their Tonsley Park operation Mr Van De Reep said, “The initial installed unit was very much a pilot Once the technology was proven, we purchased a second set.” To date, the TereScopes performance has proven to be successful   100 Mbps Distances up to 380 metres Easy to install Portable Immune to EMI/RFI License free Secure transmission Full eye safety Class 1M Robust, weatherproof design APPLICATIONS          Point-to-point LAN extension Access connectivity Cellular networks Mesh networking LAN/MAN environments Disaster recovery Difficult terrain Fibre backup Temporary link NETWORKnews \ 13 HIGHBAND 25 SIMPLIFIES PATCHING ® A new HIGHBAND 25 Patch By Exception installation provides GHD with clean lines and the ability to patch “at the drop of the hat” G By Mark Blake, Victorian Sales Executive, KRONE Australia HD Pty Ltd is an international professional services company, providing leadership in management, engineering, the environment, planning and architecture Wholly owned by senior staff, GHD is one of Australasia’s largest and longest established companies of multidisciplinary consultants GHD’s operations actually began over 75 years ago GHD’s large integrated network of over 2300 personnel and over 50 offices in Australia, the Middle East, Asia, New Zealand and the Americas ensures that clients benefit from their specialist capabilities GHD ranks in the world’s top 50 engineering firms, helping to improve quality of life around the globe GHD Melbourne, where the company began, is the powerhouse of their Victorian network of five offices Visitors to GHD Melbourne’s new office in busy Lonsdale Street can experience first-hand the work of GHD’s architects, project management and environment teams GHD managed the design and delivery of its new space, located in the $600 million landmark QV office complex The building is a triumph in environmental efficiency, utilising the latest in lighting and ventilation technology and environmentally friendly building materials and fixtures “The standout was the pre and post sales support, to both myself as the purchaser and the installer, it has been excellent.” GHD Director and Victoria Manager Peter Wood said, “From the movement-sensitive lighting, to the workstations made with recycled plastic and steel, our new Melbourne headquarters are a working example of how design and efficiency can be combined with excellent results.” In keeping with the new state-of-the-art premises, GHD’s IT team were envisaging a next generation network solution that would not only provide performance, but flexibility and ease of use To meet these requirements GHD chose a KRONE HIGHBAND 25 Patch By Exception (PBE) solution for both data and phone When hardwired, the HIGHBAND 25’s centre patch port allows for look both ways testing and the unique ability to re-direct circuits by simply inserting a patch cord This process, called Patch By Exception (PBE), allows the user to quickly redirect circuits for temporary transfer, and active testing without taking the circuit down or inhibiting performance If the change is to remain Mr Hans Damen, GHD’s Vic/Tas IT Manager with the newly installed HIGHBAND 25 14 \ NETWORKnews FO FOR LEADING ENGINEERS permanent, then it can be rewired at any time To return it to its original status, the patch cord is simply removed The end result is a neat, orderly, and easy to maintain telecommunications closet The tangled mess of patch cords is gone and maintenance and record keeping are simplified Mr Hans Damen, GHD’s Vic/Tas IT Manager, said his previous experience with PBE solutions had made KRONE’s HIGHBAND 25 the logical choice GHD’s cabling specifications included a slightly quirky soft wiring solution with fixed leads up to concentrated wall points and fly leads running in the workstations A server room located between lift shafts also needed to be accounted for with some careful shielding The project proceeded as planned with KRONE endorsed installer Lanec Services chosen to help perform the installation under the guidance of GHD’s IT team The total fit out of approximately 1500 points on three floors of the new QV building took three months to complete On completion of the project, Mr Damen said he had been particularly impressed by the highlevel of support provided by the KRONE team commenting, “The standout was the pre and post sales support, to both myself as the purchaser and the installer, it has been excellent.” To date GHD have been happy with the KRONE products overall performance and appearance Mr Damen said, “The clean lines of the wiring cupboards on each floor with the HIGHBAND 25 solution are as good as promised The ease of patching has also proved very beneficial in these early days, after our move into the new building All 500 Melbourne GHD staff are happy users, supported by happy IT staff who can patch phones and data points at the drop of a hat.” After this highly successful implementation GHD will be considering the HIGHBAND 25 solution for the company’s many additional office locations around the globe Q The QV building NETWORKnews \ 15 CLUB KRONE MEMBER PROFILE NAME: COMPANY : ESTABLIS HE YEAR M EMBER Darren Gale a S towe Austra D: lia Pty Ltd 1910 Still a privately owned com Currently pany by Manag EMPLOYE ing Directo David Mad ES: r, so n OFFICES: 640 SERVICES : Installation , servicing and mainte telecommu nance of n ications/da CLUB KRO ta network electrical po NE MEMB s and wer equipm ER SINCE ITEMS RE ent : DEEMED: 1999 by Mark Meyer, T in ing as well Manager Club KRONE, CLUB KRO as a range including KRONE Australia of products NE BENEF patch panel ITS: s, cable an The Club K d outlets RONE loy alty progra for Stowe A m works w ustralia; w ell eh this in ma ny ways, re ave 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Engineers Industry News The Need For Speed The SAN Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty Limited \ NETWORKnews Product News HIGHBAND Category Angled Patch Panel KRONE News At Your Service!...    Point-to-point LAN extension Access connectivity Cellular networks Mesh networking LAN/MAN environments Disaster recovery Difficult terrain Fibre backup Temporary link NETWORKnews \ 13 HIGHBAND... enduring ingenuity O By Bob Fitzgerald, VP Regional Director, Indo-Pac Region, ADC n 18 May 2004, the KRONE Group became a part of ADC Telecommunications Inc This was indeed a major milestone for