Low-profile PCI adapters • Low-profile PCI adapters. • Miniaturization is the rage • Ever notice that newer computers are getting smaller and slimmer? That means regular PCI boards won’t fit into these computers’ low-profile PCI slots. But bec...

Serial ATA technology • Serial ATA technology. • Introduced in the mid 1980s, the Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interconnect soon became the industry-standard parallel input/output bus interface for connecting internal storage devices. ...

...networks are complex systems of PCs, servers, printers, and the devices that connect them. Getting everything to work in harmony requires bundles of cables, and managing all those cables from inside a telecommunications closet can be a daunting t...

Virtual LANs (VLANs) • Virtual LANs (VLANs) • True to their name, VLANs are literally “virtual“ LANs—mini subLANs that, once configured, can exist and function logically as single, secure network segments, even though they may be part of a muc...

...G.703 uses encoding systems, including High-Density Bipolar 3 (HDB3) in Europe and Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI) and Bipolar 8-Zero Substitution (B8ZS) in North America. They all operate on the Transport Layer (Layer 2) of the seven-layer OSI m...

...for high data-rate systems such as Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, multimedia, ATM, SONET, Fibre Channel, or any other network that requires the transfer of large, bandwidth-consuming data files, particularly over long distances. A common application f...

...raised-floor cooling systems to meet their high cooling requirements. However, it’s also important to ensure that individual cabinets used for network equipment provide adequate ventilation. Even if your data center is cool, the inside of a cabin...

...DisplayPort v1.1a systems, including existing cables and the Mini DisplayPort connector. DisplayPort v1.2 increases performance by doubling the maximum data transfer rate from 10.8 Gbps to 21.6 Gbps, greatly increasing display resolution, colo...

...point-of-information systems.  • Save money by eliminating the need to run electrical wiring. •  Easily move an appliance with minimal disruption. •  If your LAN is protected from power failure by a UPS, the PoE devices connected to your LAN are ...