IDC is UL listed and meets Telcordia requirements.
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Z-IDC Block is designed for terminating outside plant line, exchange cables, and cross connect wires on main distributing frames and inside integrated cabinets. Dual-sided design allows test and protection access from both front and rear of connector, facilitating testing and cross connect terminations. Scalable insulation displacement connector features both 8- and 10-pair cartridge options equipped with gas tube surge protection that is required for VDSL networks.
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CommScope Introduces High Density, Smaller Footprint Z-IDC (Insulation Displacement Connection) That Provides Carriers More Design Flexibility
HICKORY, N.C., June 20, 2007 - CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, today announced the availability of a new Z-IDC normally open insulation displacement connection system that is designed for terminating outside plant line, exchange cables, and cross connect wires on main distributing frames and inside integrated cabinets.
The new Z-IDC Block provides a 20 percent smaller footprint when compared to other IDC blocks that are available on the market and provides carriers with greater design flexibility. Testing and cross connect terminations are easily performed because of a unique, dual-sided design that allows test and protection access from both the front and rear of the connector. The Z-IDC also features both eight and ten-pair cartridge options equipped with gas tube surge protection that is required for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line, or VDSL networks.
"We believe that the next generation VDSL network is an economical solution for our carrier customers' evolving networks," said Ted Hally, CommScope executive vice president and general manager, Carrier, adding "the new CommScope Z-IDC connection block is an integral part of the remote environmental enclosures. VDSL transmits high speed data, such as PC and interactive TV applications, over short distances of twisted-pair copper cable," he said. "The Z-IDC design provides carriers a small footprint and high density connection block that offers design flexibility and economically supports future scalability as the carrier network evolves."
The new, normally open Z-IDC Connecting Block is an option in the CommScope integrated cabinet product line. The Z-IDC is UL® listed and meets all applicable Telcordia requirements including TR-1195. Other benefits include front and rear protection test ports that provide cross-connecting and testing without removal of surge protection. Superior cable management is achieved through the separation of cable terminations that are located at the rear of the block from the cross connect terminations that are located on the front of the block. In addition, hinged or fixed mounting brackets, eight and ten-pair connector modules, and earth modules can be ordered separately so that blocks can be custom assembled on-site for special applications.
The CommScope Carrier group offers lab-engineered, integrated cabinet solutions that provide effective thermal, EMI and environmental protection. The quality of these integrated cabinets is proven through the global deployment of over 350,000 cabinets meeting GR-487 requirements. In addition, the CommScope Carrier group provides apparatus designed for switching and transmission applications in telephone central offices and remote locations.
ABOUT COMMSCOPE:
CommScope is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communication networks. Through its SYSTIMAX® Solutions(TM) and Uniprise® Solutions brands, CommScope is the global leader in structured cabling systems for business enterprise applications. It is also the world's largest manufacturer of coaxial cable for Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) applications. Backed by strong research and development, CommScope combines technical expertise and proprietary technology with global manufacturing capability to provide customers with high-performance wired or wireless cabling solutions and reliable equipment enclosures that have served in some of the most demanding climates on earth since 1974.
Visit CommScope at www.commscope.com
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