CommScope has launched its GigaREACH TM XL solution, the latest innovation in SYSTIMAX portfolio, reliably doubling the reach of traditional twisted pair ethernet devices on enterprise network.
The enterprise network has rapidly expanded beyond information technology (IT) and is now expected to power and connect operational devices such as security cameras, access control panels and wireless access points. Some of these systems are often located away from telecom room, placing them beyond the 100-metre limit established by commercial building standards such as American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)-568 and ISO 11801. CommScope addresses this challenge with its new GigaREACH XL solution.
Commenting on the announcement, Luc Adriaenssens, vice president (VP) patent licensing management (PLM) and research and development (R&D), global enterprise business unit, CommScope, said, “Since the SYSTIMAX portfolio was launched in 1985, cabling infrastructure standardisation bodies have used it as a blueprint to define standards that are common knowledge today. Today, CommScope eliminates the 100-meter distance limit to cost-effectively connect a range of edge devices.”
With GigaREACH XL solution, customers can easily connect and power devices beyond the 100-meter limit with one cable and with little or no disruption to existing services. It requires no additional telecom rooms, power over ethernet (PoE) extenders or optical equipment, which translates into fewer points of failure, lower installation costs, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
GigaREACH XL solution supports 100Mbps ethernet and 90W PoE up to 200 metres, 1Gbps ethernet and 90W PoE up to 150 metres (50 per cent longer than Cat 6), and 10Mbps ethernet and 90W PoE up to 250 metres. Key patented design features from SYSTIMAX category 6A cabling were incorporated to enable the extended distance capabilities.
