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Customer Stories 6 KRONE’s Bronze Solution at work for Science 8 ComProtect Safeguards Defence in WA and the Territory 12 KRONE a Force in RedFlex’s International Military Coups 12 NEC I

NETWORK news

April/May 2002 Vol9 No2

We recently played host to three senior executives from the KRONE Group who were impressed by, and strongly supported our investment in Australian R&D Ron Lowy, Chief Operating Officer, Rudolf Hadorn, Chief Financial Officer and Phil Hewes, General Counsel for the international KRONE Group, visited our manufacturing facilities at Berkeley Vale on the NSW Central Coast and indicated that we will

be used more often to design products for the world market

Our HIGHBAND modules, have for a number of years, been in networks in Europe, North and South America and the Asia Pacific

Our HIGHWAY RJ45 jacks are being acknowledged as the best of their breed and are having notable success in North America In this issue, Shane McIntosh tells how we are now making substantial inroads into South America

Over the last three-year period, KRONE Australia has consistently achieved more than 80 per cent of our sales revenue from products that are designed, developed and manufactured entirely in Australia A further 15 per cent are manufactured here, under licence Our export sales figures have now climbed to more than 30 per cent of our annual turnover

This success has happened as the world of telecommunications has suffered possibly the worst 12 months in its history It’s all due to the commitment of our people and to the fact that

we continually make changes to our structure and product portfolio to ensure we maintain our

customers’ confidence and our market leadership position

Ever since we were established 21 years ago,

we have been addressing our customers’ needs for coping with bandwidth-hungry technologies Our complementary fibre optic and optical wireless ranges are featured in Product Watch on pages10 and 11

Having won a 2001 AEEMA (Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association Award) for Product Stewardship as well as AEEMA Commendations for Energy Efficiency and Commercialising R&D, we are always looking for ways to improve our methodology

KRONE utilises a concurrent engineering process in the design and development of new products This means that all departments involved in the development of a product from R&D through to purchasing, engineering, and manufacturing, work simultaneously on different tasks rather than following a series of individual steps, which slows down the development process

To enhance our efficiency, even further, in product stewardship and commercialising R&D,

we have just merged our Product Development and Marketing teams

We’re all looking forward to the challenges the rest of 2002 will bring us

Sincerely

Craig Jones CEO

COMMITMENT TO R&D AND

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP

Customer Stories

6 KRONE’s Bronze Solution at work

for Science

8 ComProtect Safeguards Defence

in WA and the Territory

12 KRONE a Force in RedFlex’s

International Military Coups

12 NEC IP Servers using Highband 10

14 Latinos warm to Australian

Product

Business Articles

3 Cables in a Mess? PBE is your answer

Product News

10 Highlighting our Fibre Optic Range

11 Speeding our Products to Market

KRONE News

Standards and Industry News

4 A New Front Gate for HAN SOHO

Website: www.krone.com.au Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au

Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty Limited

In sites that would normally utilise a high

number of RJ45 patch panels at the cross

connection point, patch cords become a mess

and cannot be professionally managed These

sites are prime Candidates for our PBE

methodology, eliminating the patch cord

“jungle” entirely

Using the Patch by Exception methodology,

HIGHBAND modules are used in place of the

RJ45 Patch Panels The cross connection is made

using hard wiring (C5E or C6 Jumpers) utilising

the off cuts of the horizontal cable You can

override the hardwired side of the HIGHBAND

module and re-connect to the required office

area in a simple plug-and-play motion using a

patch cord Periodically, the customer’s installer

visits to remove patch cords on permanent

circuits and replace them with hard wiring

WHY PATCH BY EXCEPTION

WORKS

The RJ45 solution was designed to provide data

and telephone services to the user, rather than

to supply a permanent service to a workstation

Traditionally, the benefit of this approach has

been that the end user or IT Manager could do

all their own moves, adds and changes without

using an installer

As technology has progressed and the cost of

network devices has decreased, the provision of

computer outlets has increased It is now highly

likely that if a person moves from one room to

another data services will already exist within

that room, and accessing the network simply

requires the person to plug their computer into

the port or outlet provided

Another development that further contributes

to the acceptance of the Patch by Exception

solution is the virtual network hub This means

that a network manager can control each

individual PC on the network and make any

moves, adds or changes via software - without

the need to leave his or her desk In the same

manner, voice services are almost always

provided at every workstation and in every room

When a person moves offices, their extension

number can be easily reallocated using the

software on the PABX

The significance of these developments is that cross connections can be cabled out using hard wiring rather than patch cords Solid conductor cable, used in the horizontal run, is used for this hard wiring The use of solid conductor cable improves throughput as it has better impedence values than patch cable Situations will arise, of course, where services are not provided This is the time when the HIGHBAND patch cord can be used and when patching is the exception, and not the rule

With the Patch by Exception solution, the IT manager has an effective and efficient cable management system, and peace of mind Any changes required can be easily administered by the IT Manager in a plug and play motion, in a matter of seconds

The cost saving attributed to the smaller amount of Patch Cords required, can be substantial As an example, instead of paying

$6.00 for a patch cord, use 4 pair solid conductor cable off cuts at no cost "

CABLES IN A MESS?

PBE IS YOUR ANSWER

Patch by Exception (PBE) is not new KRONE Australia developed it as

a product feature of our HIGHBAND modules Working successfully in

sites in the Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA since the mid-1990s.

by Peter Davis, Sales and Marketing Manager, KRONE Australia

Typical hard wired solution

Patch cord Disconnects the original circuit and redirects the signal

In the last ten years, a wide variety of services and systems have become available or cost effective for homes, such as:

" multiple phones including keyphone systems and cordless units, faxes and answering machines;

" personal computers and Internet access;

" cable television and a wider range of free-to-air services;

" security and fire alarm services;

" video door intercom units;

" the home theatre; and

" home automation, particularly lighting, climate control and watering systems

With the growing trend towards small, home-based businesses and teleworking, the telephone and computer facilities of many homes are now comparable with small businesses The residence operates like an enterprise, and the small office/home office (SOHO) is moving quickly towards installing a Home Area Network (HAN)

Home occupants want service and content providers to deliver the bandwith to support the technological advances of the future

The entry to the home will now be enabled by passing through an electronic front gate, called a

‘Residential Gateway’

A new ISO/IEC 15045-1 Standard has now been established detailing the requirements for

this entrance to the home electronic system

The Residential Gateway connects home network domains to network domains outside the home It supports communication among devices within the premises - and systems, service providers, operators and users outside the premises

The safe and effective delivery of these services into the home places many demands on the facilities of the Residential Gateway These include the integrity and security of communications, delivery of commands to devices in the home from external sources, blocking of selected commands that may create unsafe conditions, protection of the home from risks inherent in a connection to the Internet and the facilitation of financial payments

The interoperability of home devices with external services and features to enhance the safety and security of network devices and consumer transactions via the network are essential elements of the electronic gate The Residential Gateway connects the remote user via the Internet with the people, equipment, appliances or services in the home Usually such devices or systems are objects or nodes on the HAN

Some of the potential interfaces and supported networks of a Residential Gateway are shown in Figure 1

In all cases the electronic gateway provides the mechanism whereby Wide Area Networks (WANs) communicate with Home Area Networks (HANs) The gateway may stand alone, it may be embedded in another device, or more than one gateway unit may be used A number of distributed gateway units may display the behaviour of a single gateway

Configurations may range from an approach where a single box provides the functionality for interfacing between two or more WANs and HANs, to a modular dedicated residential gateway, to multiple residential gateways distributed among physically separate locations within the premises

The ISO/IEC 15045-1 Standard is based on a

‘black box’approach, specifying the interfaces of the Residential Gateway and the functionality provided but leaving considerable freedom for how such functions are implemented The

Traditionally, homes have been wired for a small number of telephone outlets connected to a single telephone service, with little consideration being given for other services.

A NEW FRONT GATE

FOR HAN SOHO

by Peter Meijer, JP BE

MSc, RCDD,

Technical Training

Manager and Industry

Liaison,

KRONE Australia

Broadway 5

standard is applicable to all communications

and other technologies that may be

incorporated in the Residential Gateway and

includes both analogue and digital systems

Among other things, the standard will discuss:

"options for the Architecture of the Residential

Gateway and the elements of a conforming

Residential Gateway; and

"safety requirements of home systems

connected to Wide Area Networks and the

role of the Residential Gateway

To take full advantage of these interactive

electronic systems, your residence (whether it

is a house, apartment or a standalone

home-office area) should be wired for data and

telecommunications with flexible structured

cabling systems similar to those of

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Broadway 10

RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY Figure 1

Broadway 4

The CSIRO operates with decentralised management across some 22 divisions, 60 sites and 6,500 employees Each business unit makes its own decisions about issues of staffing, resources and information technology CSIRO’s Property Division project manages the construction of new buildings

As Cabling Upgrade Program Manager, Jeff Kell, is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the Cabling Specifications that are utilised throughout CSIRO and the Cabling Upgrade Program

“It is our objective to provide a state-of-the art, reliable, flexible, warranted cabling infrastructure that allows implementation of the latest technology,” said Mr Kell

“The CSIRO cabling specifications nominate KRONE’s PremisNET Cat 5e Bronze solution with the express intention of having a national standard across all sites This infrastructure allows for the implementation of the latest technologies, which puts CSIRO in a position

to lead and advise Australia’s scientific and business communities

“We are constantly reviewing our Cabling Specifications to ensure the best business solution

is provided to the CSIRO scientific workforce who are deployed in offices, laboratories and remote environments across Australia

“When we were nominating the current CSIRO standard, we selected KRONE because of its high quality product, the fact that it was an Australian manufacturer with substantial R&D facilities, and, importantly, its 20/20 warranty.”

The CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Australia’s largest scientific research centre, has specified our PremisNET Bronze solution as its standard across all sites.

KRONE’S BRONZE SOLUTION AT

by Norm Kennedy, ACT

State Manager,

KRONE Australia

CSIRO has been a KRONE customer since 1998 when

it first implemented Category 5 cabling infrastructure for voice and data across a number

of the CSIRO sites.

Norm Kennedy,

KRONE Australia

(right) and Jeff Kell,

CSIRO

KRONE’s BRONZE PremisNET

solution is supported by the industry’s

most extensive standards-compliant

warranty program that guarantees

system performance for 20 years It is

a fully comprehensive 20-year product,

system and applications warranty that

includes all parts, labour and service

CSIRO has been a KRONE customer

since 1998 when it first implemented

Category 5 cabling infrastructure for

voice and data across a number of the

CSIRO sites

Flexibility and reliability are the keys

to any good network design and

cabling can be a bottleneck for the

entire system, particularly in a large and

sophisticated scientific research

enterprise such as the CSIRO The move

to standardise on our PremisNET Bronze

Enhanced Category 5 solution (Cat 5e)

will provide CSIRO with sufficient

headroom for the most robust network

applications such as Gigabit Ethernet

and applications like broadband video,

3D imaging, CAD/CAM and other

multimedia applications

The KRONE PremisNET Bronze solution has already been implemented in more than 30 sites around Australia, including the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Victoria; Livestock Industries

in Armidale and Riverside Technology Park in North Ryde, New South Wales;

Waite Laboratory in Urrbrae, South Australia; with Food Science, Cannon Hill, Queensland, currently under construction The solution will continue to be progressively installed

as new sites are built or undergo

About CSIRO

CSIRO is Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

It is one of the world’s largest and most diverse scientific research institutions Its work touches just about every aspect of Australian life: everything from the molecules of life to the molecules in space -finding ways to improve our quality of life and economic performance

CSIRO’s 6,500 staff perform research and development over a broad range of areas

of economic and social value including agriculture, minerals and energy, manufacturing, communications, construction, health and the environment They are located in laboratories and field stations around Australia

The emphasis is on bringing teams together from different scientific fields to find solutions to major problems facing Australia CSIRO’s vision is to be a world-class research organisation vital to Australia’s future

The CSIRO is an agency in the Industry, Science and Resources government portfolio

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WORK FOR SCIENCE

After initial trials at Robertson Barracks in the Northern Territory, Defence Information Systems Northern Territory/Kimberley, has installed ComProtect at HMAS Coonawarra, Larrakeyah Barracks, RAAF Base Tindal and RAAF Base Darwin

In a telecommunications network, apart from lightning (direct or indirect), interference can come from phenomena such as electromagnetic interference, inductive or capacitive effects, electrostatic discharge and contact with live power lines, which is usually caused through incorrect installation methods

The majority of over voltage protectors are destroyed by the impact of a lightning strike or

‘power cross’ fault and need to be replaced

ComProtect’s unique circuits restore themselves immediately to normal operation once the fault

is corrected, greatly reducing the level of maintenance required

Defence Facilities Management Group (FMG) trialled the product at Stirling Naval Base in Western Australia and ComProtect’s successful performance has led to it being installed in Leeuwin, Campbell and Irwin bases FMG is, at every opportunity, progressively rolling the solution out to the rest of the Defence bases in

WA FMG has already installed 3,000 units in Western Australia

ComProtect is easy to use - the compact overvoltage protection plug is simply attached to

KRONE Australia has sold 4,500 units of our ComProtect overvoltage protection solution to the Department of Defence for bases in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

COMPROTECT SAFEGUARDS DEFENCE

by Jon Vause, Sales

Manager, Western

Region, KRONE Australia

the KRONE disconnection

or switching module It is also possible to retrofit ComProtect to existing KRONE distribution equipment

Western Australia has also recorded an extremely high number of thunder storm days It

is vital for our nation’s safety that Defence communications systems are protected from network downtime caused by lightning or other high voltage damage such as power contact

In 1996, KRONE solutions were specified as the standard for the Army Presence in the North (APIN) project, which involved the construction

of barracks and housing and the relocation of more than 2,300 soldiers to Robertson Barracks, just outside Darwin in the Northern Territory, and 2,600 family members to the cities of Darwin and Palmerston Robertson Barracks was the first

NT base to install ComProtect and it is now being

ABOUT COMPROTECT

KRONE ‘s portfolio of overvoltage solutions

includes systems specifically for protection of

equipment in data and communication networks

and in measurement and control applications The

protective circuits guard against electrical influences

due to lightning or power contact, discharging them

immediately to ground

ComProtect gives graded five-point protection of

single pairs on HIGHBAND 10 or Series 2 disconnect

or switching modules mounted on KRONE Profil or

Backmount frames

Over-voltage protection devices consist of

components or protective circuits that limit

interference to permissible and safe levels

Three-point protection comprises components for limiting voltage such as arrestors, diodes or varistors Five-point protection has, in addition to the voltage-limiting components, an over-current protection element in the signal path

The KRONE range of overvoltage products is suited to the latest applications with high transmission rates such as ISDN and xDSL Besides ComProtect, it also includes various arrestor magazines for over-voltage protection All the versions, HIGHBAND, Profil Series 2 and NT, have one thing in common - they are adaptations of the protective components of KRONE’s patented LSA-PLUS and/or LSA PROFIL distribution systems

The ‘Top End’ receives more lightning strikes than anywhere else in Australia with an average

of 30,000 per year 5,000 strikes/discharges have been recorded in one 24-hour period at Darwin Airport

Lightining strikes hit map.

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IN WA AND THE TERRITORY

With the increased use of applications such

as videoconferencing, real-time financial data flow and transactions, interactive and web-based distribution of productivity applications on top of voice and fax transmissions, planning and managing a traditional network has become significantly more difficult

For the best part of two decades, KRONE’s R&D has been addressing our customers’ needs for coping with bandwidth-hungry technologies, resulting in our HIGHLIGHT fibre optic range

The newest additions to our HIGHLIGHT range are the 48 and 72-Port Patch Panels, which are suitable for installations into 19” rack systems in both premises networks (KRONE PremisNET) and carrier networks (KRONE AccessNET) solutions

In height, our 48-Port Patch Panel takes up two rack units and the 72-port, three rack units

Designed for rear or side cable entry, the Patch Panels feature strain relief points for loose tube cable and cable tie points for tight buffered cable

The hinged fibre tray may be configured for left or right-hand opening and allows easy access to the fibre management system, couplings and splice cassette

The panel is equipped with a patch cord guide that provides additional cable management

The product also comes with a removable lid and is supplied with Velcro ties for maintaining cable bending radius

Fibre optic cabling enables all forms of data to

be transmitted on a single line of almost limitless capacity providing a high-bandwidth com-munications pipeline that makes for a much smoother flow of data through the network For a total fibre patch panel solution, KRONE’s HIGHLIGHT range of adaptor plates are available

in SC, SC Duplex, ST, MTRJ, LC and RJ45 configurations

KRONE can supply an extensive range of Singlemode and Multimode cable for both indoor and outdoor applications

All KRONE HIGHLIGHT fibre products have been designed to meet AS/ACIF S008 standard The HIGHLIGHT range complies to the Class 2 laser standard

PROVIDING OPTICAL ACCESS

Our Optical Access next-generation optical wireless solutions offer you a comprehensive product line for affordable IP over Optics The advanced switching and routing techniques can also be integrated with our HIGHLIGHT fibre optic solutions

The Terescope range is a Free Space Optics solution designed for difficult installations and environments or where quick deployment

is necessary Rather than using Fibre Optic Cable as the transmission medium, Optical Wireless transmits data through the air Our range of Terescope products provides high

PRODUCT WATCH

HIGHLIGHTING OUR FIBRE OPTIC RANGE

by Glen Johnston,

Manager Marketing and

Product Development

For the best part of two decades, KRONE’s

R&D has been addressing our customers’

needs for coping with bandwidth-hungry

technologies, resulting in our HIGHLIGHT

fibre optic range.

HIGHLIGHT 48-Port Patch Panel

HIGHLIGHT 72-Port Patch Panel

www.krone.com.au/products/48-72port