Sincerely Craig Jones CEO CUSTOMERS LEAD US TO REVOLUTIONISE CAT 6 Business Articles 3 Caveat Emptor, Let the Buyer Beware Product News 5 New Cat 6 Solution = Error-Free Transmission 10
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KM8 RJ45 Jack
C6T Cable
C6T High Density
PatchPanels
C6T Patch Cords
Category 6 solutions
Trang 2Every day our customers are faced with increasing demands from their workforce for bandwidth-hungry applications to maintain their competitive advantage in a cut-throat world Most of this software can only be used to its full potential with advanced network connections such as 100 Megabit Fast Ethernet (now virtually accepted as the standard for new installations) and Gigabit Ethernet
To truly ensure network speed and efficiency, every component from the NIC (network interface card) to the server needs to operate as effectively as possible The foundation on which a network relies is the structured cabling infrastructure and our industry is poised to adopt the long-awaited and much-drafted Category 6 standard
At KRONE, thanks to our close relationships with our customers and our appreciation of their network needs, we are more than ready for the proposed Cat 6 standard Indeed, our portfolio
of Cat 6 products has been available since our flagship range, TrueNet, was launched in 1999
Our premium PremisNET C6T solution offers a range of components to take our customers to Gigabit Ethernet and beyond
When TrueNet was introduced as the first end-to-end structured cabling system specifically designed to prevent throughput loss in local area networks it was revolutionary It still is!
Now it is time for our next revolutionary cable product The KM8 RJ45 Modular Jack features
an innovative cable-management system that
ensures reliable and repeatable termination In this issue, Peter Meijer and Glen Johnston provide more details of the KM8 Jack, part of our new TrueNet Cat 6 portfolio of products Our proven expertise, combined with an extensive copper and fibre portfolio, enables us
to tailor solutions to specific customer demands
We listen to our customers and products such as the KM8 Jack are the result
KRONE Australia is the only major telecommunications connectivity manufacturer
in the country We have been operating here for
21 years and our Australian made products are everywhere – from the telephone exchange to the outlet in the home or business
I don’t need to tell you that times are tough in telecommunications That said, I’m proud to say that KRONE Australia is more than achieving its sales forecasts and we are still the preferred connectivity provider in this country I’d like to say thanks to our customers who have voted for KRONE with their orders and enabled us to succeed where other brands have failed to grow their market share
Sincerely Craig Jones CEO
CUSTOMERS LEAD US TO
REVOLUTIONISE CAT 6
Business Articles
3 Caveat Emptor, Let the Buyer
Beware
Product News
5 New Cat 6 Solution = Error-Free
Transmission
10 Innovative Cable Management
for the KM8 Jack
Customer Stories
6 A Vintage Solution for Southcorp
8 Throughput and Warranty a Healthy Solution for St Andrews
12 Line Isolation Unit Protects PowerTel
12 Commander’s Million Dollar plans for KRONE Equipment
14 Structured Cabling on a Grand Scale in the UK
KRONE News
15 Club KRONE
Website: www.krone.com.au Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au
Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty Limited
Trang 3The answer is simple – it’s our reputation for
quality, reliability and performance
More than 20 years ago, Telecom (now Telstra)
started installing KRONE modules throughout its
network This practice continues today and there
is hardly a phone or Internet connection made in
Australia that doesn’t pass through a KRONE
product
As with Telstra, the vital communications
networks of the buyers of KRONE products are
safeguarded by unique manufacturing techniques
that only KRONE has perfected and patented
LSA-PLUS CONTACT PRINCIPLE
This patented contact principle has become the
standard cable connection method in more than
100 countries around the world In excess of five
billion connections have been made in
telecommunications networks from Antarctica
to Alaska (See Diagram 1)
Over the years we have seen companies try to
copy the KRONE methodology While this is
flattering, we are yet to test a competitive
module that complies with KRONE’s strict quality
control procedures
MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS
The figures in Diagram 2 (See diagram 2
overleaf), clearly show how positioning contacts
at 45° to the axis of the wire allows more copper
to remain in place, which strengthens this
potential point of weakness
SILVER PLATING
The KRONE Series 2 and HIGHBAND modules
are plated with five microns of silver – which is
up to five times more plating than most
competitors The reason KRONE has always
used silver (in place of cheaper tin) is because of
its superior electrical and environmental
properties Silver has 6.9 times the electrical
conductivity properties of tin To the end user,
this means a faster, more reliable transfer of
data Silver is an extremely hard material, which
is necessary in ensuring that when the insulation
is ‘displaced’ on termination the plating remains
intact, and is resistant to wear This is why we
can guarantee a reliable contact even after 200
re-terminations
SUPERIOR PLASTICS
KRONE only uses the best plastics in the production of modules, all of which are rated UL94V0 for flame retardancy This means the modules will self extinguish and not continue to burn giving off toxic gases as other similar products may do This safety rating is not a legal requirement in Australia, however, it is only prudent for buyers to beware of cheaper copies
All KRONE plastics are toughened to allow for extremes in temperature (-40° to +80°), enabling the modules to be used in all types of climatic zones without affecting the functionality of the product In addition, our plastics are PVC-resistant You should beware of products not using PVC-resistant material – they are prone to crack and weaken when terminated because most wires use PVC insulation
PROFIL MOUNTING
Only KRONE can provide the versatile, easy-to-use, patented PROFIL mounting system The use
of stainless steel rods ensures corrosion resistance for unrivalled years of service Be aware that alternative materials, such as plated metals, cause problems with electrical resistance and are not capable of earthing to allow overvoltage protection
The PROFIL system allows the modules to be placed in situ and swung out for easy
CAVEAT EMPTOR …
LET THE BUYER BEWARE
Have you ever considered why KRONE has become the industry
standard for communications networks in Australia?
by Peter Davis, Sales and Marketing Manager
Diagram 1 LSA-PLUS Contact Principle
1 Clamping ribs
isolate contact area from stress
2 Silver-plated contacts make a secure, gas-tight connection with
superior corrosion resistance.
3 45º “torsion” contact
maintain a continual force
on the connection.
Grips wire from two directionsfor greater security
Resists wire being pulled outfrom top or bottom
Never overstresses the contact (even with wire as large as 0.65mm)
Trang 4termination, reducing installation time There are also no
sharp edges on the frame to injure the installer or end user
STANDARDS-COMPLIANT
All of KRONE’s modules comply with local and International
standards In addition, our modules are tested for ACA
compliance by third party test houses and are also UL
(Underwriters Laboratories) listed
AUSTRALIAN-MADE
KRONE Australia manufactures more than 90 per cent of the
products we sell in this country Our manufacturing facility
on the NSW Central Coast is certified to ISO 9001 for quality
management ensuring all products leaving the factory meet
stringent Australian and International standards We are also
accredited to ISO 14001 for our Environmental
Management System
We have received many industry accolades over the years
Last year the well-respected global research organisation,
BSRIA UK, confirmed we had the lion’s share of the
structured cabling market in Australia
To service this market, KRONE has an
extensive distribution network covering all
parts of Australia with KRONE sales offices
in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth Our Toll Free phone service answers enquiries from anywhere in Australia
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAT 5E AND CAT 6 SOLUTIONS
KRONE can offer an extensive range of connection hardware
to suit the individual needs of your network Be it POTS
(Plain Old Telephone Service) or high-speed data networks,
the choice is yours
Call us, toll free, on 1800 801 298 and we’ll help you make
the right decision
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR VENDOR WHEN BUYING MODULES.
Q How much do I pay for genuine KRONE products compared to the copies?
A Our Australian-made modules cost no more than the imported copy Ask your vendor why inferior copy products are the same price as a genuine original - the locally produced KRONE product
Q How many times can you re-terminate the module?
A All KRONE modules can be terminated in excess of 200 times, ensuring the longest product life possible This benefit is also an indicator to the high level of engineering built into the product Some copy products indicate up to
50 re-terminations but, again, ask your vendor for the manufacturer’s specifications
Q Will your module support Cat 5, broadband services like DSL or the emerging Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephone protocol?
A KRONE’s HIGHBAND®10 module has been specifically designed to support these emerging technologies Ask your vendor for the manufacturer’s specifications
Q What advantage does the genuine Profil™ system have over the copies?
A Profil™ is less expensive than copy backmount frames and provides an easier and safer method to mount modules Modules can be removed without the use of a tool and hinge providing easy access when installing cables The distribution frame has been engineered to be safer, eliminating the chance of injuries caused by the sharp edges
of mounting frames Copy products cannot offer the advantages of Profil™ mounting Q
90° contacts can weaken wire increasing breakage.
Must be able to take UTP/STP which is 0.5mm
Punch down only one wire per terminal
Tim-plated contact corrosion reduces connectivity
Impact Tool causes high stress on wire.
The KRONE 45° contact leaves more wire between the
contact points Accepts from 0.4 to 0.65mm Double termination same gauge wire on single
terminal Silver-plated contact oxidation doesn’t affect
conductivity
Insertion Tool means less stress on wire.
Diagram 2 Effects of Wire Termination
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speed networking capabilities, KRONE Australia
has introduced a new TrueNet Category 6 (C6T)
network cabling solution The new C6T solution
addresses the need for superior speed, reliability
and traffic handling in enterprise network
infrastructures
Our TrueNet Cat 6
portfolio of products
comprises a KM8 RJ45 modular jack
complemented by C6T Cable, C6T High Density
Patch Panels and our C6T Patch cords
A cable manager secures the cable pairs in
place up to the termination point, ensuring the
cable geometry is secure, resulting in
dependable Cat 6 performance It isolates and
directs the twisted pairs to their specified
contact Insulation clamping ribs hold the wire
securely and isolate the contact area from
vibration and mechanical stress The KM8 allows
all four pairs (or eight conductors) to be
terminated simultaneously without using the
conventional KRONE tool
We developed this addition to our TrueNet
portfolio of products to effectively eliminate all
the problems associated with traditional termination methods and actually make installation easier and more efficient
We have also introduced Cat 6 24-Port and 48-Port High Density Patch Panels These are designed to work seamlessly with the new KM8 Jack and KRONE TrueNet cable and patch cords, completing the C6T TrueNet solution and maintaining Category 6 performance and quality
Contact your KRONE representative for more information about our TrueNet product portfolio, or visit our website at
Yet another industry innovation from KRONE sees the new KM8 RJ45
Jack realise truly reliable Cat 6 performance.
by Glen Johnston, Manager Marketing and Product Development
NEW CAT 6 SOLUTION
= ERROR-FREE TRANSMISSION
On the 31st July 2002, all current KRONE
Endorsed Installer agreements expire
Originally the expiration date was 30th June
2002, however, due to end of finanacial year
commitments the date has been extended by
one month Prior to this date, your local KRONE
representative will be in contact with you to discuss the next period of endorsement, which will be July 2002 - July 2004
Any further enquiries should be directed to your local state office listed on this page
NEW ENDORSED INSTALLER AGREEMENTS
Trevor Kleinert RCDD, National Sales Manager, PremisNET
Trang 6The combination of Rosemount with Penfolds and Lindemans brought together three of the world’s premier global wine brands, creating one
of the largest wine companies in the world with export markets in 80 countries
In its first year of operation, Southcorp Wines has more than 7,500 hectares of vineyards under production in the winemaking regions of the Barossa and Clare Valleys in South Australia, the Sunraysia region of Victoria and the Hunter, Mudgee and Orange districts of New South Wales It delivers more than 10 million cases of premium wines for an estimated revenue of more than AUD$1.1 billion
At the time of the merger, Rick Allert, Southcorp’s Chairman, said: “Rosemount is an excellent strategic fit with Southcorp and also delivers significant cost savings and synergies through the consolidation of two businesses In particular, we anticipate benefits from the combination of sales and distribution, product efficiencies, improved purchasing power and reduced administration costs.”
To upgrade and future-proof the IT&T network infrastructure of key winemaking, distribution and production sites, Southcorp’s Byron Moult-Smith, Neil Martin and Graham Whitfield are working with KRONE PremisNET endorsed
installer, Gary Tennant, of Fibre and Data Networks (FDN)
“We are progressively installing KRONE PremisNET Bronze Cat 5e and KRONE fibre solutions,” said Byron Moult-Smith, Communications and Technology Support for Southcorp’s South Australian and Victorian operations
“We outsource the remote management of our local area and wide area network infrastructure to IBM GSA whose main data centre is in Tullamarine, Victoria and they, in turn, work with various Southcorp IT&T project managers such as Neil, Graham and myself
“I am based at Magill in South Australia which
is the network hub for the state’s Nurioopta region and our main distribution centre at Outer Harbour in Adelaide.”
Southcorp Wines’ new International Distribution Centre is located at Outer Harbour
The 30,000 square m site dovetails with the adjacent Mackenzie Transport Centre which handles Southcorp’s container packaging
“As well as being integrated for the smooth and climate-controlled transfer of wines in containers, the communications network for the two centres is also connected by a KRONE PremisNET structured fibre optic system,” said
Mr Moult-Smith
“We actually run two networks throughout the Southcorp group – one for our information systems such as financials and data and voice and the other, which is site dependent, is a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system for line management of the winemaking
Southcorp Wines has 100 sites around the world and they are connected in varying degrees
to the network The number of people per site ranges from one or two in a small vineyard to up
to 450 at Nurioopta in the Barossa
“KRONE is virtually the industry standard for structured cabling solutions which is important to
us because our organisation is widespread,” said Mr Martin.
Southcorp Limited and Rosemount Estates merged to form the world’s largest premium branded wine company, Southcorp Wines
A VINTAGE SOLUTION FOR
by John McEwen,
KRONE sales executive,
WA/SA.
From Left to right: Gary Tennant - Installations Supervisor, Fibre and Data
Networks Neil Martin - Communications Co-ordinator (Central & Western Region)
SouthCorp John McEwen - SA Sales Executive, KRONE Australia
Taking a closer look at the KRONE Installation!
Trang 7“We use a Telstra OnRamp service for sites with
25 to 30 people on a local area network around a
dedicated local server,” said Mr Moult-Smith
“The major links for our accounting and
warehouse systems go back to IBM GSA’s
Tullamarine site
“Most of our fibre communications networks
are local campus-style connections for sites that
span anything up to one kilometre in width, such
as Nurioopta and Karadoc.”
Neil Martin, Communications Co-ordinator at
Nurioopta explains that the local area network for
which he is responsible has 12 network nodes
using KRONE equipment
“Nurioopta is a 40-acre site in the Barossa
Valley,” said Mr Martin “We serve as a crush and
bottling plant for our Southcorp vineyards of
Kalimna, Eden Vale, The Waltons and Seppeltsfield
“Primarily, though, we are responsible for premium
and super premium Penfolds wine production
“KRONE is virtually the industry standard for
structured cabling solutions which is important
to us because our organisation is widespread,”
said Mr Martin “Some of our sites are in the
middle of nowhere but you can always count
on one local Telstra technician to have a KRONE
tool in his back pocket to provide support to
the equipment KRONE is also a local
manufacturer which is important when it
comes to surety of supply.”
Graham Whitfield is located in the Sunraysia
region of Victoria at Karadoc near Mildura As
Electrical Supervisor, he is responsible for the
automation and control of the Karadoc site
“Karadoc was the old Lindeman’s site,” said Mr Whitfield “This year we’ll be crushing between 50,000 and 60,000 tonnes of grapes and producing all the cask products for the group as well as some bottled lines
“We have 150 people using our network and our staff numbers swell to 250 during the vintage We use a Telstra OnRamp service and KRONE PremisNET Cat 5e as well as KRONE fibre patch panels
“Like Nurioopta, Karadoc also runs a SCADA system through a fibre optic programmable logic control (PLC) network
“Our SCADA system controls tank temperature monitoring, the blending process, bottling line progress and various other winemaking processes, feeding the production status back to the local winemaker or engineer at a number of PCs distributed across the site,” said Mr Whitfield
If you’ve enjoyed a wine from Rosemount, Penfolds, Lindemans, Seaview, Coldstream Hills, Hungerford Hill, Seven Peaks, Seppelt, Devil’s Lair, Tollana, Queen Adelaide, Leo Buring, Killawarra
or Wynns Coonawarra, you’ve tasted the fruits of the labour of Southcorp’s award-winning winemakers, harvested on KRONE network
KRONE PRODUCTS USED BY SOUTHCORP WINES
PremiseNET Bronze Cat5E UTP Cable
HIGHWAY Patch Panels (both
16 and 24 Port)
HIGHWAY FMK RJ45 Outlets
19” Backmount Frames
27 Way Profil Frames
HIGHLIGHT 12/24 Port Fibre
Patch Panels
A range of 4, 6 & 12 Core
KRONE HIGHLIGHT Fibre Cable
From Left to right: Gary Tennant - Installations Supervisor, Fibre and Data Networks; Neil Martin - Communications Co-ordinator (Central & Western Region) SouthCorp; John McEwen - SA Sales Executive, KRONE Australia.
SOUTHCORP
Trang 8St Andrews War Memorial Hospital at Spring Hill, Brisbane, is one of Queensland’s most acute care hospitals, specialising in tech-nologically advanced surgical and medical care
It has earned a reputation through its commitment to the provision of the highest quality healthcare
Doctors and staff at St Andrew’s are using cutting-edge information technology to improve communication and efficiency and thus it is vital
St Andrew’s communications network infra-structure is able to cope with existing and emerging technologies
At present St Andrews is undergoing a major redevelopment, which is complex because it involves converting the compact inner city site to provide new facilities while maintaining the operations of the existing hospital
Stage one of the development has recently been completed and consists of a nine-storey building containing four ward floors and five levels of carparking
The information technology project team for stage one comprised Steve Englart, Information Services Manager for St Andrews, who worked closely with communications consultants, Norman Disney & Young and voice and data cable installer, TriState
“We have progressively moved into the building over the past few months as the builder has finished various ward floors,” said Steve Englart
“In time, the whole of the existing hospital will
be refurbished or rebuilt We had used KRONE Cat 5 products over a number of years in other areas of the site and were endeavouring to standardise on a company infrastructure for our communications network
“The project team looked at higher technologies such as Cat 6 and options such as pair managed, RJ45 and Patch By Exception solutions from KRONE and other suppliers
“St Andrew’s runs both a clinical local area network (LAN) and an administrative LAN We needed the flexibility to patch between LANs and wall outlets while limiting the number of active switching components Given the crucial nature of our communications, data throughput
was extremely important and we wanted a solution that was going to last – possibly for ten years,” he explained
“KRONE’s TrueNet Silver Cat 5eT solution was our choice for horizontal connectivity and we are using KRONE fibre for vertical cabling,” said Mr
Englart
St Andrews automatically receives our exclusive ‘20/5’ warranty This incorporates a 20-year all-inclusive industry standards compliance warranty including parts, labour and technical support plus a five-year throughput warranty guaranteeing zero bit error rate performance from the structured cabling channel
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital is using KRONE’s cutting-edge information technology to improve communication and efficiency.
THROUGHPUT AND WARRANTY A
by Ian McCully,
Queensland State Sales
Manager, KRONE
Australia
“KRONE’s TrueNet Silver Cat 5eT solution was our choice for horizontal connectivity and we are using KRONE fibre for vertical cabling.”
Cat 5eT Cat 5eT
St Andrews nurses
testing the KRONE
products at the
bedside!
Trang 9Price, performance, the known reliability of the brand and
TrueNet’s capacity to handle future technologies were key
factors in St Andrew’s decision
“In the long run, if you can standardise on infrastructure
and infrastructure suppliers, it makes your job so much
easier The value in having just one manufacturer’s warranty
rather than many is incalculable,” said Mr Englart
The new building’s four floors of wards bring an
additional 80 beds to the hospital’s existing 230 beds
Depending on its location, each bed has approximately four
data outlets – for phone, clinical LAN, administrative LAN
and the Internet
As with the other areas at St Andrews, the new facility patches
back to the central computer room in an adjacent building
“We have a total of 540 outlets at this stage The Internet
is not yet connected to the patient bedside – but it is
something that has been requested in patient surveys and
the infrastructure is now in place St Andrew’s aim is to
provide expanded support to doctors, their patients and
families, in every sense Our new network facilitates our
achievement of this goal,” said Mr Englart Q
ABOUT ST ANDREWS
St Andrews War Memorial Hospital specialises in
general medical, high-tech and surgical care – that
means anything from open heart surgery and hip
replacements to intensive eye surgery and
hysterectomy The hospital aims to provide the most
advanced technology and best possible skills available,
at all times, and for every patient
St Andrew’s was the first Private Hospital in Queensland
to be accredited by the Australian Council on
Healthcare Standards, an award that recognises its
higher quality of care by way of additional rebates to
the hospital’s patients
The hospital was established as a living memorial to
those who died in the two World Wars and embraces
an innovative attitude to patient care, an holistic
attitude that provides expanded support to doctors,
their patients and families both before and after
hospitalisation
TM
Scott Whiston, Sales Executive KRONE Queensland and Scott Englart, Information Services Manger, St Andrews War Memorial Hospital, Queensland with the KRONE TrueNet Silver Cat 5eT installation.
HEALTHY SOLUTION FOR ST ANDREW’S
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