headquarters, but the new facility also offered the company a unique opportunity to provide a state-of-the-art “Show and Tell” installation that both showcases the company’s Cupertino El
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ith projects in over a dozen states, and a staff
of more than 2,500 electricians and technicians, Cupertino Electric, Inc has become one of the major players in the building of Internet infrastructure In
fact, a leading national trade publication, Electrical Contractor, recently ranked Cupertino as one of the
nation’s “Top 10” electrical contracting firms The firm’s customer roster is also impressive, including many prominent Web hosting providers and leading technology companies such as Adobe Systems, 3Com and Sun Microsystems
So, it’s no wonder that Cupertino sought to have a leading-edge communications system for its own headquarters
A “Show and Tell” Installation
Explosive growth prompted the development of Cupertino’s new 200,000+ square foot San Jose, Calif headquarters, but the new facility also offered the company a unique opportunity to provide a state-of-the-art “Show and Tell” installation that both showcases the company’s
Cupertino Electric
Structured Cabling System For Its Dynamic New Headquarters Facility
Cupertino Electric
chose the TrueNet ™ C6T ™
Structured Cabling System
due largely to KRONE’s
unique active network
performance testing and
the unmatched zero bit
error system warranty.
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Cupertino Electric, Inc., one of the nation’s “Top 10” electrical contracting firms, recently installed over 120,000 ft of TrueNet C6T ™ Cable to over 200 stations throughout its San Jose, Calif headquarters.
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expertise and provides a venue for the
latest in connectivity technology
This premier installation primarily supports
Cupertino’s corporate, sales and marketing
personnel, as well as a modern,
state-of-the-art field support center
Looking to the Future
To meet its need for state-of-the-art
technology, Cupertino specified the
KRONE®TrueNet™C6T™Structured Cabling
System The revolutionary TrueNet System
warrants virtually error-free data transmission
performance for 100BASE-T applications
Plus, it is optimized for Gigabit Ethernet
to provide a secure transition pathway for
future growth
Alex Tanasescu, Cupertino Electric’s Director
of Information Technology, explains that
the warranty and the future proofing aspect played an important role in the firm’s selection “We wanted to be as obsolescence-proof as possible,” he says
“Even though we are using 10BASE-T
as our speed now, we wanted to ensure that we had the ability to go to one Gigabit down the line if we so desired
“Essentially, we wanted the best cabling that was available, along with the best arrangement in the patch panels,
so that we would have absolutely clean connections.”
An Easy Decision
When Cupertino’s staff was introduced
to the new TrueNet System, they quickly decided that it was exactly what they required for their new headquarters
Jay Ribera, KRONE Sales Engineer, demon-strated the benefits of the system to the firm prior to its move “We gave Alex a test sampling in one of his existing closets First of all, he was impressed when our testing revealed that his current system had some anomalies that weren’t totally favorable Second, our system could ensure the performance he was looking for.”
“Most people, even if they are 20 years
in the business, don’t know that there is a way to look at line traffic,” Jay adds “They don’t realize how disruptive a faulty patch cord is and how we can actually ‘see’ that Then KRONE goes a step further with a complete system that provides virtually error-free transmissions.”
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The fact that TrueNet provides a totally integrated system of cable, patch cords,
patch panels, blocks and jacks — all finely-tuned to protect signal integrity and
strength — played a major role in Cupertino’s decision to specify KRONE.
TrueNet C6T plenum cable was used throughout.
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Cupertino Electric’s decision was the fact
that the firm is a certified KRONE®installer
“It made the decision even easier,” Alex
explains, “because our staff was already
familiar with TrueNet™and how good it is.”
The TrueNet C6T ™ System
The installation of more than 200 stations,
performed by Cupertino Electric’s Network
Systems Group technicians, utilizes the
highest level of TrueNet — the TrueNet C6T
Structured Cabling System It consists of an
integrated system of impedance-matched
(100±3 ohms) TrueNet C6T horizontal cable,
TruePatch™patch cords, Ultim8™termination
blocks, Enhanced patch panels, and
HighBand™jacks…all finely tuned to
protect signal integrity and strength
Cupertino Electric’s staff completed the
installation in just three weeks Cupertino
Electric has built a reputation for fast-track
installations as well as customer satisfaction,
and their own facility was no exception!
“All of the equipment in the building,
including the horizontal cable, is KRONE,”
Alex Tanasescu emphasizes “We have
fiber going to every office, but at present
it’s dark It’s a further safeguard against
obsolescence since we don’t know what
the future will bring.”
120,000 Feet of TrueNet Cabling
According to Jay Ribera, Cupertino Electric
installed over 120,000 ft of TrueNet cabling
at their new headquarters facility “The
average run was 150 feet and they ran four cables to every outlet,” he says
“TrueNet C6T plenum cable was used throughout KRONE Ultim8 blocks were installed in all of the wiring closets and KRONE HighBand jacks — for voice and data — were utilized at every workstation
“Cupertino Electric utilized a 4-port faceplate so they would have the ability, if a future need arose, to use any combination
Remember, this is high-grade cable for both voice and data What it does is provide a system with an extremely high level of versatility.”
Passive and Active Testing
Once the installation was completed and the system was up and running, Cupertino’s staff conducted an extensive series of passive tests to make certain that the cable was TIA/EIA compliant
Once the results were in, KRONE performed active, on-site testing of the network while
it was up and running Jay Ribera explains,
“KRONE’s expert testing personnel visited the site and hooked up the advanced testing equipment to the active network They observed the line data and ensured the customer that they do, in fact, have an error-free domain
“KRONE certifies that the customer will have a zero bit error channel — channel meaning from the workstation to the hub
in the closet
Although they are currently using only 10BASE-T, Cupertino staff selected the highest level of TrueNet available — the TrueNet C6T Structured Cabling System
— to ensure the ability to migrate to Gigabit Ethernet.
The KRONE C6T cable is used for both voice and data — providing a high level
of versatility.
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“definitely played a role in our decision
I was impressed with the new testing techniques since they enabled KRONE®to pinpoint — and correct — any problems.”
No Problems
Cupertino Electric’s TrueNet™Structured Cabling System has been up and running for about one year And as far as performance
is concerned, Alex sums it up very succinctly,
“In all the time it’s been here — and we are a very busy place — we’ve never had
a problem.”
For more information
For more information about the KRONE TrueNet System, please call
1-800-775-5766 or visit our Web site
at: www.kroneamericas.com
KRONE ® Incorporated
6950 South Tucson Way
Englewood, CO 80112
Toll-Free: 1-800-775-KRONE
Phone: 303-790-2619
Fax: 303-790-2117
Web: www.kroneamericas.com
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