January 30, 2006—ADC has announced that Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has successfully installed ADC TrueNet Category 6 cable featuring AirES technology in the university’s new $103 million, 508,000-square-foot Sciences Building.
ADC’s AirES cable technology forms the foundation of the high-speed network infrastructure for Baylor’s multidisciplinary sciences facility that provides the university with an unprecedented environment for equipping researchers and students as leaders in solving future scientific challenges, says ADC.
The technology, which enhances signal speed and strength while minimizing cable size and crosstalk, is part of the ADC TrueNet Structured Cabling Solutions. ADC TrueNet Category 6 patch panels, patch cords, and cable form an end-to-end channel optimized to preserve signal amplitude and deliver zero bit error performance in Gigabit Ethernet applications that are critical to scientific research and education.
The four-story facility enhances Baylor’s long tradition of excellence in the sciences and medical education and consolidates the science disciplines of chemistry, biology, geology, physics and neuroscience. In addition to world-class classrooms, lecture halls, and teaching and research laboratories, the Sciences Building’s multi-story design intentionally emphasizes opportunities for communication between faculty members and students.
An instrumental technology in ADC’s TrueNet structured cabling system, AirES’ unique design uses air as a conductor insulator in the cable, reducing the amount of material required to insulate the conductor by up to 32 percent. This innovation improves data throughput, saves up to 50 percent more space versus typical CMP-50 and Category 6 cables, eases installation, and reduces the danger of fire and smoke in plenum or air-carrying environments.
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