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Australia Vol1 No.3 2006
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A Word from

Bob Fitzgerald
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e’ve been working hard really over the past 6 months with our
channel partners to find ways of better serving our customers.
We are pleased with the results and we believe that we are now
much more responsive to our customers needs and easier to deal
with. One visible result will be a better point of sales presence
throughout our Distributor’s branches. Also, the new structure of
our sales team means that we can now offer a higher level of service
to our channel partners through a focused effort.
I’m pleased to report that the newly developed Australian
Category 6 Leadframe jack solutions have been readily accepted by
the UK market, opening up a new export opportunity. The volume
of this award-winning product continues to grow as it becomes the

Customer Stories
4 Verdict is positive for High Court network
9 Penrith Panthers Score with ADC KRONE
14 Fisher & Paykel’s new cabling solution
for global HQ
Technical Articles
3 The Converged Enterprise
7 10 Gigabit Ethernet update
12 Optical Fibre Testing for Enterprise
Installations
Editor: Sarah Bishop
Art Direction: Nora Collins
Website: adckrone.com/au
Copyright © 2006 ADC Communications (Australia) Pty. Limited
Contents
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ST R U C TU R E D
C A BLIN G
W I R E LESS
AC C ESS
The Converged
Enterprise
What it means to your business
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our business runs on information. From voice to data,
Gigabit links to video, and wired to wireless services, the

COST CONTROL AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
The benefits of enterprise convergence can be immediate
and substantial. Converged organisations gain economies of
scale and expand available bandwidth while lowering cost.
Converged infrastructure will be more secure, more
manageable, and flexible enough to handle changes in
technology, business climate, and corporate goals. Most
importantly, convergence will be a powerful competitive
tool, enabling an organisation to synchronise tactics with
strategy and expedite communications both within and
beyond the organisation.
UNCOMPLICATING CONVERGENCE
With decades of experience in voice, data, video, wireline,
and wireless communications, ADC KRONE is where
Enterprises and Service Providers turn for converged products
and services. Over 80% of the voice, video, and data traffic
in North America is transported over ADC KRONE network
infrastructure products. Please contact my ADC KRONE
team to explore the ways you can use convergence to your
advantage in your business.
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ADC KRONE is here to help you build your
New Network in New Ways.
Networking Thoughts from:
Bob Switz, ADC President and CEO
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CHALLENGE
In early 2004, the High Court decided to replace
its 1980s analogue video and audio systems with
a new, state-of-the-art digital video, audio and
data network. Dubbed the “Black Box Project”,
the new fibre optic network would involve more
than 3,000 fibre terminations and result in the
most advanced courtrooms in Australia and
possibly the world.
The High Court building had not been designed
with network cabling in mind. Courtrooms are
located on one side of the building with computer
and court monitoring rooms 50 metres away on
the other side. There was no allowance within
the building for cabling reticulation apart from
telephone cabling that was embedded in concrete.
By Norm Kennedy,
ACT Sales Manager
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Network
Therefore, to install the cabling, pathways would

protect the investment so that cables and other
equipment could not be damaged accidentally.
For Intravision, achieving the High Court’s goals
meant they would need to:
1. Completely refurbish the court reporting
monitoring and transcription rooms;
2. Install a structured cabling system connecting
the courts and court reporting areas;
3. Install all equipment in court reporting,
computer room, courtrooms and court rack
areas while keeping all technology invisible;
4. Implement control and management
systems.
This Page:
Top: Video Switching
Room.
Left: Heath Mackey,
High Court and Grant
Bawden, Intravision
examine the under-
floor cabling.
Far Left: Control and
Video Link Cupboard.
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“We had our work cut out for us on this
project, as we would be working in a heritage-

upon it.
“Having one complete system from one vendor,
supported by Intravision, provides the High
Court with confidence that the complete court
monitoring system will perform when the biggest
decisions in the country are made,” says Grant.
INSTALLATION
Due to the size and scope of the project, Intravision
experienced a number of challenges during the
installation process. Chiefly, the building’s design
allowed limited access for cabling, the building
documentation was not exhaustive, and there
were extensive areas of solid concrete.
“We based our outputs on a logical rather
than firm technical design,” explains Grant. “We
needed to give significant thought to developing
cable routes to overcome the building’s physical
limitations.”
RESULTS
As expected, the Black Box Project has delivered
the most advanced infrastructure for court
reporting and video conferencing in the world.
“Replacing 1980s audio and video analogue
technology with current digital audio, video and
data technologies – in a heritage listed building
– while hiding the installation, was a very difficult
task,” says Grant. “We achieved the ideal outcome
thanks to the skills of the team involved and to
the superior quality of the solutions chosen. The
ADC KRONE products delivered the functionality