The document provides an overview of developments at KRONE Australia in the past quarter, including receiving an award for their HIGHBAND 25 solution and updates on various product lines. It also includes articles on upcoming 10G Ethernet technology, underground conduit standards, and positive customer feedback on KRONE's Network News publication.

1. Vol10 No2

2. In the IT&T industry there is always the
expectation to develop innovative
solutions, to get to the market sooner, to
get ahead of the pack etc. At KRONE
Australia we continually aim to achieve
this, and this quarter has been no
different.
In March we received another
industry accolade, this time from the
Australian Telecommunications Users
Group (ATUG) for our HIGHBAND 25
solution. The award for Innovations in
Telecommunications recognises,
amongst other things, our continued
commitment to developing innovative
solutions for the global market.
In this issue Peter Davis updates us on 10G
Ethernet - the future of telecommunications,
and the 10Gbps feasibility study.
Peter Meijer explains the rules relating to
underground conduit and our support for this
important issue. The Standards Update on page
4 suggests that it has been a very busy quarter
for the committee that make up the
Telecommunications Industry contribution to
Australian and International Standards.
Our user stories highlight the success we are
having with our HIGHBAND 25 range of
products throughout Australia, and with our
BROADBAND range in Hong Kong. We also
look at the continued success of our
TERMINATOR range.
KRONE products generated a lot of interest at
this year’s CeBIT exhibition held in Sydney, in
May. Our team of sales executives and product
specialists was kept busy with inquiries from
thousands of visitors to the show wanting to
know more about our extensive product
portfolio.
In the March issue of Network News we asked
for your feedback. Your comments indicated
that the Network News is a valuable source of
information to your business…in fact 96% of
you said that the Technical Articles are useful to
your business, whilst more than 90% of you said
that the Product and Customer related articles
are useful to your business.
KRONE succeeds because of its people and its
customers… the feedback that you provided is
invaluable and will help us to continue to provide
you with a product to suit your needs.
Welcome to another information packed issue
of Network News.
Yours Sincerely,
Craig Jones
CEO
KRONE Australia
2 NETWORKnews
INNOVATIVE SOLUTION RECOGNISED
BY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Customer Stories
6 Engineering Solutions
8 Today’s Connectivity Choices can
Influence tomorrow’s Broadband
Networks
10 TERMINATOR watches over
Norwegian Dawn
14 Southern Cross Care for
HIGHBAND 25
Product News
11 Product Focus
KRONE News
5 HIGHBAND 25 heads west
12 Hamilton Island was the place
to be in April
15 ATUG Award - Icing on the cake!
16 Club KRONE
Standards and Industry News
3 To Be or Not To Be!
4 Standards Update
4 Communications Conduit
Website: www.krone.com.au
Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au
CONTENTS networknews@krone.com.au
Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty. Limited

3. NETWORKnews 3
The continuing development of bandwidth
has seen growth from 10Mb/s to 1G/s in 15
years. It is interesting to note that the biggest
growth, 100Mb/s to 1Gb/s, occurred in the last
4 years.
A major cause of this explosion in bandwidth
has been the increase in dependency on the IT
platform, including the increasing use of the
Internet not only as a research tool but as a very
cost effective communication platform.
The use of e-mail as a primary means of
communication, both within the organisation
and between organisations, has also contributed
to the increase in bandwidth requirement. As e-
mail is archived for record keeping purposes,
mail storage services and mail retrieval adds to
the bandwidth demand.
The growing trend towards Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) requires IP infrastructure with low
latency characteristics. High bandwidth provides
this in a relatively cost effective manner.
As a result of the above we have seen the
development of the next generation of Ethernet
protocol - that is 10G capability.
Around 12 months ago the 10G standard was
ratified by the IEEE, with fibre being the medium
of choice. This facilitated the deployment of 1G
to the desktop with 100/1000/1G NIC cards
being readily available from most Vendors.
The cost of infrastructure has always been an
issue, and it is becoming an even greater issue as
IT Mangers are expected to achieve
technological results that service the business’ IT
requirements as cost effectively as possible.
Gone are the days of ‘Technology for
technology’s sake’.
The IEEE is also conscious of ‘technology cost’
versus ‘real technology deliverables’.
IEEE guidelines state that for new projects,
such as 10G/T, the new technology must deliver
10 times the deliverable of the technology it is
replacing for no more than 3 times the cost.
So, the bandwidth demand marches on and
the work on 10G over copper continues…
The IEEE 10G/T Study Group has set a time line
for the Standard development, which should see
a Standard published around June 2006.
Much debate is centred around the medium of
choice that the Study Group is recommending.
The group suggests Cat 6 cable will provide the
most appropriate foundation for 10G/T
implementation. This is based on both economic
and technological considerations.
This technology is not about to overtake us all
just yet. The work of the IEEE, TIA and ISO is still
very much in the initial stages. A lot of work still
needs to be done with encoding schemes and
frequency requirements. These are just two
major technology challenges to be addressed.
Not withstanding the above, the deployment
of this technology is well within the life
expectancy of a structured cable solution that is
ether being considered, designed or even
installed today.
My advice here is to use KRONE Contractors
and Endorsed Installers trained in the Master
Designer Course. We are working towards
providing people who can design a solution for
the future, today.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE!
In previous issues of Network News, and at the recent highTIME
conference I discussed the move towards 10G Ethernet.
by Peter Davis, Sales &
Marketing Manager,
KRONE Australia
...the bandwidth demand
marches on and the work on
10G over copper continues…

4. 4 NETWORKnews
ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2 2002 Information
technology – Generic cabling for customer
premises.
This standard is published. It defines Classes of
performance using categories of components. Eg,
Class D uses Cat 5 components, Class E uses Cat 6
components, Class F uses Cat 7 components.
Category 3 (100 W and 120 W)), Category 4 (100
W and 120 W and 150 W) cabling components
have been removed and Category 6 and 7
requirements have been included.
Performance levels are given for Horizontal
permanent link & channels and Backbone
permanent links & channels. Formulas are
provided to de-rate cable lengths to allow for
temperatures above 20° C.
This standard has won awards as being one
of the best documents recently written and
interestingly, some North American vendors
are using ISO 11801 as their preferred
standard for permanent link and channel
performance levels.
TIA/EIA 568-B1, B2, B3 The North American
Telecommunications Standards.
TIA/EIA 568-B1, B2, B3 The North American
Telecommunications Standards are now
harmonised with the International ISO/IEC 11801
standard. The main differences are that the North
Americans still talk in terms of “Categories” of
performance, eg Cat 5 & Cat 6 permanent links
and channels, instead of Classes of permanent
links & channels. Cat 7 (Class F) has not been
included in the 569-B series of standards.
AS/NZS 3080 (Interim): 2002
Telecommunications installations - Generic
cabling for commercial premises.
This is a copy of ISO/IEC 11801 with some
appendices that refer specifically to Australian
and New Zealand practices. Now that ISO
11801 has bees ratified and published, the
“interim” status will be lifted off AS/NZS 3080
and it will become a full standard. It will be re-
published during 2003.
AS/NZS 3084: 1993 Telecommunications
installations - Telecommunications
pathways and spaces for commercial
premises.
The standard has been completely revised based
on revisions to ISO/IEC 18010 for the main body
It has been an extremely busy period for the committee that make
up the Telecommunications Industry contribution to Australian and
International Standards.
STANDARDS UPDATE
by Peter Meijer, JP BE
MSc, RCDD,
Technical Training
Manager and Industry
Liaison,
KRONE Australia
KRONE considers that OH&S is a
vitally important issue for the
communications industry. When an
issue arises that affects all cablers it is
better to talk too much than too little
- this is such an issue.
The 1997 version of ACA TS 008
contained clauses that resulted in:
…”Underground conduit/pipe shall
be coloured white or contain a white
stripe as part of the extrusion.
Furthermore…“conduitshallbemarked
with the word ‘Communications’ … at
2 metre intervals.
These rules make obvious sense to
anyone who has had to dig up an
underground conduit for repairs or
replacement. We all know that you
don’t cut through the “Orange”
conduit because of the serious risk of
death by electrocution. But what if
someone put a power cable in an
unmarked white conduit? Yes, these
do exist I’m sorry to say.
To make it even more difficult,
sometimes white conduit that has
been underground for some time has
a confusing “Grey” look about it. So
the word “Communications” on the
conduit is as important as the white
colour. Remember, it may be you who
has to cut through the next
white/grey conduit on a
refurbishment site.
The Communications Industry’s only
recourse is to insist on, and always
install underground conduit as White
with the word “Communications”
every 2 metres.
KRONE not only supports these
sensible rules, but insists on their
compliance for all KRONE sites.
COMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT
Where have the sensible marking rules involving underground conduit gone to?

5. NETWORKnews 5
of the standard, with useful appendices based on
TIA/EIA 569A. AS/NZS 3084: 2003 has been voted
on and approved and should be available next
month. It will be of tremendous importance to
those responsible for ensuring adequate cabling
pathways and spaces for telecommunications
rooms, entrance facilities and the like. The
performance of installed Class E channels using
Cat 6 components all starts from this standard.
AS/NZS 3085.1: 1995 Telecommunications
installations - Administration of
communications cabling systems Part 1:
Basic requirements.
The standard has been fully revised and was
submitted for public comment in March 2003.
The comments are presently being reviewed and
resolved by the Standards Committee and the
revised standard should be published shortly. It is
based on ISO/IEC 14763-1 and has also
considered the content of the TIA/EIA 606A.
AS/NZS 3086: 1996 Telecommunications
installations – Integrated telecommunications
cabling for small office home office.
The international version of this standard ISO/IEC
15018 is being updated and will be voted on by
the international committee in May 2003. It is
expected that the AS/NZS 3086 will like-wise be
updated possibly later this year or early next year.
AS/NZS 3087: 2000 Specification for the
testing of balanced communications cabling.
This testing standard is a copy of ISO/IEC 61935-
1 and the Australian 2000 version is being revised
and updated to match the performance
requirements set out in AS/NZS 3080: 2002. The
public comment period closed on 1 April 2003
and it will be published in the near future as
AS/NZS 3087.1. The standard relates more to
laboratory testing than to field testing, although
field testing is certainly covered. Work is also in
progress on an extra standard ISO/IEC 61935-2
dealing with Patch Cord Testing. Again this is
intended for laboratory testing use only and it will
eventually be published as AS/NZS 3087.2 Patch
Cord Testing. Work is also progressing on a
standard for the field testing Fibre Optic Cable
installations and it will be published as AS/NZS
3087.3.
HB29: 2000 Communications Cabling
Handbook – Module 2.
This useful handbook incorporates information
from numerous Australian/New Zealand
Standards and is intended to provide
communications field installation staff with an
easy to read guide. HB29 is to be revised to bring
it into line with all the recent changes in the
standards mentioned above. It may be the end of
this year before this work is complete.
The launch turned out to be one of the most
successful KRONE has ever experienced in
Adelaide. There were more than 70 people in
attendance including Consultants, Installers,
Distributors and End Users.
Several KRONE staff members made the
journey west from Head Office and were
surprised by the turnout and the enthusiasm of
the South Australians.
Commenting on the event, Jon Vause,
Western Region Sales Manager, said that
Adelaide is quite often starved of information
that is readily available in the Eastern States.
“There are not a lot of company’s that make
the effort to go to Adelaide when launching a
new product. I always find that the South
Australians appreciate the sharing of
information, probably more than any where else
in Australia”.
The last seminar KRONE held in Adelaide was
in May 2002 when the Optical Access range was
released.
HIGHBAND 25 HEADS WEST
Following on from the successful launch on the East Coast, KRONE
launched the HIGHBAND 25 system in Adelaide on the 20th March.

6. Thiess Pty Ltd, one of the leading integrated
engineering and services providers in
Australasia, has selected a KRONE GLOBAL
LEADER solution featuring the new HIGHBAND®
25.
As Thiess’ network demands escalated it
found it was running out of network capacity at
its head office facility, located in Brisbane’s
Southbank. Thiess made the decision to upgrade
its existing communications infrastructure to
Category 6 - enabling it to run Gigabit ethernet.
“We were at a stage where there was no room
available for additional 19” racks and the
HIGHBAND 25, being a wall-mounted system
offered the most efficient use of the available
space,” said Anthony Mahoney, Telecom-
munications Systems Engineer, Thiess.
“Whilst we considered a number of alternative
solutions we decided KRONE was the best choice
for the task because of its flexibility and density.
KRONE also was selected based on our prior use
of and exposure to the product.
“The HIGHBAND 25 enabled us to free-up
valuable 19” rack space in the communications
room, which in turn allowed for the extra active
equipment required.”
The HIGHBAND 25 solution is a high-density
Category 6 cross-connect solution. It is the only
cross-connect solution on the market with a
disconnect feature, allowing for Patch-by-
Exception (PBE).
“The installation is part of major upgrade to
our existing network. We selected a KRONE
Category 6 GLOBAL LEADER solution to ensure
that our communications infrastructure would
provide the performance we required, both now
and into the future.
“We have installed a Cisco 6513 switch and
the Category 6 solution ensures that the switch
can operate to maximum capacity”, said Mr
Mahoney.
KRONE certified installer, Brisbane Data
Services [now a part of Allied Technologies
Group], was commissioned by Thiess to carry out
the installation. Brisbane Data Services has a
long-standing relationship with Thiess, in fact
they installed a KRONE Category 5 solution in
the original site at Archerfield 12 years ago.
Harry Tucker, Manager, Brisbane Data Services
said, “We recommended the HIGHBAND 25
solution because it was new technology. It
offered true category 6 performance whilst
allowing for Patch-by-Exception, keeping the
overall costs down whilst still providing full pair-
management functionality.
“The fact that the HIGHBAND 25 system is
wall mounted meant that it offered the most
efficient use of the available space. It also allows
future planned expansion of the comms room.
“In the event that Thiess outgrow the current
comms room – expanding will be as simple as
unscrewing the HIGHBAND 25 backmounts,
removing the existing wall and swinging the
connected backmounts and modules onto the
existing side wall, eliminating the need for re-
cabling or re-connection”, said Mr Tucker.
A weekend cut-over was required, as the
whole computer room needed to be shut down.
6 NETWORKnews
Thiess - first in Australia to utilise the KRONE HIGHBAND 25
technology.
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
by Ian McCully,
Queensland State
Manager,
KRONE Australia
“We were at a stage where
there was no room available for
additional 19” racks and the
HIGHBAND 25, being a wall-
mounted system offered the
most efficient use of the
available space…“
Harry Tucker, Brisbane
Data Services; Anthony
Mahoney, Thiess and
Ian McCully, KRONE
Australia checking out
the Thiess solution.

7. NETWORKnews 7
Extensive pre-planning to ensure as much as
possible was done in advance allowed for a
successful completion of the project.
“Our experience of working with KRONE in the
past meant there were no unexpected
implementation issues and everything went as
planned”, said Mr Mahoney.
The installation consisted of four 900pr verticals
and associated cable management equipment.
This was used to connect all of the active
equipment. An allowance was made for two
additional verticals to be added when required. In
addition to the HIGHBAND 25 system, 360
KRONE KM8 jacks were connected to fifteen 24-
port patch panels.
One of the major benefits of the PBE solution is
the reduction in the number of patchcords used.
As a result, the mess of patch cords often
associated with other pair managed solutions is
eliminated.
“With the HIGHBAND 25 system, there are
fewer faults because it is hard-wired and not
patched, and fault finding is much easier.
Patching is quicker, which saves time.
“This system services the entire operations
group. Each member of the group is at some time
required to make changes. Our time is at a
premium. The HIGHBAND 25 system makes
moves, adds and changes easier, the labelling
system means that record keeping is easy – saving
us all time,” said Mr Mahoney.
PRODUCTS USED
ABOUT THIESS
Established in 1933, Thiess Pty Ltd is one of the leading
integrated engineering and services providers in Australasia.
Thiess operates throughout Australia, South East Asia and the
Pacific. Core disciplines include Building, Civil Engineering,
Mining, Process Engineering, Oil and Gas, Environmental
Services, Utilities Services, Telecommunications, Facilities
Operations and Maintenance.
Thiess’ 8000 employees provide professional engineering and
management services. The Thiess name is unique and pre-
eminent in Australia’s construction history. Thiess played a
pivotal role in the development of the nation’s essential
infrastructure, with projects ranging from highways and
airports, to dams, ports and hospitals.
KM8 24 port
patch panels
Cable management
kits
KM8 jackCat 6 cable HIGHBAND 25
300 pair kits
Cat 6 patch
cords
Thiess' HIGHBAND
25 installation in its
Head Office facility
in Southbank,
Brisbane.
“Whilst we considered a number
of alternative solutions we
decided KRONE was the best
choice for the task…”