Tyco introduces Amp-Twist RJ45 connector

The Amp-Twist 6AS SL jack offers 600MHz performance and exceeds the upcoming Category 6A component performance specification of the global cabling standard ISO/IEC 11801 Amendment 2.

The Amp-Twist 6AS SL jack is the key component of the Amp Netconnect XGA cabling system.

The connecting hardware forms part of the Amp-Twist connector range.

It features a fast termination technology, allowing termination of shielded cabling in less time than is normally required for unshielded connecting hardware.

The Amp Netconnect engineering department created the connector using the latest electrical modelling technology and a complex PCB design, resulting in a connector that not only meets the minimum requirements for the category 6A component specification as defined by ISO/IEC, IEC, CENELEC and TIA/EIA, but even exceeds these relevant international and regional standards.

The Amp-Twist 6AS connector meets the upcoming standards for Class EA and Category 6A and accepts any Category 6A patch cord, while still maintaining high system performance.

By using the latest Tyco re-embedding technology, developed for Category 6A connecting hardware, the engineering team has made the difference between laboratory measurement and field measurement much smaller than with any of its previous categories of connecting hardware.

The company said that this gives the installer confidence that, when installing an XGA cabling system using the Amp-Twist 6AS connector, the final installation will meet all cabling system requirements for Class EA.

A full range of Category 6A patch cords has also been released, allowing the user to configure a standard compliant Class EA system according ISO/IEC 11801.

By exceeding the minimum requirements for connecting hardware as specified in IEC 60603-7-51, the XGA system allows the user to configure very short links and channels, while still meeting the requirements for transmitting 10GBase-T.

This is an advantage for server rooms and data centres, where short links are often used.

The Amp-Twist 6AS connector is smaller than any previous Category 6 connector, allowing it to fit into a variety of global faceplates and patch panels, while at the same time being compatible with all Amp Netconnect XG patch panels and faceplates.

The Amp-Twist 6AS connector and patch cords are ready for integration into the Amp Netconnect Amptrac intelligent infrastructure management programme, allowing for full intelligent management of the cabling infrastructure.