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World first
certification
UL Wire & Cable, a division of the global
safety science organization Underwriters
Laboratories, has issued the world’s
first limited power (LP) certification to a
number of General Cable’s GenSpeed
®
brand data communications cables.
Over the past decade, power-over-LAN
cable
technologies
such
as
power-over-Ethernet (PoE) havebecome
a viable powering option. Anticipating
future standards, device manufacturers
are designing increasingly sophisticated
equipment that requires more power.
UL’s new LP certification provides a
simpleway to help ensure installations are
future-proofed against increasing power
levels and remain protected against
issues caused by heat generation. The
certification takes large bundle sizes,
high ambient temperatures and other
environmental issues into account.
“We are pleased to see this trend
towards LP certification in the wire and
cable industry,” said Steven Galan,
director of UL’s wire and cable business.
“UL’s trusted third-party certification
gives manufacturers like General Cable
a way to substantiate the very real
benefit claims they make about their
cables while also simplifying choice for
customers.”
“With PoE technology becoming more
established, General Cable has led the
industry in providing cables that support
the advancements,” said Scott Brown,
director of technology, communications
products, General Cable. “When the
new listing became available, it only
made sense to work with UL Wire & Cable
to have the first UL CMP-LP certification,
which will make choosing cables for high
power PoE systems easier.”
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