ADC KRONE Network News - Vol.11 No.6 - 2004

A s you may already be aware, on the 18th May this year, the US telecommunications supplier ADC acquired the KRONE Group from the technology concern GenTek, a milestone in the histories of both companies. Each have been able to claim success, even in the recent turbulent years in the telecommunications industry, by concentrating on core businesses and setting a high priority on such values as customer-first, quality, innovation, team spirit and integrity. What does the combining of the two companies mean? As a united company we will strengthen our position. The synergies resulting from the new company will make ADC one of the most important companies in the telecommunications market. Our customers can look forward in the future to an enhanced portfolio that combines the complete range of ADC and KRONE products. Through the combining of ADC and KRONE we now have a customer base that covers just about every public network and mobile operator in the world. Our top priority will remain in the future, to provide you with excellent products and service - worldwide. Daily, the 8000 employees of ADC support the needs of our customers with all our skills and competence. Inside this issue, we look at how the ADC and KRONE portfolios are already working together in Japan, as well as a Category 6 installation at the AFL Sensation in Melbourne and the “behind the scenes” role played by the ADC broadcast team at the Athens Olympics. We also explain how you can save time and money with a Patch By Exception solution, discuss the rapid adoption of Power over Ethernet, announce the release of the Premis NET ® Voice Patch Panel and review the recent high TIME 2004 event. On a final note, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for a successful 2005 and thank you for your ongoing support. Bob Fitzgerald VP Regional Director, Indo-Pacific Region ADC 2 ❙ NETWORKnews ON A NEW COURSE Business Articles 4 The PoE Power Play 7 The Patch By Exception Solution Customer Stories 12 AFL Sensation Kicks Off With KRONE 14 ADC and KRONE Enhance Online Gaming KRONE News 3 …from the President and CEO 10 2004 high TIME Highlights 16 Happy New Year 13 KRONE Sponsors Industry Futures 16 In the Swim 15 Olympic Connections Product Update 9 Find Your Inner Voice Editor: Joanna Parsons Art Direction: Nora Collins Website: krone.com.au Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au CONTENTS Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty. Limited I t is my distinct pleasure to introduce myself to you in this issue of KRONE’s customer magazine. In what I hope will be many articles during the coming years, I wish to take this opportunity to update each of you on the recent ADC acquisition of KRONE and highlight some of our plans over the coming months. When ADC acquired KRONE in May 2004, never have two companies matched up so well. ADC traditionally conducts the majority of its business in North America, serving the large telecommunication carriers, wireless operators and cable companies. KRONE on the other hand does a majority of its business in enterprise and carrier markets in regions outside of the Americas. Combined, the two companies can better serve our clients around the world, with products and services focused on network infrastructure for wireline, wireless, cable, enterprise, and broadcast networks. Those of you who know KRONE for its quality products, services and customer support can remain confident that we will continue to serve you at the same high levels. ADC also has a 70- year history of delivering high quality and impeccable customer support throughout its customer base. In addition, the principles that guided both companies are almost identical. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, integrity, teamwork, and customer focus. In the coming months, a few minor changes will likely occur and we will communicate these changes when they happen as we integrate KRONE with ADC. For example you may see ADC’s company name tied more closely to KRONE branded products as we begin to offer a combination of products and services to our customer base around the world. You may also note ADC signs on facilities where KRONE signs used to be. Again, the changes we’re planning will not impact the way we do business and your complete satisfaction will remain our priority. The new ADC company will have a broader global presence and a long-term commitment to the industry with capabilities to deliver more products and services to our customers than ever before. In addition, we will be creating the leading network infrastructure products and services company in the world. Our commitment to innovation, delivery of products and services and ultimately connecting the world through communication networks that rely on ADC products and solutions for their foundation will not waver. I thank you for your support of KRONE as a customer, and for your future support of ADC going forward. Our employees around the world look forward to continuing, and expanding, our relationship with you in the years ahead. Yours Bob Switz NETWORKnews ❙ 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO Bob Switz, President and CEO, ADC Those of you who know KRONE for its quality products, services and customer support can remain confident that we will continue to serve you at the same high levels ADC in Eden Prairie, Minnesota P ower over Ethernet (PoE) is a new technology currently undergoing rapid adoption within organisations to provide inline power to networked devices connected via structured cabling. PoE technology provides for the transmission of electrical power, in addition to data, to remote devices over standard twisted-pair wire in an Ethernet network. This technology is useful for powering IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, webcams, hubs, and other appliances where it is not convenient or feasible to supply power separately. The technology is comparable to POTS telephones, which also receive power and data (although analog) through the same cable. It works without requiring modification to the existing Ethernet cabling infrastructure. Indeed the requirement for PoE arose from the need to inline power VoIP phone handsets, which could no longer derive their power from a centralised PBX system. Rather IP phones would derive their power not from individually attached plug packs, but from data switches in network closets which can provide both a data and PoE service, down the one cable. Each of these data switches is then, in turn, connected to a UPS and also possibly a generator source to ensure an uninterrupted phone service. The delivery of PoE is encapsulated within the IEEE standard 802.3af. The standard, approved by the IEEE Standards Board on June 12, 2003, outlines how to feed power to Ethernet- connected devices, such as VoIP phones, wireless LAN access points, and IP network cameras over Ethernet cabling. IEEE 802.3af compliant power sources supply 48 volts DC to devices at a maximum current of 350 mA. This allows devices to draw up to 15.4W. A twisted-pair Ethernet wire contains four pairs. The 802.3af standard allows power transmission over pairs 7-8 and 4-5. To prevent damage to devices that don’t accept power over Ethernet, an 802.3af power source won’t begin sending power until a remote device acknowledges that it can accept power. In practice the maximum useable power delivered to a powered device, accounting for cable and connector loss, is about 12.95W. PoE eliminates the need to run 240 VAC power to wireless access points and other devices on a wired LAN. Using a PoE system installers need only run a single structured cable that carries both power and data to each device. This allows greater flexibility in the locating of wireless access points and network devices and can significantly decrease installation costs. PoE can also significantly reduce the need for an electrician to install conduit, electrical wiring, and outlets throughout a building. In larger installations, these items can be relatively expensive. Consider an organisation with a large installation of wireless access points. This would require a substantial investment in electrical conduit, outlet boxes, electrical wiring and the installation time of a qualified electrician. In addition, with PoE, a network designer has greater freedom in the location of wireless access points. The dependence on the use of locations within short distances from AC outlets is removed. This new found independence also makes it easier to relocate access points in the future when fine- tuning RF coverage or increasing capacity. Thus, PoE enables companies to more easily maximise the performance of a wireless LAN. The low costs of deploying PoE over structured cabling compared to traditional electrical circuits can lead to worthwhile returns on investment. PoE offers savings for vendors and manufacturers too as simpler international development and standardisation means manufacturers of devices need not provide different power cords and voltage conversions for various countries. PoE also offers ease of device power management through enhanced operational support. Many PoE devices implement SNMP 4 ❙ NETWORKnews THE PoE POWER PLAY Integrate data, voice and power on a standard Ethernet infrastructure Rob Milne, MIS Director, Indo Pac Region, ADC The low costs of deploying PoE over structured cabling compared to traditional electrical circuits can lead to worthwhile returns on investment. (simple network management protocol), which enables IT staff to remotely manage the electrical power supplied to devices. For example, a remote PoE-enabled access point can have its power turned off after detecting a breach of security. The temporary disabling of the access point can protect against an intruder from continuing unauthorised access to corporate systems. Other SNMP-based features enable the monitoring of the condition and consumption of power, which enhances the ability to ensure smooth and efficient network operations. Whilst PoE started as a requirement for VoIP phones, the completion and ratification of the IEEE 802.3af standard has accelerated both demand for the capability in the LAN infrastructure and the product plans by numerous powered-device vendors. PoE’s success has seen its rapid adoption into a myriad of other networked devices. IP based CCTV and web cams are available now from many manufacturers as one connection for data and power allows for cost effective, rapid deployment into locations where AC power is not available. Creative applications utilising IP and PoE include commercial digital clocks that can obtain both time synchronisation and power over a single Ethernet cable. An interesting application for PoE was announced by the Gibson Guitar Corp, which introduced the PoE enabled, IP electric guitar. Other practical applications to benefit from the adoption of PoE are emerging, such as surveillance, integrated building management solutions, security card readers, point of sale terminals, remote video kiosks and gaming technology. As the IEEE 802.3af standard was only ratified mid way through last year, PoE enabled switches incorporating this standard have only begun to appear within the last 12 months. Many organisations however are wishing to deploy PoE now due to implementation of VoIP systems or other technologies made cost effective through the successful combination of the TCP/IP network protocol on Ethernet and PoE. Yet organisations will have a significant investment in legacy switch hardware, which may have only been purchased within the last few years, are perfectly suitable network devices, do not support 802.3af PoE and will require considerable capital investment to replace. The answer to this dilemma is “midspan” power injection. The midspan device acts like a patch panel, residing between a conventional Ethernet switch and the powered network devices. Power is added to the spare wires on the cable, with data uninterrupted. To cater for this rapidly growing market ADC has developed midspan PoE controllers for 8 and 24 channel applications. These controllers provide a simple solution to inject power into structured cabling in order to run IP phones, cameras, etc, without the need to replace or reconfigure existing switches. The ADC midspan controllers are unique in that they offer complete compliance to the 802.3af standard for a full 15.4W on each port through the use of a 400W modular power supply, a modular SNMP CPU card, SNMP daisy chaining for control of up to 5 chassis with 1 CPU card and IP address and enhanced channel performance per TIA Standards. A major consideration for the implementation of any PoE project is the “Power Budget”. The power consumption of the attached network devices to be line powered, versus the capability of the endspan device (the switch) or midspan power injection unit to deliver the full power requirement. In a VoIP solution for powering phone handsets, a typical handset’s power NETWORKnews ❙ 5 Rapidly disappearing are the days when one cable channel was used for either voice or data. ADC’s Midspan Controller Panels. requirements is quite low, in the order of about 5W. Midspan controllers and switches on the market today from most vendors usually have a power supply capable of providing up to 200W. Thus, for a 24 port controller, the total consumption would be about 120W to power all phone handsets. More sophisticated multi- function manager style of handsets with large LCD displays will consume more power, which might be in the order of 8W or 9W each. It can be seen that if 24 of these type of handsets were to be powered from the one controller, we would be running very close to the wind on available power as the 200W supply capacity of the controller would be reached. In a typical VoIP environment however, there would be a mix of manager and standard handsets so these power limits are rarely reached. As mentioned earlier, the success of PoE has brought a wealth of new powered devices to the market such as IP CCTV cameras with pan/tilt/zoom, videoconferencing phones and so forth, for many the power demand approaching that of the practical limit of 802.3af ie. about 13W. Clearly if we are to power all of these devices we will have a power deficit issue as 13W X 24 = 312W! Manufacturers of controllers have gone to some length to alleviate these issues by incorporating power management “smarts” into their controllers. Many of them have some form of power management system to monitor power usage and “gracefully” handle excessive power demands and prevent total power output from exceeding 200W. Typically controllers from these manufacturers distribute power through the ports on a “first-come-first-served” basis. If the power output reaches a maximum, attempting to connect another device will not be allowed until the power drain is decreased. In a high power demand device environment, additional controllers may be required to satisfy the aggregate power demand. To alleviate these problems the ADC midspan PoE controller, the only controller available today with a 400W power supply, is capable of supplying up to the 802.3af maximum of 15.4W per port, simultaneously, with power to spare. This certainly provides for peace of mind when a large range of devices are rapidly moving to PoE enablement, and it is difficult to guess what sort of devices we could be putting on our networks in the not too distant future. Indeed the success of PoE and what might be powered in the future, is prompting consideration of a future enhancement to the standard which could allow up to 39.5W per port! This is 0.8A per port which is a considerable amount of power, enough to power up a whole new generation of interesting devices including low power drain PCs, notebooks and LCD screens. Such a development could eliminate the need for a GPO at each workstation. This could result in considerable cost savings for new building construction. This new development is loosely termed HPoE or High Power over Ethernet, a technology with a lot of promise. Finally, we should consider where we are moving to with structured cabling systems. Rapidly disappearing are the days when one cable channel was used for either voice or data. Today we are running realtime, voice, video, storage and now power down the one channel and our businesses are depending on it. This of course provides wonderful scope to reduce some costs in cabled runs for voice, data and now power. But we should definitely not be cutting corners in our choice of structured cabling solutions to be installed, otherwise our business’ and customers alike will pay the price in the future as they try to do more and more with the cabled infrastructure and depend on it. Save money elsewhere, but install the best structured cabling solution that money can buy! ■ 6 ❙ NETWORKnews A typical installation. I n the race for high performance, it is important to consider the elements that go beyond pure performance. KRONE’s HIGHBAND ® wire termination module is a unique product in the world of security, alarms and voice and data communications infrastructure. HIGHBAND modules not only provide industry-leading performance, but also many additional benefits that make installation, administration and maintenance of a structured cabling system fast and efficient. Ultimately leading to big cost savings over the lifetime of the asset. COST SAVINGS The first benefit starts even before the system is activated. The 4-pair jumper cables connecting the first and second verticals can actually be off-cuts from the horizontal cable used in the rest of the building. Whilst utilising off-cuts, there is no need to purchase extra cable or special jumper cable. You’ll also save on the purchase of patch cords for every connection in the floor distributor, because it has already been hard wired with jumpers. The system will run correctly from day one, as is. Use disconnection modules instead of patch panels. The cabling on the floor distributor inside the telecommunications room is terminated on disconnection modules, either 8-pair or 25-pair. Referring to Figure 1, one vertical column of disconnection modules, the network switch field, is terminated with system leads that plug straight into the front ports of a hub or switch/router with a standard RJ45. All of the work area horizontal cabling from the telecommunications outlets is terminated onto a second vertical column of disconnection modules, the work area field, which is located beside the first vertical column. The technicians simply terminate a series of 4-pair cables known as “jumpered cross-connects” on to the disconnection modules to complete the connection between the switch and the work area outlets. VOIP APPLICATIONS The world-wide move to VoIP means that Patch By Exception (PBE) has really come of age. In a VoIP system all adds, moves and changes to users handsets are done using software tools. Thus when a user needs to move, they simply unplug the handset from the current RJ45 outlet and NETWORKnews ❙ 7 THE PATCH BY EXCEPTION SOLUTION How to save time and money while improving performance and aesthetics Peter Meijer, Technical Training Manager and Industry Liaison, KRONE Australia Figure 1: When terminating the cable side of the module, make each 4-pair group match a work area outlet. plug it into another active RJ45 outlet on the same logical IP network. All this is achieved with no patch cord changes on the cross connect at all. Thus in a VoIP environment utilising PBE, the need for patch cords is eliminated. MOVES, ADDS AND CHANGES Moves are done quickly and efficiently with a disconnection patch cord. Simply plug a patch cord into the work area field at the circuit to be moved and then plug the other end into the new source on the network switch field. The 4-pair patch cord will move all signals from one work area to another in a matter of seconds (see Figure 1, previous page). Later, a technician may be called-in to rewire the temporary changes and make them permanent. This restores the cross-connect fields to their original “patch cord free” state. The panel will again look like it did the day it was first installed. All active equipment can be safely locked away in cabinets, as technicians do not require access to perform MACs. On the module frames, any unauthorised patching will stand out from the normally clean front faces. To disable services to a work area, simply place an isolation plug into the centre port for that outlet (see Figure 2). Isolation management of the network, phones and Internet service requires no special tools or training - just a simple isolation plug. INSTALLATION SAVINGS The advantages that Patch By Exception with disconnection modules provides in a cross- connect solution include greater density, front- side termination and fewer patch cords, resulting in significant cost savings in the initial installation. HOW DOES IT WORK? A disconnection module has two contacts for each wire, an “in” and an “out”. These two contacts touch in the middle of the modules with a controlled amount of spring pressure. The central spring contacts allow the single-wire circuit to be disconnected, hence the name “disconnection contact”, and provides the access for patch plugs, test plugs, monitoring plugs or isolation plugs. All disconnection modules contain disconnection contacts. It’s this distinctly unique feature that sets it above other contact types, like the through-connect 110-style. You can only achieve the benefits of a Patch By Exception solution by utilising disconnect modules. During MACs the act of plugging a patch cord into the work area modules opens the internal spring contacts, thereby disconnecting the existing circuit to only that work area. When the other end of the patch cord is plugged into the centre of a module on the network equipment field, it will disconnect that existing circuit and feed the signal via the patch cord to the new work area outlet. The patch cord has therefore created a new patched configuration, by-passing the original hard wired configuration. The patch has become an exception to the original, hence the name “Patch By Exception”. To revert back to the original jumpered configuration, simply remove the patch plug from the network equipment modules, then the work area module. This sequence ensures no signal voltages will appear on the plug ends. The patch cords can be hung in a cupboard ready for use the next time an exception is required to the original jumpering. PROTECTION FOR IDC CONTACTS The use of KRONE disconnection modules with the central spring contacts for the plug means 8 ❙ NETWORKnews Figure 2: Inside view of a disconnection module shows how an isolation plug disconnects the circuit without disturbing the IDC termination. Neat, uncluttered, eliminating patch cord mess, aesthetically pleasing, and a breeze to operate and maintain. that the IDC-wire junctions are not disturbed in any way during the plugging in and removal of patch plugs. This ensures KRONE disconnection modules have unparalleled protection for the IDC contacts. This is a far more desirable patch plug process than those plug systems like the through-connect style that make contact with the IDC at the wire junction area. INSTALLED APPEARANCE Patch By Exception installations use disconnection modules in wall mount, rack mount, island mount or cabinet mount configurations. The mounting system can be profil rods, standard back mount frames, or HIGHBAND ® 25 wall mount frames. In all newly installed PBE systems there are no patch cords or jumper cables visible to the front. The system is totally hard wired from network equipment to work area, providing a secure, reliable, high performance infrastructure from switch to work area, or PABX to telephone. Neat, uncluttered, eliminating patch cord mess, aesthetically pleasing, and a breeze to operate and maintain. PBE, BETTER THAN A FULL PATCHED SYSTEM All international telecommunications standards recognise there is a difference in insertion loss between solid (horizontal) cable and stranded (patch) cable. Solid cable is 20 to 50 percent better. So by using solid jumpers at the cross- connect, not only are you saving money, you are getting better performance. This translates directly into fewer problems in the network, more data throughput and less fault-finding issues. KRONE’s Ultim8 ® and the HIGHBAND 25 disconnection modules used for PBE solutions provide the highest performance available anywhere in the world today. This ensures not only high bandwidth now, but also spare capacity bandwidth for future upgrades. This article is an extract from the KRONE Fact titled “The Patch By Exception Solution”. Call 1800 801 298 to obtain a copy or visit www.krone.com.au ■ NETWORKnews ❙ 9 I ntroducing the RJ45 patch panel designed specifically to integrate voice circuits into structured cabling systems. The innovative Premis NET ® voice patch panel packs 50 ports into 1U, allowing 2100 ports to be incorporated into a single 42U 19-inch cabinet, rather than the 2.1 racks needed with conventional 24 port units. The panel features a sliding drawer mechanism, which is the equivalent of a built-in outrigger. Once installed into the rack or cabinet, the “works” can be slid forward giving easy access for the installer to terminate the telephony cables, or to add-in further cables to part terminated units. Also available in a 1U 25 port variant, the patch panels can be wired for 2 pair 258A voice configuration. Being 50 port and 25 ports rather than 24, the panels are ideally suited for the termination of 25, 50 and 100 pair CW1308 telephony cables from PBX or other voice applications. Both products feature an expansive cable management area to offer maximum protection to the cables, and ship complete with an accessory kit of labels, fixing screws and cable ties. ORDERING INFORMATION Unshielded Patch Panels Item Number 25 port Voice Panel 7022 4 001-25 50 port Voice Panel 7022 4 001-50 For further details on the Voice Patch Panels contact your sales executive or state office on 1800 801 298. ■ FIND YOUR INNER VOICE! Full-featured patch panels now available for voice installations NEW PRODUCT NEW PRODUCT T he middle of October saw another successful KRONE high TIME event. Approximately 80 delegates were in attendance at the prestigious Cypress Lakes Resort in the picturesque Hunter Valley. high TIME is the perfect opportunity for end- users, distributors, installers and Club KRONE members to learn the latest industry news and product updates as well as network on a business and social level. The hot weather certainly put everybody in a joyous mood on the first night where the theme was “the need for speed”. Delegates took to the track and raced against the clock, and each other, in a multitude of arcade games. The next morning it was down to business with presentations on a range of industry topics including the economic outlook for the building industry, the new science of network technology, free space optics, protecting your network investment and 10 gigabit technology. Following the presentations, the afternoon was spent participating in a number of activities including golf, wine tasting and horse riding. Due to the extremely hot weather, several delegates wisely opted for the shade by the swimming pool. Dick Johnson then entertained the crowd over dinner. Dick delighted the audience with tales of his motor racing achievements, humorous anecdotes and an insight into the team behind the multi million-dollar machine. Motivational speaker, Terry Hawkins, kicked off the morning on Thursday with a bang. A sight to 2004 high TIME HIGHLIGHTS Delegates show their “need for speed” at latest high TIME conference Trevor Kleinert, RCDD, National Sales Director, KRONE Australia “. . . she had 90 people in the room, the majority of them men, alternately hugging each other!” [...]... Club KRONE 100,000 Points Giveaway Promotion, run during the months of August and September Congratulations to the following winners who each received 10,000 points: Expert Data Cabling - SA Datatel Communications - WA Allied Technologies Group - NSW DESA - VIC Tyco / Diverse Data Everett Smith & Company - WA SHC Electrical Services - NSW Multisystem Communications - ACT KE Technologies - NSW P-Mac -. .. Manager, overseeing installation of ADC equipment in Athens NETWORKnews S 15 IN THE SWIM! KRONE Renews Surf Life Saving Sponsorship HAPPY NEW YEAR Club KRONE New Year That Is! W e have yet again reached the end of another very successful Club KRONE year that has seen a large number of our members enjoy the rewards of free KRONE product and training On the 20 November 2004, Club KRONE commenced it’s New Year... www.tafensw.edu.au I NETWORKnews S 13 ADC AND KRONE ENHANCE ONLINE GAMING World’s leading game developer chooses a combined ADC/ KRONE solution H eadquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Square Enix develops, publishes and distributes entertainment contents including interactive software and publications in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia Square Enix includes two of Japan’s best-selling franchises - FINAL FANTASY... all the action But one thing broadcasters didn’t have to worry about was what type of equipment to use, thanks to the broadcast team at ADC Athens Olympic Broadcast Corporation (AOB), the host broadcaster responsible for producing and distributing unbiased television coverage of the summer Olympic Games, decided early in the planning stages to standardise on ADC broadcast connectivity and infrastructure... connectors for the Games than had ever been used in the past, including ADC s industry-leading ProAx triax product line In addition, other broadcasting companies covering the Games such as NBC Olympics deployed nearly 1000 ADC connectors for their cameras ADC audio and video and data patch panels were also used throughout various broadcasters’ networks, as well as literally tens of thousands of BNC connectors... scenes! The AFL Sensation’s Cameron Butts (right) and KRONE s Lisa Herd (left) with the new system integration of interactive games, telephone system and AV links As such, KLM chose a KRONE Category 6 solution for the AFL Sensation project including HIGHBAND® 24-port patch panels, HIGHBAND RJ45 flush mount outlets and 4-pair TrueNet® 12 S NETWORKnews KR KRONE! ABOUT THE AFL HALL OF FAME & SENSATION Grab... entertainment, a combined ADC and KRONE solution can now be relied upon to play I an important role in the background Mr Muramoto from Sanko Telecom with the KRONE Category 6 Angled Patch Panels OLYMPIC CONNECTIONS ADC provides equipment for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games W ith nearly 60 venues at the recent Athens 2004 Olympic Games spread from the ancient city of Olympus all the way to Crete, broadcasters from... Generation Frame) 14 S NETWORKnews and reliability for their cabling solution but also good cable management which could be easily maintained, particularly when a system with so many ports was involved NTT Communications, prepared the plan and installation of the new system for Square Enix, proposing ADC s NGF (Next Generation Frame) and FGS series for a fibre solution complemented by KRONE s Category 6... come in small packages, and AOB certainly found that to be the case with ADC s line of ProAx triax connectors The industry dilemma with triax connectors is that depending on the region, the cable and connector type changes Using triax connectors designed for a U.S broadcast network would not work easily in Athens Fortunately, the ADC ProAx triax connector is the only one in the world that can be converted... broadcasting of the Olympic Games went off without a glitch, and the video pictures were remarkable Every single camera covering the games had ADC ProAx between it and the production centre at some point in the chain, even if the broadcaster used some of their own cable, which may have a competitive connector While the world watched as their athletes competed for gold medal glory, it’s clear that ADC . Off With KRONE 14 ADC and KRONE Enhance Online Gaming KRONE News 3 …from the President and CEO 10 2004 high TIME Highlights 16 Happy New Year 13 KRONE Sponsors. entertainment, a combined ADC and KRONE solution can now be relied upon to play an important role in the background. ■ 14 ❙ NETWORKnews ADC AND KRONE ENHANCE ONLINE