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Table of contents

1. Scope
2. Introduction
3. IT challenges
3.1- Bandwidth increase
3.2- Mobility
3.3- Flexibility
3.4- Security
3.5- Data and IT Network protection
3.6- Reduce CapEx and OpEx
4. Networks infrastructure consideration
4.1- Life time investment
4.2- Time of implementation
5. Responding to the environment
6. TE provides end-to-end infrastructure solution
6.1- Data Center
6.2- Across the Campus
6.2.1- Fiber and Copper Cabling Infrastructure
6.2.2- XG Cat.6A Copper Twisted Pair Cabling
6.3- Managed Connectivity
6.4- Video Distribution over Twisted Pair
6.5- Passive Optical LAN
6.6- Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)
7. About TE connectivity
Conclusion

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1. Scope

This document will provide guidance to any type of education institution for the planning and
deployment of IT network infrastructures. It explores the Education environment in which IT
managers have defined business and technology objectives, the challenges they may face and
the expectations of the benefits of the solutions they are implementing. It provides
recommendations based on TE’s decades of experience in this market and investigates specific
areas of the education IT infrastructure.

2. Introduction

Today’s education facilities are undergoing significant changes in information technology as

they strive to raise their learning standards, improve security and attract new students in an
environment where they will feel comfortable to learn.

NEW LEARNING MOBILITY FLEXIBILITY SECURITY & COST CONTROL

APPLICATIONS PROTECTION

RAISE LEARNING EASE OF ACCESS FIT TO A SAFE PLACE TO REDUCED BUDGET

STANDARDS EDUCATION LEARN
PROGRAMS

Today’s education institutions are deploying very

different technologies than they have in prior years.
New applications provide effective and interactive
learning experience. High Tech rooms and labs, online
training, video conference, electronic library are
examples of new applications which must be linked to
networks.
With IP Convergence which allows for the connection of
different systems to the same network, IT managers are facing new challenges to provide the
appropriate cabling infrastructure.

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3. IT Challenges
Before any planning begins, it is important to understand the challenges. Years of experience
serving the education market has provided TE Connectivity with valuable knowledge and
understanding of the major challenges that Network Managers / Facility Manager often have to
face:

- Provide enough bandwidth to support multi-applications

- Offer access anywhere at anytime
- Flexibility to reconfigure the infrastructure in line with the program cycles
- Support the security systems and building management
- Secure data and infrastructure to protect information
- Reduce IT CapEx and OpEx

With many different systems and applications being deployed across the facilities, managing a
network infrastructure can be challenging. In addition to a high degree of complexity, there is
an overarching objective to reduce operational cost and boost efficiency.

3.1- Bandwidth increase

From interactive multimedia, to on-line administration capabilities, advanced research and

campus-wide communications, diverse education facilities are increasingly relying on their
networks to enhance teaching and learning, meet the demands of today’s tech-savvy students
and reduce operating costs. Today’s schools and universities need high bandwidth to
effectively transmit educational information to and from storage area networks, administrative
areas, classrooms, laboratories and a variety of common spaces and dormitories.

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3.2- Mobility
To stay competitive and meet student and faculty expectations for
connectivity, education facilities need to deliver ample campus-wide
mobility. The more than 23 million and rapidly-growing “Generation
Z” students all have smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices
that provide mobile access to important course information and
research while enabling constant communication and entertainment
wherever they are. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is reality in the
education world.

3.3- Flexibility
Because of the education cycles and the diversity of disciplines, you must be able to adapt and
size your infrastructure several time during the year. The choice of your cabling infrastructure
will determine the level of flexibility that you will have. By adopting reconfigurable outlets or
plug & play solutions, you will acquire this flexibility to avoid any addition re-cabling expenses.

3.4- Security
All of us expect having our children at school in a safe environment. The integration of a
security system based on Camera, access control points, fire alarms is a mandatory investment
for schools, colleges and universities. By converging, these equipment's over IP, you will
simplify their management and will reduce the cost of operation.
An other aspect of security is to provide full access to mobile operator networks anywhere in
the facilities in case of emergency. If today, these mobile operator networks are efficient in an
open environment, it is more critical inside buildings. Solutions exist to extend these accesses
with notably Distributed Antennas Systems (DAS).

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3.5- Data and IT Network Protection
Education networks must be protected to ensure that student, teacher and administration
information remains secure. At the same time, these environments undergo frequent changes
amidst an all-time high demand for network
availability from both students and teachers. From
facilitating rapid changes, to segregating systems
and preventing unauthorized access, managing and
protecting networks is critical in any education
environment.

3.6- Reduce CapEx and OpEx

Do more with less is the motto of many institutions. It is true that schools, colleges and
universities are under pressure to integrate new methods of teaching with new applications
and equipment. But it is also true that they do not have the attributed budget to follow this
trend. That means that they do not have any other choice to reduce CapEx and OpEx to fit in
their budget.
Choosing the right cabling infrastructure will help to reach
this target. Effectively, using the right cabling system from
the beginning will avoid additional extra costs in the future
to extend or re-cable your IT infrastructure. Investing in a
converged infrastructure will simplify and optimize your
operation costs. Supervising your infrastructure will help to
reduce downtime, vandalism, cost of maintenance and
increase network visibility, reliability and security.

4. Network Infrastructure consideration

4.1- Life time investment
With budget reductions, educational institutions’ technology investments are expected to last
for decades while providing a high level of flexibility to support operating efficiency and
productivity. With the multitude of network infrastructure design choices available today, IT
managers are constantly faced with the challenge of how to optimize their data communication
requirements. As well as traditional data transfer functions, new IP reliant applications such as
VoIP, video streaming, wireless Access point, and surveillance systems for the classroom/office
and data center, are continuously emerging. Consequently, faster and more reliable

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infrastructures are required to ensure that business critical applications are future proofed and
return on investment optimized.
Because re-cabling the infrastructure would be costly and complex while schools or university
operate, it is important to size the cabling infrastructure for today and the next 10 years
activity.

Lifetime of
Network Equipment

With the constant growth of

processor power inside
workstations, the demand for faster
communication throughout the
premises increases year by year.
Considering that the physical layer
of your network – the cabling itself
– has an average lifetime of 12 to
15 years,
it must be capable of serving about
3 generations of switching
equipment, 4 generations of PC
hardware and probably even 5
generations of software! Thus,
planning for a fast and future proof
communication network starts with
the investment of a strong cabling
system...
4.2- Time of implementation
Upgrading existing education facilities is not easy to plan in terms of installation. Finding “down
time” when both students and faculty are not in school is rare. System Integrators have to
reduce the time it takes to install cabling infrastructures.
Fortunately, solutions exist to reduce these times. Pre-connectorized and plug & play solutions
manufactured in factory reduce the initial requested time on field as installers do not need to
connect connectivity on site.

5. Responding to the environment

From the data center to the classrooms, from the Bursar’s office to the dormitories, and from
the tutorial rooms to the stadium, TE’s physical infrastructure solutions are designed to serve
any education environment by supporting various critical applications while reducing
complexity in design and implementation.

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What media should be deployed to deliver the best level of services within an educational
environment? There is no ‘’right’’ answer, however, there is tendency to believe that fiber
optic would meet all the requirements, the reality is that a mixture of both copper and fiber
has often proven to be the most effective approach to overcome all the technology challenges
and maintain control of costs. However, because no two environments are ever the same, it is
always advisable to carry out a site assessment before making any final decision on media
deployments. This will guarantee the best possible fit of the network physical infrastructure in
respect to the challenges posed by the surrounding environment.
Decades of experience serving the education industry with hundreds projects deployed around
the world provides TE with a high level of knowledge and understanding of the environment.
Here are some recommendations for TE solutions that can better respond to school, college
and university needs and address the challenges posed on their network infrastructure.

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6. TE provides end-to-end infrastructure solution
With every facet of administration, student life, teaching and learning relying on the network,
education facilities need a partner with the proven experience, product portfolio and
innovative expertise to deliver a high-bandwidth, mobile and manageable infrastructure that
cost effectively supports the needs of today and tomorrow. That partner is TE Connectivity.

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6.1- Data Center
Known as the heart of the IT network, school, college and university operations rely on their
information systems and storage to run operation such as student information, lesson
contents, security and many others. Education continuity is essential in a just-in-time
environment where any downtime could create operational extra costs.
TE jointly develops solutions with many of the world’s leading data center equipment
manufacturers. This combined with global reach and innovative managed connectivity
technology, puts us in a unique position to help our customers deliver on their business
requirements by creating a resilient, efficient and agile data center infrastructure.

AGILITY: Networks constantly change and grow. Our storage Are

Management Solution (SAM) and Q3000 high-Density fiber
solutions can help ensure successful network upgrades and
implementations with maximum ease and control.
AVAILABILITY: TE’s Managed Connectivity Solutions, including
our Quareo connection point identification technology can help
increase uptime, resilience and service continuity by delivering an
automated, real-time understanding of end-to-end network
connectivity.
EFFICIENCY: Our energy saving MRJ21 cabling system, along with
industry-leading high density cable management solutions like
our FiberGuideTM optical raceway can help ensure stringent CapEx
and OpEx control.

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6.2- Across the Campus
Students, teachers and staff demand fast, reliable and secure access to the information they
need to effectively learn, teach and administer. Whether it’s high-speed Internet in the dorm
room, critical research in the lab, distance learning in the classroom, television in the student
lounge, or surveillance from a campus security camera, education facilities demand bandwidth
and performance to reliably deliver a variety of information from the data center to end
devices throughout campus facilities. TE Connectivity’s comprehensive portfolio of fiber and
copper LAN solutions effectively deliver voice, data and video information wherever and
whenever it’s needed.

Our LAN solutions include:

• Copper shielded and unshielded cable and

connectivity to support the latest IP-based
applications, from 1 to 10 gigabit Ethernet, to PoE,
VoIP and security systems.
• Cabling Infrastructure Management system
(Quareo) to bridge the gap between network
management and the physical layer.
• Video distribution system (VDS) to cost-effectively
deliver high-definition RF over twisted-pair cabling
for distance learning, surveillance, digital signage
and cable television.
• Optical LAN solutions (OLS) for indoor/outdoor,
long-distance passive optical links that use a single
strand of high-bandwidth singlemode fiber with
lower power and space usage and reduced operation
costs.
• Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) create a
leading platform for serving wireless services.

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6.2.1- Fiber and Copper Cabling Infrastructure

With one of the industry’s broadest ranges of fiber and copper UTP and shielded products
supporting applications from 1G to 10G, TE delivers the best choice of products to suit your
specific network needs to the users.

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6.2.2- XG Cat.6A Copper Twisted Pair Cabling

While fiber effectively supports speeds beyond 10 and even 40 Giga, the industry is still
embracing cost-effective copper. Whereas the shielded solution offers superior noise immunity
to eliminate alien crosstalk and RFI/EMI, UTP solution utilizes superior technology to reduce
alien crosstalk noise to enhance overall performance.
Both solutions meet all requirements for Category 6A AINSI/TIA and ISO Standards.

XG Cat.6A Copper Shielded Twisted-Pair

• Superior noise immunity to eliminate Alien Crosstalk
and RFI/EMI
• More headroom
• Performance over 500 MHz for advanced and future
applications
• Better heat dissipation to handle Power over Ethernet

The XGA Shielded Copper system for

10GBASE-T also has the benefit of requiring less
space in cabling pathways and cabinets,
while providing better background noise
mitigation, making it an excellent choice for
high speed application support.

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 Shielded cabling is widely installed throughout
the world and always outperformed unshielded in
a variety of applications.

XG Cat.6A Copper Unshielded Twisted Pair

Shielded Cat.6A solutions offer a high performance level, however Cat.6A Unshielded can be an
alternative solution in a non-sensitive background noise environment. Thanks to AirES
technology used in our XG Cat.6 UTP cables which reduce their diameter and the superior
technology used in the connectivity to reduce alien crosstalk noise, the TE’s XG Cat.6A
unshielded solution is among the most performing unshielded solution in the market.

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6.3- Managed Connectivity

In schools, colleges or universities, each multimedia communication and facility operation is

being accomplished with numerous end devices and applications that reside on the local area
network (LAN). Accordingly, IT departments needs to maintain and manage more connections
than ever before throughout the physical layer infrastructure of the network. In the data
center, the growing number of applications, virtual servers, storage devices and high-density
switches, also is requiring more connections in physical layer, cross-connects between servers
and switches. All these connections – from data user points to the data center – yield a much
more complex physical layer.

The challenges and costs associated with network physical layer management and
maintenance are staggering—the time consuming process of tracking, analyzing and resolving
network disruptions has a direct impact on an organization’s bottom line. As the physical layer
becomes even more complex, these costs increase. While tools and software have long
enabled network and data center managers to manage switch and server ports, the passive
connections in the physical layer between the equipment and end devices have been excluded
from these systems. With the physical layer being the foundation of the entire network that all
business activities depend on, network and data center managers are now looking for ways to
effectively manage this vital infrastructure in a way that improves productivity and response
time while reducing downtime and operating expense.

Managed Connectivity solutions from TE are helping network and data center managers bridge
the gap between network management and physical layer management, transforming the
physical layer into a strategic asset and revolutionizing the way networks are managed and
controlled. By providing a real-time comprehensive picture of every connection point in the
physical layer, managed connectivity significantly improves productivity and efficiency of
physical layer management and maintenance processes while reducing costly downtime and
operating costs.

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With TE’s managed connectivity solutions, network and data center managers can:

• Provide faster, more accurate service and repair

• Map and monitor physical layer connectivity changes
• Document and report network reconfigurations
• Identify and alarm unauthorized network access
• Track a variety of network assets in real-time
• Improve switch port and asset utilization

Why Manage the Physical Layer?

Businesses and organizations worldwide are more dependent on their physical layer than ever
before. From computers, phones and wireless devices, to alarm systems, security cameras and
video conferencing, today’s network physical layer touches virtually every device throughout
an organization. Security of the physical layer also has become a top concern among network
and data center managers, especially in healthcare, financial and mission-critical organizations
where data is required to be secure.
With 60 to 80% of unplanned downtime originating in the physical layer, the costs and time
involved with managing today’s complex infrastructures using traditional methods has taken its
toll on IT departments. Human error, security breaches and time consuming maintenance are
eating up IT budges, causing costly network downtime and increasing overall operating costs.
Network downtime for any organization is an extremely costly situation—conservatively
estimated at $42,000 per hour for the average organization, and up to $1 million or more per
hour for an e-commerce or online brokerage firm (The Gartner Group). Furthermore, while
data centers continue to house more equipment and connections, they are not necessarily
adding more staff to manage these spaces. A study by AFCOM, a data center managers group,
reports that while nearly 75% of data centers have increased their server count, 66% reduced
or maintained their data center staff. That means that most of today’s data centers are
managing more systems with same number of people or fewer.
Managing the physical layer and its every connection point via managed connectivity can help
network and data center managers confront the following issues:
• Security Every organization must mitigate the risk of network intrusion to prevent
compromise of critical business information.
• High Availability Today’s networks require uptime for business continuity, but network
and data center managers currently lack visibility of the physical layer.
• Operating Expense The high cost associated with physical layer maintenance has a
direct impact on operating expenses. Accurate knowledge of physical layer topology
leads to less network issues and faster resolution of problems.
• Compliance There are a variety of government regulations, compliance and reporting
requirements regarding how an organization’s data is accessed, transacted and stored.
Existing network management tools do not enable intrusion detection and logging of

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 events as related to physical layer connections—only Managed Connectivity solutions
have that ability.
• Capacity and Scale The ever-increasing amount of data and number of devices on the
network continues to drive complexity in the physical layer. It is more critical than ever
to deploy solutions that allow for flexibility and efficient use of assets.

By managing all connections and changes in the network, network and data center managers
can easily see the topology mapping and status of a connection. The time required for a
standard network MAC or
diagnosis can be cut in half,
improving meantime to response,
ensuring quality of service and
reducing operating expense. As
shown in Figure 1, TE’s managed
connectivity pays for itself within
the first two years.

Managed Connectivity Solution

Part of the portfolio of TE’s Managed Connectivity Solution, Quareo, is the only solution
available that uses connection point identification technology to track specific information
about each connector and cable in the physical layer.
Quareo utilizes microchips that are embedded in the
connectors of TE’s high-performance copper and fiber network
cabling solutions. These microchips have information related
to the cable itself, as well as unique identifiers for each
connection point in the network. Quareo can identify
everything from port location and circuit length, to polarity,
cable type, color and manufacturing information. It also is the
only solution with the capability of monitoring both the front
and rear of a patch panel. This enables monitoring cable
connections that come into the back of the patch panel, as
well as connections within the cross-connect and to the switch and servers, offering customers
the ability to trace end-to-end connections from the computer to the switch. Using a standard
form factor and footprint, Quareo solutions are easily deployed in existing fiber and copper
networks. With a comprehensive product portfolio, Quareo can accommodate both fiber and
copper applications from the simplest LAN environment, all the way to the most highly dense,
complex data center environment

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Infrastructure Configuration Manager (ICM) Software

Infrastructure Configuration Manager (ICM) is a software application designed to document

and administer both passive and active network connectivity infrastructure, and is specifically
designed for customers of TE’s Managed Connectivity Solutions. ICM powers TE’s advanced
Quareo connection point identification
technology, providing customers with a
single platform for both solutions.
ICM creates an automated, accurate, real-
time physical layer management system
that is designed to explore, discover and
map all the connections of the network,
allowing data center and network
managers to simplify the process of all
moves, adds and changes, improve security
and reduce operating expense.

TE’s Managed Connectivity Solutions, enabled by ICM, help customers eliminate time-
consuming manual work order processes, easily identify and locate specific ports, auto-discover
IP assets, and trace data center circuits from the switch through the cross-connect to the
server.

The systems also help maximize network investment by identifying under-utilized assets and
improving security through real-time monitoring and programmable alerts.
TE’s Managed Connectivity Solutions, enabled by ICM, help customers eliminate time-
consuming manual work order processes, easily identify and locate specific ports, auto-discover
IP assets, and trace data center circuits from the switch through the cross-connect to the
server. The systems also help maximize network investment by identifying under-utilized assets
and improving security through real-time monitoring and
programmable alerts.

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6.4- Video Distribution over Twisted Pair

TE’s Video Distribution System (VDS) enables network managers to deliver true high-definition
RF and IP video over a Category 6, 6A, or 7 twisted pair cabling infrastructure without the need
for coaxial horizontal cabling or any RF tuning.

VDS enables the delivery of video signals such as cable television, satellite, in-house video,
digital signage, electronic bulletin boards or any other service normally delivered over coaxial
system – but over a twisted pair infrastructure.

This solution is the answer to educational institutions’ needs in terms of video distribution. It
covers video requirement of any place inside schools or universities such as resting area and
dormitory.

VDS is a TIA-568/ISO 11801 compliant solution that provides these key benefits:
* Provides full RF video spectrum, along with IP video, over a single Cat 6/7 cable
* Auto adjusting RF signal eliminates the need for manual tuning
* Plug-and-play components provide ease of installation and system design/maintenance
* Head-end output is automatically adjusted for proper system operation
* Powered over cable – the remote active balun is powered over the twisted pair system
*Bi-directional signaling compatible with interactive control requirements

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6.5- Passive Optical LAN

Because schools, colleges and universities may have long distance from one point to another,
fiber optic solutions can help overcome these challenges. Today, with Passive Optical LAN
solution, we can build an end-to-end fiber optic infrastructure, from the data center
(Equipment room) to users (Desktop or any IP devices) in a very cost effective manner.

A Passive Optical LAN is a point-to-multipoint architecture that employs unpowered optical

splitters that enable a single strand of singlemode optical fiber to serve multiple users. At each
end, you have an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) based in the data center or equipment room and
an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) at the user locations. Downstream signals are directed to
multiple users using the splitter technology. Upstream signals are combined using multiple
access protocol by using the splitter in the opposite direction. A PON takes advantage of
wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), using one wavelength for downstream traffic and
another for upstream.

In a POL, the OLT provides the interface between the building core router and the passive
infrastructure POL. The ONT is a device that terminates the POL and converts the signal to one
or more twisted-pair outputs to interface with the Internet protocol (IP) enabled network
devices, including IP phones, computers, card readers, cameras, Wireless access points (WAP’s)
using a standard RJ45 connection. A POL is a shared network – the OLT sends a single stream of
downstream traffic that is seen by all ONT’s. Each ONT only reads the content of those packets
that are addressed to it. Encryption is used to prevent eavesdropping on downstream traffic.

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TE’s Optical LAN Solution (OLS) is an enterprise POL architecture that leverages the distance
and bandwidth capabilities of single mode fiber to deliver converged voice, video, data, and
building automation over a single strand of fiber. OLS enables efficient management and
utilization of bandwidth and offers measurable OpEx and CapEx savings and ‘green’ benefits.

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6.6- Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)

With the increasing popularity of wireless devices, mobile operators’ customers expect to have
coverage anytime and anywhere within schools, colleges or universities. This capability requires
increasing indoor network capacity across the premises.

TE’s advanced wireless solutions create a leading platform for serving wireless services
providers inside schools or universities. Our unified architecture for every application in the
micro cellular space delivers coverage and capacity to match your needs. The InterReach*
solution operates as a seamless extension of the wireless network, expanding the reach of
signals throughout any education infrastructure size.

InterReach Spectrum solution

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7. About TE connectivity

The Global Network of TE Connectivity Labs

TE, a leading global technology provider of network solutions, has designed and engineered
many options to support future data speeds in Local Area Networks. We have developed a
technology matrix that provides IT administrators with a clear overview of available
technology. Extensive laboratory research needed to support existing and emerging
applications, combined with many years of experience in development for global
telecommunication providers results in superior solutions for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper
and fiber.

Design and High-Tech development

TE uses extremely new development tools to design and engineer functional and reliable
products. By using software simulation programming and extensive modeling, we are able to
ensure the best possible product performance.

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TE’s Standards Leadership

Today's standards activities drive tomorrow's new products and applications. TE participates in
more than 600 different global and regional standards bodies. In fact, TE contributed and
participated in all the standards committees involved in creating the application, component
and systems standards for 10GBASE-T. TE is leading efforts in IEEE, ISO/IEC, CENELEC and TIA
that will define tomorrow's high speed transport technologies and we contribute actively to
these with our innovation and research and by our standards leadership.

With three regional Enterprise Networks business unit research and development facilities
around the globe, TE leads innovation in cabling infrastructure, enabling our customers to
enjoy higher speeds developed according to their market.

• US$688 Million of annual RD&E investment worldwide in 2012

• New products accounted for 24% of sales over the last 3 years
• Around 7,400 engineers globally
• Over 20,000 patents issued or pending

TEOA – TE’s Operating Advantage

TEOA, a six sigma-like standard established internally by TE for enhancing productivity, product
engineering and quality, has helped to ensure TE products are nearly flawless. Setting the bar
high and ensuring customer satisfaction with premium products that meet or exceed industry
standards is our goal.

Backed by a 25-year performance warranty, TE’s XG cabling solutions are

fully compliant to Category 6A performance specifications as defined by
ANSI/TIA 568-C.2. Our XG shielded systems also meet both IEEE 802.3an
10GBASE-T and ISO/IEC 11801 Class EA requirements for 4-connector 100-
meter channels.

Managing Environmental Impacts

Our efforts to reduce our environmental impact reflect our core values of taking responsibility
and doing the right thing and underscore our commitment to being a good corporate citizen in
the communities where we do business.

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In all of the countries where we operate, we hold ourselves to a
high standard — often above local requirements and
practice — and we are committed to continuous
improvement.
To meet our goal of reducing our environmental impacts
by 10% by 2012 we will:

• Measure and report our progress as part of our regular

monthly review of operational performance
• Use operational improvement tools and programs to reduce the amount of resources
we use and the amount of waste we generate
• Engage employees in our efforts
• Identify and apply best practices for reducing environmental impacts in common
processes at TE

More than 60 of TE’s sites have their environmental management systems (EMS) certified to
ISO 14001 by third parties. To achieve certification, a facility must demonstrate that it has an
EMS in place that identifies significant environmental impacts, sets goals and targets, and has a
robust system for evaluating performance, taking corrective actions where needed, checking
status on an ongoing basis, and continually improving performance.

To learn more about TE Connectivity engagement and actions, please visit:

http://www.te.com/en/about-te/responsibility/environment.html

Our Global Partner Network is Your Local Advantage

TE Connectivity has a network of over

1,700 authorized TE Network Design and
Installation (ND&I) partners in 59
countries

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With over 90,000 employees, including 7,400 engineers, in over 50 countries, we can support
your company wherever it chooses to go. With knowledge and experience comes
understanding. We understand the issues with data center and office networks and what
customers are facing. It is why we developed the solutions you need for your technology
investment.

TE has global supply chain capabilities and logistics support, with an extensive network of
industry-leading distributors to stock Enterprise products locally in locations around the globe.
In addition, over 150 TE Connectivity owned warehouses provide additional stocking flexibility.

Conclusion

Schools, colleges and universities are challenging and multimedia-rich environments. The IT
network infrastructure plays the role of strategic asset to enable the correct level of support of
the various business operations. Good planning of network strategies can deliver great benefits
in reducing the level of complexity while boosting efficiency.
Moving from data center to administrative area, from classroom to dormitory, IT managers
need to think of the best possible way to maintain high level of service.
With more than 60 years of experience engineering better cabling, components or connections,
we can help you build, maintain or expand the network infrastructure of your education facility.

From data centers and office networks, to managed connectivity for better network control
and wireless solutions, TE is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of high-
performance, reliable, scalable end-to-end cabling and connectivity solutions. Standards-based,
and interoperable, our product portfolio is the most extensive in the industry.

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While TE Connectivity has made every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document, TE Connectivity does not
guarantee that it is error-free, nor does TE Connectivity make any other representation, warranty or guarantee that the information is accurate,
correct, reliable or current. TE Connectivity reserves the right to make any adjustments to the information contained herein at any time without
notice. TE Connectivity expressly disclaims all implied warranties regarding the information contained herein, including, but not limited to, any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The dimensions in this document are for reference purposes only and
are subject to change without notice. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Consult TE Connectivity for the latest dimensions and
design specifications.

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