Structured cabling networks contain everything businesses need to integrate data, video, audio, and other various management systems within their buildings. These types of networks are based on two standards.
- ANSI/TIA-568-C.0 – of generic telecommunications cabling for customer premises.
- ANSI/TIA-568-C.1 – of commercial building telecommunications cabling in business infrastructures.
Both standards inform network design, construction, and how to manage the system.
To construct a high-functioning network and uphold cabling standards, you’ll need to include the following important features of a structured cabling network.
Entrance Facilities
An entrance facility marks where a telecom company’s cabling ends and where another company’s cabling begins. Here, you’ll also find demarcation points, adjacent hardware, and any equipment needed to connect provider and private wiring.
Equipment Room
As you may infer, equipment rooms are any room that harbor network equipment. It’s standard to find switches and routers in these rooms. Secure your company’s equipment room(s) to avoid theft or damage.
Backbone Cabling
Usually taking the shape of twisted-pair or fiber optic cables, backbone cabling runs throughout the facility. There are two different types of backbone cabling for your business to choose from.
- Cabling between horizontal cross-connects and intermediate cross-connects.
- Cabling between the main cross-connect and the intermediate cross-connect.
Horizontal Cabling
Horizontal cabling connects the telecommunications room to surrounding outlets or work areas. It’s often applied during building construction. Horizontal cabling typically utilizes an unshielded twisted-pair cable, such as the efficient cat6 plenum cable.
Telecommunications Room
Telecommunications rooms, also known as enclosures, host termination points for both horizontal and backbone cabling.
These important features of a structured cabling network should be found on every floor of your company’s building.
Work Area
Here you’ll find end-user equipment. Monitors, keyboards, laptops—workstations and all the equipment necessary for employee success are located within work areas.
The Synergy of the System
When these six components function together, they create one high-performing network for all your company’s endeavors. Each feature supports the network in a unique way that your connection would be compromised without. For all your cabling requirements, visit CableWholesale. We have high-quality bundles of cables at various lengths to suit any distance requirements for your network.
