The last few years have been undoubtedly the setting for a technological big bang, especially regarding network traffic. This led to the conclusion that the need for a robust cabling infrastructure to support the increased bandwidth usage was no more a prediction of the near future, but a fact. The most exciting part of this story is that, right now, we cannot say that bandwidth requirements have reached a maximum; they are increasing and tomorrow, PCs might be replaced by new user interfaces that require connection to the Internet. If this were to happen, whoever is ready to switch quickly without loss of time and production, will be favored. As to what we know now, the existing LAN cabling system could become inefficient very soon.
But not everything is lost. Structured cabling vendors have come up with new ideas, and thus enterprises have the chance to upgrade their network systems to reach a better connectivity, and -what’s more important, they have the chance to be prepared for the future; all at an affordable cost.
Common issues
You might wonder if there are typical problems that come up when installing a structured network; the answer is yes, and this is why it’s so important that you consult a company that’s especially dedicated to this technology. Just to go over some of common issues that might arise in the process, namely:
-One of the most common ones is the “pair twists issue”: pair twists not being maintained in twisted pair cables especially at the modular plug,
-Cable routing: another factor that contributes to faults. Always make sure that cables don’t run next to power or telecom lines, since this could affect the number of twists in the UTP cable.
-Large cables (that are very common sign of unstructured computer networks) can also cause problems.
-Vague documentation can bring you big headaches when it comes to making changes to the network. Ensure the entire structured cabling layout is well documented.
Working with digital information is, as everybody knows already, very favorable. Once information is digitalized, different programs can be used to process that information and generate statistics, classify the data, save it in a reduced space, make copies, and even find archived information incredibly fast. If you adopt IP protocol as a platform of communication, you open your business to the “trade rout” of information. Various types of media will be at your hand. VoIP, Videoconference protocols, and so on. But this information is so massive that if you’re not ready from scratch, it can be harmful to your system. And re-organizing all your data after some time might be tedious and take years, literally. That’s why it’s advisable that you implement a structured cabling system as soon as you can.
Although we already mentioned the abstract or general ideas behind this concept, let us give you some specific examples of its advantages:
-Your network will be safer;
-It will work faster;
-It will be scalable (meaning it will be ready to grow or grow smaller without causing problems in the process).
-It will be ready for new protocols.
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