The Role of Structured Cabling in a Future-ready Building
If we look into Structured cabling from a technology and infrastructure point of view, we’ll get some interesting key takeaways from the above mentioned report like :
> The increase in demand for high-speed
connectivity devices and services due to the acceptance of convergence is
fuelling this growth along with the expansion of
telecommunication infrastructure as the campus cabling infrastructure is
set to play a prominent role.
> The growing acceptance of cabling infrastructure in residential and
commercial applications is likely to aid in the market growth of Structured
cabling.
> An increase in the adoption of copper cables will increase the
market demand for Structured cabling market in the near future. On the other
hand, the growing popularity of fiber optic cables is creating a significant number
of opportunities for the Structured cabling market during the forecast period.
> The fiber optic cables and their components are anticipated to grow
at
it’s highest CAGR during 2020-2025 when compared to the copper
counterparts. This is mainly to meet the rise in the demand for higher
transmission rate as well as bandwidth.
When we deal with the demanding requirement of integrated voice, data, video, telecommunication applications IoT etc. the cabling infrastructure definitely need to be a structured one.
Unstructured systems usually
have a lower initial cost than a well-structured system, but this is a glaring
example of how the cheap comes out expensive.
Having known about the significance and necessity of Structured cabling, let’s go a bit more in detail into it.
Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements/components (hence structured) called subsystems. A structured cabling system is a complete system of cabling and associated hardware, which provides a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure. This infrastructure serves a wide range of uses, such as to provide telephone service or transmit data through a computer network.
The Major Subsystems of Structured Cabling
1. Entrance
Facility
Points in building facility where the cabling
from the telephone/network company connects with cabling at the building
premises.
2. Equipment
Room
The equipment room accommodates the major tools such as
servers, cross connects, and the telecommunications equipment for occupants of
a building. The nature of this equipment is typically much more complex than
that stored in the telecommunications room.
3. Backbone cabling
The backbone cabling consists of all the main
cables that interconnect the entrance facility, the equipment room, and the
telecommunications closet(s). These 3 components are the back end of the Structured
cabling system that are not visible to most occupants of a building, and
this cabling acts as a backbone and is why it’s called so!
4. Telecommunications
Closet
The telecommunications closet is usually
designated for a specific floor of a building, housing the less complex
equipment needed for that floor. It is much smaller than the equipment room,
and can be thought of as a satellite location of the equipment room. These
closets usually store things like panels and switches.
5. Horizontal
Cabling
Horizontal cabling runs between the telecommunications closet and
the work area. It includes cabling that runs in through the ceiling, parallel
to the floor and in the walls to the outlets present in the workspace.
6. Work Area
Finally, where it all matters- the work area!
This is probably what you are sitting at right now! A work area can be a desk, cubicle, office etc. where connection to the structured cabling system is needed via a computer, phone or other devices. This is the final stop in the structured cabling path.
Structured Cabling Unstructured Cabling
>
Greater ROI
A
Structured computer network cabling system unifies your IT network for data,
voice and video. That unified structure reduces the need for updates and lowers
your maintenance costs. Additionally, any additions, moves or changes can be
made within the system with ease, saving your company, both time and money.
>
Simpler Management (Reduced Opex)
With
Structured cabling on your computer network, you won’t need to continually call
on a big team to keep your data center cabling under control, as it can be
administered and managed by a minimum staff. And, when changes need to be made
to the system, they can be done in a faster, more efficient way with minimal
disruption.
>
More Expansive IT Infrastructure (Future
Proof)
Structured computer network cabling exhibits
high bandwidth, which means it will be able to support future applications or
add-ons. These add-ons can include multimedia or video conferencing with little
interruption to your existing system. As a result, you get greater assurance
your system won’t become prematurely dated. Thus, the use of structured wiring
allows your system’s infrastructure to adapt to your future telecommunications
requirements.
> Greater
Flexibility
Handling multiple wiring systems can be
difficult. A Structured cabling system, however, consolidates your computer
network wiring system into a single infrastructure that transfers data in
multiple formats. This flexibility also makes the system easy to dismantle and
move to a new location if needed.
> Aesthetics
Where aesthetics enters the equation, Structured
cabling creates a cleaner, more uncluttered look than a point-to-point cabling
or multiple wiring system. A cabling system plagued with too many wires can
slow down
functionality, but a unified system is more efficient and easier to use.
Structured cabling also brings lot of
benefits to the IT infrastructure cabling system. If properly planned and
executed , the same cabling infrastructure can be utilized for mobile coverage
solutions as most of the OEMs have coverage and capacity enhancement solution
which works on structured cabling architecture with hybrid mode of fiber optics
and Cat 6 Cable support.
What Maximize
the Value of Structured Cabling
> Single
Infrastructure for all the services
Build the structured cabling infrastructure
to be able to support all the technology/topology/services etc. related to IT, Telecom,
IoT services. For this, requirement gathering needs to be carefully done in
planning stage itself. The next generation requirement of ‘fiber deep’ also
need to be kept in mind, where all the efforts should be focused
on pushing ‘fiber’ to the proximity of a user.
> Integrated
solution for site documentation and Monitoring
Wouldn’t it be nice to have an option to know, check and analyse all the required
data/parameter of your site on your fingertip?
The value can be further maximized through the
same integrated platform that can perform administrative as
well as operation and maintenance activities for multiple buildings across the
geography.
Conclusion
The more you get to know about Structured cabling, the
more you’ll realize it’s possibilities for a brighter tomorrow.
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