Are you finding it harder to isolate cables in the sprawl of cables in your office? This problem is common when network cabling lacks good design, organization, and structuring. It is seen in older networks where networked devices were added on the fly. This unstructured way of cabling came with structuring various problems, including difficulties in diagnosing network problems and slow maintenance. As a result, many businesses have turned to structured cabling, using high bandwidth cables for easier maintenance, upgrades, and network expansion. What problems can you solve with a structured cabling system?
1. Eliminate Unsightly Cable Sprawls
Many businesses start with a few machines in one or two offices, then expand their IT hardware and office space as they grow. More networked devices call for more cabling. Over time, the various network installations, upgrades, and add-ons make a big mess of tangled wires. It becomes hard to isolate individual cables, which makes networking maintenance slow and difficult.
Structured cabling focuses on good a cabling organization that considers future network expansion. It leaves hubs points that can easily connect new cables instead of patching old cables. A structured cabling system also uses labels to identify network sections and devices.
2. Eliminate Mix and Match Networking
An unstructured cabling system is unnecessarily complex. Adding different cabling and devices on the same network as it expands leads to faults that are hard to find. Patch cords are good examples of mix and match solutions.
A common mistake involves using cheap patch cords of different types. Patch cords with different connectors on the same network can lead to poor network performance. They cause inconsistent speeds since these connectors have different speeds and data transfer capabilities.
Structured cabling uses uniform cabling and network devices. Fiber optic cables are most preferred today because of their high bandwidth. This uniformity ensures network devices work seamlessly on the same standards. In addition, it makes a more stable network.
3. Overhaul Outdated Cabling
Installing a structured cabling system changes your network speeds and support capabilities drastically. Older networking cables cannot adequately support today's high-speed bandwidth. It limits the exploitation of these speeds for tasks such as videoconferencing and virtualization.
If you do structured cabling today, you will most likely use fiber optics cabling. It can support any speeds available today and for the foreseeable future. It supports all internet-connected devices today and all cloud computing apps, including virtualization apps. It gives your business enough leeway and flexibility in future networking upgrading and expansion needs.
Would you like to see better network performance, speeds, and stability? Talk to networking services about installing structured cabling.
Share19 August 2021
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