Structured Cabling Installations

By: Mark Allen

About Structured Cabling Systems

Structured Cabling Systems are at the base of modern information network. Designed
to accommodate quickly and cost effectively frequent moves adds and changes a
structured cabling system can alleviate workflow disruptions and network downtime
associated with enterprise restructuring.

According to International Engineering Consortium providing an internationally

standardized structured cabling system and consolidating cable-delivery methods
for all the systems can reduce initial construction costs for the cabling
infrastructure of a modern intelligent building by up to 30 percent.

Typical costs for building operation and alterations over a 40-year life cycle far
exceed the initial construction costs. Proper systems-integration planning to
optimize the construction process can reduce these ongoing life cycle costs.

Building an IT infrastructure that is "future ready" is more important than ever.

In today's competitive business world enterprises must be able to respond fast to
changes that occur in the market place. For some firms this means modernizing
their data center to meet strict new regulatory requirements while for other
enterprises, being future-ready is all about shortening the development and
deployment cycle on new services that are essential to retaining existing
customers and acquiring new ones.

LA Cabling Structured Cabling Solutions

A structured cabling system provides a platform upon which an overall information

system strategy is built. With a flexible cabling infrastructure, a structured
cabling system can support multiple voice, data, video and multimedia systems
regardless of their manufacturer.

Copper Infrastructure Solutions: Independently verified screened and unscreened

data-communication structured cabling solutions, providing ultimate performance
and reliability for today's and tomorrows copper infrastructure requirements. Our
Cat 5 (Cat 5e) or Cat 6 solutions will exceed TIA Cat 5e standards.

Fiber Optic Solutions: Conventional and blown fibre cabling solutions that
compliment the deployment of optical solutions deeper into the network delivering
a future-proof infrastructure.

Specialty Cabling Solutions: Copper and fibre solutions for diverse and
environmentally demanding applications such as Mass Transit, Marine, Automotive
and Aerospace, that typically require adherence to strict performance criteria.

Low-voltage cabling: Solutions that include music and paging systems, CCTV.

Additional advantages in using structured cabling:

Consistency: Same cables exist everywhere in the building

Support of multi-vendor equipment: You can mix and match vendors

Simplifies moves adds and changes: As your company grows and/or moves locations
with structured cabling your network resources are always ready to go.

Simplifies troubleshooting: With a wired structuring systems problems are easier

to isolate and fix.

Support of future applications: A Cat 5 or even Cat 6 compliant system will

support future applications with little (if any) system upgrades.

Benefits of Structured Cabling

From an investment point of view structured cabling provides an exceptional ROI. A

structured cabling system will outlive all other networking components and will
require only minimal upgrades. According to International Engineering Consortium:

Construction costs for the cabling of the voice, data, and BMS can be reduced by
up to 30 percent when integrating the cabling and delivery methods.

Moves, changes, rearrangements, and upgrades can be performed more cost-

effectively, with a potential savings of 25 to 40 percent for material and labor
when using an open-office cabling approach.