Q: Why use a rack for small installations?
A: Even a simple wall mount rack provides a location to mount your active hardware (switches, modems, routers, etc.), as well as the patch panel and cable management. This keeps all the cabling and equipment neat, protected, and easy to access in one convenient location.
Q: Why should all cabling be tested?
A: Every cable, whether a new installation or a move from another location, should be tested according to the appropriate TIA standards to ensure proper functionality for today’s applications, as well as for future requirements.
Q: When is fiber optics a consideration?
A: Fiber optics may be a viable option in many instances. First, for distance purposes, since copper cable has a distance limitation of 90 metres. Secondly, fiber optics is immune to electromagnetic interference due to the fact that it carries only light, and no electrical impulses. Depending on where the cable is to be installed, these electrical influences may be a factor. Thirdly, it may be considered in situations requiring increased bandwidth. Fiber optic cables have much greater bandwidth capacity than copper cable in terms of speed and complexity of communications transmission.Q: When is wireless a consideration?
A: Indoors & outdoors for mobile users (laptops, pda’s, VoIP, inventory control devices…), Outdoors for applications where it is impractical to install cables (remote cameras, across a city street, to bypass congested underground pathways…), temporary use situations (seasonal P.O.S. sytems, training areas…), or for industrial data collection or non-mission critical control.