Learn The Facts About Professional Network Cabling
Although proper network cabling is an essential part of network design, many network administrators tend to overlook it. We explain the basics of cable installation and standards in this post. The most important decision you will make when it comes to network design is selecting and installing the correct cable. It doesn’t matter if you have a professional cabling company , but it is crucial that you understand what they do and what you should look for to properly assess their work. Understanding Network Cabling There are fewer choices, but they are better Today’s choices for running cable are easier than ever. Coaxial cable was still widely used not long ago. Unshielded, twisted-pair cabling ran at 10 Mbps and was based mainly on Category 3. Network administrators still had to pay a lot of money for Category 5 cable. Fiber was also an option for those with a lot of money. At best, standards were fuzzy. There were many standards competing for 100 Mbps running over unshielded twist...