In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, businesses require effective communication systems to support their growth and advancement. They need a secure, fast and flexible network to facilitate communication and to compete digitally with other businesses.
Structured data cabling is the first step in moving your business towards digital transformation. It gives your business an organised telecommunications infrastructure, improved data transfer speed, and seamless connectivity. Structured cabling systems allow you to control all your business communications from a central access point to boost your productivity and streamline your business operations.
But it’s a complex process with many different subsystems that can be difficult to understand.
Read on to learn about the main components of a structured cabling system and how each component works.
6 COMPONENTS OF STRUCTURED DATA CABLING
A structured data network is tailored to your business communication needs to effectively support and transmit your data at faster speeds with improved bandwidth. This includes:
Entrance Facilities
A cabling system’s entrance facilities are the entry or access points where your private business network begins.This is the point where your internal cabling connections start and your local provider’s network services end. Other equipment devices like trunk panels, hardware connectors, connection points and protection devices are also installed here.
Equipment Room ER
The ER is a central area inside your building that houses equipment like network switches, servers, and consolidation devices. It’s where your internal wiring is connected to the entrance facilities.
Backbone Cabling
Backbone cabling links all your different cabling facilities with the structured cabling system. It runs from floor to floor and building to building to connect the cabling areas.
Horizontal Cabling
Horizontal cabling runs under floors and above ceilings and links different user devices to the main cabling infrastructure. Connectors, patch panels and cords are used to connect multiple devices to a single access point or connector.
Telecommunications Area or Enclosure TR
The TR holds all your telecommunications equipment, distribution frames, cross-connects and cable terminations. Its size depends on the service area and equipment.
Workstations or Area
Your work area covers all your end-user devices like laptops, computers or any hardware that you connect to your data cabling system. Patch cables and communication outlets are used to give connectivity to all your user devices.
A structured cabling system gives your business a stable communications infrastructure with a centrally controlled access point. Its flexibility allows you to make changes and adjustments according to your operational needs. Structured data cabling saves money by making it easy to locate problems and provide accurate solutions with minimum downtime.
PERTH DATA CABLING SERVICES
HE Technology is the leading data cabling company in Perth with over 20 years of experience in electrical communications and security solutions. We can help design and install a structured data cabling system that meets all your business needs. Contact us for more information, or book a consultation with our experts today.
