Structured cabling is an absolute must when it comes to your office. It’s easy to underestimate just how much cabling is involved with a room full of computers, phones, routers, servers and printers. If the cables weren’t structured then you’d quickly be overwhelmed by the rising tangle. It can be a daunting task, that’s why here at PBIT, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to provide structured cabling solutions to businesses of all types and sizes.
Category 5/6 structured cabling is an international cabling standard that allows a single infrastructure for connecting a variety of telephone and computer systems in one manageable network. It’s made up of six subsystems:
Entrance facilities is the point where the line from the telephone company network ends and connects to your business.
Equipment rooms house equipment.
Backbone cabling is what connects different buildings.
Horizontal cabling goes through ceilings and floors to work areas.
Telecommunications rooms or telecommunications enclosure connects between the backbone cabling and horizontal cabling.
Work-area components connect employees’ equipment to outlets of the horizontal cabling system.