Structured cabling refers to a standardized architecture for voice and data cabling as specified by the TIA/EIA. It divides the infrastructure into manageable blocks like backbone cabling that runs through equipment rooms to horizontal cabling that connects to work areas. Using structured cabling provides benefits like future-proofing since it supports new applications, easier troubleshooting by isolating faults, and simplifying moves/add/changes through cross-connect patching. Proper installation techniques and innovations help ensure high-performance networks through a well-designed structured cabling system.

1. STRUCTURED
CABLING
MELJUN CORTES

2. Topics
Introduction
What is Structured Cabling
What is the TIA/EIA?
How is structured cabling used?
Advantages of Structured Cabling
What Types of Equipment Can Use Structured Cabling?
Why Structured Cabling
Structured Wiring vs. Conventional Wiring
Importance Of Structured Cabling
Single Line Diagram
Installation Technique
Innovation In Structured Cabling

3. Introduction
Many network administrator keep hearing
that the network is down because of some or
the other reasons. Various researches
indicates that in many cases, the network is
down because of inferior cabling system

4. Introduction
Structured cabling divides the entire
infrastructure into manageable blocks and
then attempts to integrate these blocks to
produce the high-performance networks
that we have now come to rely on. To the
user, this means investment protection

5. WHAT IS STUCTURED CABLING
Structured cabling is an architecture for
communications cabling that is specified by
the TIA/EIA. It includes communications
cabling from the point where it enters a
building, through the equipment and
telecommunications rooms, and up to the
point where it connects to equipment in the
work area. This system supports high speed
voice and data networks.

6. What is the TIA/EIA?
TIA/EIA stands for "Telecommunications
Industry Association / Electronic Industries
Alliance." The TIA/EIA is an industry trade
association that creates interoperability standards
for the products made by member companies,
including the standards for structured cabling
systems. Following TIA/EIA standards ensures
that the parts of a structured cabling system will
be compatible and allows for ease of moves, adds,
and changes

7. A cut-out view of a building with a typical structured
cabling system is shown below

8. A building entrance
facility is the point where
the outside cabling and
services interface with the
intrabuilding backbone
cabling. A larger view is
shown at right

9. An equipment room is
the area where incoming
backbone cabling
interfaces with electronic
equipment, such as a
telephone switch and/or
wide area network
(WAN) hardware. It is
also the cross-connect
point to the outgoing
backbone cabling.

10. The backbone
cabling is the main
trunk or feeder for
the horizontal
cabling that is
brought into the
telecommunications
room. It consists of
the cable and
mechanical
terminations for
backbone-to-
backbone cross-
connects.

11. A telecommunications
room is the area within
a building that houses
the
telecommunications /
networking
equipment, as well as
the connections
between backbone and
horizontal cabling.

12. As its name implies,
the horizontal cabling
runs in a horizontal
direction. It extends
between the
telecommunications
room and the work
area. It includes the
cable, work area
outlet, and any cross-
connect (patch) cords.

13. How is structured cabling used?
Structured cabling is sometimes referred to as
"low voltage" or "data/voice" cabling. It serves as
the infrastructure for telephone and local area
network (LAN) connections in commercial
buildings. It carries voice and data to work area
equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and
computers. It can also carry video for applications
such as teleconferencing. The efficient flow of
information is vital to the success of today's
organizations, and users have come to expect the
same reliability from networks as they do from
utilities such as electric, gas and phone service.

14. Advantages of Structured Cabling
• Consistency - A structured cabling systems means the same cabling
systems for Data, voice and video.
• Support for multi-vendor equipment - A standard-based cable
system will support applications and hardware even with mix & match
vendors.
• Simplify moves/adds/changes - Structured cabling systems can support
any changes within
the systems.
• Simplify troubleshooting - With structured cabling systems, problems
are less likely to down the entire network, easier to isolate and easier to fix.
• Support for future applications - Structured cabling system supports
future applications like
multimedia, video conferencing etc with little or no upgrade pain.

15. Advantages of Structured Cabling
Another primary advantage of structured
cabling is fault isolation. By dividing the
entire infrastructure into simple
manageable blocks, it is easy to test and
isolate the specific points of fault and
correct
them with minimal disturbance to the
network. A structured approach in cabling
helps reduce
maintenance costs too.

16. What Types of Equipment Can
Use Structured Cabling?
Structured cabling can provide for your
current and future needs for electronic
systems.
Installing a wiring system as you build your
new home or office is only a fraction of the
cost of retrofitting it later. Plan ahead.
Before hanging the first sheet of drywall,
consider the electronics you'll want in your
new business or home

17. What Types of Equipment Can
Use Structured Cabling?
Telephone(s)
Television
Audio-Stereo
DVD and or VCR
Computers(s)
Modem/Internet access
Fax machine
Cable access
Home Theater
Satellite dish
Security system
Home automation
Lighting Control

18. Why Use Structured Cabling?
Consistency - A structured cabling system can use the same
cabling system for everything. Do you really want to figure
out how to install and troubleshoot the phone cabling, then
figure out the ethernet cabling, then figure out the ISDN
cabling...? What happens when you revisit this in 6 months
to make a change for two-line phones?
Long life - Structured cabling is an investment that will
last for the long term.
Support for multi-vendor equipment - A standards-based
structured cabling system will support your applications
and hardware even after you change or mix & match
vendors. With the proper structured cabling system you
will not have to rework the cabling when you upgrade to
another vendor or model.

19. Why Use Structured Cabling?

20. Why Use Structured Cabling?
Simplify moves/adds/changes - Need to move a computer
or TV from one room to another. Add a modem connection
to the office. Add a two-line phone, DSL, AND fax to the
office. Share files or printers between computers.
Simplify troubleshooting - Even cables that were installed
correctly can fail -- and they do. With a structured wiring
system, problems are less likely to down the entire
network, easier to isolate, and easier to fix.
Support for future applications - Your structured cabling
system will support future applications like multimedia,
video conferencing, and who knows what else, with little or
no upgrade pain

21. Why Use Structured Cabling?

22. MOVE ADD CHANGES - (MAC’s)
40% of Employees
MOVE within the
building
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Moves, adds and changes on an unstructured cabling
system can cause serious work-flow disruptions
Structured cabling systems offer the simplicity of
cross-connect patching to quickly perform MAC’s via
cross-connects, rather than installing new cable
Why Structured Cabling

23. Why Structured Cabling
PABX
SWITCH
FILE
SERVER
MAC’s WITHOUT STRUCTURED CABLING
SYSTEM

24. Why Structured Cabling
MAC’s can be achieve by cross-connect patching.
Patch Panel
Outlet in
Work Area
Horizontal
Cable
TELECOMMUNICATION CLOSET WORK AREA
Ext. 110
Ext. 111
Ext. 112
New Location
PABX
Patch Panel
HORIZONTAL
CROSS-CONNECT
SIMPLICITY OF MAC’s

25. Structured Wiring vs. Conventional Wiring
Think of wiring as a pipeline for information.
Conventional wiring has the data capacity of a squirt gun.
By comparison, structured wiring, using Category 5 cables,
has the capacity of a fire hose. Structured wiring can
transmit more information, faster.
Conventional wiring, which is found in most homes,
consists of one or two twisted pairs of wires, and is
adequate for basic voice, fax or data communications.
Structured wiring is more advanced wiring. Not only can it
handle traditional telephone, fax and data
communications, but also sophisticated video and data
signals from computers.

26. Importance Of Structured Cabling
Structured cabling provides a
competitive advantage.
Structured cabling is the
foundation of a successful
Information Technology (IT)
and Intelligent Building
Networks.
Structured cabling is the basic
investment on which all other
network equipment depends.
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Datalink
Physical
Structured Cabling

27. Importance of Structured Cabling
COST OF DOWNTIME
The average network crashes 20 TIMES per
year
Others
70% of
downtime
is cable related
Source : LAN Technology
Inferior cabling system cause 70 % of
downtime

28. Importance of Structured Cabling
23%-Unknown
26%-$10,000
5%-$50,000
42%-$1,000
4%- >$50,001
Source : Infonetics
Network downtime costs $1,000 - $50,000 per hour
Preventing downtime saves money $$,$$$
COST OF
DOWNTIME

29. Importance of Structured Cabling
CABLING LIFE
CYCLE
Cabling System 15 - 25
years
Mainframe 5.5 years
Intelligent WS 3.5 years
LANs 2.5 years
Software 1.5 years

30. SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM

31. SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM

34. Angle Patch Panel Lowers the number of Open Bay Racks in to “HALF”

35. Installation Technique

36. Grounding and Rack Road Map

37. Fiber Cable Routing Installation

38. Fiber Optics Cable Routing

39. INNOVATIONS IN STRUCTURED
CABLING
The Old Method The Panduit Method

40. The Old Method The Panduit Method
INNOVATIONS IN STRUCTURED CABLING

41. Thank You!
Q&A