Structured Cabling Systems

All Network Cabling Services, Inc. designs structured cabling systems that divide the entire cabling infrastructure into manageable blocks and then integrates these blocks to produce a high-performance network that serves as the lifeline for businesses and all data centers. A well designed structured cabling system will support near-future applications with little or no upgrade pain. Unforeseen issues are less likely to bring down an entire network because issues are easier to isolate and correct. And it is easy to test and isolate the specific points of failure and rectify the situation with minimal disturbance to the entire network.

Another advantage of a well designed structured cabling system is that it minimizes the effort required for moves, adds and changes. Such a cabling system also allows for a consistent infrastructure across the network in cases of converged building systems. Consistency yields cost savings by simplifying maintenance procedures, reducing staff needs and increasing reliability.

Moreover, a structured cabling system based on the current standards also provides the flexibility to support a variety of applications and hardware from different vendors, remember a strong network is well diversified and never vendor specific. This improves installation, testing and management efficiencies.

Finally, the “structured” nature of such a system facilitates administration and management by providing designated points of distribution, standard labeling and coloring mechanisms and methods, and cabling management and distribution methodologies.

More often than not, data center managers resort to a dynamic approach in populating a data center with IT equipment. This approach has to be employed to accommodate the changing requirements of business operations, which in turn often drive the need for the latest IT equipment. And because businesses depend on IT equipment and infrastructure, top management expects any need for additional IT capacity or capability to be met almost instantaneously.

However, data center managers can react only as fast as the availability of IT equipment and the facility infrastructure allow. In today’s market, vendors can generally supply products very quickly. But, if a data center manager is faced with a poorly designed IT infrastructure, the process can grind to a halt, and inevitably cost thousands in redesign and possible downtime.