Top 5 Components of Structured Cabling Systems

Top 5 Components of Structured Cabling Systems

Want to know the 5 Key Components that form a Structured Cabling System? You have reached the right place! As we know every data and cabling system's installation process is different but still, most of the projects consist of the same ​Structured Cabling components. We will help you know the common Structured Cabling components.

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1.Telecommunication rooms Rather than other communication rooms, telecommunication rooms don't contain the various technologies and hardware equipment.

Although there will be a lot of data switches and patch panels for their own functionalities, no hardware equipment will be there as you get them in the communication room.

The communication room may also have its great importance but the telecommunication room has become the key component to form a structured cabling system. The telecommunications room is basically an enclosed area like a cabinet to hold, analyze and manage telecommunications equipment, cable termination systems, distribution

frames, and the most important cross-connects that confuses you while data cabling installation​.

Each building of the telecommunication room should have at least one wiring cabinet. The size of the cabinet will depend on the size of the work area and the method you chose for the installation process.

2. Entrance Department Needless to say, the entrance facility is another one of the key components that play an important role to form a ​data ​cabling Structured system. The entrance facility contains the various cables, hardware, devices for the security purpose, network demarcation points, and much other equipment that are important while connecting to the access point and for private connections.

To make the most of the entrance facility components while data cabling installation, you have to make sure the connections are properly established between the inside and outside plant of the building.

Otherwise, there will be issues in the installation process.

3. Horizontal or aligned cabling The horizontal cabling is basically all the cables that are connected between the telecommunication room and the entrance facility in the horizontal cross-connect mode.

In horizontal cabling, all the cables are connected horizontally with jumpers, mechanical terminations, and patch cords that are located in the telecommunication rooms’ assemblies.

This key component is very important to form a structured cabling system since it can operate horizontally above ceilings and floors in the desired building.

If we talk about the cable types, the distance allotted between installation devices is around 90 meters. Depending upon the telecommunication room, an added 6 meters length can be allowed for patch cables.

4. Backbone Cabling Meet other crucial key components that you never forget to consider while installing the structured data and ​voice ​cabling system - Backbone Cabling!

It is also termed as “vertical cabling”. We can just say that, without backbone cabling, knowing the key components is a waste of time as it is the most important component and has its major role.

Backbone Cabling basically provides connectivity between all the access points, telecommunication rooms, equipment areas, and entrance facilities. This cable is quite easy to run and manage. It can run from floor to floor, between buildings and the same floor as well.

The distance of the cable will entirely depend on the type of the cable like which one you choose twisted pair cable or something else!

5. Activity Area Last but not least, the activity area is the space where all the above-mentioned cable components are used for end-to-end communication.

All the functionalities of the components like patch cables and communication outlets are being managed and utilized in the work area.

Here administrator controls everything and looks out all the operations are working in favor of the properly structured cabling installation process.