CABLING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

COPPER CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE FIBER CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE

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CAT6A cable allows for the transmission of up to 10Gbps and is fast

becoming the cabling infrastructure of choice for VoIP, CCTV and data
networks.
In fact, CAT6A fully supports 10GBASE-T up to 100 metres in channel
length which ensures that it can support the fastest Ethernet
applications.
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Optical fibres are extremely thin strands of very high purity silica (glass),
which transmit light from one end to the other with minimal loss.

Types of Fibre:
There are two primary types of fibre – multimode and singlemode.

MULTIMODE FIBER  SINGLE MODE FIBRE

has a much smaller core size of 9 microns

used as premises cabling when less than a kilometre. It and has a single light path and can travel
comes in two core sizes, 62.5 and 50 microns. much longer distances of up to 100km.
typically used in longer distance LAN’s,
Cable TV and telephony applications.
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•SPEED: Fiber optic networks operate at high speeds - up into the

gigabits
•BANDWIDTH: large carrying capacity
•DISTANCE: Signals can be transmitted further without needing to be
"refreshed" or strengthened.
•RESISTANCE: Greater resistance to electromagnetic noise such as
radios, motors or other nearby cables.
•MAINTENANCE: Fiber optic cables costs much less to maintain.
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 THE FIBER OPTIC VS COPPER UTP
Greater Bandwidth &
Faster Speed
• Fiber optic cable can support
extremely high bandwidth and
greater speeds. The sheer
amount of information that
can be transmitted per
element of optical fiber cable is
its most significant advantage.
Cheap
• Miles of fiber optic cable can
be made much cheaper than
equivalent lengths of UTP
copper wire.
Distance
• Easily one of the greatest
advantages over UTP copper is
the distance that fiber optics
can provide for data
transmissions.
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Smaller Diameter & Lighter
Weight
• Fiber Optic cable is much
thinner and can be
manufactured to smaller
diameters than copper wire.
The fiber strands and the cable,
as a whole, are a much smaller
size and lighter weight than
compared to copper cable and
offer a better fit for tight places
where space is a concern.
Less signal degradation
Light signals
• The loss of signal in a fiber
optic cable is much less than • Unlike the electrical
that in copper wire. signals that are
transmitted in copper
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vs-copper one fiber do not
interfere with the other
fibers within the same
cable.
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FIBER

Specialized Technology The POE advantage Please Note

• Fiber optics are considered a
unique technology in the
cabling world and in return
requires specialized training,
much more expensive tools,
more specific installation
techniques and in return
higher labor and material costs
to implement.
• UTP certainly has the
advantage over fiber optics
when it comes to Power Over
Ethernet due to the inability of
the fiber to carry an electrical
signal.
• fiber optic converters will
convert a light signal to an
electrical signal but they can
be costly.