Structured Cabling systems are like veins of your building architecture. A business depends upon an efficient network cabling system to deliver audio messages, transaction, video, controls systems and all the communication required for daily operation. A good structured cabling or network cabling system is the one which is established by trained technicians providing a long term warranty on all the  communication and information devices to work together consistently and effectively. 

• It is a complete system of connecting associated hardware, software, access control systems with cables and wires.
• It provides a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure.
• It is used to set up telephone networks used to transmit data through a computer network. 
• A good structured cabling system should not be device dependent.

The good network cabling companies follow the standard and practises provided by  the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), in conjunction with TIA/EIA. These two organizations are responsible for providing standard guidelines for the US cabling industry. When the IT consultant designs, installs and maintains cabling systems as per their guidelines they ensure proper cabling for your business. 

According to their standards, there are two types of structured cabling installation on the basis of area. For a relatively small area like a building or office premises, the standard term for a network installation is a LAN(local area network). There is WAN for wide area networks and MAN for metropolitan area networks.

Businesses that are set in small areas and work from only one small area should go for LAN networking systems. They will save cost and have better speed with less downtime.

Businesses that work remotely should opt for WAN networking and cloud servers, to facilitate their operation from anywhere.

Schools, colleges, libraries, hospitals should install CAN networking structures.

Structured cabling systems use different kinds of cables and wires to create a network infrastructure that allows free flow of messages or data through voice, video, security access, alarms and more.

The main components that set up any standard network cabling structure are:

Entrance facility
Demarc
Telecommunication room
IDF
MDF
Horizontal Cabling
Work area
Backbone cabling
They are defined as building blocks of any network setup as per TIA EIA 568 (Commercial building wiring standards).

Entrance facilities: The entry point which facilitates in connecting the communication systems outside the organisation with internal network cabling of the business. Entrance pathways, cables, connecting hardware, circuit protection devices, and transition hardware are some components that are used here.The common types of entrance facilities that are opted by businesses are underground, tunnel, buried, and aerial.

Demarc: Demarcation point is at entrance facilities that help to connect business premises equipment with network service provider equipment.

Telecommunication room: This area holds all the switches, cross connections like IDF, termination, mainframe distributions circuits and more complex communication equipment.

Backbone cabling: This is the center point of network infrastructure that connects all the other cabling components together. Telecommunication room, entrance area, work area and access provider all come at one place to be interconnected. To lay down a structured cabling network from one building to another building or one floor to another floor we use backbone cabling.

Horizontal Cabling: To procure horizontal cross connection in telecommunications rooms from the work area , horizontal cabling wires are extended.

Work area: It is a place which includes all devices like computers, fax, printers, terminals, servers, internet cables, adapter, patch fiber and more.

A well structured cabling system defines how to install, build and manage a cabling system. When a company hires professional technicians to set up a robust networking system, they leverage the advantage of a cabling system which is consistent and supports future cabling expansion or updates supporting multi vendor products and environments. 

With the proper and higher bandwidth structured cabling , businesses can scale and respond quickly to any new development .

Structured Cabling helps to monitor and engage employees to work at best efficiency.

Every business needs different structured cabling solutions to build a proper network of communication, IT equipment and data.

A well planned structured network cabling can help to save time, cost and efforts by deploying a single network infrastructure for all communication needs.

The most leveraging benefit of structured cabling installation is flexibility in expansion. It  easily allows you to add, move or change any device with minimal time and effort.

When you hire skilled and experienced technicians to install well planned structured cabling, it is guaranteed to be  self-sufficient and good for a decade or longer.

A proper structured cabling reduces the risk of threats like malware functioning and virus attacks  downtime and helping business to maximise profit.  

When there is uninterrupted flow of communication through effective structured network cabling 

the productivity is increased and downtime is reduced significantly.

For a well planned installation of Structured cabling network call Ighty Support.

Every structured cabling system is unique and the cost of structured cabling project will be influenced by many factors like the structure of the building, the approved cable and connection products; the entire cabling installation process; the types of equipment the cabling installation will support,  whether the configuration will be for already installed system (upgrades and retrofits); or any other Customer requirements on  Manufacturer warranties.

Ighty Support provides the most affordable and reliable structured network cabling. There are certain factors that influence our cost on the project:

Number of cables per work area?: Best way is to pull 2 cables for each work desk. This ensures you have dedicated connection to phone & computer.

Above Finished Floor (AFF): If the cable installation is on the raised floor environment then the installation cost should be less expensive but if the installation requires ladder or scissor lift, overall cost increases.

Number Of Telecommunication Closets: Number of closet cause major fluctuation in the cost as this is due to the requirement of additional backbone and IDF room equipment. This is something you cannot change as closet requirements depend on the distance limitations of a cabling system.

Dropped Tile Or Fixed Ceilings: Choice between the two can affect the cost as dropped tile ceiling does not require restoration ceiling whereas fixed ceiling requires access panels which can drive the cost higher.

We are experienced professionals in installing data cables, in designing data, voice structured cabling, audio structured cabling, optical cabling, structured video cabling. We also assist in installations while lowering infrastructure costs with smooth functioning of devices. Our list of satisfying varied commercial projects of security, data, and network cabling in varied industries are testimonial to our experience. We only use the high end cables, connecting hardware, cabling connectors, equipment and other products while setting up network infrastructure for our clients.

• We help in designing routing space for our clients  through shafts, conduits, raceways, and floor penetrations. 
• We use optical fiber networking cables  like twisted-pair copper, coaxial copper, like CAT 5E, CAT 6A, CAT 6 or CAT3. CAT5 and CAT6 and the most common types of cables used. Read the difference-between-cat5-and-cat6-ethernet-networking-cables to decide which is the right choice for your business type.

• We suggest only guaranteed connecting hardware, connecting blocks, patch panels, interconnections, cross-connections for setting up robust structured cabling networks.

Ighty Support provides three types of Network cabling Data & Voice Cabling, Audio Cabling, and Video Cabling services  to small and medium businesses in DFW, metroplex. Ighty Support is the leading Structured Cabling and Network Cabling Company in DFW, metroplex. Its services are somehow unparalleled to its competitors. Structured Cabling is a very essential building part of the Network System. Without comprehensive and adaptable Structured Cabling, it is impossible to build a well-equipped, ethical Network System.

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