| If you are opening a new business you are | | | | pair cables and even administer the resulting |
| probably going to need some sort of network | | | | network moving forwards. |
| cabling infrastructure. It is just one of the many | | | | You will also find that the twisted pair setup is |
| inevitabilities that faces modern companies. | | | | much more reliable than the coaxial setup because |
| Businesses rely on network connectivity these | | | | of noise reduction. Of course noise on the line isn't |
| days, almost more than anything else. Part of this | | | | the only thing you have to worry about. If you |
| has to do with connection to the internet, and | | | | are in an industrial area that has a lot of |
| part of it is more to do with local intranet or | | | | environmental noise it would be best to use fiber |
| networks. Either way, there is a cable | | | | optic cable in the interest of reducing the amount |
| infrastructure available to deal with almost any | | | | of audible interference. So with that in mind, you |
| environment or requirement, your only problem is | | | | should use twisted pair cabling for office |
| finding the best possible option for your company. | | | | environments, and fiber optic for noisy |
| If you are just setting up for the first time, you | | | | environments. |
| should probably use Category 5 cabling; particularly | | | | There are exceptions to this rule however. If you |
| if you are just running cable between floors. This | | | | are trying to run a long backbone, you should use |
| is often the cheapest option; whilst it has | | | | fiber optic cabling because it can carry a signal |
| subsequently been outdated by newer versions | | | | over long distances without the use of repeaters. |
| (Cat-6 being the most obvious), it is no less | | | | This is a particularly useful feature on any day of |
| effective. | | | | the week. |
| If you are setting up a backbone then it would be | | | | The best thing about the twisted pair over coaxial |
| undoubtedly best for you to use a stacking cable. | | | | is that if a user unplugs their coaxial cable, they |
| Believe it or not, you can upgrade a 10 Mbps | | | | can take out the entire network. With a twisted |
| network up to a 100 Mbps network by using a | | | | pair however this will not happen. Unplugging will |
| fiber optic cable. As you will discover, a lot is | | | | only affect the machine in question. For this |
| dependent on the speed of connection that you | | | | reason you won't see coaxial networks much |
| require. | | | | anymore unless you are dealing with an old |
| You will need someone to install the twisted pair | | | | network that still uses legacy equipment. |
| cables on your behalf if you are not capable of | | | | There are many different network types and |
| doing it yourself. Luckily the twisted pair setup is | | | | many different infrastructures. The important |
| the same as most conventional telephone | | | | thing is that you find one that works well for you. |
| systems, meaning that anyone certified to install | | | | Once you do this, you will have a reliable network |
| telephone systems can usually install the twisted | | | | that allows you to get your work done. |