Structured cabling

In telecommunications, Structured cabling is the design and installation of a complete, standards-compliant telecommunications cabling infrastructure for building, platform, factory or campus cabling infrastructure. It is a systematic and organized approach that involves using a set of standardized, smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. To create a single, flexible, and scalable infrastructure that supports multiple uses and changes.

Unlike point-to-point wiring systems, where each hardware has dedicated cabling, a structured cabling system uses a hierarchy of cabling to avoid direct cross connects.

The design and performance characteristics of structured cabling are governed by industry standards, such as ANSI/TIA-568, EN 50173, and ISO/IEC 11801 to ensure interoperability and predictable performance.

Structured cabling components include twisted pair, optical cabling, patch panels, patch cables and equipment rooms.

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