In telecommunications, structured cabling is building or campus cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements called subsystem .

Structured cabling is the design and installation of a cabling system that will support multiple hardware uses and be suitable for today’s needs and those of the future. With a correctly installed system, current and future requirements can be met, and hardware that is added in the future will be supported.

Why Use Structured Cabling?

Consistency

A structured cabling system can use the same cabling system for everything. Standardize your systems for phone, Ethernet, and ISDN cabling in order to simplify troubleshooting issues and streamline future cabling updates.

Long Life

With support for multi-vendor equipment, a standards-based structured cabling system will support your applications and hardware even after you change or mix and match vendors. With a proper structured cabling system, you can avoid reworking the cabling when you upgrade to another vendor or model.

Simplify Moves / Adds / Changes

Whether you need to move a computer or TV from one room to another, share files or printers between computers, or add a modem connection, DSL, two-line phones, or fax to your office, a structured cabling system can streamline the process.

Simplify Troubleshooting

Even cables that were installed correctly can fail…and they do. With a structured wiring system, problems are less likely to knock out the entire network, easier to isolate, and more straightforward to fix.

Support for Future Applications

A structured cabling system will support future applications like multimedia, video conferencing, and plenty more with little or no upgrade pain.