Copper & Fiber Optic Network Data Cabling and Wiring
The proper application of data cabling and wiring (also referred to as network cabling & wiring) is imperative for successful business, government and academic network infrastructure installations.
Businesses of all types have far fewer stand alone computers and the data cabling system is the network wiring necessary to interconnect them. However, different businesses have different data cabling needs.
Learn how these businesses are using advanced Siemon copper and fiber optic data cabling systems in their network infrastructures through customer case studies covering a variety of business applications:
Copper & Fiber Optic Data Cabling & Wiring
There are two main types of network data wiring, copper and fiber optic cabling.
COPPER DATA CABLING
Copper Data Cabling & Wiring Categories
Copper data cabling and wiring systems are divided into categories or classes by the cabling standards organizations and use bandwidth needs to determine the proper customer application of each category of cabling. Standard categories for data cabling and wiring are outlined in the following table:
Frequency Bandwidth |
TIA (Components) |
TIA |
ISO (Components) |
ISO |
1 - 100 MHz |
Category 5e |
Category 5e |
Category 5e |
Class D |
1 - 250 MHz |
Category 6 |
Category 6 |
Category 6 |
Class E |
1 - 500 MHz |
Category 6A |
Category 6A |
Category 6A |
Class EA |
1 - 600 MHz |
n/a |
n/a |
Category 7 |
Class F |
1 - 1000 MHz |
n/a |
n/a |
Category 7A |
Class FA |
Copper data cabling can be further divided into three sub-types, unshielded twisted pair (UTP), screened twisted pair (F/UTP) and shielded twisted pair (S/FTP). Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of cabling systems for every application:
- TERA® Category 7/7A and Class FA S/FTP Structured Network Cabling System
- 10G 6A UTP is Siemon's end-to-end UTP augmented category 6 (Category 6A/Class EA) structured cabling system
- Siemon's 10G 6A F/UTP end-to-end solution combines 10 Gb/s Category 6A/Class EA performance with the security, noise immunity and pathway space maximization of a screened cabling system
- Premium 6 is Siemon's complete, end-to-end UTP category 6/class E structured cabling system, designed specifically to exceed TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC standards for category 6/class E
- System 6 represents exceptional value for UTP networks, with margin on all parameters beyond category 6/class E and Power Sum ACR out to 250 MHz.
- Premium 5e UTP cabling solution is guaranteed to provide transmission performance margins in excess of industry standards for category 5e/class D parameters
FIBER OPTIC DATA CABLING
The second type of network data cabling and wiring system is fiber optic cabling. This data wiring solution features a thin glass core that transmits laser light pulses. Fiber optic data cabling allows communication signals to be transmitted much faster, at a higher bandwidth and over much greater distances than copper data cabling systems. Because light is transmitted at a much higher frequency, fiber optic data cabling offers greater signal capacity. Fiber optic cabling is smaller than copper cabling and is also impervious to interference, with a much lower transmission loss.
Siemon offers the XGLO® fiber optic cabling system that uses laser optimized components to provide 10Gb Ethernet support. XGLO is guaranteed to meet IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet requirements. It also meets IEC-60793-2-10 and TIA-492AAAC specifications for laser bandwidth Differential Mode Delay (DMD) specifications. XGLO exceeds all ANSI/TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC insertion loss and return loss requirements.
Siemon’s LightSystem® is a complete end-to-end fiber optic solution guaranteed to meet IEEE 802.3ae Gigabit Ethernet requirements
Siemon Structured Data Cabling & Wiring Systems
When deciding between the various types of copper and fiber data cabling, several factors must be considered. Siemon’s highly regarded white paper entitled “Cabling Lifecycles and Total Cost of Ownership” explores network infrastructure options.
Ask Siemon a question regarding network data cabling and data wiring systems. Along with structured cabling solutions Siemon also offers Ethernet infrastructure design.
Check out our guide to network products and solutions or for more information data cabling and data wiring solutions please Contact Siemon.
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