What Are Components That Make Up A Structured Cabling System?
A structured cabling system consists of outlets which are made up of either 1 or 2 RJ45 modules mounted in a standard single gang faceplate or floor box terminals. Each of the outlets is connected to the hub. As structured cabling has a maximum length of 90 meters or less, a further 10 meters is allowed to accommodate patch cords giving you a total distance of 100 meters. At the hub, the cables from the user outlets are terminated on patch panel. These patch panels provide an RJ45 presentation on the front for patching. Patch panels are usually mounted in wall mounted or free standing 19 inch racks. RJ45 patch panels usually come with 16, 24, 32, 48 or 96 connectors. Hubs are joined to the main comms room using backbone cables which are either optical fibre or copper. In most cases optical cables are used for the data transmission and multipair copper cables are used for the voice transmission.
