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Cabling Lifecycles and Total Cost of Ownership

Overview Focusing on enterprise cabling infrastructures where plans are to occupy the premises for at least 5 years, this paper demonstrates that Augmented Category 6 (6A) or higher cabling systems are the most economical solutions, providing a solid return on investment. As cabling represents 5-7% of the overall network investment, understanding the full lifecycle and industry trends will assist in your decisions. The paper compares total cost of ownership for a 24 channel cabling system ranging from category 5e through TERA category 7/class F.

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Publisher: Siemon
File Format: HTML
Date Published: May 26, 2006
Format: White Papers
Topics: Diagnostics and Analysis, Monitoring Systems, Network Operating Systems, High Availability, File and Network Servers, Cable, Scalability, Bandwidth Issues

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