Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE)Senior Network Engineer (PLDT Inc.) | Building Electronics/ELV/LC System Designer
ℹ️ For the longest time, ICT designers and contractors have lived by the 100-meter limit for balanced twisted-pair cabling. This is recognized worldwide and not just local. ✨ If I remember correctly, the very first standard I learned in structured cabling was the 100-meter limit. The max 90m for the permanent link, and the max 5m patch cords on the two ends quickly became a golden rule on my designs and installations. What’s fascinating is how that standard gave me the confidence to defend real-world design decisions, like adding that 4-port remote access switch (if you know, you know 😉). 💡 Anyway, imagine what this could mean: ✅️ Greater design flexibility for large facilities like warehouses, stadiums, or halls ✅️ Potential cost efficiencies by excluding that 4-port switch in your BOQ 😉 ✅️ New IoT and smart building applications that stretch the limits of reach
TSB-5073: Is this the beginning of the end of the standarized 100-meters channel limit for twisted pair cabling? Would this engineered solution become a Standard someday in future? As the industry evolves with more applications for copper cabling due to the demands of smart buildings and systems convergence, industry-related associations such as the Telecommunications Industry Association have recognised that there is a technology out there that is generating demand and must be discussed or adopted. Nowadays, we can also see that almost every cabling manufacturer offers 'extended distance' solutions for copper cabling networks. Is this a lifeguard for the copper cabling industry, or a new way of adapting legacy infrastructure to modern demands? #ICT https://lnkd.in/ezhhZ5ej
