Data cabling – choosing the right fibre optic solution

The Backbone of any Structured Cabling Solution.

Making the right decisions when it comes to Data Network cabling can make a huge difference in the ability of your network to reliably support current, and future requirements. While copper cabling is still the best choice between the Server room and the PC, it is the interconnecting links between floors or buildings where Fibre Optic cable is the prefered option. Elam’s staff have a wealth of experience to guide you through the many options available and find the one that best suits your application.

Optical Fibre Cabling – The Backbone of any Structured Cabling Solution.

Optical fibre itself comes in many flavours. For long distance and high bandwidth applications the ultimate choice is Single mode fibre or OS1. With the upcoming 10G network, bandwidth over distance is critical and the traditional Multimode Fibre (62.5 µm OM1) is not suited. The new breed of Multimode fibre, 50 µm OM3, is a better solution for the ever increasing demand for bandwidth.

CCTV & Digital Video Recorders

Today more than ever it is critical to install the right equipment for your business.

It is no good throwing up a couple of cameras if they are not going to provide the information you need at the incident event. Here are a few considerations for a successful CCTV installation.

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) – The Digital Video Recorders capture your CCTV Cameras and record them onto a Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

If an incident occurs these can be easily saved to CD or DVD and in turn can be viewed as evidence in court. Will a few grainy pictures help being criminals to justice?

Make sure the DVR is easy to use and fast to retrieve footage. Features of Digital Video Recorders vary depending on the manufacturer and price.

Features include motion detection, alarm input and outputs, internet access anywhere in the world, adjustable frame rates and compression quality, date and time search, CD event recording, zoom and many other features

Cameras – there are literally thousands of different CCTV cameras on the market and their specifications and feature also vary hugely. The right camera for your system needs careful consideration such as indoor/outdoor, lowlight, entry ID, number plate ID, cashiers point of sale – just to name a few.

Location, quality and field of view and quality recording (complete with a time stamp) are some of the components of a successful CCTV camera surveillance system.

Elam Cabling Group holds a Master Licence and is a member of ASIAL. Elam staffs are all professionals in the field and understand that you need any installation to cause as little disruption as possible your business.

Demand for Bandwidth

The demand for bandwidth is rapidly increasing

Cable installationWith the advent of Server Farms, Data Centres, VoIP and Video Streaming, the demand for bandwidth is rapidly increasing. Businesses expect to send very large files quickly, and without any errors.

Companies, government, education and health sectors are setting up large file storage networks and will need a good quality cable installation to make it work. With the technology still evolving, I.T. staff have to replace switches and routers every couple of years and don’t realise that the existing cable may have become outdated. They expect the same cable they had installed years ago to handle the increase in bandwidth and speed.

VoIP telephony needs to deliver quality two-way conversations with no latency (pauses or gaps). A good cabling system, installed correctly, coupled with the right hardware, will ensure that this latency does not occur.

Video on demand is on the increase. It takes forever to ‘load up’ a video when surfing the internet and it is unacceptable when transferring video and other media files between employees working metres apart. The first to feel the effects of this are those who need the content to be of the highest quality; for instance, photos, videos, drawings, lectures, presentations and even real time video and voice transmissions between surgeons in operating theatres thousands of miles apart.

Elam Cabling Group will ensure that your next Fibre optic or data cabling installation will meet the needs of future technology.

10/04/2009 12:00 AM

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Elam Cabling Group's data cable and fibre optics portfolio comprises fibre optic cables, data cables, voice transmission lines, electrical cables. Elam Cabling Group also provides design and network installation services. Elam Cabling Group provides 24-hour support to customers with regard to installation of cables.

Elam Cabling Group offers single and multi-mode installation services with guarantee. Services include relocation of current system, fusion splicing and new telephone system installation. Elam Cabling Group's fibre optic products are meant for both indoor and outdoor applications. Indoor cables provided by Elam Cabling Group are regarded to be flexible and tough, containing unit cord or multiple tight buffered fibres.

Elam Cabling Group's outdoor cables are designed to meet the strength requirements for increased pulling distances. After the installation of its cables, Elam Cabling Group conducts verification testing to ensure that the installation has been completed correctly.

All kinds of electrical services undertaken by Elam Cabling Group are delivered by its nwtwork of electricians.

Office Cabling Design

Have you got it right ?

A lot of time and money goes into the communications cabinet or room of any business. Data cabling has to be kept away from power and lights. Power throws off large amounts of induction and this plays havoc with data transmission and bit errors and ultimately the overall speed of the network.

According to Elam Cabling Group , at the outlet end, the potential for signal degradation is just as high. In fact, most people, in an effort to tidy up the myriad of cables at their feet, end up bundling the blue data flylead to the power leads and throwing the lot on the floor, behind the PC. The office furniture needs to maintain segregation between power and data and have them stored neatly.

Another good idea is to get ‘Y’ power cables. With a male plug at one end and two female plugs at the other, customers can power their monitor and PC tower with the one lead. Lastly, customers can get a data flylead that is not too long. If they have a metre between the back of the PC and the wall outlet, then they can use a 1m lead.

Other devices can be fed from power points above bench height. Apart from the OHS requirement of twisting under the desk to get at power points, power above the desk will also reduce the use of non–protected power boards.

If customers are bringing cabling into a group of desks that need to be fed from the ceiling space, then service poles are the best solution. Service poles are made in a range of colours to suit the office décor and can reticulate cabling from the ceiling in a safe manner. Inside the pole, there is a segregation strip so that the power and data cables do not intermix.

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