FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New White Papers Posted on Centralized Fiber Cabling
Centralized cabling, which was approved as a standardized architecture in 1995, allows users to reduce the number of electronics used in a network by consolidating them in a centralized telecommunications room (TR). Centralized cabling is the first architecture that leverages fiber's high bandwidth and low attenuation to design a cost-effective alternative to UTP-based hierarchical star networks.
To support the use of this standard, FOLS has posted white papers from two of its members, 3M and Tyco Electronics, which provide users with detailed information on how to use centralized cabling in their own networks. FOLS also encourages users to download its Cost Model which helps compare the installed first costs of fiber-based centralized networks to those of UTP copper hierarchical star networks.
Cost Model
Hierarchical Star, Centralized Cabling or Fiber-to-the-Telecom Enclosure -- which architecture is best for your installation?
Find out with the FOLS Cost Model.
This interactive cost model is a tool that helps you compare the installed first costs of several standards-compliant architectures using fiber and copper cabling. The Cost Model lets you input your own data to most accurately allow you to compare different media choices.