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CAT 5/6 Structured Network Cabling

CAT 5 / 6 structured cabled computer networks can provide comprehensive voice and data services for any
company; however, all networks aren't equal!

You could call out one of our technicians to survey your computer network with no obligation or change. Call us
today to see if this applies to your area.

High quality components

We only use the highest quality components and cable, and we thoroughly test all installations. To allow for the very fastest in network transfer speeds we can also integrate fibre into our network designs, from as little as server-to-network backbones, through to complete fibre networks.

Making your business work faster!

You can use the old leads on voice systems but never use them on data networks.

Is it smooth running?

It is like throwing a load of rocks into a smooth running stream, the data will probably still get through at first but when you increase 'the flow', they will start to impede the throughput.

If the problem only affects one PC, take that PC to the patch cabinet and plug it directly into the hub. This may seem like an obvious thing to try but it has to be said as it proves whether the fault is actually a cabling problem or not.

Leave your cabling to us

You should use a known good port on the hub and a known good patch lead, if the machine works then the problem is either the original hub port, the patch lead, the drop lead or the fixed cabling.

From here it is easy to eliminate each part of the link, but it must be carried out methodically, one component at a time.

P.I.S. is not driven by any single supplier so we can work together to create the right cabling solution for your business.

The components used for the P.I.S. Structured Cabling come with 20 year warranties and are supplied by market leaders such as Excel and Avaya.

Cabling Categories

Structured cabling solutions are defined by "category". The category of any cabling solution will determine the rate at which data can be transferred across it. With P.I.S. you can be sure that the most appropriate cabling category for you will have been rigorously tested to industry standards.

Cat 5 Copper cabling

Category 5 provides a reliable, open infrastructure that will support all LANs up to and including 100Mbit/s Ethernet.

Cat 5e cabling - For LAN support up to and including 1000Mbit/s, look for systems guaranteeing Gigabit Ethernet support - a level to which all BT structured cabling schemes are installed.

Cat 6 cabling - Provides higher performance cabling systems, specified to 250MHz. Currently supports systems up to 1 Gigabit, with potential to support higher speeds in the future.

Cat 7 cabling - Specified to 600MHz, Cat 7 is a 'fully shielded' cabling system, which offers more than twice the bandwidth of Cat 6 but is also both bulkier and more expensive than Cat 5/6 cabling systems.

Additional Options

Fibre Optics

Suitable for high speed fibre transmission systems, including Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Backbone technology, utilising second generation fibres such as OM1, OM2, OM3 and OS1.

Bespoke solution cabling

If you have a specific structured cabling requirement PIS can, for larger installations, offer a bespoke installation service. We can install any cabling scheme to your supplied specifications, including IBM Type 1 and Cat 7 schemes subject to survey.

Further information

Please contact our Customer Information Line by email us for your Structured Network Cabling needs.