Cat-7 Insulation

MIS589

Networking Concepts and Applications

September 24, 2012

Proposal to Smith, Smith, Smith & Smith

I would recommend using Cat-7 Ethernet cabling between the servers. Using it beyond the servers would not be efficient at this point in time. Much of the space would go unused.

Cat-7 is the fairly new. There have been calls for a 100 Mbps speed standard. However, using this type of cabling between servers in your LAN would make efficient and upgradable logic. This type of cabling was developed with more strict standards for Ethernet. It provides a copper solution 10-Gig per 100 meters. It is being used in newer building’s cable infrastructure using a 1000Base-T and 10GBase-T networks. Your data center backbone, requirement for high speed and bandwidth intensive applications would benefit from this type of cabling.

Cat-7 uses four individually wrapped shielded pairs to insulate itself from interference. It is also backward capable, thus using Cat-5 and Cat-6 will not be an issue. It is has been rated to 700 MHz and as high as 1000 MHz

Cat-7 will help provide connections between servers and support high-speed interconnection in data transfer. Economically, it makes efficient logic for an alternative of using expensive fiber optic cabling. The overall active performance is very close to using fiber. Equipment that uses a foundation of copper cabling finds little difference. Another advantage is fiber optic cabling is less forgiving when handling it during insulation and maintenance. It is fragile and is does not handle the way typical cat-7 or cat-7a would behave.

Cat-7 will support higher frequencies than using cat-5 and cat-6. The twist found in typical cat cabling is much tighter in cat-7. This is great for reducing the threat of crosstalk and electro-magnetic interference (EMI). The overall amount of cable shielding is greater. EMI can be harmful to your system and is associated with signal loss and degrading of the...