Every telecommunications room (TR) looks good on Day 2 of a cabling project, with patching fields neatly dressed and connections easily identified. But what about Day 200? Or Day 2000? What can a cable plant manager do to preserve a pristine environment that makes administration and moves/adds/changes quick work? Watch this in-depth conversation with CommScope’s Systems Engineering Manager for the South Pacific, David Harris, RCDD, CDCP, to learn what’s possible. David describes cabling-topology options like interconnect and crossconnect, and how the decision to use one or the other will affect usability and efficiency. He also goes into detail about the use of service concentration points, sometimes called consolidation points, as elements of a scalable and future-ready cabling architecture. Further points of discussion cover topics including distributed building services and wall-mount versus rack-mount patching areas. David caps off the conversation with a story from the field about a healthcare facility that has relied on CommScope’s VisiPatch 360 system to keep their cabling system and their TRs ready for anything. This facility is well beyond Day 2000 of its VisiPatch deployment, and stands as a testament to the system’s longevity and value. Watch now to hear and see a practical lesson in cabling-system planning.
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