| Title: | Forum on OPEN DECconnect |
| Moderator: | NETCAD::DIMINICO |
| Created: | Wed Aug 21 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 171 |
| Total number of notes: | 508 |
I have a customer that will be undertaking a large campus rewiring and is pondering whether to use UTP or Screened Twisted pair. My personal ttake on it is that UTP will work just as well in their environment (offices and labs) as ScTP, but I have no evidence to support that claim. I also feel that the vast majority of the installations are done using UTP rather than ScTP, and as such hardware vendors will develop more options that support UTP than ScTP. However, once again I have no hard evidence of this. Are there any white papers on Digital's stand on the UTP vs. ScTP issue. Dennis Faust DTN 328-3352 [email protected]
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| 159.1 | UTP Versus ScTP | NETCAD::WAINIO | Mon Feb 03 1997 15:20 | 18 | |
Dennis, There is a continuing debate regarding the need for a screened cabling system. I have an excellent paper that I can fax to you if you would send me your fax No. It goes into detail regarding the performance of screened and unscreened cable systems. In theory a properly balanced UTP system can perform a well as a screened system. In any case it is important that the screened system is properly bonded to ground and that ground loops are avoided or the screened system will not provide any advantage, and could actually be worse then UTP. The DECconnect system is designed to support both environments at Category 5 levels, so your customer can install a system to meet his or her needs. It will cost a premium to use ScTP components so careful consideration should be given to the selection. If the environment is not subjected to high energy noise souces then UTP should do the job. Our lab testing has shown that a well balance Cat 5 system will support most user environments. Please send me your fax number and I will forward the article to you. Regards, Norm | |||||
| 159.2 | NOTED::tunsrv2-tunnel.imc.das.dec.com::dfaust | Dennis Faust | Mon Feb 03 1997 17:52 | 5 | |
My fax number is 215/542-3033 or DTN 328-3033. Thanks in advance for the information. I look forward to seeing it. Dennis Faust | |||||