Cat6 Network Install - Just a continuity test to confirm ?
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Just getting quotes in for an office refurb data re-cable, straightforward 2 floor office 80 Network points with Cat6. I was happy with Cat5e, but all companies that have quoted have told me Cat6 is best option
Had one quote in and it was a lot ! But they will do a full transmission test on everything, proper data comms outfit, but very pricey....fall off chair pricey.
The electricians who are doing a re-wire on the building have quoted, its less than half the above. Its not "cheap" and inline with industry pricing of £30+ a port......
The electricians seem on the ball , good to deal with and Id rather have them do everything as its cheaper and they are organised.....it will be so much easier to use one contractor and there is a small window to do the refurb in.
..However they will only continuity test the installation, not perform a full transmission test, will this be good enough? Ive also got the line "never use electricians for data" resonating round my head!!
Im an ex PSTN phone engineer, so I guess I could hire a fluke for a week and fully test, or would asking the electricians to use Cat5e be better as its more fault tolerant and we have it working well already
Cheers in advance
Had one quote in and it was a lot ! But they will do a full transmission test on everything, proper data comms outfit, but very pricey....fall off chair pricey.
The electricians who are doing a re-wire on the building have quoted, its less than half the above. Its not "cheap" and inline with industry pricing of £30+ a port......
The electricians seem on the ball , good to deal with and Id rather have them do everything as its cheaper and they are organised.....it will be so much easier to use one contractor and there is a small window to do the refurb in.
..However they will only continuity test the installation, not perform a full transmission test, will this be good enough? Ive also got the line "never use electricians for data" resonating round my head!!
Im an ex PSTN phone engineer, so I guess I could hire a fluke for a week and fully test, or would asking the electricians to use Cat5e be better as its more fault tolerant and we have it working well already
Cheers in advance
Couple of points for you to consider if you haven’t already;
CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
Electricians will be cheaper but don’t count on them labelling up cables correctly (if at all) or even drawing you up a diagram.
The worst time for a network problem to happen is straight after a re-cable. If this happens you will wish you had labelling and a diagram.
Instead you’ll have to call them out for help... more £££.
A full transmission test is recommended on any building re-cable.
Don’t use electricians for data.
Suggest you get a couple more quotes from a proper company, there’s plenty of companies out there who will quote you competitively.
CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
Electricians will be cheaper but don’t count on them labelling up cables correctly (if at all) or even drawing you up a diagram.
The worst time for a network problem to happen is straight after a re-cable. If this happens you will wish you had labelling and a diagram.
Instead you’ll have to call them out for help... more £££.
A full transmission test is recommended on any building re-cable.
Don’t use electricians for data.
Suggest you get a couple more quotes from a proper company, there’s plenty of companies out there who will quote you competitively.
roadsmash said:
Couple of points for you to consider if you haven’t already;
CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
Electricians will be cheaper but don’t count on them labelling up cables correctly (if at all) or even drawing you up a diagram.
The worst time for a network problem to happen is straight after a re-cable. If this happens you will wish you had labelling and a diagram.
Instead you’ll have to call them out for help... more £££.
A full transmission test is recommended on any building re-cable.
Don’t use electricians for data.
Suggest you get a couple more quotes from a proper company, there’s plenty of companies out there who will quote you competitively.
Cheers, thats kind of what I am thinking , just a pain as it would be easier and cheaper to use them!CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
Electricians will be cheaper but don’t count on them labelling up cables correctly (if at all) or even drawing you up a diagram.
The worst time for a network problem to happen is straight after a re-cable. If this happens you will wish you had labelling and a diagram.
Instead you’ll have to call them out for help... more £££.
A full transmission test is recommended on any building re-cable.
Don’t use electricians for data.
Suggest you get a couple more quotes from a proper company, there’s plenty of companies out there who will quote you competitively.
I just had some electricians do a small office, about 20 points back to a patch panel. The patch panel is a mess, I'll have to re do it, the outlets jacks are ok but not to standard. They all 'test' out ok with a simple point to point meter, fortunately it is all used for basic office stuff so gigabit speeds are not really required.
TwistingMyMelon said:
Cheers PM sent
Thanks for all the replies, working on my own on the project , so good to hear my concerns backed up, as no one to bounce ideas off!
Looks like you have what you need for now. However, if you are ever looking for somebody to bounce ideas with, let me know and you can always speak with one of our team.Thanks for all the replies, working on my own on the project , so good to hear my concerns backed up, as no one to bounce ideas off!
roadsmash said:
CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
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What do you see as 6 giving you over 5e? the 55m of supported 10GbaseT ? I've been tending to specify 5e or 6a depending if I ever see the site needing 10G to the desktop - am I missing an obvious piece of reasoning?.
Australiam said:
TwistingMyMelon said:
Cheers PM sent
Thanks for all the replies, working on my own on the project , so good to hear my concerns backed up, as no one to bounce ideas off!
Looks like you have what you need for now. However, if you are ever looking for somebody to bounce ideas with, let me know and you can always speak with one of our team.Thanks for all the replies, working on my own on the project , so good to hear my concerns backed up, as no one to bounce ideas off!
xeny said:
roadsmash said:
CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
.
What do you see as 6 giving you over 5e? the 55m of supported 10GbaseT ? I've been tending to specify 5e or 6a depending if I ever see the site needing 10G to the desktop - am I missing an obvious piece of reasoning?.
xeny said:
roadsmash said:
CAT 6 is probably the best option and the pricing between 6 and 5e is in my opinion acceptable for the increased performance.
.
What do you see as 6 giving you over 5e? the 55m of supported 10GbaseT ? I've been tending to specify 5e or 6a depending if I ever see the site needing 10G to the desktop - am I missing an obvious piece of reasoning?.
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