We are not for profit either. What I really mean is that sometimes you just can't afford to do what you need/want to do. Fiber vs copper is more than "it costs X". It is also about future proofing. For example, one day you may need more capacity and you have to go back and run more cable. That has a cost. If you are able to put more capacity and/or more modern cabling, you can eliminate that future cost. Multi-mode fiber isn't really that "expensive" in the context of technology purchases.
Bill Mayo -----Original Message----- From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: facilities wiring question We are a not for profit. Funds are always tight especially since the job has run over for more then 6 months and the company have been paying for two sites all this time, instead of just one in that area. James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayo, Bill" <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:34 AM Subject: RE: facilities wiring question Fiber is good for more than Ethernet. What the OP has to do is evaluate their particular situation and determine what is best. It is true that it is going to be marginally (depending on his available funds) more expensive, but you gain a lot more flexibility with fiber. I can't imagine having a modern wiring closet and no fiber. As far as the single copper vs single fiber, that is true. However, nobody is just going to run one fiber cable between closets. You get a bundle (6, 12, whatever) and pull the whole thing. The other benefit of fiber floor to floor is that you can patch through multiple terminations with no major worries, unlike with copper (as both you and I originally mentioned). The only reason I would not do fiber is if it was a VERY small shop and the funding was limited. Bill Mayo -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: facilities wiring question On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > If not, it's still much less expensive to have a fiber run and > terminated by a professional fiber cable outfit compared to running > dozens of copper cables. But a single copper CAT6A cable is even less expensive than a single fiber cable, and both have the same practical speed on Ethernet. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
