Fiber versus 100 pair cable

[tundranugget]

We are expanding our offices to another floor, 5 floors below us. It was suggested that we run fiber for connecting the additional extensions to our existing SX2000. What will be required on the other floor? Will we need another peripheral node and Line cards? What will it cost?

The alternative is to run a 100 pair cable between the floors.

This is all supposed to be "temporary". The plan was to move completely to an IP based solution, but that is on hold.

 

[mrdelite29]

I would do both. run the 100 pair and the fiber at one time. When you switch to IP you will just need to have a POE switch on the 5th floor to power those IP phones, the fiber will connect that switch to the switch on the main floor with the ICP switch. Then you can use the 100 pair for analog lines like faxes if you needed.

We have a company with 5 floors and the 3300 MXE is on the first floor. We have a few ASUs on the first provides analog lines to all the floors. We use cooper from the first to each floor for those. But the IP Phones are connected to a fiber switch on the first floor via fiber runs to each floor.

I hope i explained that easily, if's friday so I'm running on

 

[kwbMitel]

As a temporary solution I would stick with Copper.

You will undoubtably require fiber to extend your LAN but that is a separate issue.

The costs of a Pernode and cards would be excessive for a temporary solution.

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[slapin]

Just go for copper, later on you can re-use it for fax lines (if you still using hardware fax/combo machines)

 

[MitelInMyBlood]

I've done it both ways. Copper is easier & cheaper to manage than a remote peripheral node several floors away, plus copper can be pulled out and sold for salvage someday. ;-) I presently have one site with ONE SX2K providing almost 1500 supersets in a 9-story, 500,000 Sq, Ft. office bldg. The SX2K is all together in one room, running expanded pers and MFRD-23 & ACD-II with 1-1/2 DSU nodes (12 PRIs) MDF is an ADC clamshell, hosting 7200 pairs (3600 drops (144 25pr cables) and 18 peripheral nodes (8-25 pr cables each) all in 36 square feet of wall space. (6ft wide x 6 ft high). Copper is the way to go until you move to IP.