I have recently taken over the responsibility for MACs at a manufacturing plant. Since the initial install almost a year ago, the plant has tripled in size. As a result, a 50 pair cable to a portion of the plant has been completely used and they need more extensions. The location is about 700 feet from the main server/phone room.
The plant is approximately 300ft by 1500 feet. There is a fiber backbone from the server/phone room to several data/phone cabinets. In all cases, there are dark fibers available for future use.
What I would like to know is if there is any way to use those fibers to remote locate a station module instead of running copper. Now that the plant is operational, there are conveyors and workstations in the way plus 40 foot ceilings.
If anyone has done this, I would appreciate knowing how it worked.
Thanks.
The plant is approximately 300ft by 1500 feet. There is a fiber backbone from the server/phone room to several data/phone cabinets. In all cases, there are dark fibers available for future use.
What I would like to know is if there is any way to use those fibers to remote locate a station module instead of running copper. Now that the plant is operational, there are conveyors and workstations in the way plus 40 foot ceilings.
If anyone has done this, I would appreciate knowing how it worked.
Thanks.