Value Engineering (VE) applied to Information Transport Systems (ITS)

VE is much to do with changing mindsets and existing habits so lets start by asking some questions :

• Why use the "90 metre rule" in the structured cabling standards?

• Why use Cat6A and Cat7 cabling when Cat6 will support 10GBaseT?

• Why use screened copper twisted pair cables to mitigate the electromagnetic interferance from power cables?

• Why use basket trays in access floors when there are much smarter lower cost solutions?

• Why use RJ45 jacks at the telecoms room crossconnect?

• Why use spring loaded shuttered modules at the RJ45 telecoms outlets?

• Why use floor boxes in access floors when there are much smarter lower cost solutions?

• Why use enclosed equipment cabinets when there are much smarter lower cost solutions?

• Why use cabinets and racks to support Ethernet edge switches when there are much smarter lower cost solutions?

• Why use fibre backbone/riser cables inside buildings when there are much smarter lower cost solutions?

I will leave the reader to ponder on these questions for a while.