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. |