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Post date: Apr 21, 2011 1:52:11 PM
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.