Structured cabling

• Structured cabling to ISO IEC 118011/EN 50173 describes the non-application-specific, tree-like cabling of building complexes for IT purposes. A site is subdivided into the following areas:
  • Primary area (connecting the buildings of a site)
  • Secondary area (connecting the floors of a building)
  • Tertiary area (IT connection of data terminals on a floor)

The structured cabling that can be achieved with the Industrial Ethernet FastConnect System corresponds to the structure of the tertiary cabling in accordance with EN 50173 for Ethernet.

FastConnect Twisted Pair (FC)

• For structured cabling in the production hall, the FastConnect Twisted Pair cabling system is ideal (RJ45 and M12 connections). With the fast installation system for Industrial Ethernet, structured cabling from the office environment not only becomes industry compatible for installation in the production hall;
• FastConnect cables can also be assembled extremely quickly and easily on site. The RJ45 cabling technique, an existing standard, is also available in an industry-standard version that supports structured cabling (patch cables, patch field, installation cables, connection socket, connecting cable).
• With the FastConnect plugs and FastConnect cables as an alternative to structured cabling, up to 100 m cable length can be achieved for a point-to-point link (requires less patch technology).