A good customer-owned OSP design depends on your knowledge of cable types, placement methods, and network topologies. Installers wiring buildings for voice, data, and video (V/D/V) can usually expect ...

Banks, co-host of the Packet Pushers Podcast, has been managing networks for higher ed, government, financial services and tech organizations since 1995. When’s the last time you thought about the ...

Picking the right network cable can feel confusing. There are different types, like Cat 5, Cat 6, and Cat 7, and they all seem similar at first. If you have ever looked at the wires behind your router ...