Monday, March 2, 2020

Structured Networking - Shielded/Non Shielded

Hi everyone,

First of all, I work in the area of structured networking and I do understand most stuff, but there are some stuff that people suddenly start complaining that I just don't have any arguments against it because I just straight up think its dumb.

Here's the deal, a customer of ours, some months ago started stating that even if you have, per example, CAT. 6A Shielded cable on your network, on the cabinet he claims that if the cabinet is well grounded you will not need shielded patch cords at all. I tried to argue with him because usually we advise everyone to buy all shielded or all unshielded cable/patch cords. But he stuck with his opinion and there is no changing his mindset.

Not that it matters to me because the project is already with our brand, but I like to stay informed because the more I learn the more I can teach.

I was wondering if, there is anything on the internet, that states that shielded networks do not need shielded patch cords. I know it's a simple thing, maybe even dumb to analyse, but I really need to understand why some people think this way.

Thank you all in advance.



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