It’s been documented that “…nearly 70 percent of all network-related problems can be traced to either poor cabling installation or problems with the cabling components. The likelihood for live cabling and components to sustain damage is high as cable technicians gradually enforce the National Electric Code’s declaration to have abandoned cables removed. And even in …
Managing cable plant is simplified with consistent identification standards for rooms, racks, panels, faceplates, and network hardware. It is best practice to use the recommendations outlined the EIA/TIA606 naming standards guide. Using this approach to identify hardware, ports and cables throughout the cable plant infrastructure helps to easily pinpoint a device’s location and connection during maintenance or …
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Planet recently published our guide to Best Practices for Inside Plant Administration and Oversight. We’ve built a process that Planet consultants have used time and again to help clients manage their Inside Plant IT Infrastructure data. The document gives a general methodology to define goals, assemble teams, gather and normalize data, implement Infrastructure Management software, and …
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