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The Structured Wiring Systems provide the distribution of video (cable or satellite), voice (phones and FAX lines) and data (Computer Network) signals to specified locations throughout your home using the proper type of cable for each signal and a distribution cabinet.
The distribution cabinet is convenient located out of sight in the basement or a closet.
The used of CAT5E wiring let you to choose which device you will use at that specific location (a telephone set or a computer) only by switching the cable into the distribution cabinet to the proper module (a telephone module or a router).
Advantages:
Configurability - With all of the cables running back to the Distribution Cabinet you can easily change how and what these individual cables are connected to and what they are used for.
Troubleshooting - Each of the cables can be individually isolated from the rest of them and tested for shorts and opens if need be.
No splices - Splices are prone to failure and can pickup noise and interference and, quite simply, aren't needed here.
More consistent signal quality - with all cables running back to the Distribution Cabinet they can all be connected to the same source and get the same signal level on each room. You can easily avoid having some outlet passing through more splices or splitters than others.
Another feature key to structured wiring is the choice of wiring types. For video this means a high quality RG6/U Quad Shielded cable is typically used. The RG6 Quad Shield has less signal loss especially at the higher frequencies used for DSS (satellite) and is less susceptible to interference. For the data network this means a high quality CAT5 , CAT5e, CAT6 or even fiber optics. For the phone this means the same CATx cable used for data instead of the older 4 conductor phone cable resulting in less noise and interference pickup and the capacity for 4 phone lines instead of 2.
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