Structured cabling solutions are ideal for providing data and voice solutions, but they also dovetail nicely with solutions for shared-satellite dish systems for Apartments and Condominiums. The reason is because structured cabling infrastructure requires “home-run” cabling (typically CAT5e or CAT6e) to be installed a main “equipment room” where all active routers and/ or servers can be found. These locations are ideal for housing a satellite TV system (known as a “head-end system”). Satellite TV signals obtained from a few small commercial satellite dishes (typically 30″ in diameter) are processed by the head-end system, and are then distributed to each apartment unit in the building in the same fashion as the data cabling.
One of the newest digital satellite TV technologies to be deployed by DISH Network in multifamily properties include QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), which basically takes a high-frequency range of satellite signals known as QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Key), and down-converts the QPSK signal. So what does this mean to us? Well, since the signal is down-converted, most existing cable systems in Apartments and Condominiums are instantly compatible with newer satellite TV technology. This technology makes it possible for properties with older infrastructure supporting analog cable systems to instantly have access to hundreds of digital TV channels of High Definition, Video-On-Demand, Pay Per View, International and more. In many cases, there’s no need for a property owner to rewire.
Although structured cable wiring infrastructure is ideal for the delivery of video, voice and data, property owners that aren’t yet ready to foot a hefty the bill for new wiring can breathe a little easier.
Author: Adam T.
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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