cable used to interconnect two buildings

rajkumard · 11-07-2008, 12:03 AM

We are having two buildings seperated with a distance of 80 metres, and now we have a plan to intenerconnect both the buildings via cat 5e cable from server room to next building new switch, i want to know whether the performance will be downgraded or not.

in order to have good connectivity what cable i have to use.

**johnwill** · 11-07-2008, 08:34 AM

It won't be downgraded, since the distance for a single hop is 100 meters. I'd reconsider running cable between two buildings anyway, I'd select fiber. Remember that you also have power grounding and lightning issues that may cause you lots of issues, fiber eliminates all of those concerns.

11-07-2008, 12:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
rajkumard Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	cable used to interconnect two buildings We are having two buildings seperated with a distance of 80 metres, and now we have a plan to intenerconnect both the buildings via cat 5e cable from server room to next building new switch, i want to know whether the performance will be downgraded or not. in order to have good connectivity what cable i have to use. Last edited by rajkumard; 11-07-2008 at 12:04 AM.

11-07-2008, 08:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,607 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: cable used to interconnect two buildings It won't be downgraded, since the distance for a single hop is 100 meters. I'd reconsider running cable between two buildings anyway, I'd select fiber. Remember that you also have power grounding and lightning issues that may cause you lots of issues, fiber eliminates all of those concerns. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience