A
structured cabling system is a complete cabling system and associated hardware,
which provides a complete telecommunication infrastructure. This infrastructure
serves a wide range of uses, such as providing telephone services or
transmitting data through a computer network. It should not depend on the
device.
We
further define a cabling system structured in terms of properties. The
structured cabling system starts at the point where the service provider (SP)
ends. This point is the demarcation point or Network Interface Device (NID).
For
example, in an installation of the telephone system, SP provides one or more
service lines (based on customer needs). The SP connects the service lines to
the demarcation point.