June 14th, 2008
Shielded 10gbe Tp Copper Rescues Trauma Center Or Did It? - Why They Should Have Installed Fiber
I recently read an article in a major networking magazine announcing that, St. John’s Health System, in Springfield, MO was on Hospitals & Health Networks’ list of “100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems” for six years in a row. It also stated that this hospital had the never-ending habit of upgraded its UTP network over the years to keep up with technology and bandwidth demand. As we all know and should well remember the 25-year history of building copper cabling systems includes complete re-cabling and termination to meet existing standards and/or current increasing bandwidth requirements every 3-5 years. Which leads one to ask: Why would a Missouri Level 1 trauma center chose to “upgrade” their EMI/RFI saturated network with shielded TP Copper instead of the much lauded 10 Gig, 300 meter, 50 micron laser optimized fiber?