Integrated network solution for LAN cabling

Depending on the requirements and the demands placed on the building cabling

With our modern, standards-compliant, and extendable network solutions, your enterprise is well-equipped for the changes currently taking place in the working world. Whatever your requirements may be, the PreCONNECT^® LAN cabling systems provide a high-performance network infrastructure with a range of flexibility options.

All three available solutions adhere to DIN EN 50173. They align with a structured cabling solution or are enhanced by intelligent concepts to deliver greater performance and flexibility.

Time- and cost-effective LAN cabling thanks to cables pre-assembled on one or both sides, based on local conditions. This leads to time savings of up to 50% at the installation site, depending on the chosen network solution.

You can choose between various levels of flexibility in the configuration of workspaces, as well as in the expansion of bandwidth and the customised assignment of data rates.

Comparison of the PreCONNECT^® LAN cabling systems

Which is the right solution for your building network?

Tradittionally structured cabling with low administrative overhead

Compliance with standards
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Flexibility (space layout)
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Flexibility (data rate)
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Time efficiency, installation
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Time efficiency, administration and maintenance
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Cost efficiency, procurement
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Cost efficiency, extension
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Smart Office (Power over Ethernet)
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Traditionally structured cabling with enhanced flexibility

Compliance with standards
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Flexibility (space layout)
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Flexibility (data rate)
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Time efficiency, installation
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Time efficiency, administration and maintenance
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Cost efficiency, procurement
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Cost efficiency, extension
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Smart Office (Power over Ethernet)
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Modern, cost-efficient network that grows with your enterprise

Compliance with standards
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Flexibility (space layout)
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Flexibility (data rate)
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Time efficiency, installation
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Time efficiency, administration and maintenance
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Cost efficiency, procurement
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Cost efficiency, extension
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Smart Office (Power over Ethernet)
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PreCONNECT^® isoNET and PreCONNECT^® flexNET are appropriate for average data traffic loads at the workplace. For higher loads, we recommend PreCONNECT^® smartNET.

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Any other questions?

Here you will find answers to various questions on the topic of LAN cabling.

At first glance, copper might seem to be the better choice due to its more cost-effective and flexible technology. That is why we still use affordable, fully mature copper technology in tertiary-level building cabling – in particular to connect terminal devices. However, fibre optic cables offer greater future security, as they support higher bandwidths. PreCONNECT^® smartNET is a future-proof LAN cabling solution that integrates both approaches. It combines the advantages of structured cabling with copper in the tertiary sector and fibre optics in the primary and secondary sectors. The result is a high degree of flexibility in the configuration of workspaces, as well as in expanding bandwidth and assigning data rates. This is coupled with strong investment protection, as the network solution is optimised for future-oriented technologies such as Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

Although copper cables can support 40G, this is only possible over distances of no further than 30 metres in their current specification. It now appears that structured copper cabling reaches its absolute performance limit in the tertiary sector at 100 metres, whereas fibre-optic cabling still has great potential for the future. For example, several hundred data signals can be transmitted in parallel over a 9-µm fibre. In contrast, a copper cable can only transmit a single signal.

Two characteristics set PreCONNECT^® smartNET apart from conventional cabling systems. On the one hand, by using a passive optical fibre consolidation point in the secondary sector, which delivers future-proof fibre-optic technology to the end user in a more flexible manner. The second feature that makes this intelligent network solution so unique is the flexible integration of office distributors (OD) into the building architecture, as well as the IT application and process structure.

All LAN cables in our PreCONNECT^® systems are pre-assembled. This applies to both fibre-optic and copper products. Pre-assembled cables are measured at the factory. This means that all the installer has to do on-site is lay and connect them, resulting in a true plug-and-play installation. As a result, up to 50% of the installation time on-site can be saved, depending on the project, thereby reducing project completion time – a highly valuable commodity in today’s world.