Path: utzoo!censor!markf
From: markf@censor.UUCP (Mark Fabbi)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Why Ethernet-over-twisted-pair, anyway?
Message-ID: <1203@censor.UUCP>
Date: 30 Nov 89 15:29:35 GMT
References: <4645@blake.acs.washington.edu> <218@bnrgate.UUCP> <1989Nov29.165655.2151@utzoo.uucp>
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In article <1989Nov29.165655.2151@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> It strikes me that this is the real key:  UTP's advantages are mostly
> a matter of existing UTP wiring networks.  Remove those from the
> equation and it's not such an obvious choice.
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I'd have to disagree.  The requirement to pull wire only affects the 
initial capital cost.  The REAL savings of UTP occur with moves/adds and
changes.  Adding in some extra instalation costs only pushes the cross
over point a little father out.  (& likely only an extra month or so).

My lab network (with >100 nodes) contains a combination of Ethernet,
TRN, LocalTalk, RS-232, and some extra voice services.  To add a connection,
or change from one network to another takes literally less than one minute.

UTP to the desk, with a fibre backbone is the logical wiring scheme to install.
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G. Mark Fabbi                  ...utzoo!censor!markf
Associate Director 
Bell Canada - Engineering Design