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From: paul@hpsciz.HP.COM (Paul Mooney)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: shielded twisted pair
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Date: 2 Oct 90 19:42:19 GMT
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> I am currently doing a network design for a building that
> will have approx. 800 offices.  The building will be used
> as a computer research facility.  High speed networks will
> be required.  Each room will have UTP, coax or a  some 
> combination of the two.

My suggestion, for the little its worth, would be to install UTP and plan to
replace all of it within the next few years with fiber.

I have the feeling that fiber-to-the-cubicle will be feasible before FDDI on
shielded twisted pair.  But thats just a feeling.  

Paul Mooney


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