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Cat5e: 4 Runs Direct vs 1 Run To Switch?
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(PeteCresswell)
May 7, 2012, 12:38:33 PM5/7/12
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4 el-cheapo security cameras mounted on the walls of an
outbuilding.
For bandwidth estimating purposes, let's say each one is
1280x1024 @30 FPS MPEG, not h.264.
We could make 4 150' runs from a POE switch in server closet to
the shed, or we could make one 150' run to the shed and then have
a POE switch in the shed serving the 4 cameras.
Cable cost aside, would there be a significant advantage to one
over the other?
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Pete Cresswell
outbuilding.
For bandwidth estimating purposes, let's say each one is
1280x1024 @30 FPS MPEG, not h.264.
We could make 4 150' runs from a POE switch in server closet to
the shed, or we could make one 150' run to the shed and then have
a POE switch in the shed serving the 4 cameras.
Cable cost aside, would there be a significant advantage to one
over the other?
--
Pete Cresswell
Simon Finnigan
May 7, 2012, 2:48:16 PM5/7/12
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full of spider webs etc? What would the costs be of buying another POE
switch for the shed and the electricity to run it be compared to running
three extra cables from an existing switch?
Unless the cable costs are crippling I'd go with running four cables. If
the single cable is broken, you'll have to run another cable anyway. Having
four cables gives you more available bandwidth if it is needed (now or in
the future).
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