lriuqs wrote: For now, my plan is to install a rack cabinet in the staircase with a switch with X sockets in it (still to be determined). And from this closet run the cables throughout the floor to the sockets in the wall.
You can, a full "star", although in my opinion this is an oversized solution, because you may never use some of these sockets, and therefore the ports on the switch. Alternatively, you can make all the sockets and provide a switch only for the currently active ones (with the option of adding another one...), but then you still spend money on unused infrastructure in the walls.
lriuqs wrote: Although my hamster is starting to spin around now and maybe you have another, simpler solution for it.
I would consider placing, say, one or two cables per room as a basis, and only where it is known that there will be a lot of cable customers - possibly more.
And in addition, a switch powered by PoE, where there is a real need for more sockets. You can find a small switch and mount it to the wall directly next to the socket or place it somewhere else. A very practical solution.
Of course, both options have their advantages and disadvantages (technical, economic), so there is always a dilemma.
I remembered one more thing
by the way - now, there are more and more frequent situations where, despite proper wiring at home, devices do not want to connect to 1G on the route, let`s say: router --> patchcord --> socket --> cable in the wall --> socket --> patchcord --> device. This is probably due to the very simplified LAN ports in the devices, which in turn are sensitive to any problems occurring along the cable route. "Some", because so far I have not come across a substantive explanation of these behaviors.
And now the most interesting thing - the solution to the problem is to add a switch between the socket and the device.
C`est la vie... OT As for the dispute
about the superiority of Christmas over Easter then I will say this:
• A conduit or plastic pipe is only a protection against the plaster plus the possibility of replacing / inserting a new cable. It does not provide any protection against future impact drills.
• I assume that there are NO JOINTS of any cables bricked up in the walls. And not because of the mysterious "impedance matching" for you, but for another, very prosaic reason - each connection is a potential place of loss of continuity or other problem in the cable route during the ENTIRE operation of a given installation. Especially in such a delicate matter as high-class LAN.
• "impedance matching" may probably be partly responsible for the previously mentioned problems with establishing high-speed connections. But "impedance matching" applies to everything - the quality of cables, accessories and assembly. The worse they are, the smaller the actual category of connection may be.
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And by the way - high category twisted pairs must be handled like eggs - no major mechanical shocks such as stretching, flattening, bending, etc. Minimum bending radii for twisted pairs are usually about 30...40mm, but it is worth checking for the type used , how much is specified by its manufacturer, because there can be significant deviations "upwards". And this is another reason to lay the twisted pair immediately and not drag it into the sewage system.
N.B - figure out how to make gentle bends when passing through the corners of the room, and there are usually several of them, so that you can then pull the twisted pair in without damaging it...
And on the second occasion, home network connection preferences:
• twisted pair / optical fiber -
streaming ,
gaming , customers requiring fast and ultra fast/reliable connection
• 5GHz wifi - fast and ultra-fast mobile phones, short range
• 2.4GHz wifi - slow and fast mobile phones, long range
• PLC (wifi) - general purpose, slow and fast clients (wifi)
free client - several, several Mbps, 802.11b, g
fast client - several dozen Mbps+, 802.11n
ultra-fast client - several hundred Mbps+, 802.11 ac, ax
