3. Copper vs. fiber wire in cable design

Since the invention of the stone hammer, tools and equipment have helped humankind achieve great things. Yet, sometimes the equipment can make life a little more challenging too. Take communications cables, for example.

Cables are an important component of the Ethernet-based industrial networks that are becoming more common in industrial facilities. They are installed in facilities that range from factories to power substations to deep-water oil and gas activity to transportation and more. Failure of an industrial network results in expensive downtime, possible loss of product in process, and other undesirable consequences. Cable choices can have a huge impact on system reliability and uptime. Despite the attention paid to the switches and routers that manage the data, the importance of cables is often overlooked.

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