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How Do I Decide?

So how do I decide on which technology and wiring method would be the best?

Using the table below will give you several alternatives in the list that was recently provided.

Video Transmission Table
	EMF Method	Medium	Cost	Distance	Speed	Remarks
Co-axial	Electrons in Analog	Copper	Low	<1000’	High	Full control
Twisted Pair with Baluns	Electrons in Analog	Copper	Low	<3000’	High	Limited PTZ control
Fiber	Lightwaves	Glass	High	Miles	High	Full PTZ control
Cat. 3, 5, 6	Electrons in Digital	Copper	Low	300’	High	Bandwidth limitation
LAN	Electrons in Digital	Copper / Fiber	Low	Miles	High	Bandwidth limitation
Wireless LAN	RF in Digital	RF	Low	50’–300’	Low to Medium	Bandwidth limitation
Wide Area Network	Electrons in Digital	Copper / Fiber	Low	The planet and space	High	Bandwidth limitation
Wire less Public Network	RF in Digital	RF (radio or satellite)	High	Miles	Low	Bandwidth limitation

Its use may need a more technical person to interpret some of the options and their meanings; however, for the lay person the table goes into a great amount of detail to understand what you, as a stakeholder, may be involved in when it comes to a decision made by someone else.

How Do I Decide?

Video Transmission Table

EMF Method

Medium

Cost

Distance

Speed

Remarks

Cat. 3, 5, 6

LAN

Wireless LAN

Wide Area Network

Wire less Public Network