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Testing, Repairing and Installing Home telephone Wiring - Wire Routing Strategies
Wire Routing Strategies There are two standard routing strategies: 1. Continuous Loop: In this method a single wire runs from the demarcation point to a jack, then another wire runs to the next jack and so on, forming one continuous loop. But, like Christmas tree lights, if the wire gets cut somewhere, all the jacks beyond the cut will be disabled. This method may also make it more difficult to add a 2nd or 3rd line somewhere in the house.
2. Star Pattern or “Home Run:” As the name implies each jack is wired separately and directly to a central point where they can be connected to the telecommunications company’s wiring. This system may take more time and use more wire, but it more easily accommodates future growth and trouble shooting problems. You may even find a combination of these strategies where there is a continuous loop on a floor of a house, but each floor feeds independently to the demarcation point. In older condo and apartment buildings you are likely to find a continuous loop, but newer buildings are incorporating the “home run” method.
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