Structured Cabling Design for UK Projects
BS EN 50173-compliant structured cabling design — Cat6A copper, OM4 and OS2 fibre, pathways and containment — for UK offices, campuses, hospitals and data centres.
Structured Cabling Design to BS EN 50173
Structured cabling is the physical telecommunications infrastructure of a UK building — the copper and fibre cabling that links end-user workpoints to the telecom room and backbone network. In the UK, structured cabling for commercial buildings is governed by BS EN 50173-2, supported by BS EN 50174 (installation practice) and BS EN 50346 (testing installed cabling). ASDV produces complete UK structured cabling design packages — from outlet schedules and containment drawings through to cable schedules, BOQ and specifications.
What We Design
- Horizontal cabling — Category 6A UTP/FTP to BS EN 50173 (100m channel length)
- Vertical and campus backbone — OS2 singlemode fibre for inter-floor and campus links
- OM4 multimode backbone — for short-distance high-bandwidth links
- Telecom room layouts — rack layouts, patch panel schedules, containment (TIA-569)
- Cable containment and pathway drawings — cable trays, trunking, conduit
- PoE budget calculations for IP devices (cameras, APs, door controllers)
Vendor-Neutral Design: ASDV produces vendor-neutral cabling designs that any qualified UK structured cabling installer can tender against — giving your client a competitive tender process rather than a locked-in proprietary solution.
Frequently Asked Questions
100 metres is the channel length limit for Cat6A horizontal cabling to BS EN 50173 (comprising 90m fixed cable + 10m for patch leads). If a building floor plate exceeds this, ASDV will include an intermediate distribution point or satellite telecom room in the design.
For UK offices in 2026, Category 6A copper to the workpoint remains cost-effective and supports 10 Gbps and PoE++ for IP devices. Fibre to the desk is justified for specialist applications (video editing, broadcasting, high-density compute). ASDV will advise on the optimum specification for your UK project.
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