As Part Of The 3-Year Organizational Systems Management Plan

As Part Of The 3 Year Organizational Systems Management Plan That You

As part of the 3-year organizational systems management plan that you will be drafting this year, you want to upgrade the Internet transmission cabling to fiber-optic. You know that your Internet service provider (ISP) has fiber-optic cable that brings the Internet to your organization's location. Write a 350- to 500-word memo to the CIO recommending an upgrade to fiber-optic cabling. Include the current speed of transmission that the cabling is capable of and the speed that it may be capable of in the near future. Mention what property of fiber-optics makes it faster than electrical cable.

Paper For Above instruction

Subject: Recommendation for Upgrading to Fiber-Optic Cabling in the Organizational Systems Management Plan

Dear Chief Information Officer,

As part of our strategic initiative to enhance the organization's technological infrastructure, I strongly recommend upgrading our current Internet transmission cabling to fiber-optic technology. This upgrade aligns with our three-year organizational systems management plan and will significantly improve our network performance, reliability, and scalability.

Currently, our existing cabling system utilizes traditional electrical copper cables, which typically support transmission speeds of up to 1 Gbps (gigabit per second). While this speed has been adequate for our current needs, it is approaching its upper limit, especially as our organization grows and demands higher data transfer capacity for cloud services, video conferencing, and data-intensive applications.

Fiber-optic cables, by contrast, are capable of supporting much higher data transmission speeds. Presently, standard fiber-optic technology can deliver speeds of 10 Gbps, and with the deployment of advanced systems, it can support data transfer rates of up to 100 Gbps or more. In the near future, ongoing technological advancements suggest that fiber-optic systems will easily support transmission speeds exceeding 1 Tbps (terabit per second), ensuring our network remains scalable and future-proof.

One of the key properties that makes fiber-optic cables faster than electrical copper cables is their use of light to transmit data, instead of electrical signals. Fiber-optics utilize pulses of light generated by small lasers or LEDs to carry information through thin strands of glass or plastic fibers. Light signals can travel longer distances with minimal loss and interference, unlike electrical signals which are susceptible to electromagnetic disturbances and resistance in copper wires. This characteristic allows fiber-optics to offer higher bandwidth, faster data rates, and more reliable signal transmission over longer distances.

Considering these advantages, investing in fiber-optic cabling will support our organization's evolving data needs, improve network speed and reliability, and reduce future infrastructure costs associated with bandwidth limitations. This upgrade will position us well for upcoming technological innovations and ensure a resilient, high-performance network infrastructure.

Thank you for considering this strategic improvement.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

IT Network Manager

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