# SYSTIMAX
A structured cabling system originally developed by [[wiki/Western Electric|Western Electric]] for the [[wiki/AT&T|AT&T]] Bell System, providing the physical wiring standards that connect buildings to networks. The SYSTIMAX line passed through [[wiki/Lucent Technologies|Lucent Technologies]] and [[wiki/Avaya|Avaya]] to [[wiki/CommScope|CommScope]] (2004), where it continues to provide global enterprise and data center cabling infrastructure. Documented in [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]].