Lab 02 - Determining Network Cabling Requirements
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Network Technologies
Student Name: _Usama Iftikhar_
Lab 02 - Determining Network Cabling Requirements
When you’re designing a new building plan, one of the major expenses can be network
infrastructure, and a portion of that is the physical cabling. It is imperative that the design
implemented meet a price/performance balance along with future-proofing for technological
improvements. In this example, the cabling installation can be broken down into two distinct
applications. Cabling will need to be purchased for the two buildings, the main administrative
building and the inspection garage, and the backbone between the two buildings.
1.
You’ll start the cabling layout with the administrative building and the inspection garage. The team
has determined that approximately 11,500 feet of cable will be required. The cabling will have to
meet strict fire codes for office buildings and should meet the specifications allowing for future
technology improvements.
What grade of cable would you recommend?
_Cat 6a__________
2.
Now launch your web browser, navigate to
www.monoprice.com
, select "Shop" and record the cost of
1,000 feet of the following cable types. If you cannot find bulk cable at this site, you can google bulk cable
and get the information elsewhere.
Category 5e, Solid Core PVC cable:
____$159.99__________
Category 5e, Plenum-Grade cable:
____$184.99__________
Category 6, Solid Core PVC cable:
____$169.99________
Category 6, Plenum-Grade cable:
____$299.99_________
3.
The run between the two buildings as stated previously is approximately 900 feet. You’ll want to
select cabling that will handle the distance in one run, require the least amount of maintenance, and
provide for future technological improvements. It will probably be buried, so it will be very difficult
and expensive to upgrade in the future.
What type of cable would you recommend for this run?
__Single Mode 12 Fiber Cable
4.
Now launch your browser again and navigate to
www.cablewholesale.com
and record the cost of
1,000 feet of the following cable types.
Search for "
Multimode Duplex
" fiber optic cable:
__$153.59___________
Search for "
Single Mode 6 Fiber Cable
":
__$176.95___________
Search for "
Single Mode 12 Fiber Cable
":
__$342.13___________
5.
Based on your recommendations using the information calculated above, what is the total cost of
wiring both buildings and the connection between them?
__$9682.28___________
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