NETW310 Week 3 Lab Report

To complete your Week 3 lab report, discuss the questions below concerning the installation of structured cabling.

Create your report using the template starting on page 2 and submit it to the Week 3 Dropbox by the due date.

Lab #3, Installation of Structured Cabling

Lab Report

Each answer is worth 2.8 points.

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1. How often are network standards reviewed?
Every 5 years 2. What category of UTP cabling is the minimum for a telephone cable?
Cat 3 cable 3. What category of cabling should be installed as a best practice for a telephone cable?
Cat 6 cable 4. What is the problem with leaving abandoned cable in place in a building?
The problem with leaving cable is it is deemed a fire hazard. 5. Why must the twisting in the individual wires be maintained in a UTP cable?
Twisting wire need to be maintained because incase cable become untwisted it no longer provide protection from crosstalk and other interference. 6. How many wires does a gigabit cable use?
8 wires 7. Is the labeling standard commonly used or not used?
It is commonly used about half of time in the industry. 8. Grounding should be attached to what in the building?
It should be attached from the replay rack to telecomm bus bar.

9. Horizontal cabling connects what areas to each other?
It connects the equipment rooms to the work areas. 10. What is a plenum rated cable?
A plenum rated cable is the CMP type cable 11. What is a riser tube used for?
It is used for preventing signal loss, avoid crosstalk interference in case it becomes untwisted 12. What is the code for plenum rated horizontal cable?
It is CMR 13. How many wires in a UTP cable does Fast Ethernet use?
4 wires 14. How many inches should separate UTP cable from 120 volt electrical cable?
2 or more inch 15. What is the reason for grounding jumpers on each connection in ladder rack?
It must be attach to prevent power surges to equipment also prevent shocks hazards to any person. 16. Why should overfilling of a riser tube be avoided?
It can cause tear and can expose wires 17. Is the grounding of equipment a safety or a performance concern?
Safety
18. What are the current recognized horizontal cabling categories?
CMP and CMR 19. May an existing Category 5 cable be used to make network connections?
Yes it can but it is much slower than Cat 6 20. In the example used here what does the firestop material consist of?
Polymer foam 21. In what circumstances will poorly installed cabling still function?
It can work only on light load 22. Why should the outer cover on a UTP cable be maintained in place?
Mainly to prevent crosstalk and interference 23. Does cable labeling impact network performance?
No,
24. May CM cable be used in the plenum space?
No,
25. Why should a plastic riser tube not be used?
Because when metal is used it lessens signal loss and avoids crosstalk if cable becomes untwist.