Netw310 Week 3 Lab

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.

Your Name Andrew Sullivan

NETW310, Abdelaziz Kaina

Current Date 5/20/14

Lab #3, Installation of Structured Cabling

Lab Report

Each answer is worth 2.8 points.

Use a red colored font for you answers.

Place the answers below the questions

1. How often are network standards reviewed? Every 5 years

2. What category of UTP cabling is the minimum for a telephone cable? Cat3

3. What category of cabling should be installed as a best practice for a telephone cable?

Data grade cabling ie cat5e or cat6

4. What is the problem with leaving abandoned cable in place in a building? Fire hazard

5. Why must the twisting in the individual wires be maintained in a UTP cable? Protects from interferences resulting in cross talk

6. How many wires does a gigabit cable use? All 8 inside the cable are used

7. Is the labeling standard commonly used or not used? Its half and half yes and no. I prefer it though personally

8. Grounding should be attached to what in the building? To the grounding busbar

9. Horizontal cabling connects what areas to each other? Equipment rooms to work areas

10. What is a plenum rated cable? Cable that is allowed in plenum rated spaces

11. What is a riser tube used for? For vertical runs between floors

12. What is the code for plenum rated horizontal cable? Must be plenum rated to be in plenum spaces

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? Minimum 2 inches

15. What is the reason for grounding jumpers on each connection in ladder rack? To maintain a good ground bonds at all joints of the ladder racks

16. Why should...