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Objectives
E x a m in e t h e e x is t in g f lo o r p la n o f a c u s t o m e r .

P r o p o s e a c a b le u p g r a d e p la n t o a c c o m m o d a t e e x t r a f lo o r s p a c e . iu m t o f c e m in e s iz th e e n if a e d c o s e c o t o f a n y n e m p a n y h n d flo o r . n e w ID F w d e v ic e a s T , p s e x is t in g s p a c e o n t h e s e c o n d f lo o r o f a n o ff ic e t o w e r a n d h a s ju s t a c q u ir e d h e y h a v e a s k e d y o u t o e x a m in e t h e ir e x is t in g f lo o r p la n a n d a s s is t t h e m in la c e m e n t o f c a b le s t o s u p p o r t a ll o f t h e n e w o f f ic e s p a c e , a n d t o h e lp a r e r e q u ir e d .

B a ck g r o u n d / P r ep a r a tio n
A m e d th e re s th e p la d e te rm

T h e f o llo w in g r e s o u r c e s a r e r e q u ir e d : a . F ro m

T h is la b c a n b e d o n e in d iv id u a lly o r in g r o u p s . E x is t in g F lo o r P la n ( p r o v id e d )

Step 1: E x a m i n e th e ex i s ti n g f l o o r pl a n .
1 ) P O P P o in t o f P r e s e n c e

t h e in f o r m a t io n p r o v id e d o n t h e e x is t in g f lo o r p la n , la b e l t h e f o llo w in g it e m s : M D F M a in D is t r ib u t io n F a c ilit y

5 ) b .

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H o r iz o n t a l C a b lin g

V e r t ic a l/ B a c k b o n e C a b lin g

I D F I n t e r m e d ia t e D is t r ib u t io n F a c ilit y

W h a t t y p e o f c a b lin g c o u ld b e u s e d f o r t h e v e r t ic a l/ b a c k b o n e c a b lin g ? E x p la in y o u r a n s w e r . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Step 2 : E v a l u a te pl a n f o r n ew
A n y s e c flo o th e C o m p a o n d f lo o r s p a c e w o rk s ta a . n y h a s ju s r to a c c o m h ig h lig h te tio n s in th t m e rg m o d a d o n th e n e w

S u g g e s t a p o s s ib le lo c a t io n f o r t h e n e w I D F . W h a t r o o m / lo c a t io n d id y o u c h o o s e a n d e x p la in w h y y o u t h in k it is s u it a b le ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

e d te e a r

w th r ig e a

f l o o r s pa c e.

it h a s m a ll w e b d e s ig n g r o u p a n d h a s a c q u ir e d t h e r e m a in in g s p a c e o n t h e e w e b d e s ig n t e a m . T h is n e w s p a c e is r e p r e s e n t e d o n t h e d ia g r a m a s t h e h t s id e o f t h e f lo o r p la n . I t h a s b e e n d e c id e d t o a d d a s e c o n d I D F t o s u p p o r t .

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b .

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ID F to th e

W h a t t y p e o f c a b le w o u ld y o u s u g g e s t f o r t h e v e r t ic a l c a b lin g r e q u ir e d t o c o n n e c t th e n e w e x is t in g M D F ? E x p la in y o u r r e a s o n s . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

c. T h e n e w s p a c e c o n t a i n s m o s t l y o f f i c e s . A s s u m e t h a t e a c h o f f i c e w i l l b e p r o v i s i o n e d w i t h 2 d a t a d r o p s . A ls o p la n f o r 2 d r o p s in t h e a u d it o r iu m t o s u p p o r t I n t e r n e t a c c e s s f o r p r e s e n t a t io n s a n d t r a in in g s e s s io n s . H o w m a n y a d d itio n a l d a t a d r o p s n e e d t o b e o r d e r e d ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d . Y o u h a v e b e e n a s k e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e n u m b e r o f n e w 2 4 p o r t s w it c h e s r e q u ir e d f o r t h e n e w I D F . R e m e m b e r t o p la n o n a p p r o x im a t e ly 2 5 % g r o w t h . H o w m a n y n e w s w it c h e s w ill C o m p a n y A B C n e e d to p u rc h a s e ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e . H o w m a n y h o r iz o n t a l c a b le s w ill t e r m in a t e o n p a t c h p a n e ls in t h e n e w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ID F ?

Step 3 : E x a m i n e th e f l o o r s pa c e a n d w i r i n g pl a n .
a . W h a t e q u ip m e n t o t h e r t h a n s w it c h e s w o u ld y o u e x p e c t t o f in d in t h e n e w I D F ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ b . W h a t e q u ip m e n t o t h e r t h a n s w it c h e s w o u ld y o u e x p e c t t o f in d in t h e M D F ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

c. U s i n g e x i s t i n g c a b l e r u n s , c o u l d y o u u s e U T P t o c o n n e c t t h e d e v i c e s i n r o o m
a s w itc h in th e M D F ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 . 2 0 o r 2 . 3 0 d ir e c t ly in t o

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Step 4 . R ef l ec ti o n
a . W it h o n e o r t w o c la s s m a t e s , d is c u s s t h e f o llo w in g : I s it b e tt e r t o h a v e a n I D F in t h is f lo o r s p a c e o r s h o u ld t h e c o m p a n y r u n t h e h o r iz o n t a l c a b le s f o r e a c h d e v ic e d ir e c t ly b a c k t o t h e e x is t in g M D F ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

b . H o w m a n y c a b le s w ill b e r e q u ir e d f r o m t h e M D F t o t h e I D F t o s u p p o r t t h e s w it c h e s ? E x p la in y o u r
a n s w e r. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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