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DCOM101:Lab4

CaseProject4.2

Question:XYZCorp.sNashua,NH,facilitiesaretwoofficebuildings400feetapart,eachwith
itsownLAN.Toconnectthetwonetworks,youplantodigatrenchandlaycableinconduit
betweenthetwobuildings.Youwanttousefiberopticcable,butyourbudgetconscious
facilitiesmanagerwantstouse100MbpsEthernetovertwistedpaircable.Whichofthe
followingreasonscanyouusetojustifyfiberopticcableinthiscase,andwhy?

Answer:IchooseReasond.Thisisbecausefiberopticcableisthefuture.Itismoresuitedfor
thegrowingneedsofcomplexnetworks.Itisalsoimpossibletobeelectromagnetically
interferedwith,meaningtherearefewersecurityrisks.Thereisalsothereasonthatthesite
managerwants100mbpsethernet,whichisfullysupportedbyfiberoptics.

CaseProject4.3

Question:TVBCAhasjustoccupiedahistoricbuildingindowntownPittsburghinwhich15
employeeswillwork.Becauseofcodesforhistoricbuildings,TVBCAisntpermitted
toruncablesinsidewallsorceilings.

Requiredresult:Employeesmustbeabletosharefilesandprinters,asinatypicalLAN
environment,withoutusingcables.

Optionaldesiredresults:Employeesmustbeabletousetheirlaptopsandmovefreely
throughouttheofficewhilemaintaininganetworkconnection.Becauseofthesizeof
somecomputeraideddesign(CAD)filesemployeesusefrequently,datatransferspeeds
shouldbemorethan20Mbps.

Proposedsolution:Installan802.11nwirelessaccesspointandconfigureeachcomputerand
laptopwithawirelessnetworkcard.Whichofthefollowingresultsdoes
theproposedsolutiondeliver?Explainyouranswer.

a:Theproposedsolutiondeliverstherequiredresultandbothoptionaldesired
results.
b:Theproposedsolutiondeliverstherequiredresultandonlyoneofthetwo
optionaldesiredresults.
c:Theproposedsolutiondeliverstherequiredresultbutneitheroptionaldesired
result.
d:Theproposedsolutiondoesnotdelivertherequiredresult.

Answer:Thissolutionwoulddelivertherequiredresultaswellasoneoftheoptionalresults.
802.11nisaviablewirelessoptionandwouldallowpeopletoconnecttothenetworkandits

printerswithoutcables.Dataspeedswouldnotbeaproblemeither,sinceitaverages
between50150Mbps.

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