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Dcomlab 4
Dcomlab 4
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.