CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
BACKBONE DISTRBUTION SYSTEM
THE PART OF THE PREMISES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CONNECTION BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPACES.
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CO
CENTRAL OFFICE
A COMMON CARRIER SWITCHING CENTER OFFICE (ALSO CALLED PUBLIC EXCHANGE) THAT IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN AREAS TO SERVE SUBSCIBER HOMES AND BUSINESSES. IT PROVIDES TELEPHONY SERVICES (LINES) THAT ARE CONNECTED ON A LOCAL LOOP. THE CO CONTAINES SWITCHING EQUIPMENT THAT CAN SWITCH CALLS LOCALLY OR TO LONG-DISTANCE CARRIER TELEPHONE OFFICES.
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EF
ENTRANCE FACILITY
AN ENTRANCE TO A BUILDING FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICE CABLES (INCLUDING WIRELESS), INCLUDING ENTRANCE POINT OF THE BUILDING AND CONTINUING TO THE ENTRANCE ROOM OR SPACE. (TIA)
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EFM
ETHERNET IN FIRST MILE
TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE ACCESS NETWORK FROM THE ACCESS POINT TO THE SUBSCRIBERS PREMISES. ALSO REFFERED TO AS ETHERNET IN THE LAST MILE.
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ER
EQUIPMENT ROOM
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED CENTRALIZED SPACE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT THAT USUALLY HOUSES A MAIN OR IMMEDIATE CROSS-CONNECT. (TIA)
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HC (FD)
HORIZONTAL CROSS CONNECT (FLOOR DISTRIBUTOR)
A GROUP OF CONNECTORS THAT ALLOW EQUIPMENT AND BACKBONE CABLING TO BE CROSS-CONNECTED OR INTERCONNECTED WITH PATCH CORDS OR JUMPERS TO HORIZONTAL CABLING.
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IC (BD)
INTERMEDIATE CROSS-CONNECT (BUILDING DISTIBUTOR)
THE CONNECTION POINT BETWEEN A BACKBONE CABLE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE MC (CD) [FIST LEVEL BACKBONE] TO THE HC (FD) [SECOND LEVEL BACKBONE].
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MC (CD)
MAIN CROSS-CONNECT (CAMPUS DISTRIBTOR)
THE CROSS-CONNECT NORMALLY LOCATED IN THE (MAIN) EQUIPMENT ROOM FOR CROSS-CONNECTION AND INTERCONNECTION OF ENTRANCE CABLES, FIRST LEVEL BACKBONE CABLES, AND EQUIPMENT CABLES.
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RMC
RIGID METAL CONDUIT
A THREADED METAL RACEWAY OF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION WITH A COUPLING.
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TE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENCLOSURE
A CASE OR HOUSING THAT MAY CONTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, CABLE TERMINATIONS, OR HORIZONTAL CROSS-CONNECT CABLING. (TIA)
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TR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROOM
AN ENCLOSED ARCHITECTURAL SPACE FOR HOUSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, CABLE TERMINATIONS AND CROSS-CONNECT CABLING. (TIA)
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NAME THE 2 TYPICAL FUNCTIONS A BACKBONE SYSTEM PROVIDES IN CAMPUS.
- BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FLOORS IN MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS
- CAMPUS CONNECTIONS IN MULTI-BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS
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NAME 7 COMPONENTS OF A BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
- CABLE PATHWAYS
- ERs THAT MAY CONTAIN HCs (FDs), ICs (BDs), OR MCs (CDs)
- TRs THAT TYPICALLY CONTAIN HCs (FDs)
- TEs THAT TYPICALLY CONTAIN HCs (FDs)
- ENTRANCE FACILITY (EF)
- TRANSMISSION MEDIA
- MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT FACILITIES
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WHICH COMPONENT OF THE BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PROVIDES ROUTING SPACE FOR CABLES?
CABLE PATHWAYS
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WHICH COMPONENT OF A BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USUALLY HOUSES THE MAIN CROSS-CONNECT (MC)?
EQUIPMENT ROOM
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WHICH COMPONENT OF A BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED AS AN ENCLOSED ARCHITECTURAL SPACE FOR HOUSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OR HORIZONTAL CROSS-CONNECT CABLING?
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROOM (TR)
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WHICH COMPOINENT OF A BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED AS A CASE OR HOUSING THAT MAY CONTAIN TELECOM EQUIPMENT, CABLE TERMINATIONS, OR HORIZONTAL CROSS-CONNECT CABLING?
TELECOMMNUICATIONS ENCLOSURE (TE)
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WHICH COMPONENT OF THE BACKBONE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SERVES AS AN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICE CABLES?
ENTRANCE FACILITY (EF)
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NAME THE 4 PRIMARY TYPES OF TRANSMISSION MEDIA THAT CAN BE USED FOR THE BACKBONE CABLING.
- OPTICAL FIBER
- BALANCED TWISTED-PAIR
- COAXIAL
- WIRELESS
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NAME 5 EXAMPLES OF CONNECTING HARDWARE THAT CAN BE USED AS COMPONENTS OF A BACKBONE SYSTEM.
- CONNECTING BLOCKS
- PATCH PANELS
- PATCH CORDS AND JUMPERS
- INTERCONNECTIONS
- CROSS-CONNECTIONS
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NAME 4 EXAMPLES OF MISCELLANEUOS SUPPORT MATERIALS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE PROPER TERMINATION AND FACILITIES INSTALLATION OF BACKBONE CABLES.
- CABLE SUPPORT HARDWARE
- FIRESTOP
- BONDING HARDWARE
- PROTECTION AND SECURITY
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WHAT TERM REFERS TO A GROUP OF CONNECTORS THAT ALLOW EQUIPMENT AND BACKBONE CABLING TO BE CROSS-CONNECTED OR INTERCONNECTED WITH PATCH CORDS OR JUMPERS TO HORIZONTAL CABLING?
HORIZONTAL CROSS-CONNECT (HC)/FLOOR DISTRIBUTOR (FD)
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WHICH COMPONENT SERVES AS THE (OPTIONAL) CONNECTION POINT BETWEEN THE FIRST LEVEL AND THE SECOND LEVEL BACKBONE?
INTERMEDIATE CROSS-CONNECT (IC)/BUILDING DISTRIBUTOR (BD)
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WHICH COMPONENT IS NORMALLY LOCATED IN THE MAIN ER FOR THE CROSS-CONNECTION AND INTERCONNECTION OF ENTRANCE CABLES, FIRST LEVEL BACKBONE CABLES, AND EQUIPMENT CABLES?
MAIN CROSS-CONNECT (MC)/CAMPUS DISTRIBUTOR (CD)
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NAME THE 3 FUNDAMENTAL CABLING TOPOLOGIES.
- STAR
- RING
- BUS
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NAME 5 TYPES OF HYBRID CABLING TOPOLOGIES.
- HIERARCHICAL STAR
- STAR-WIRED RING
- CLUSTERED STAR
- TREE AN BRANCH
- MESH
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WHAT TOPOLOGY IS GENERALLY DEPLOYED FOR OSP CABLING?
STAR
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A STAR TOPOLOGY DIRECTLY LINKS ALL BUILDINGS REQUIRING CONNECTION TO THE ______?
MC (CD)
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WHAT IS THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE MC (CD)?
- COLOCATED WITH OR CLOSE TO THE PRIMARY ER
- AT THE CENTER OF THE BUILDINGS BEING SERVED.
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NAME 5 ADVANTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH USING A STAR TOPOLOGY FOR CAMPUS BACKBONE CABLING.
- PROVIDE CENTRALIZED FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION
- ALLOWS TESTING AND RECONFIGURATION OF THE SYSTEM’S TOPOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS FROM THE MC (CD)
- ALLOWS EASY MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
- PROVIDES INCREASED FLEXIBILITY
- ALLOWS THE EASY ADDITION OF FUTURE CAMPUS BACKBONES.
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NAME 2 DISADVANTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH USING A STAR TOPOLOGY FOR CAMPUS BACKBONE CABLING.
- INTRODUCES SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE
- INCREASES THE COST
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WHAT TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE TREE-LIKE STRUCTURE WHERE A TRUNK AND BRANCH RELATIONSHIP EXISTS WITHIN A CABLING TOPOLOGY?
HIERARCHICAL
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TRUE OR FALSE
THE LINK FROM THE MC (CD) TO THE IC (BD) MAY BE AN INTERBUILDING OR AN INTRABUILDING LINK.
TRUE. THE LINK FROM THE MC (CD) TO THE IC (BD) MAY BE AN INTERBUILDING OR AN INTRABUILING LINK.
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WHAT TYPE OF LINK IS TYPICALLY FOUND BETWEEN THE IC (BD) AND THE HC (FD)?
AN INTRABUILDING LINK
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WHAT CONFIGURATION SHOULD THE ICT DESIGNER CONSIDER WHEN THE DISTANCE FROM THE SWITCH TO THE LAST WORKSTATION EXCEEDS THE TRANSMISSION LIMIT?
HIERARCHICAL STAR
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WHAT TYPE OF CONFIGURATION SHOULD THE ICT DESIGNER CONSIDER USING WHEN AVAILABLE PATHWAYS DO NOT ALLOW FOR ALL CABLES TO BE ROUTED TO AN MC (CD)?
TWO-LEVEL HIERACHICAL STAR
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WHY ARE RING TOPOLOGIES BEIND USED FOR OSP OPERATIONS?
BECAUSE THEY CAN SUPPORT HIGH-BANDWIDTH TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS.
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NAME 3 BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH USING A RING TOPOLOGY.
- FAULT-TOLERANT REDUNDANT ROUTING
- GREATER RELIABILITY AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS CABLING SERVICE DOWNTIME.
- FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
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WHAT 3 CONDITIONS MUST BE MET BEFORE A PHYSICAL RING TOPOLOGY CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR CONNECTING THE INTRABUILDING ICs (BDs) AND MCs (CDs)?
- THE EXISTING PATHWAYS MUST SUPPORT IT
- THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE NETWORK IS OPTICAL FIBER DISTRIBUTED DATA INTERFACE, SONET, TOKEN RING, OR REVERSE PATH ETHERNET.
- THERE IS A REDUNDANT CABLE PATH.
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WHEN WOULD A PHYSICAL STAR/LOGICAL RING BE USED?
- WHEN OSP DESIGNER DETERMINES THAT A PHYSICAL RING ROUTE IS NOT POSSIBLE
- WHEN AN EXISTING CABLE WILL BE USED IN A SEGMENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT.
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NAME 3 FACTORS THE ICT DESIGNER WILL USE TO DETERMINE IF A CLUSTERED STAR TOPOLOGY IS AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION.
- ELECTRONICS
- DESIGNERS SURVIVABILITY PLANS
- TRANSMISSION BUDGET SELECTED AT THE MC (CD) AND EACH NODE SITE
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NAME 3 ADVANTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH USING A CLUSTERED STAR TOPOLOGY.
- ALLOWS FOR FAULT-TOLERANT REDUNDANT ROUTING AT ROUTE LOCATIONS
- MAY REDUCE DESIGN COSTS FOR THE ELECTRONICS AND CABLES AT THE NODE SITES
- TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPEMNT IN A COMMON LOCATION FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY.
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