...ITT Technical Institute NT1310 Physical Networking Student Course Package Bring this document with you each week Students are required to complete each assignment and lab in this course package on time whether or not they are in class. Late penalties will be assessed for any assignments or labs handed in past the due date. The student is responsible for replacement of the package if lost. Table of Contents Syllabus 2 Student Professional Experience 19 Graded Assignments and Exercises 23 Labs 47 Documenting your Student Professional Experience 57 ITT Technical Institute NT1310 Physical Networking Onsite Course SYLLABUS Credit hours: 4.5 Contact/Instructional hours: 56 (34 Theory Hours, 22 Lab Hours) Prerequisite(s) and/or Corequisite(s): Prerequisites: NT1210 Introduction to Networking or equivalent Course Description: This course examines industry standards and practices involving the physical components of networking technologies (such as wiring standards and practices, various media and interconnection components), networking devices and their specifications and functions. Students will practice designing physical network solutions based on appropriate capacity planning and implementing various installation, testing and troubleshooting techniques for a computer network. Where Does This Course Belong? | | | NT2799 | | | | | | | | NSA Capstone | | | | | | | Project | | | | | NT2580...
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...Unit 4 Assignment 1 Copper vs. Fiber Pape The two most common and widely used cabling types today for the means of communication all over the world are copper and fiber. They both do the same thing, transmit information from point A to point B but both have their strengths and weaknesses and therefore, a person installing cabling may be reluctant to choose one over the other. Copper cabling is less expensive to install. Copper wiring is flexible when installing so incase a technician has to bend it around a wall or at a certain angle to reach it to an end point, the cable can handle it. Also equipment to support copper wiring is relatively inexpensive to run. The weaknesses to copper wiring would be that it is susceptible to electromagnetic inference (EMI) from outside forces and also has a higher rate of corrosion over time by oxidation. Fiber optic cabling is a more expensive option for communications. Fiber optic cabling is immune to EMI and other noise interferences and therefore the chance of signal loss is greatly reduced. One drawback on this type of cabling is that just like its copper; fiber optic cabling is very durable and tough making it harder to work with when it comes to installing it. A technician will have to be very well trained in handling it to get the most out of it for the customer. But fiber optic cabling has a much higher bandwidth over copper so it can handle much more traffic as well as at higher speeds than copper wiring. In the real world, one...
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...Student Professional Experience Project NSA SPE Project 1 (to be completed by the end of NT1310): Install, Configure, Test, Maintain and/or Document the Worksite Local Area Network and Its Components Purpose The purpose of the Student Professional Experience (SPE) project is to provide you an opportunity for work experience in your field or in a related field to add to your résumé. You may have an opportunity to serve your community or work for a local employer for a project that will take between 20 and 30 hours. Project Logistics Career Services will identify an employer with needs in the following areas: Network related tasks (mostly confined to the LAN and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environments) Students are expected to practice various skills discussed in all the technical courses in Quarters 1 through 3 of the NSA program at an employer’s site on network related tasks (more confined to the LAN and Microsoft Windows Networking with Server 2008 environments) that would involve installation, configuration, testing, maintenance and documentation of the worksite network and its components, and to properly document the technical information in all involved activities. Such documentation will be used as the source material for Items 2 and 3 defined in the Deliverables section of this document. Possible example projects could be (but are not limited to): Install/maintain/upgrade site LAN cabling/wiring Survey, inventory and document networking layout and...
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...Unit 1 Review The Golden Rules of Data Cabling * Networks don’t get small or less complicated * Build a cabling system that can do voice and data * Installing more cable will benefit in the long run, along with extra outlets * Higher quality cabling and cabling components matters a lot for long term use * Plan for higher speed technologies that may be coming out in the near future * Document all installation that is happening in case you have to go for notes later The importance of Reliable Cabling * Data cabling is less than ten percent of the network infrastructure * The lifespan of cabling can last up to sixteen years * Nearly seventy percent of network problems occur because of poor cabling techniques * Poor cabling can cause the network to run at a much slower speed, not meeting the minimum requirements for a proper install. Twisted Pair Wiring * The most economically and widely installed cabling today is twisted pair wiring. * Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) has been used for many years for telephone systems * A typical UTP cable is covered by an insulation material with good dielectric properties; being electrically nonconductive, it must also have certain properties that allow good signal propagation. * Shielded twist-pair (STP) * Classified as data cabling made popular by IBM. * Some cabling uses a woven copper shield wrapped in a foil shield. * STP cable is 22 AWG and has a nominal impedance...
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...Physical Networking Unit 2 Assignment 1. The American National Standards Institute is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international standards so that American products can be used worldwide. For example, standards ensure that people who own cameras can find the film they need for that camera anywhere around the globe. ANSI accredits standards that are developed by representatives of standards developing organizations, government agencies, consumer groups, companies, and others. These standards ensure that the characteristics and performance of products are consistent, that people use the same definitions and terms, and that products are tested the same way. ANSI also accredits organizations that carry out product or personnel certification in accordance with requirements defined in international standards. 2. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, read I-Triple-E) is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence. It has more than 400,000 members in more than 160 countries, about 51.4% of whom reside in the United States. IEEE is one of the leading standards-making organizations in the world. IEEE performs its standards making and maintaining functions through the...
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...connect two very different networks? | A router | Every NIC has a hard-coded identifier called what? | MAC Address | What provides an excellent tool for conceptualizing how a network works? | OSI 7 layer model | On a sending machine, data gets broken up at what layer of the OSI 7 layer model? | Transport layer or layer 4 | NIC's encapsulate data into a _________ for sending that data over a network. | Frame | A ______ enables multiple machines to connect over a network. | Hub | The ________ provides the key interface between the physical and network layers. | Data link layer | Which layer of the osi 7 layer model converts the ones and zeroes to electrical signals and places these signals on the cable? | Physical layer | The term "unshielded twisted pair" is best described by what network component? | Cable | What best describes the contents of a typical network frame? | Recipient's MAC address, sender's MAC address, data, CRC | 23.4F.17.8A.4C.10 is most likely to be what type of address assigned to a NIC? | MAC Address | Which layer of the OSI model involves routing? | Network layer | How much data can a typical frame contain? | 1500 bytes | What best describes an IP address? | a dotted decimal notation assigned to a NIC by software | Which layer of the OSI model makes sure the data is in a readable format for the Application layer? | Presentation Layer | What enables you to connect a PC via modem to an IP network? | router | What handles the initial...
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...speed of light- 186000miles a second or 700 million miles an hours?How fast dose sound travel.-340mdHow fast dose sound travel in water -33502mph | Cabling Notes 6/20/12 Name three rules of Data cabling 1. Networks never get smaller or less complicated. 2. Don’t scrimp on installation cost. Quality components and cable must be installed, No poor workmanship allowed. 3. Plan for higher –speeds technologies than are commonly available today. Just because 1000Base-TEthernet seems unnecessary today doesn’t mean in five years you will need to use it. The cost of poor cabling – The cost that results from poorly planned and poorly implemented cabling systems can be staggering. Robert Metcalfe (Inventor of the Ethernet, founder of 3Com, columnist for InfoWorld, and industry pundit). Drop-rate magnification-The high degree of network problems caused by dropping a few packets. Note: a single dropped packet may cause an entire stream of packets to be retransmitted. ANSI-(American National Standards.) Application- a program on a computer. A system, the transmission method of which is supported by telecommunications cabling, such as 100Base-TX Ethernet, or digital voice. Digital- on the other hand is breaking the signal into a binary format where the audio or video data is represented by a series of "1"s and "0"s. Simple enough when it's the device—analog or digital phone, fax, modem, or likewise—that does all the converting for you. Digital technology-...
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...Re-use: "This task contains portions of material that were originally submitted during [1/6/2013 -2/12/2013] in [IT401-1301A] with [Kay N. Crook]." Re-use: "This task contains portions of material that were originally submitted during [8/19/2012 -9/26/2012] in [ENGL205-1203B-04] with [Carmen Kimble]." IT326-1401A-01: Network Infrastructure Administration D & S Residential Services Network Implementation Plan-2014 Titius Ivie February 3, 2014 Table of Contents Target Organization 5 Corporate Structure 5 Business Goal 5 Part 1: Proposed Network Solution 7 Network Configuration 7 Transmission Media 7 Targeted Users 8 Hardware and Software Requirements 8 Production Applications 10 External and Internal Costs 11 Personnel (External Costs) 11 Hardware and Software (Internal Costs) 12 Short Term and Long Term Benefits to the Organization 13 Part 2: Network Design 14 Physical Topology 14 Part 3: Installation and Configuration 15 Installation and Configuration Steps 15 Part 4: Maintenance and Troubleshooting 19 Maintaining servers on the network 19 Maintaining PCs on the network 19 Implementing security 20 Managing network connections 21 Unauthorized Usage 21 Proper Network Operating System 22 Training users 23 Conclusion 24 Part 5: Remote Access 26 Network Pro Prep Toolkit Screenshots 27 Screenshot of Completed Labs--Phase 1 27 Screenshot of Completed Labs--Phase 2 28 Screenshot of Completed Labs--Phase 3 32 ...
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...NT1310 Physical Networking ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE NT1310 Physical Networking ASSESSMENTS -1- 09/27/2012 NT1310 Physical Networking Mid-Term Exam Scope This exam tests the objectives in Units 1-4. 1. Which of the following is not a common cable used today? a. Twisted-Pair b. Fiber-Optic c. Plenum d. Coaxial 2. What unit of measurement is a tenfold logarithmic ratio of power output to power input? a. Volts b. Hertz c. Watts d. Decibel 3. Which of the following does not contribute to attenuation? a. Conductor resistance b. Mutual capacitance c. Impedance d. Frequency increases 4. Which of the following is not a type of crosstalk? a. Alien Crosstalk b. Pair-to-Pair Crosstalk c. Equal-Level Far-End Crosstalk d. Mutual Crosstalk 5. Which organization is part of the US government? a. Federal Communications Commission b. Underwriters Laboratories c. National Fire Protection Association d. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 6. What is the National Fire Protection Associate (NFPA) responsible for? a. Works with cabling and other manufacturers to ensure that electrical devices are safe. b. The development and publication of the National Electric Code. c. Helps promote standardization of electrical components, power wires and cables. d. Responsible for 30 percent of the electrical-engineering, computer and controltechnology literature published in the world today. -2- 09/27/2012 NT1310 Physical Networking 7. A telecommunications...
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...os St. Catherine Specialty Hospital Designing the Future of IP-based Healthcare Data Networks _________________ Project Charter Document with Scope Table of Contents A. General Project Information Page 3. B. Project Objectives -Project Mission Statement -Business Case -Problem Statement -Goal Statement -Definition of Terms Target Project Goals Page 4. Acceptance to Terms of Deliverables Key Project Directives Page 5. C. Project Assumptions Page 6. Telecommunication Location Specification Page 8. Telecommunication Room Specifications Telecommunication Power Requirements Additional Network Requirements Page 9. Project Deliverables Page 12. D. Project Scope Page 14. ScopeAgenda Fulfilling IP Convergence Requirements Network Verification Requirements Page 16. Work Area Designations Infectious Control Requirements Page 17. Cable Run Specifications Page 18. Scope Exclusions Page 20. E. Project Milestones Page 21. F. Impact Statement Page 22. G. Roles & Responsibilities Page 23. H. Resources Page 24. I. Project Risks Page 25. J. Success Measurements Page 26. K. Project Participant Signatures Page 27. A. - General Information Project Title: | St. Catherine Specialty Hospital - Network and Data Infrastructure | Brief Project Description: | New hospital...
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...Fritz Dorcelus _ Physical Networking Cable Structure Week 3 assignment 1-What are the most common cables used today? Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP), shielded or screened twisted-pair (STP or ScTP), coaxial, and fiber-optic (FO) 2. Simply installing STP cabling does not guarantee that you will improve a cable’s immunity EMI or reduce the emissions from the cable. What are several critical conditions must be satisfied to achieve good shield performance? * The shield must be electrically continuous along the whole link. * All components in the link must be shielded. No UTP patch cords can be used. * The shield must fully enclose the pair, and the overall shield must fully enclose the core. Any gap in the shield covering is a source of EMI leakage. * The shield must be grounded at both ends of the link, and the building grounding system must conform to grounding standards (such as J-STD-607-A). 3. What are the distinct advantages of fiber optic? • Transmission distances are much greater than with copper cable. • Bandwidth is dramatically higher than with copper. • Fiber optic is not susceptible to outside EMI or crosstalk interference, nor does it generate EMI or crosstalk. • Fiber-optic cable is much more secure than copper cable because it is extremely difficult to monitor, “eavesdrop on,” or tap a fiber cable. 4. Cable bandwidth is a function of three interrelated, major elements. What are these major elements? Distance, Frequency, and Signal-level-to-noise-level...
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...Unit 3. Exercise 1. Specifications – Definitions Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes In this Exercise, you will define important specification terms. Assignment Requirements Define the following terms: • Application (in terms of cabling infrastructure)- The word application, in terms of cabling infrastructure, often refers to information technology. The infrastructure itself could be a city, nation, or corporation. • Unshielded Twisted-Pair- Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wiring. Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company • Shielded Twisted-Pair- Shielded twisted pair is a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. • Fiber-Optic Cable- is a cable containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light • Dark Fiber- cable that's already been laid, but is not yet in use. • Coaxial Cable- s a type of cable that has an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield • Plenum- is cable that is laid in the plenum spaces of buildings • Riser- Cable that is run between floors in non-plenum areas is rated as riser cable • Rip Cord- containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. • Core- is a cylinder of glass or plastic that runs...
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...Upon arriving at the client, Ocper, Inc., I realize that there is no one dedicated to information technology or networking on the staff. Also, there are twenty Windows peer-to-peer client computers all connected via coax cabling. The president indicates that the company plans to double in size over the next two years, but she is weary of drastically changing the computing environment. My job as a recently hired consultant is to suggest and give a breakdown of a new system. Suggestion of Changes In Terms of the Current Network Type/Structure with the Benefits. I would advise the president to replace the current network setup to twisted pair cable. Coaxial cable carries high frequency signals along a single center conductor, whereas, twisted pair cable improves its electrical characteristics at a lower voice frequency and prevents signals from crossing into adjacent wires. It also allows the signal to travel longer distances. Reasoning for Suggesting Connecting All Current and New Client Computers Using Twisted Pair Cable Instead of Staying With the Current Coax Wiring Structure. Twisting two insulated wires together improves their electrical characteristics at a lower voice frequency and prevents signals from crossing into adjacent wires. It also allows the signal to travel longer distances. Coaxial cables carry high-frequency signals along a single-center conductor surrounded by a foil or braided copper shield. Coaxial cable has less loss than twisted pair, and...
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... Page 1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM 4 1.1 General Information 4 1.2 Technical Requirements 4 1.3 Vendor Qualifications 5 1.4 Delivery 5 1.5 Contractor Responsibilities 5 1.6 Basic Execution Requirements for All Systems 6 1.7 Installation Requirements 6 1.8 County’s Responsibilities for Delivery and Installation 7 2.0 NETWORK ELECTRONICS 7 3.0 TELEPHONE SYSTEMS 7 3.1 General Telephone Requirements 7 3.2 System Functional Requirements 8 3.2.1 General 8 3.2.2 Miscellaneous 8 3.3 Requirements for Proposed Telephone System Additions 9 3.3.1 General Requirements for Systems 9 3.4 System Physical Requirements 9 3.4.1 Public Safety Building – 115 W. Doty 10 3.4.2 1 Fen Oak Resource Center – 1 Fen Oak Drive, Madison 10 3.4.3 Health and Human Services – 125 Veterans Road, Stoughton 11 3.4.4 Health and Human Services - 1460 W. Main Street, Sun Prairie 11 3.4.5 Job Center – 1819 Aberg Avenue 12 3.5 Proposal Response (place all costs/pricing in Cost Summary Sheet) 13 3.5.1 Base Proposal 13 3.5.2 Information on the Telephone/Voice System Products and Services Proposed 14 3.5.3 Voice Messaging System - NuPoint Messenger IP 14 3.5.4 NuPoint Messenger IP Upgrade 15 3.5.5 Pre- and Post-cut Pricing 15 3.5.6 Telephone/Voice System Delivery and Installation 15 3.6 Add/Alternates 16 3.7 Telephone/Voice System Maintenance 19 3.7.1 General 19 3.8 Environmental Requirements 19 3.9 Execution 20 3.9.1 Progress Meetings...
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...David Sahler 7/18/2013 Unit 3. Exercise 1 specifications definitions Application- a system, the transmission method of which is supported by telecommunications cabling, such as 100Base-TX Ethernet, or digital voice. Unshielded Twisted-Pair - (UTP) a popular type of cable that consists of two unshielded wires twisted around each other. Shielded Twisted-Pair- Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring in which two conductors (the forward and return conductors of a single circuit) are twisted Fiber-Optic Cable- a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light. Dark Fiber- Dark fiber or unlit fiber (or fiber) is unused optical fibers, available for use in fiber-optic communications Coaxial Cable- a transmission line for high-frequency signals Plenum- A space completely filled with matter Riser- a space for indoor cables that allow cables to pass between floors, normally a vertical shaft or space Ripcord- a length of string built into optical fiber cables that is pulled to split the outer jacket of the cable without using a blade. Core- the central part of a single optical fiber in which the light signal is transmitted. Attenuation- A general term indicating a decrease in power from one point to another Noise- In a cable or circuit, any extraneous signal that interferes with the desired signal normally present in or passing through the system Headroom- the number of decibels by which a system exceeds the minimum defined...
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