CISC110
Case Project 3-1
You have been asked to design the entire cabling system for a medical instrument manufacturer's
new warehouse. The company already has three buildings, each .5 miles apart, and the warehouse,
2 miles away, will be its fourth building. Currently, the buildings run on separate networks, but the
company would like to be able to exchange data among them. For example, the Quality Control
Department in building 1 would like to be able to access servers in the Research Department in
building 2. In addition, the Sales Department in building 3 wants to conduct video training sessions
for its representatives in the field via the Internet. In the warehouse, 50 shipping and packing
personnel in the Fulfillment Department will be riding up and down the aisles on forklifts pulling
inventory off the shelves on a daily basis.
1. What kind of transmission media would you recommend for each different building and
department of the medical instrument company and why?
2. What type of media would you recommend using to connect the buildings and why?
3. Finally, what kind of media should the company request from its ISP for connecting the
corporate WAN to the Internet?
1. For the better connectivity, I suggest to use a Full-Duplex transmission media. Full-duplex
transmission is used on data networks. For example, Ethernet networks achieve full-duplex
transmission using multiple channels on the same medium. Full-duplex capability increases
the speed with which data can travel over a network. In some cases—for example, when
providing telephone service over the Internet—full-duplex data networks are a
requirement.
2. In our case I will not offer Ethernet, because we have distance over 100 meters, so the best
solution will be Fiber Optic, but it is expensive, or Coaxial Cable RG-6 which less expensive
than Fiber Optic cable. Fiber optic is the best medium for delivering high throughput. For
long-distance network connections, fiber-optic cable is preferred. Using fiber-optic cables
allows faster throughput than copper or wireless connections. The type of media least
susceptible to noise is fiber-optic cable because it does not use electric current, but light
waves, to conduct signals. Fiber optic could be too expensive for them, so I could
recommend them to use coaxial cable RG-6. Both of these media are safe and have high
resistance to noise, also they can carry signal for longer distances before needing an
amplification. Anyway if they want to have a high quality network and do not want to think
in next 10-15 years about its quality and speed – they should choose a fiber optic media.
3. In our case the company should request from its ISP for connecting the corporate WAN to
the Internet at least 4 routers (one for each building) and request high speed Internet in
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Case Project 3-1
You have been asked to design the entire cabling system for a medical instrument manufacturer's
new warehouse. The company already has three buildings, each .5 miles apart, and the warehouse,
2 miles away, will be its fourth building. Currently, the buildings run on separate networks, but the
company would like to be able to exchange data among them. For example, the Quality Control
Department in building 1 would like to be able to access servers in the Research Department in
building 2. In addition, the Sales Department in building 3 wants to conduct video training sessions
for its representatives in the field via the Internet. In the warehouse, 50 shipping and packing
personnel in the Fulfillment Department will be riding up and down the aisles on forklifts pulling
inventory off the shelves on a daily basis.
1. What kind of transmission media would you recommend for each different building and
department of the medical instrument company and why?
2. What type of media would you recommend using to connect the buildings and why?
3. Finally, what kind of media should the company request from its ISP for connecting the
corporate WAN to the Internet?
1. For the better connectivity, I suggest to use a Full-Duplex transmission media. Full-duplex
transmission is used on data networks. For example, Ethernet networks achieve full-duplex
transmission using multiple channels on the same medium. Full-duplex capability increases
the speed with which data can travel over a network. In some cases—for example, when
providing telephone service over the Internet—full-duplex data networks are a
requirement.
2. In our case I will not offer Ethernet, because we have distance over 100 meters, so the best
solution will be Fiber Optic, but it is expensive, or Coaxial Cable RG-6 which less expensive
than Fiber Optic cable. Fiber optic is the best medium for delivering high throughput. For
long-distance network connections, fiber-optic cable is preferred. Using fiber-optic cables
allows faster throughput than copper or wireless connections. The type of media least
susceptible to noise is fiber-optic cable because it does not use electric current, but light
waves, to conduct signals. Fiber optic could be too expensive for them, so I could
recommend them to use coaxial cable RG-6. Both of these media are safe and have high
resistance to noise, also they can carry signal for longer distances before needing an
amplification. Anyway if they want to have a high quality network and do not want to think
in next 10-15 years about its quality and speed – they should choose a fiber optic media.
3. In our case the company should request from its ISP for connecting the corporate WAN to
the Internet at least 4 routers (one for each building) and request high speed Internet in
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