Planning and Cabling

Networks

Network Fundamentals – Chapter 10

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Basic Network Media Required to Make a LAN
Connection.
 Selecting the appropriate hardware, including the
cabling, to install several computers together in a LAN

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Basic Network Media Required to Make a LAN
Connection.
 The key factors considered in choosing the of the
devices that will be employed in a LAN can be defined
as (cost-no of ports-required speed –modulators-
manageability

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Basic Network Media Required to Make a LAN
Connection.
 Connect two computers with a switch

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Types of Connections in a LAN
Standards for UTP cables lengths for network connection
 Total end to end length up to 100meter
 Horizontal channel maximum of 10mrter
 Up to 5 meter for interconnecting patch panel

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Types of Connections in a LAN
 Using the correct cable in connecting intermediate and
end devices in a LAN.

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Types of Connections in a LAN
 The pinout of the straight-through and cross-over
cables

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10base-T Ethernet RJ-45 PINOUT

Pin number signal

1 TD+(Transmit data ,positive-going different signal
2 TD-(Transmit data, negative-going different signal)
3 TD+(Transmit data, positive going different signal)
4 unused
5 unused
6 TD-(Transmit data,negative going different signal)
7 unused
unused
8

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Types of Connections in a LAN
 Recognize that a different class of cables is used to
connect WANs, and that the cables, standards and
ports are different than those in use by LANs.

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Types of Connections in a LAN
 Using the rollover connections when using Cisco
equipment.

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Design an Addressing Scheme for an Inter-
network.
 When designing network; count the devices that needs
IP address in network and assign ranges for hosts,
network devices and the router interface

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Design an Addressing Scheme for an Inter-
network.
 Calculate the address ranges for sub networks

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Importance of Network Designs
 Determine the total number of hosts in a network,
accounting for present and future requirements

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Importance of Network Designs
 Given a network requirement, determine the optimum
number of sub networks in the larger internetwork.

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Importance of Network Designs
 How to count the segments between router interfaces.

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