BRIGHTWATER CAMPUS NET · Site Survey

Campus Backbone — Map How Three Buildings Connect

Before anyone troubleshoots the slow uplink, you need the map. Find the building that holds the main distribution frame, identify the intermediate frame in each of the other two, trace the fiber backbone between them, and tell backbone runs from horizontal cabling. Then confirm every IDF still has a path home to the MDF.

N10-009 · 2.4 installs (MDF/IDF) N10-009 · 1.6 media N10-009 · 5.3 cable connectivity AP Networking · 2.2.A

Campus map 3 buildings · backbone + horizontal cabling

SMF backbone SMF backbone Cedar Hall frame: ? cdr-core-01 · 10.55.0.2 Cedar work area Maple Hall frame: ? mpl-idf-01 · 10.55.1.2 Maple work area Birch Hall frame: ? brc-idf-01 · 10.55.2.2 Birch work area
Start by assigning each building's frame role on the right.

1 · Frame role per building

Cedar Hall · cdr-core-01
Maple Hall · mpl-idf-01
Birch Hall · brc-idf-01

2 · Trace the fiber backbone

3 · Classify each highlighted cable

4 · Confirm reachability

Survey checklist

  • Identify the building that houses the MDF.
  • Identify the IDF in each of the other two buildings.
  • Trace both fiber backbone runs from the MDF.
  • Classify every highlighted cable as backbone or horizontal.
  • Confirm every IDF has a path back to the MDF.

Knowledge check 4 questions

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