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Review the Lectures of Week-5
In week 5 lecture 1, we have continued the 3 rd chapter “Characterizing the Existing Internetwork”. In the chapter, 80% relay on the working of network developer team and remaining 20% relay on location of characterizing data and distribution of target user. In this lecture, the first topic under discussion is “Characterizing Wiring & Media”. Better understanding of wiring and cable design in existing network, it is quite important for fulfilling the goal of scalability and availability. Documentation of cabling design can be helpful for you to plan for enhancements and for better identification of potential problems. It is good to estimate the accuracy of labeling of cabling and equipment in the existing network. Network design should document the connections between buildings, which should include all necessary information about wiring in use, distance between building etc. Wiring technologies can be single mode fiber, multimode fiber, STP copper, UTP copper, coaxial cable, microwave, laser etc. Next topic under discussion is, “Checking Architectural & Environmental Constraints”. Environmental issues and legal right way issues are need to be considered while exploring cabling. For better feasibility architectural issues are need to be considered. Heating, power, air conditioning, patch panels, equipment racks are sufficient architectural elements to support your design. In “Checking a Site for a Wireless Installation”, we have discussed the common goal for network design which is to install WLAN based on IEEE 802.11 standards. Site survey describe the process of analyzing a site for good wireless transmission which starts with the WLAN draft design using blueprint. RF signal can be affected by reflection, absorption, refraction and diffraction while transmission. Reflection is bounce back of the signal, absorption absorb signal energy and reduce signal level, refraction is about changing signal direction and interfere with the non-refracted signal, and in diffraction the RF signal bent around the edge of the diffractive region and interfere with other signal. “Performing a Wireless Site Survey” confirms signal propagation, strength, and accuracy in various locations. Cisco 802.11 NICs ship with the Cisco Aironet Client Utility is a graphical tool for configuring, monitoring, and managing the NIC and its wireless environment. As a part of site survey, we can also look at acknowledgments and frame retries after a missing ACK. In 802.11 WLANs, the client and access point send ACKs to each other. Performing a basic wireless site survey is an important part of the network design process for architectural and environmental constraints.
Reference: [1] Top-Down Network Design 3rd Edition by Priscilla Oppenheimer