MOUNTAIN SKY MAIN DISTRIBUTION FACILITY (MDF)
DETAILS
- MDF scheme
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- MDF details:
- The Main Distribution Facility (MDF) must
service the 11 rooms requiring connection from Building A East and must
also assure connections for Intermediate Distribution Facilities 1 and 2
(IDF1 and IDF2)
- The type of cable used to connect
these 11 rooms is CAT 5 UTP - this is the Horizontal Cross Connect (HCC)
Cable
- The type of cable used to connect
the 2 IDFs is Fiber Optic Multimode - this is the Vertical Cross Connect
(VCC) Cable
- For the 11 rooms we need (minimum
requirements):
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11 cable runs for curriculum computers (11 x 1 Mb/s)
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11 cable runs for teachers' computers (11 x 10Mb/s)
- MDF equipment used:
- for the 11 cable runs the minimum
required equipment is the following:
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a Switch with 48 ports CAT 5 + 1 Fiber Optic capable port
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a HCC Patch-Panel with 48 ports - for curriculum network (VLAN3-VLAN48)
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a HCC Patch-Panel with 24 ports - for teachers network (VLAN2)
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VLAN3 - VLAN48 Patch-Panel will be named HCC1
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VLAN2 Patch-Panel will be named HCC5
- for those 2 fiber optic backbone
connections the minimum required equipment is:
- a
Switch with 2 Fiber Optic capable ports
- a VCC
Patch-Panel with 8 ports
- MDF Room details:
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The interior walls are
painted with fire retardant paint and has 3/4" plywood which is raised 1
1/4" from the walls where equipment is mounted
- 15 feet of wall space is provided for the
POP terminations.
- Drop ceiling should have fixed ceilings installed to
prevent unauthorized access.
- 12" ladder rack and 4" conduits installed
for horizontal and vertical cabling.
- Water and steam pipes should not run through or
above the wiring closets and the humidity should be maintained between 30%
and 50%.
- HVAC should maintain the room temperature
at 70 degrees F.
- Incandescent lights have been installed
