LAN Components Continued...
4. Network Cables and Hubs
- The installed cable basis may influence the choice of LAN topology.
- The perfect cabling system able to carry all kinds of data transmissions is largely in the future.
- (for kinds of cables see earlier notes)
- networks hubs have many names:
- concentrator
- multistation access unit (MAU)
- transceiver
- repeater
- Cable Plan is necessary.
- The cheapest time to add cable is during construction of the building (electrical, telephone and computer network plans)
- see the “how to” guide to managing network cabling on p. 257.