This will be a new installation; therefore, the networking
media for the horizontal cabling will be CAT 5 UTP. Now you must determine which types of
networking media you should use for the backbone cabling. After a preliminary study, you
have narrowed the choices to two types - CAT 5 UTP and 62.6/125 µ fiber-optic cable.
There are, however, two more factors that could influence your decision - safety, and
distance. In light of this, you must consider the following points:
- The building has three different earth grounds. Could this
present any safety problems for company B's network?
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