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You are setting up a network for the FOB, which has about 6 tents with approximately 12 computers in each of them. The tents are about 150 feet apart of each other. Which type of Ethernet wiring would you suggest to use inside the tents and between the tents?
– Would you need an additional set of devices for extending the network between the tents? If so, which devices would you recommend and how many of them?
– The units in tents are busy with processing different tasks. Some of them real-time operation of UAVs and unattended sensors. The others are doing less time sensitive, but computationally loaded analytical tasks. Which of the known LAN topologies (Ethernet, Token Ring, Star, combination of them), would you suggest to set up in different tents in order to satisfy the FOB data processing needs.
Expert Answer
chart for reference when picking cable for your application based on the standards for that category
You can use cat-5 inside tents and cat-6 between tents for high speed
. Physically you can use Cat-5 cable for 1 Gb speeds, but because the standard has not been tested for it, you’ll probably have mixed results. Just because you have Cat-6 cable, doesn’t mean you have 1 Gb network speeds either. Every connection in your network needs to support the 1 Gb speed and in some cases, the connection will need to be told in software to use the available speed.
All UTP cables should in theory support up 100 meter lengths between switches or hosts. If you need longer cables, you’ll need a powered switch to extend as required.
The standards for Cat 5e and Cat 6 call for a maximum run length of 90 meters or 295 feet. While you may make a longer run and get it to work, this is not recommended. If your run is between 295 and 590 feet, the repeater option may be the best option for you. A switch or hub will act as a repeater.
Ethernet is best suited according to me.
