
CALCULATING RING LENGTH
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Solution
1.
Determine the Type 1 cable budget available for lobe cabling.
Drive Limit (Type 1, 16 Mbit/sec)
569 feet
Type 1 cable length already expended
–243 feet
Type 1 budget for the longest lobe
326 feet
2.
Find the Type 1 equivalent for the TCU
to patch panel and wall jack to station
Type 6 patch cables.
Type 1 budget for the longest lobe
326 feet
Type 6 patch cable length (x 2)
16 feet
Conversion factor (Type 6 to Type 1) x 1.5
=>> – 24 feet
Type 1 budget for in-wall lobe cable
302 feet
Conclusion
The required lobe length (285') is less than the cable budget (326')
and the required actual Type 1 cable for the lobe (285' – 16' =
269') is within the Type 1 budget for in-wall cabling (302'). The
installation is feasible.