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C H A P T E R
4
Site Preparation
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Planning Your Site on page 138
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Meeting Site Requirements on page 138
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Evaluating and Meeting Cable Requirements on page 143
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Meeting Power Requirements on page 148
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Applicable Industry Standards on page 150
By carefully planning your site, you can maximize the performance of your existing network and ensure
that it is ready to migrate to future networking technologies.
The information in this chapter is intended for the system administrator, network equipment technician,
network manager, or facilities manager responsible for installing and managing the network hardware.
The chapter assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations, and a familiarity
with communications protocols that are used on interconnected LANs.
Only qualified service personnel should install, maintain, or remove a switch, chassis, or its
components. Qualified service personnel have had appropriate technical training and experience that is
necessary to be aware of the hazards to which they are exposed when performing a task and of
measures to minimize the danger to themselves or other people.
NOTE
Before installing or removing any components of the system, or before carrying out any maintenance
procedures, read the safety information in
Appendix A
of this guide.
