Installation
Once your system is tested and
fully developed, the actual model has to be taken from its prototype form to
its actual installation. Installation goes beyond simply placing the
equipment in the desired location, sticking it all together and plugging it
in.
The services of skilled
professionals from many fields, some more specialised that others, must be
enlisted. Carpenters must fit workbenches and desks that the equipment will
rest on, electricians will install cable ducting and the cable itself.
Network specialists will then assemble the network, connecting servers,
hubs, bridges, routers and patch panels, building a central location, from
which the network’s services emanate, known as a wiring closet or main
distribution facility (MDF). Workstations will be placed on benches and
connected to the relevant ports, which are wired to the MDF, thus giving
them network connectivity. If the network is designed to use fibre optic
cable, perhaps as a backbone, then cable specialists are required to splice
and polish cables, a highly skilled job, and a very costly service.
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