TAKE FIVE AND TEST YOUR CABLING IQ
Are you up to speed on the latest standards
regarding your data centre’s infrastructure and cabling?
Here’s a short quiz to test your knowledge.
NEXT
QUESTION
Well done!
EN 50600 and TIA-942-A
(scope restricted to cabling)
EN 50600 and TIA-942-A
(scope restricted to cabling)
You’re
partially
correct
EN 50600 and TIA-942
EN 50600 and TIA-942
Sorry, no
such standard
DC9600
DC9600
Guess again, we’re not letting you off that easy
I don’t know… there are so many!
I don’t know… there are so many!
1
Which of the following standards address data centre design and cabling?
Q
Sorry—no such tier in TIA-942
Tier 3+
Tier 3+
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QUESTION
Correct, assuming you have an
all-multipath infrastructure
Tier 4/Class 4
Tier 4/Class 4
Not unless
you’re in
a kayak
Class 5
Class 5
As funny as
it is incorrect
Business class
Business class
2
What’s the highest data centre tier or availability class as defined by TIA-942?
Q
Incorrect,
and do we really want to have that debate again?
Shielded and unshielded
Shielded and unshielded
Nope, those are copper cabling categories (and you’d probably want Category 6A in the data center)
Category 5E and Category 6
Category 5E and Category 6
Sorry,
those are
cabling media
Copper and fibre cabling
Copper and fibre cabling
NEXT
QUESTION
Correct!
Point-to-point and structured cabling
Point-to-point and structured cabling
3
Which two cabling architectures are most typical for data centres?
Q
NEXT
QUESTION
Correct!
Allowed between equipment in the EDA (TIA) and in Class 1 designs (EN)
Allowed between equipment in the EDA (TIA) and in Class 1 designs (EN)
Sorry—in Tier 4 and Class 4 everything is redundant, and those don’t allow the use of point-to-point cabling
Allowed only for redundancy and emergencies
Allowed only for redundancy and emergencies
Incorrect
Never allowed
Never allowed
Try again
Always allowed
Always allowed
4
How is point-to-point cabling treated in TIA-942-A and EN50600 standards?
Q
Sorry—
try again
Supports higher bandwidth
Supports higher bandwidth
FINISH
Correct!
Reduces installation time and on-site labor
Reduces installation time and on-site labor
Incorrect,
but it does prevent cable entanglement
Improved aesthetics
Improved aesthetics
Nope
More trendy
More trendy
5
Why is preterminated cabling recommended for top tiers/classes?
Q
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