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During a facility renovation, an IT team installs new workstations across multiple offices. A network technician needs to record the detailed mapping between individual wall outlet jacks, patch panel ports, and physical cable run paths back to the Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF). Which type of documentation should the technician update to preserve this physical cabling location data?

  1. Cable run scheduleAnswer
  2. B
    Logical network diagram
  3. C
    Network performance baseline
  4. D
    SNMP inventory report

Answer

The cable run schedule is the appropriate document for recording physical wall jack locations, cabling paths, and patch panel port assignments.
A cable run schedule (or wiring documentation) provides an itemized index of physical network drops. It documents cable tag numbers, originating wall outlets, floor locations, and the corresponding patch panel and switch port assignments in an IDF or MDF cabinet.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the documentation requirements described in the scenario
The scenario requires tracking physical copper drops, wall jack numbers, patch panel ports, and cable routes between offices and the IDF.
Physical infrastructure details belong to Layer 1 documentation rather than logical configuration maps.
2
Compare network documentation types against the physical requirements
A cable run schedule provides a comprehensive matrix of cable IDs, floor locations, port terminations, and jack IDs.
It enables technicians to quickly trace physical connections during maintenance or troubleshooting.

Key Concept

Cable Run Schedule and Physical Network Documentation
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Documentation and Diagrams

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