User`s manual

B-2 Rev B NetDoc™ User’s Manual
Assets
Any physical piece of hardware (e.g., phone, PC, modem, power supply, light fixture, etc) that
is connected to the facility data communications structure.
Asset ID
The name (Asset ID) of a port on an Asset. If there are multiple ports on an asset, the Asset ID
must be identified.
Backbone
See Backbone Cables.
Backbone Cables
Typically considered to be a horizontal or vertical distribution cable. Backbone cables connect
the entrance facility to various floors or telecommunications spaces and equipment rooms or
across a campus. Backbone cables include main and intermediate cross-connects,
mechanical terminations, and patch cords or jumpers used for backbone-to-backbone cross-
connections. Backbone cables can be Intrabuilding (cables that run within one building) or
Interbuilding (cables that run from a TS in one building to two or more TS’s in another
building).
Backbone Pairs
Network cabling that consists of four pairs of wires that are manufactured with the wires
twisted to certain specifications. Available in shielded and unshielded versions.
Backbone Raceways
A series of access points that connect the entrance facility to the various floor-wiring closets
that permit cables to be placed between the floors.
Building
Facilities containing spaces that house components of the cabling infrastructure (i.e., both
telecommunications spaces and work areas). Your company may have one building, or
numerous buildings (campus) that can be interconnected by cabling components.