RCDD · Question #309
In this future marina layout, what would be the pre-cabling guideline to follow for the terminal A?
The correct answer is A. Place distribution cable onto the dock and terminate in a suitable cabinet or enclosure. Marina pre-cabling design requires running distribution cable along the dock and terminating it in a protected enclosure at terminal A to support future connections.
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In this future marina layout, what would be the pre-cabling guideline to follow for the terminal A?
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- APlace distribution cable onto the dock and terminate in a suitable cabinet or enclosure.
- BProvide one or two pair cables from the boat slips to a distribution terminal on the closest point of land.
- CPre-cable each boat slip during construction.
- DFor security, each run should be terminated in the patch panel/ cross-connect at the dockmaster or
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A77% (23)
- B7% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D13% (4)
Why each option
Marina pre-cabling design requires running distribution cable along the dock and terminating it in a protected enclosure at terminal A to support future connections.
For marina layouts, the standard pre-cabling guideline for a distribution terminal is to place the distribution cable onto the dock and terminate it in a suitable weatherproof cabinet or enclosure. This approach establishes the backbone infrastructure at the terminal point, allowing individual boat slip connections to be made later without major rework. It efficiently serves the distribution function of terminal A as a central point for the dock segment.
Running one or two pair cables from each boat slip directly to land bypasses the distribution terminal function of terminal A and is not the standard pre-cabling approach for this topology.
Pre-cabling each individual boat slip during construction addresses the horizontal drop level, not the pre-cabling guideline specific to the distribution terminal A.
Terminating all runs at the dockmaster's patch panel addresses security and centralization, but does not describe the correct pre-cabling guideline for terminal A located on the dock itself.
Concept tested: Marina telecommunications distribution terminal pre-cabling
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