You could have asked what grade copper. If it's 2 strand cat 3, you're sol, but if they did cat5, you have plenty of pairs. If you started to get into fiber cans to conver the signal you're getting too expensive. It would have been cheaper to just run some more wire in the conduits between the buildings.
-- RFC 1149 Compliant. ""Chuck"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > this is not one of those "I have a customer" questions, although "I have a > customer" is the starting point. > > A couple of years ago a small college installed a new cable plant consisting > of fiber for data and copper for analogue phones between their main telco > closet and a couple of dormitories. there are currently a total of 80 > analogue phones in the dorms. The idea was that dorm occupants would arrange > for their own telephone service, and use an analogue phone to connect to the > telco. > > Well, room mates being what they are, the college decided that rather than > continually break up fights resulting from disputes over telephone usage and > payment, they would provide the means for two phones per room rather than > one. Ah, but there is only enough copper between the buildings to > accommodate one phone per room. What to do. > > the customer's question to me - can he use the existing fiber to transport > the analogue signal to the main telco closet? > > Well, I merrily mulled this over, and came up with a number of very clever > solutions. But after having completed the work, it occurred to me that > because I was so jazzed at trying to come up with a solution, I neglected to > ask a very important question. > > So today's quiz, for all you techno gurus - what is the question I neglected > to ask? > > for extra credit - why is that question so important? > > Hint - consider the ways one might convert analogue to optic. > > Chuck Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38400&t=38336 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
