The vision of a campus environment for either a university or a corporation includes multiple buildings and the interaction between people and functions. Although it is not on the site map, the underground cabling throughout the campus is critical to the interaction between people and their functions.

Path, point of entry, type of connectivity, distribution layout, and redundancy are the factors to evaluate when connecting buildings with copper and fiber.

Whether the fiber backbone is the primary artery for Layer 2/3 switches or a redundancy path for failover, planning is paramount. Developing the pathways for future expansion can prevent high costs in the future.