When designing a Fiber Optic Structured Cabling System, planning the length and layout of the fiber-optic cable first requires clarifying the type of communication, bandwidth requirements, data transmission rate, etc. It includes first determining the type of communication system (s) which will be carried over the network, the geographic layout (premises, campus, outside. Fiber optic network design refers to the specialized processes leading to a successful installation and operation of a fiber optic network.