Network Cabling Handbook

Master the art of wiring your network

Plan, design, and build the communication network best suited to your companys need with this essential reference. Inside, networking expert Chris Clark takes you through all the stages of wiring up your data system. Updated information on all applicable industry standards and codes makes optimizing your network simple. With complete details on both copper and fiber-optic networks, this guide covers all aspects of horizontal and backbone cabling as well as the creation and construction of support structures. Specifications for testing and troubleshooting guarantee high-speed, error-free communication.

• Select the proper transmission media for the job at hand--UTP, SCTP, STP coaxial cables, or optical fibers
  
• Design and install horizontal pathways, such as under floor ducts, cellular floors, conduits, ceiling distributions, and cable trays
  
• Terminate multiple horizontal cables using a multi-user telecommunications outlet assembly (MUTOA)
  
• Install proper grounding and bonding components, including TMGB, TGB, and TBBIBC
  
• Build a telecommunications room containing ladder and communication racks, cable-termination hardware, punch-down blocks, patch panels, and TGBs
  
• Implement a sound firestopping system
  
• Pull copper horizontal and fiber-optic cable, and handle termination and splicing for both
  
• Test and certify copper cables using the linemans test set, toner generator and amplifier unit, multimeter, continuity tester, and certification field tester
  
• Perform attenuation, bandwidth, length, and fault location testing on fiber-optic cabling systems
  

Contents            

   Part I: Structured Cabling Systems and Standards
    Chapter 1: Communication Systems
    Chapter 2: Network Media
    Chapter 3: Connectors and Connecting Hardware
    Chapter 4: Structured Cabling Systems
    Chapter 5: Backbone Cabling
    Chapter 6: Horizontal Cabling
    Chapter 7: Work Area Cabling
    Chapter 8: Structured Cabling Standards and Organizations
    Chapter 9: Transmission Fundamentals

   Part II: Installation and Testing
    Chapter 10: Plans and Specifications
    Chapter 11: Installation Safety, Hazardous Environments, and Protective Equipment
    Chapter 12: Grounding and Bonding
    Chapter 13: Building Telecommunications Rooms
    Chapter 14: Cable-Supporting Structures
    Chapter 15: Firestopping
    Chapter 16: Precabling Preparation
    Chapter 17: Pulling Backbone Cables
    Chapter 18: Pulling Copper Horizontal Cable
    Chapter 19: Copper Terminations and Splices
    Chapter 20: Installation of Optical Fiber Cable
    Chapter 21: Fiber Optic Terminations and Splices
    Chapter 22: Cable Testing Devices
    Chapter 23: Testing and Troubleshooting Copper Cables
    Chapter 24: Testing and Troubleshooting Optical Fiber Cables