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Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring, 3rd Edition
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The physical linkages responsible for carrying a company's data continue to be
the most neglected components of the typical network—to the extent that nearly
70% of all network-related problems result from poor cabling.
In this third edition of a widely acclaimed resource, three networking experts
share their extensive experience, teaching you the cabling skills you need to
build a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective network cabling infrastructure.
As you master these techniques, you'll learn to avoid common pitfalls and troubleshoot
problems as quickly as they arise. Coverage includes:
* Choosing the right cables and components for your network architecture and
topology
* Avoiding unnecessary and unexpected costs
* Understanding the current limitations of data communications and network cabling
* Understanding how laws and building codes constrain cabling
* Understanding the function and importance of universal cabling standards
* Determining when you have a cabling-related network problem
* Assembling a complete cabling toolkit
* Integrating voice and data on the same cable system
* Setting up an infrastructure in which desktops, printers, copiers, and other
nodes share cabling
* Understanding issues of bandwidth, impedance, resistance, attenuation, crosstalk,
capacitance, propagation, delay, and delay skew
* Working effectively with USB and Firewire
* Knowing when to discard legacy cabling and begin anew
* Documenting your cabling
* Creating an RFP and selecting a vendor
*Includes a 32-page color Cable Connector and Tool Connector Guide providing
easy identification of cables and connectors as well as vendor information and
suggestions.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Technology and Components
Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Cabling
Chapter 2: Cabling Specifications and Standards
Chapter 3: Choosing the Correct Cabling
Chapter 4: Cable System and Infrastructure Constraints
Chapter 5: Cabling System Components
Chapter 6: Tools of the Trade
Part II: Network Media and Connectors
Chapter 7: Copper Cable Media
Chapter 8: Wall Plates
Chapter 9: Connectors
Chapter 10: Fiber-Optic Media
Chapter 11: Unbounded (Wireless)Media
Part III: Cabling Design and Installation
Chapter 12: Cabling-System Design and Installation
Chapter 13: Cable-Connector Installation
Chapter 14: Cable-System Testing and Troubleshooting
Chapter 15: Creating a Request for Proposal (RFP)
Chapter 16: Cabling @Work:Experience from the Field
Glossary
Part IV: Appendices
Appendix A: Cabling Resources
Appendix B: Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) Certification
Appendix C: Home Cabling:Wiring Your Home for Now and the Future
Appendix D: Overview of IEEE 1394 and USB Networking
Appendix E: The Electronics Technicians Association,International (ETA) Certifications
Index
About the Authors
David Barnett, RCDD, has over 21 years experience in the wire and cable industry.
He writes books and magazine articles and is co-owner of PnP Networks, a company
which specializes in home and small business networking.
David Groth, A+, Network+, CNE, and MCP, is president and chief consultant
of Devarim, Inc., located in Fargo, ND. His other books include Network+ Study
Guide, Deluxe Edition and A+ Complete Study Guide, both from Sybex.
Jim McBee, MCSE+Internet and MCT, is a consultant and trainer based in Honolulu,
HI. He specializes in Windows NT/2000 and Exchange Server. Jim is the author
of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 24seven and contributed to Mastering Netware
5, both from Sybex.
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