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
Содержание
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.
Об авторе
David Barnett is a network consultant and is revising the book in consultation with the authors of the first edition- Jim Mc Bee and David Groth, authors of several Sybex books on Networking.