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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction to Data, Voice, and Video Cabling | |
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| The history of Telecommunications | |
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| Telegraphy | |
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| Telephony | |
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| Wireless: Radio and Television | |
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| Computer Networks | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| The Technology of Communications | |
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| The Operation of Telephones | |
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| Video Transmission | |
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| CATV Networks | |
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| Computer Networks | |
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| Network Examples | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Overview of Wiring Installations | |
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| Cable Installation | |
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| Installing Equipment | |
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| Safety in Installations | |
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| Managing Installations | |
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| Inspection | |
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| Abandoned Cabling | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Structured Cabling | |
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| Standards for Network Cabling | |
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| Industry Standards Activities | |
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| Standards for the Designer or Installer | |
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| Building Cabling According to TIA/EIA 568 | |
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| Fiber Optics and Structured Cabling Systems | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Copper Wiring | |
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| Telephone Wiring | |
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| Residential or Commercial? | |
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| Inside Wiring | |
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| Installation and Code Requirements | |
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| Circuit Protection | |
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| Interior Communications Conductors | |
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| Telephone Wiring Components | |
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| Second-Line Installations | |
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| Small Office Installations | |
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| Planning the Installation | |
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| Separation and Physical Protection for Premises Wiring | |
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| Installation Safety | |
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| Installation Steps | |
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| Testing | |
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| Installation Checklist | |
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| Residential Cabling | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Video System Installations | |
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| Video Cabling | |
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| Installation | |
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| Termination | |
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| Code Requirements | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Network Cabling | |
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| Cabling Requirements | |
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| Network Cabling Types | |
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| Wireless Transmission | |
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| Infrared Transmission | |
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| Power Line Carrier Networks | |
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| Other Transmission means | |
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| NEC Code Requirements | |
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| Network Cable Handling | |
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| Typical Installations | |
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| Pulling Cables | |
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| Mounting Hardware in Closets or Equipment Rooms | |
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| Cabling in the Closet or Equipment Room | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Cabling for Wireless Networks | |
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| Wireless Is Not Wireless | |
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| How Wireless LANs Work | |
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| Wireless LAN Standards | |
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| Installation: The Site Survey | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Testing Voice, Data, and Video Wiring | |
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| Coax CableTesting | |
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| Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Testing | |
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| Wire Mapping | |
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| Impedance, Resistance, and Return Loss | |
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| Cable Length | |
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| Attenuation | |
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| Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) | |
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| Power Sum NEXT | |
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| Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio (ACR) | |
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| FEXT and ELFEXT | |
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| Alien Crosstalk | |
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| Propagation Delay and Delay Skew | |
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| Cable Plant "Certification" to Standards Versus "Verification" for Network Operation | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Wiring Termination Practices | |
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| Coax Wiring | |
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| Category 3, 5E, and 6 Structured Cabling | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Attaching the Connecting Block | |
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| Connecting the Mating Cable | |
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| Connecting to the Connecting Block | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Fiber Optics | |
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| Fiber Optic Cabling Systems | |
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| Which Fiber Optics? | |
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| Fiber Optic Networks | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Optical Fiber and Cable | |
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| Fiber Attenuation | |
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| Fiber Bandwidth | |
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| Bending Losses | |
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| Fiber Optic Cable | |
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| Color Codes | |
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| Fiber Optic Cable Installation | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Fiber Optic Connectors and Splices | |
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| Connectors | |
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| Connector Ferrule Shapes and Polishes | |
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| Splices | |
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| Connector and Splice Performance | |
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| Cable Plant Hardware | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Fiber Optic Testing | |
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| Standard Test Procedures | |
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| Measuring Optical Power-Test Instruments | |
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| Measuring Units of Loss in Decibels | |
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| What Loss Should You Get When Testing Cables? | |
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| Finding Bad Connectors | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Fiber Optic Installation Practices | |
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| Fiber Optic Safety Rules | |
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| Tools for Cable Preparation and Pulling | |
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| Preparing Cable for Pulling | |
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| Preparing Cable for Termination and Splicing | |
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| Handling and Stripping the Fiber | |
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| Pulling Cable | |
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| Fiber Optic Connector Termination | |
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| Testing Your Connectors | |
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| Splicing | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Preparing Cable | |
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| Stripping and Cleaving the Fiber | |
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| Inserting the Fibers into the Splice | |
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| Testing the Splice | |
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| Optimizing the Splice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| The Business of Data, Voice, and Video Cabling | |
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| Business Issues | |
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| Sources of Business | |
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| Marketing | |
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| Becoming a Consultant | |
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| Employee Training and Certification | |
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| Estimating Costs | |
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| Vendors | |
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| Labor | |
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| Handling Subcontracts | |
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| The Takeoff | |
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| Charging Training | |
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| Overhead | |
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| Modifying Labor Units | |
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| Bidding | |
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| Opening a New Company | |
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| Supervising | |
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| Inspection | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Labor Rates for Communications Wiring | |
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| CCTV/CATV | |
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| Computers and Networks | |
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| Telephones | |
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| Fiber Optics | |
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| Standards Groups | |
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| Index | |