LAN Wiring

Four Star Reader Reviews from Amazon.com:"This is the best (and only) book that I have found about network cabling. It explains everything!""This is the book on network cabling. This book is ten times better than anything I have ever found on physical cabling." Includes 200+ detailed illustrationsIntroducing the new edition of the bestselling, state-of-the-art guide to cable installation for voice and data ... Packed with essential time- and trouble-saving information, and written by a 25-year cabling veteran, LAN Wiring shows installers all the details of proper LAN cabling, while it teaches network and IT managers the basics of connecting LAN hardware. It's all here: everything you need to design, install, and maintain today's high-performance structured cabling systems for data networks of all topologies. Inside you'll find quick reference data, diagrams, tables, charts, details, and standards designed to make your job go smoothly and quickly. This is the one resource that helps your future-proofed system stand as a model of reliability and ease of maintenance.The not-to-be-missed second edition features the very newest cabling standards, Gigabit Ethernet, cable support structures, wireless LANs, plus: *Updates on the latest TIA/EIA and TSB wiring standards*Hot topics in connectivity, technologies, topologies, and techniques—Category 5e, Category 6, and emerging Category 7, copper cabling, Gigabit Ethernet copper and fiber, backward compatibility scanning for new ACR, FEXT, PSFEXT, PSNEXT parameters*A comparison of fiber versus copper*Work group wiring*Fiber optic cabling techniques*Wireless Networking*More help with monitoring and troubleshooting*Five totally new chapters*60% more illustrations*Guidance and information on getting trained and certified*New online resourcesJames Trulove has accumulated more than a quarter century of experience in LAN and data communications systems with companies such as Motorola, ISG, and Intel. Trulove has an extensive background in designing, installing, and troubleshooting LAN cabling and networks, and currently works for a leading distributor of networking systems and equipment.

Contents

Introduction

Part I. LAN WIRING SYSTEMS

1. Designing LAN Wiring Systems

2. Structured Cabling System Design

3. Wire and Cable Technology for LANs

4. LAN Topologies from 10 Mbps to Gigabit

5. Systems for LAN Cabling

6. Future-Proofing Your LAN Wiring

Part II. WIRING TECHNOLOGY

7. Station Outlets

8. Wiring Closet Terminations

9. Patch Panels & Interconnection

10. User Cords and Connectors

11. Work Group Wiring

12. Fiber Optic Cabling Techniques

13. Cabling Structures for the Enterprise

14. Wireless LANs

Part III. WIRE MANAGEMENT

15. Locating Wiring Closets

16. Testing and Certification

17. Monitoring the LAN

18. Troubleshooting the LAN

19. Getting Trained and Certified

Appendices:

Glossary

Index