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| Preface | |
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| Background Information | |
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| Industry Orientation | |
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| Regulations and Court Rulings in the United States | |
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| Structured Cabling Systems (SCS) | |
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| Codes, Standards, and Regulations | |
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| Codes Affecting Telecommunications | |
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| Standards Affecting Telecommunications | |
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| Recognized Regulatory and Reference Bodies | |
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| Plans and Specifications | |
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| Media | |
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| Connectorization | |
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| Transmission | |
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| Copper Cable Media | |
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| Optical Fiber Cable Media | |
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| Grounding and Bonding | |
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| Protection Systems | |
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| Telecommunications Grounding Practices | |
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| Telecommunications Bonding Practices | |
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| System Practices | |
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| Equipment Grounding | |
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| Telecommunications Circuit Protectors | |
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| Protector Technology | |
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| Primary Protector Installation Practices | |
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| Common Safety Practices | |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | |
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| Hazardous Environments--Indoor | |
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| Electrical Hazards | |
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| Hazardous Environments--Outdoors | |
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| Safety Planning | |
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| Job-Site Inspection Checklist | |
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| Professionalism | |
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| Planning | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Putting the Plan to Use | |
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| Summary | |
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| Designer's Drawings | |
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| Materials List | |
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| Labor List | |
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| Project Time Line | |
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| Project Schedule | |
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| Site Survey Checklists | |
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| Job Change Order | |
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| Scope of Work (Example) | |
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| Installing Supporting Structures | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Support Structures in Telecommunications Spaces | |
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| Cable Pathway Support Structures | |
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| Installing Cable Support Systems | |
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| Installing Grounding Infrastructure | |
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| Pulling Cable | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Common Project Procedures | |
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| Cable Pulling Setup (Horizontal) | |
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| Pulling Horizontal Cable in Conduit | |
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| Pulling Horizontal Cable in Ceiling Spaces | |
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| Pulling Horizontal Cable in Raceways | |
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| Pulling Backbone in Vertical Pathway--From Top Down | |
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| Pulling Backbone in Vertical Pathway--From Bottom Up | |
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| Pulling Backbone--Horizontal | |
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| Pulling Optical Fiber Cable | |
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| Firestopping | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Protection Codes and Ratings | |
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| Firestopping Systems | |
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| Firestopping Methods | |
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| UL Numbering System | |
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| Firestopping Decision Methods | |
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| Approved Firestopping Methods | |
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| Cable Termination Practices | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Pretermination Functions | |
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| Copper Insulation Displacement Connection (IDC) Termination | |
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| Coaxial Cable Terminations | |
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| Fiber Termination | |
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| Splicing Cable | |
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| Copper Cable | |
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| Optical Fiber Cable | |
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| Summary | |
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| Testing Cable | |
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| Testing Cabling | |
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| Copper Cabling--Horizontal Cabling | |
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| Backbone Cabling | |
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| Coaxial Cabling--Data | |
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| 50-Ohm Coaxial Cabling | |
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| 75-Ohm Coaxial Cabling | |
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| Optical Fiber Cable | |
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| Testing Optical Fiber Cabling--Light Source and Power Meter | |
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| Light Source and Power Meter Testing of Short Length Cable Assemblies | |
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| Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) | |
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| Fiber Performance Calculations Worksheet | |
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| Fiber Link Attenuation Record | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Reference | |
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| Copper Cable | |
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| Optical Fiber Cable | |
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| Typical OTDR Fault Presentations | |
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| Retrofit Installations | |
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| Overview | |
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| System Cutover | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Numbers | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Units of Measure | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |