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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| LAN Wiring Systems | |
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| Designing LAN Wiring Systems | |
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| Evolutionary and Revolutionary Advances | |
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| Goals of a Structured Design | |
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| Reliability and Maintainability | |
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| Designing a Structured Cabling System | |
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| Structured Wiring's Component Parts | |
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| A Structured Cabling Design Example | |
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| Advances in LAN Wiring Technology | |
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| Popular LAN Topologies | |
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| Three Basic Topologies: Bus, Ring, and Star | |
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| Ethernet Twisted Pair | |
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| Ethernet Fiber, 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
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| 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBaseSX, LX4, LR, and Copper 10GBaseT and CX Wiring | |
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| Token-Ring | |
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| Structured Cabling Systems | |
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| Structured Cabling Perspective | |
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| Avaya/Lucent (AT&T) Systimax PDS | |
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| IBM Cabling System | |
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| Other Standard Cabling Systems | |
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| LAN Wiring for Future Needs | |
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| Picking the Next Wiring Technology | |
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| The Importance of Category | |
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| Fiber to the Front | |
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| The Future of Copper Wiring | |
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| Future (Wiring) Shock | |
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| LAN Wiring Technology | |
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| Wire and Cable Technology for LANs | |
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| Basic Cable Types | |
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| The FEP Controversy | |
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| Fiber-Optic General Construction | |
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| Special Purpose Wire | |
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| Work Area Outlets | |
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| Outlet Jack Mountings | |
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| Modular Jacks for Twisted Pair | |
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| Standard Jack Pin-Outs | |
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| Fiber-Optic Outlet Jacks | |
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| Other Outlet Jack Types | |
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| Marking Outlets | |
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| Workmanship | |
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| Telecommunication Room Terminations | |
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| Punchdown Blocks | |
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| Routing and Dressing Devices | |
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| User Equipment Location | |
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| Fiber-Optic Termination | |
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| Marking | |
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| Workmanship | |
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| Patch Panels, Cross Connects, and Patch Cords | |
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| Patch Panels versus Cross-Connects | |
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| Patch Panels | |
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| Patch Panel Location and Marking | |
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| Patch Cords | |
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| Cross-Connect Jumpers | |
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| Fiber-Optic Patches and Cords | |
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| User Cords and Connectors | |
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| Cable-End Connectors | |
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| User Cords | |
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| Open Office Wiring | |
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| Modular Offices-Modern Problems | |
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| TIA-568 TSB-75 Guidelines | |
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| Fiber-Optic Cabling in Open Offices | |
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| Separation Anxiety | |
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| Fiber-Optic Techniques | |
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| Fiber-Optic Basics | |
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| Standardized Fiber-Optic LAN Cabling | |
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| Fiber-Optic Equipment Considerations | |
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| Fiber-Optic Installation Practices | |
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| Safety Considerations | |
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| Fiber-Optic Future | |
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| Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Cabling Technology | |
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| Gigabit Ethernet | |
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| Wiring Standards to Support Gigabit Speeds | |
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| 10 Gigabit Ethernet Technology | |
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| Flexible Tubing | |
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| Quality Counts | |
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| Wireless LANs | |
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| Wireless Applications | |
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| Wireless Basics | |
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| Spread Spectrum Technology | |
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| Wireless LAN Standards | |
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| 2.4 and 5 GHz Channel Plans | |
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| Enhancing Wireless Features with VLANs and Security | |
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| Wireless Link Types | |
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| Planning a Wireless System | |
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| Troubleshooting Wireless LANs | |
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| Power over Ethernet (PoE) for APs | |
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| Plan for the Future | |
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| The Place of Wireless in a Wired LAN | |
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| LAN Wire Management | |
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| Telecommunications Rooms and Wire Management | |
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| Defining the Telecommunications Rooms (TR) | |
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| Horizontal and Backbone Wiring | |
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| Distance Considerations | |
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| Size Requirements for Telecommunications Rooms | |
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| Power Requirements for Telecommunications Rooms | |
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| Backbones and Concentration | |
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| Testing and Certifying LAN Wiring | |
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| Certifying Cable and Connecting Hardware | |
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| Testing Installed Cable | |
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| Testing Methods | |
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| Test Equipment | |
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| Monitoring and Administering LAN Wiring | |
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| Cable System Monitoring Methods | |
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| LAN System Documentation | |
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| Documenting through Cable Administration Tools | |
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| Troubleshooting LAN Wiring | |
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| Common Failure Modes | |
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| Troubleshooting Approaches | |
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| Training and Certification | |
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| Computer Network History | |
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| Wiring Complexity | |
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| Training versus Certification | |
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| Job Descriptions and Skill Levels | |
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| Training Goals | |
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| Training Resources | |
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| Certification Programs | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Legacy Wire and Cable | |
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| Table of Standard Wire Gauges | |
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| Coaxial Cable | |
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| Nonpaired Cable | |
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| Legacy and Less Common Cabling Systems | |
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| Ethernet Coax | |
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| Coax Connectors | |
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| IBM Cabling System and Data Connectors | |
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| STP-A Data Connectors | |
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| ARCnet | |
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| Other Network Types | |
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| Online Resources | |
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| Standards Organizations | |
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| Standards for LAN Wiring | |
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| Membership and Training Organizations | |
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| Index | |