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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Industry And Networking Overview | |
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| Cabling and Safety Overview | |
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| Introduction to Cabling | |
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| The Cabling Job Market | |
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| Safety Codes and Standards for the United States | |
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| International Safety Codes and Standards | |
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| Safety Around Electricity | |
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| Lab and Workplace Safety Practices | |
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| Personal Safety Equipment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Introduction to Networking | |
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| What Is a Network? Network Topologies | |
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| OSI Model Overview | |
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| Physical Layer Functions | |
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| Data Link Layer Functions | |
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| Network Layer Functions | |
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| Transport Layer Functions | |
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| Session Layer Functions | |
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| Presentation Layer Functions | |
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| Application Layer Functions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Media And Transmission Practices | |
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| Signals and Wires | |
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| Signal Transmission | |
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| The Basics of Electrical Signals | |
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| Direct Current | |
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| Alternating Current | |
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| Electronic Characteristics of Cables | |
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| Optical Theory | |
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| Wireless Systems Theory | |
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| Signals on Networks | |
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| Digital Subscriber Line Systems | |
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| High-Bandwidth and Backbone Signals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Copper Media | |
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| Copper Cable Basics | |
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| Twisted-Pair Cables and Terminations | |
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| Twisted-Pair Cable Fundamentals | |
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| Other Twisted-Pair Configurations | |
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| Coaxial Cable | |
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| Outside Plant Cables | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Fiber-Optic Media | |
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| Fiber-Optic Cables | |
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| Fiber-Optic Enclosures | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages | |
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| Construction | |
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| Transmission | |
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| Connectors | |
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| Testing Fiber-Optic Cables | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Installation Theory | |
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| Cabling Standards | |
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| Introduction to Cabling Standards and Codes | |
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| What Are Codes? Worldwide Standards Organizations | |
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| U.S. Codes | |
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| U.S. Standards | |
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| Canadian Standards | |
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| Australian and New Zealand Standards | |
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| National Standards from Around the World | |
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| European Standards | |
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| Evolution of Standards | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Structured Cabling | |
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| Structured Cabling Systems | |
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| Demarcation Point | |
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| Telecommunications and Equipment Rooms | |
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| Telecommunications Room Equipment | |
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| MCs, ICs, and HCs | |
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| Work-Area Cabling | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Tools of the Trade | |
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| Tools of the Trade | |
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| Tools Usage and Material Handling | |
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| Professionalism | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Practical Installation | |
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| Cable Installation Process | |
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| The Installation Process | |
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| Requests for Proposals | |
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| Prebid Meeting and Bid Creation | |
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| Requirements Gathering | |
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| Labor Cost Calculation | |
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| Material and Labor Issues | |
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| Contract Development, Negotiations, and Planning | |
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| Communication and Conflict Resolution | |
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| Software Tools | |
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| Design Documents | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Cabling Rough-In | |
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| Rough-In Phase Basics | |
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| Rough-In Support Tools | |
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| Horizontal Cable Installation | |
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| Vertical Cable Installation | |
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| Roughing In Other Cable Types | |
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| Firestops | |
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| Upgrades and Retrofits | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Trim-Out Phase | |
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| The Installation Process | |
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| Cable Management | |
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| Terminating Copper Media | |
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| Terminating Fiber-Optic Cable | |
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| Patch Panels | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Finish Phase | |
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| Testing and Troubleshooting Cable | |
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| Cable Certification and Documentation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Customer Support Phase | |
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| Cabling Project Completion | |
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| Customer Support | |
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| Determining Upgrade Opportunities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Future Of Cabling | |
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| The Future of Cabling | |
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| Demand for Bandwidth | |
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| Vertical Market Drivers and Applications | |
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| Emerging Network Technologies | |
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| Emerging Cabling Technologies | |
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| Active Cable Management | |
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| Market Opportunities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Localization | |
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| What Is Localization? Localization Research | |
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| Australian and New Zealand Standards | |
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| Japanese Standards | |
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| European Standards | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| BICSI Installer, Level 1 Exam FAQs | |
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