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Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring
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by David Groth, David McBee, Jim McBee, and David Barnett
Sales Rank: 271120
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$6.84
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Hardcover: 848 pages
Publisher: Sybex Books; 2 Sub edition August 8, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0782129587
ISBN-13: 978-0782129588
Product Dimensions:
9.3 x 7.8 x 1.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
Product Description
--This is the most comprehensive book providing cable installers, contractors, network administrators, and PC and network technicians all the information they need to know to work safely and effectively with cables in the workplace.
--Updated coverage includes firewalls, installer tips, troubleshooting, LAN specialized accreditation, connecting outdoor buildings, integrating wireless networks, and more.
--Includes a 32-page color insert for quick identification of connectors and cables, as well as vendor information and recommendations.
From the Author
Is there such a thing as standards for networking cabling? What is the difference between Category 5 and 5e cabling? Under what circumstances should optical fiber cabling be used? What does crosstalk have to do with networking? What is an SC connector?
If you are an Information Technology professional, these questions may be plaguing you. For most of us, we take our network cabling for granted. We plug in a computer to the wall plate and connect the corresponding outlet on the patch panel to a hub and, boom, instant network. But how did we arrive at this point? How can we design and install a cabling system to support our network (and phones!) that achieves the level of reliability and flexibility that our electrical wiring already has. (You don’t upgrade your electrical wiring every time you want to add a new light, do you?)
We have designed and written this book for Information Technology professionals and those starting out with data and voice cabling. The point of this book is to help you unravel the mysteries of your existing cabling system, choose the right cabling standard, properly design a new cabling system, understand cable testing, and pick the right cable for your desired networking technologies.
We combined our own experiences working in the IT field with the experiences of cable installers, designers, and network professionals from all over the world in order to give you the facts on networking cabling. (And Jim got to realize his lifelong dream of using the word “critter” in a technical book.)
- David Groth - Jim McBee
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book covers cabling and termination for pretty much every networking medium, from Token Ring and 10base-2 to fiber, and everything in-between. There are plenty of diagrams and photographs (want to know what a 110 block looks like and how to use one?) and frequently asked questions (such as, can a 6-position plug be used with an 8-position modular jack?). Also covered are safety issues and other considerations (how to safely wire cabling through building firewalls; electrical and communications outlets must not be located in the same stud cavity without a physical barrier between the two). Before I bought this book, the main source of my knowledge about cabling was the Internet. A few minutes of reading this book could have saved me literally hours of research on the Internet. Sadly, the scope of this book does not include strategies for retro-wiring residences (or businesses, for that matter); it only covers the tools I might need and some basic tips on how to use them. For example, I'd like to know what's the best way to install and use in-wall conduit after the drywall has gone up? How would I fish cable up through a wall on the far (narrow) side of a vaulted ceiling? Overall, the book contains a lot of very useful information for everyone from the novice to someone who just needs to brush up on the latest technologies.
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Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring
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Price: $6.84
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