Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring, 3rd Edition

Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring, 3rd Edition

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The physical linkages responsible for carrying a company's data continue to be the most neglected components of the typical network—to the extent that nearly 70% of all network-related problems result from poor cabling. <p>In this third edition of a widely acclaimed resource, three networking experts share their extensive experience, teaching you the cabling skills you need to build a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective network cabling infrastructure. As you master these techniques, you'll learn to avoid common pitfalls and troubleshoot problems as quickly as they arise. Coverage includes:</p> <ul> <li>Choosing the right cables and components for your network architecture and topology</li> <li>Avoiding unnecessary and unexpected costs</li> <li>Understanding the current limitations of data communications and network cabling</li> <li>Understanding how laws and building codes constrain cabling</li> <li>Understanding the function and importance of universal cabling standards</li> <li>Determining when you have a cabling-related network problem</li> <li>Assembling a complete cabling toolkit</li> <li>Integrating voice and data on the same cable system</li> <li>Setting up an infrastructure in which desktops, printers, copiers, and other nodes share cabling</li> <li>Understanding issues of bandwidth, impedance, resistance, attenuation, crosstalk, capacitance, propagation, delay, and delay skew</li> <li>Working effectively with USB and Firewire</li> <li>Knowing when to discard legacy cabling and begin anew</li> <li>Documenting your cabling</li> <li>Creating an RFP and selecting a vendor</li> </ul>