Chapter 9: Structured Cabling Project Outline:
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9.1 | Project Planning
9.1.1 | Network installation safety procedures
9.1.2 | Network documentation
9.1.3 | Network installation teams
9.1.4 | Work flow
9.1.5 | Scheduling materials flow
9.2 | RJ-45 Jack and Outlet Installation
9.2.1 | TIA/EIA-568-A standards
9.2.2 | RJ-45 jack
9.2.3 | Two methods for mounting an RJ-45 jack
9.2.4 | Surface-mounting an RJ-45 jack
9.2.5 | Advantages of surface-mounting an RJ-45 jack
9.2.6 | Factors to consider before flush-mounting an RJ-45 jack
9.2.7 | Preparing a drywall surface for a flush-mounted jack
9.2.8 | Preparing a plaster surface for a flush-mounted jack
9.2.9 | Preparing a wood surface for a flush-mounted jack
9.2.10 | Flush mounting a jack in a wall
9.2.11 | Procedure for placing the copper wires into a jack
9.2.12 | Procedure for punching wires down into a jack
9.2.13 | Installing RJ-45 jack and outlet
9.3 | Basics of Cable Installation
9.3.1 | Basics of installing UTP cable
9.3.2 | Documenting cable runs
9.3.3 | TIA/EIA-606 specifications for labeling cable
9.3.4 | Types of labels
9.3.5 | Preparing cable for routing and labeling
9.3.6 | Labeling cable ends
9.4 | Structured Cable Run Installation
9.4.1 | Easiest procedure for routing cable
9.4.2 | Mounting cable in raceway
9.4.3 | Running cable through existing raceway
9.4.4 | Personal safety precautions before installing cable
9.4.5 | Building safety
9.4.6 | Supporting horizontal cabling
9.4.7 | Stringing cable in an attic, or room with a dropped ceilling
9.4.8 | Fishing cable from above a wall
9.4.9 | Fishing cable from below a wall
9.5 | Stringing, Running, and Mounting Cable
9.5.1 | Installation tasks
9.6 | Basics of Wiring Closets and Patch Panels
9.6.1 | Wiring closet
9.6.2 | Reason for MDFs and IDFs
9.6.3 | Patch panel
9.6.4 | Structure of a patch panel
9.6.5 | Laying wires in a patch panel
9.6.6 | Punch tools
9.6.7 | Mounting a patch panel
9.7 | Range of Equipment for Testing Structured Cabling Projects
9.7.1 | Procedures for testing cable already installed
9.7.2 | Network operation testing
9.7.3 | Cable testing equipment
9.7.4 | Tests performed by cable testers
9.7.5 | Cable testers and distance measurements
9.7.6 | TDRs (time domain reflectometers)
9.7.7 | Wire maps
9.7.8 | Split pairs
9.7.9 | Signal attenuation
9.7.10 | Causes of near-end crosstalk
9.7.11 | Problem detected by a noise level test
9.7.12 | Using a cable tester to locate sources of outside interference
9.7.13 | Cable testing procedures
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