Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:
How to choose the types of cabling needs
Designing cabling as part of a building infrastructure
Creating pathways and spaces to accommodate cabling
How to document a cabling installation
Premises cabling systems are based around industry
standards that ensure component interoperability and
create networks that any manufacturer can design
communications systems that will work on any
standards-based cabling. Thus it is important that the
designer of a premises cabling system understand the
design guidelines created by the standards and choose the
proper components that will work properly - that means
provide the expected performance - when a communications
system is installed. The standards themselves are written
by manufacturers of the components to create minimum
performance specifications for compliant cabling systems.
There is little need for designers, installers or users to
refer to the actual technical documents that comprise the
total standard for premises cabling, as those standards
are for the manufactureres. The manufacturers and
suppliers of standardized components are responsible
for providing instructions on the proper use of their
products to create standards-compliant installations.
In this lesson, you will learn the basics of designing
standards compliant premises cabling systems.
Student Assignment:
Read the references and take the quizzes (Test Your
Comprehension)
Online FOA Reference:
Designing
Premises Cabling Systems
Book Chapter:
FOA Reference Guide to Premises Cabling, Chapter 7
Extra Credit
Reading
Test Your Knowledge:
Online
Quiz
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