Copper Cabling - Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) And Coax
Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:
How UTP cable is used to transmit signals for
communications
Grades of UTP cable
Installation and termination of UTP cable
Testing UTP cabling systems
Because computer networking evolved over several decades,
many different cabling solutions have been used, starting
with coax for its higher bandwidth capability and moving
to twisted pair cable when the technology for using it at
higher speeds was developed. Today, virtually all premises
copper cabling in the US with the exception of analog
video cable has moved to unshielded twisted pair (UTP) as
specified in the EIA/TIA 568 standard in the US
and ISO/IEC 11801 worldwide. UTP is used because it
is inexpensive, may already be in place, is familiar to
installers and is simple to install. UTP cable has
been a standard cable for telephone systems for almost a
century, where it is generally used for analog phone
systems (POTS or plain old telephone service.)
This lesson will focus on UTP cabling and finish with a
short lesson on coax.
Student Assignment:
Watch the video, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Comprehension)
Online
FOA Reference:
Copper
Cabling:
UTP
cabling,
UTP
Installation,
UTP
Termination,
UTP
Testing,
UTP
Wiremapping,
Coax
Cable
Book Chapter:
FOA Reference Guide to Premises Cabling, Chapter 4
FOA YouTube
Videos
Premises
Cabling Lecture 5: Installing UTP
Premises
Cabling Lecture 6: Terminating UTP
Premises
Cabling Lecture 7: Testing UTP
Premises
Cabling Lecture 8: Coax Cable
Basic
Skills Lab
Learn
the skills needed for installing copper cabling
Test Your Knowledge:
Online
Quiz, Quiz:
Termination, Quiz:
Installation
Extra Credit Reading
View the UTP
tutorial VHO (virtual hands-on) presentations on
terminating UTP 110
blocks, 66
blocks, Jacks
and Plugs
and Coax
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