Cabling.The.Complete.Guide.to.Network.Wiring.3rd.Edition

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 700f all network-related problems result from poor cabling.

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:

* Choosing the right cables and components for your network architecture and topology

* Avoiding unnecessary and unexpected costs

* Understanding the current limitations of data communications and network cabling

* Understanding how laws and building codes constrain cabling

* Understanding the function and importance of universal cabling standards

* Determining when you have a cabling-related network problem

* Assembling a complete cabling toolkit

* Integrating voice and data on the same cable system

* Setting up an infrastructure in which desktops, printers, copiers, and other nodes share cabling

* Understanding issues of bandwidth, impedance, resistance, attenuation, crosstalk, capacitance, propagation, delay, and delay skew

* Working effectively with USB and Firewire

* Knowing when to discard legacy cabling and begin anew

* Documenting your cabling

* Creating an RFP and selecting a vendor