1077834
9780071357760
****Four Star Reader Reviews from Amazon.com:"This is the best (and only) book that I have found about network cabling. It explains everything!""This is the book on network cabling. This book is ten times better than anything I have ever found on physical cabling."Includes 200+ detailed illustrationsIntroducing the new edition of the bestselling, state-of-the-art guide to cable installation for voice and data ... Packed with essential time- and trouble-saving information, and written by a 25-year cabling veteran, LAN Wiring shows installers all the details of proper LAN cabling, while it teaches network and IT managers the basics of connecting LAN hardware. It's all here: everything you need to design, install, and maintain today's high-performance structured cabling systems for data networks of all topologies. Inside you'll find quick reference data, diagrams, tables, charts, details, and standards designed to make your job go smoothly and quickly. This is the one resource that helps your future-proofed system stand as a model of reliability and ease of maintenance.The not-to-be-missed second edition features the very newest cabling standards, Gigabit Ethernet, cable support structures, wireless LANs, plus:*Updates on the latest TIA/EIA and TSB wiring standards*Hot topics in connectivity, technologies, topologies, and techniquesCategory 5e, Category 6, and emerging Category 7, copper cabling, Gigabit Ethernet copper and fiber, backward compatibility scanning for new ACR, FEXT, PSFEXT, PSNEXT parameters*A comparison of fiber versus copper*Work group wiring*Fiber optic cabling techniques*Wireless Networking*More help with monitoring and troubleshooting*Five totally new chapters*60% more illustrations*Guidance and information on getting trained and certified*New online resourcesJames Trulove has accumulated more than a quarter century of experience in LAN and data communications systems with companies such as Motorola, ISG, and Intel. Trulove has an extensive background in designing, installing, and troubleshooting LAN cabling and networks, and currently works for a leading distributor of networking systems and equipment.Trulove, James is the author of 'Lan Wiring An Illustrated Network Cabling Guide', published 2000 under ISBN 9780071357760 and ISBN 0071357769.
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