Telecommunications Cabling Installation
The Most
Reliable Cable Installation Training Manual Available, Thoroughly
Updated to Conform to the ANSI / TIA / EIA Standards
By BICSI
Thoroughly updated to conform to new ANSI/TIA/EIA standards!
THE CLEAREST, MOST AUTHORITATIVE TELECOM
CABLE INSTALLATION GUIDE EVER!
Integrating and delivering voice, data and video is big business.
With telecom networking and installation expected to grow well
beyond the $4.2 billion mark, there now exists an acute need for
trained and qualified cable installers.
That’s why industry leaders McGraw-Hill and BICSI have joined
forces to deliver the most reliable cable installation training
manual available. Based on BICSI’s proven and internationally
respected cabling instruction guide — and updated to conform to the
most recent industry standards — this second edition features new
information on international standards and codes, Division 17,
advanced construction materials, retrofit projects, laying out the
telecommunications room, furniture module systems and more.
INSIGHT YOU CAN USE ON THE JOB RIGHT
NOW!
Renowned for careful research, precise writing and an
easy-to-understand format, BICSI’s Telecommunication Cabling
Installation is a hands-on guide and overview of the
installation procedures that ensure complex telecom cabling systems
work properly and efficiently.
The BICSI manual’s easy-to-use format:
- Presents a standards-based industry orientation
- Breaks each task into bulleted steps
- Provides to-the-point overviews of each task’s place in "the big
picture"
- Focuses on pathways, spaces, associated hardware, and structured
cabling systems to enable channel/link testing within buildings
- Gives guidelines for installing supporting structures, pulling
cable, firestopping, grounding, terminating, splicing, connection,
testing, troubleshooting, retrofitting, safety, and transmission
- Covers LANs, twisted pair, fiber, Gigabit Ethernet — every system
installers need to know
- Reduces errors with handy checklists
- Is an excellent reference for anyone needing clear cable
installation guidelines, parameters, codes, terms, and acronyms
- Has been field-tested by tens of thousands of technicians in 85
countries
Contents:
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- Industry Orientation
- Regulations and Court Rulings in the United States
- Structured Cabling Systems (SCS)
- Codes, Standards, and Regulations
- Codes Affecting Telecommunications
- Standards Affecting Telecommunications
- Recognized Regulatory and Reference Bodies
- Plans and Specifications
- Media
- Connectorization
- Transmission
- Copper Cable Media
- Optical Fiber Cable Media
- Grounding and Bonding
- Protection Systems
- Telecommunications Grounding Practices
- Telecommunications Bonding Practices
- System Practices
- Equipment Grounding
- Telecommunications Circuit Protectors
- Protector Technology
- Primary Protector Installation Practices
- Common Safety Practices
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Hazardous Environments -- Indoor
- Electrical Hazards
- Hazardous Environments -- Outdoors
- Safety Planning
- Appendix A: Job-Site Inspection Checklist
- Professionalism
CHAPTER 2: PLANNING
- Introduction
- Putting the Plan to Use
- Summary
- Appendix A: Designers Drawings
- Appendix B: Materials List
- Appendix C: Labor List
- Appendix D: Project Time Line
- Appendix E: Project Schedule
- Appendix F: Site Survey Checklists
- Appendix G: Job Change Order
- Appendix H: Scope of Work (Example)
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING SUPPORTING STRUCTURES
- Introduction
- Support Structures in Telecommunications Spaces
- Cable Pathway Support Structures
- Installing Cable Support Systems
- Installing Grounding Infrastructure
CHAPTER 4: PULLING CABLE
- Introduction
- Common Project Procedure
- Cable Pulling Setup (Horizontal)
- Pulling Horizontal Cable in Conduit
- Pulling Horizontal Cable in Ceiling Spaces
- Pulling Horizontal Cable in Raceways
- Pulling Backbone in Vertical Pathway -- From Top Down
- Pulling Backbone in Vertical Pathway -- From Bottom Up
- Pulling Backbone -- Horizontal
- Pulling Optical Fiber Cable
CHAPTER 5: FIRESTOPPING
- Introduction
- Protection Codes and Ratings
- Firestopping Systems
- Firestopping Methods
- Appendix A: Numbering System
- Appendix B: Firestopping Decision Methods
- Appendix C: Approved Firestopping Methods
CHAPTER 6: CABLE TERMINATION PRACTICES
- Introduction
- Pretermination Functions
- Copper Insulation Displacement Connection (IDC) Termination
- Coaxial Cable Terminations
- Fiber Termination
CHAPTER 7: SPLICING
- Copper Cable
- Optical Fiber Cable
- Summary
CHAPTER 8: TESTING CABLE
- Testing Cabling
- Copper Cabling -- Horizontal Cabling
- Backbone Cabling
- Coaxial Cabling -- Data
- 50-Ohm Coaxial Cabling
- 75-0hm Coaxial Cabling
- Optical Fiber Cable
- Testing Optical Fiber Cabling -- Light Source and Power Meter
- Light Source and Power Meter Testing of Short Length Cable
Assemblies
- Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
- Appendix A: Fiber Performance Calculations Worksheet
- Appendix B: Fiber Link Attenuation Record
CHAPTER 9: TROUBLESHOOTING
- Introduction
- General Reference
- Copper Cable
- Optical Fiber Cable
- Appendix A: Typical OTDR Fault Presentations
CHAPTER 10: RETROFIT INSTALLATIONS
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Author Biography:
BICSI has trained over 30,000 telecom cable installers and
has a membership spanning 85 nations. Their resources include
technical publications, training, conferences, and registration
programs recognized worldwide as the standard for installation,
design and maintenance education in the telecommunications industry.
Hardcover
664 Pages - 7-1/4 x 9-3/4 in.
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