The physical linkages responsible for carrying a company's data continue to be the most neglected components of the typical networkâto the extent that nearly 70% of 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
Categories:
- Computers & Technology
- Hardware & DIY
- Internet & Networking
- Hardware & DIY
Publisher : Sybex
Author : Barnett, David,Groth, David,McBee, Jim
Language : English
Edition : 3
Published :2004-07-21
Number Of Pages : 720
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0782143318
ISBN-13 : 9780782143317
Item weight : 2.69 lb
Dimensions : 1.65 in x 7.48 in x 8.82 in
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