Hands-on: Ethernet Cabling

A three days course

Language: Englisch, Dutch

This course is only available on request!!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

	Category 5 installation techniques
	How to avoid problems with UTP, STP, 10Base2, and fiber optic cable
	How to install fiber optic ST Connectors

Some experience working with LANs

Definitions and concepts

• ISO and OSI
• ISO and IEEE standards

Ethernet

• 10 MBit/s Ethernet: 10Base5, 10Base2, FOIRL, 10BaseF, 10BaseT
• 100 Mbit/s Ethernet: 100 Base-TX,100 Base-FX,100 Base-T4,100 Base-T2
• 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet

Structured Cabling

• Golden Rules of data Cabling
• What can go wrong?
• Cabling used in Networks
• UTP, STP, FTP, ScFTP, Fiber
• Twisted Pair
  • TWISTS
  • RJ45 Jack
  • Colour codes
  • Crossed Cable
  • Wire Gauge
  • Solid Conductors/Stranded Conductors
  • Cable length versus Wire Length
• TIA/EIA-568 UTP Standards
• The IBM Cabling System
• TIA/EIA-568 STP Standards
• Cabling: Basic term explained
• Frequency versus data rate
• Impedance
• DB Decibels
• Attenuation
• Crosstalk
• Channel Link and basic Link
• NEXT
• FEXT
• ACR
• Return Loss
• Propagate Delay
• Delay Skew

Bridges, Switches, Routers

• Explaining bridges, switches, routers
• Understanding shared Ethernet limitations
• Switched Ethernet: getting ready for multi-media networks

TIA/EIA-568-A Voice/data building Standard TTT

Shielded Twisted-Pair Cabling support for Ethernet Products

LABS

• Constructing CAT5/5e Patch Cables
• Working with Wall Sockets, Patch Panels, Punch Down Tool, Crimp Tool
• Setting up the TDR-Test Tool
• Testing a UTP CAT5/CAT5e cable
• Identifying cable faults
• Connecting the test tool to a pc
• Viewing and printing plots
• Calibrating the test tool
• Installing & Configuring NIC's
• Understanding TCPIP networks