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 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

Autorentext
David Barnett is a network consultant and is revising the book in consultation with the authors of the first edition- Jim McBee and David Groth, authors of several Sybex books on Networking.

Zusammenfassung
The physical linkages responsible for carrying a company's data continue to be the most neglected components of the typical networkto 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

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I Technology and Components.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Cabling.

Chapter 2: Cabling Specifications and Standards.

Chapter 3: Choosing the Correct Cabling.

Chapter 4: Cable System and Infrastructure Constraints.

Chapter 5: Cabling System Components.

Chapter 6: Tools of the Trade.

Part II Network Media and Connectors.

Chapter 7: Copper Cable Media.

Chapter 8: Wall Plates.