Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to Data Cabling

    1. basic safety 8-22-23

    2. Site Safety 8-22-23

    3. Chemical Safety 8-22-23

    4. DCI Safety quiz 1 8-24-23

    1. 2.1 Describe the relationships between voltage, current, resistance and power 8-7-23

    2. 2.2 Identify components called resistors and also non-component types of resistance in cabling technology 8-7-23

    3. 2.3 Use Ohm’s law to calculate power usage and power losses in cabling circuits 8-7-23

    4. 2.11 Differentiate between Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) circuits 8-8-23

    5. 2.4 Explain how noise may be generated onto communications cabling and components 8-7-23

    6. 2.5 Define impedance and compare impedance with resistance 8-7-23

    7. 2.6 Explain Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR or S/R) 8-7-23

    8. 2.8 Explain the importance of grounding cabling and electronics communications products also found in multiple categories and competencies below 8-7-23

    9. 2.9 Identify wire sizes needed for grounding also found in competency 8-7-23

    10. 2.10 Describe the types of conductor insulation used for communications wiring 8-8-23

    11. 2.0 BASIC ELECTRICITY Quiz 8-24-23

    1. 3.1 Provide a brief history of telephone and wireless communications 8-8-23

    2. 3.2 Describe the basic operation of the telephone system in the United States 8-8-23

    3. 3.3 Describe the differences between analog and digital communications signals 8-8-23

    4. 3.4a Impedance in Twisted Pair Cabling 8-24-23

    5. 3.4 Identify the different categories of balanced twisted-pair cabling and components to include: 3.4.1 Category 3 (Cat or CAT 3) 3.4.2 Category 5e (Cat or CAT 5e – ‘5 enhanced’) 3.4.3 Category 6 (Cat or CAT 6) 3.4.4 Category 6A (Cat or CAT 6A 8-9-23

    6. 3.6 Understand the different types of shielded twisted-pair (STP) cabling 8-9-23

    7. 3.5 Understand the different types of unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling 9-6-23

    8. 3.7 Differentiate between the uses of plenum and riser rated cabling 8-9-23

    9. Quiz 3.0 DATA CABLING INTRODUCTION

    1. 4.1 Define audio and radio or Radio Frequency (RF) frequencies 9-6-23

    2. 4.2 Explain the term bandwidth 8-9-23

    3. 4.3 Explain the difference between frequency, bit rate and baud rate 8-9-23

    4. 4.4 Trace the history of the BEL and decibel and explain how and why these terms are used 9-6-23

    5. 4.5 Convert signals from voltage levels to their corresponding decibel equivalents decibel levels to their corresponding voltage or current levels 8-9-23

    6. 4.6 Convert signal gains or losses to comparative decibel readings 8-9-23

    7. 4.7 Define attenuation 8-9-23

    8. 4.8 Define crosstalk and explain how it occurs in communications cabling 8-9-23

    9. 4.9 Discuss how the industry has developed a comprehensive set of crosstalk measurements to ensure that permanent link cabling systems meet their intended applications in accordance with ANSI/TIA-568.2-D, section 6.3 including 8-9-23

    10. 4.9.1 Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) 4.9.1.1 Alien Near End Crosstalk (ANEXT) 8-9-23

    11. 4.9.2 Power Sum Near-End Crosstalk (PSNEXT) 8-10-23

    12. 4.9.4 Power Sum Attenuation to Crosstalk Ration, Far-End (PSACRF) 8-10-23

    13. 4.9.5 Power Sum Alien Near-end Crosstalk (PSANEXT) 8-22-23

    14. 4.9.6 Power Sum Attenuation to Alien Crosstalk Ratio, Far-End (PSAACRF) 8-10-23

    1. 5.1 Identify key industry standards necessary to specify, install, and test network cabling to include 8-10-23

    2. 5.1.1 ANSI/TIA-568-C.0, Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises 8-10-23

    3. 5.1.2 ANSI/TIA-568-C.1, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard 8-10-23

    4. 5.1.3 ANSI/TIA-568.2-D, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard 8-10-23

    5. 5.1.4 ANSI TIA-568.3-D Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard 8-10-23

    6. 5.1.5 ANSI/TIA-569-E -, Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces 8-10-23

    7. 5.1.6 ANSI TIA-570-D 2 Residential Telecommunications Cabling Standard 8-10-23

    8. 5.1.7 ANSI/TIA-606-C, Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings 8-10-23

    9. 5.1.8 J-STD/TIA-607-D, Commercial Building Grounding/Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications 8-10-23

    10. 5.1.9 ANSI/TIA-942-B, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers 8-10-23

    11. 5.1.10 ANSI/TIA-1005-A, Telecommunications Infrastructure for Industrial Premises 8-10-23

    12. 5.1.11 ISO/IEC 11801, Generic Cabling for Customer Premises 8-10-23

    13. 5.1.12 ISO 11801 Class E (Augmented Category 6) Standard 8-10-23

    14. 5.1.13 IEEE 802.3af, Power over Ethernet (PoE) Standard 8-11-23

    15. 5.1.14 IEEE 802.3at, Power over Ethernet+ (Plus) Standard (Level 3) 8-11-23

    16. 5.1.15 IEEE 802.3an, Physical Layer and Management Parameters for 10 Gbps Operation, Type 10GBASE-T 8-11-23

    17. 5.1.17 IEEE 802.3ba Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Operation

    18. 5.1.18 IEEE 802.11, Wireless Standard 8-11-23

    19. 5.1.19 NFPA® 70, National Fire Protection Association®, and the National Electrical Code® (NEC®) 8-11-23

    20. 5.1.20 Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) 8-11-23

    21. 5.1.22 ISO/IEC 30129 8-11-23

    22. 5.1.23 American Wire Gauge (AWG) also found in ASTM B258 8-11-23

    23. QUIZ 5 CABLING SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS 8-25-23

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