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Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• list the need for structured cabling systems
• understand telecommunication pathways and spaces, cabling administration, and grounding and bonding
• demonstrate how to terminate multi-pair cables on 110-type terminal blocks
• identify the elements of a structured telecommunications wiring system
• look up designations which apply to general purpose, riser, and plenum cables approved for particular applications
• explain the relationship between data rate in Megabits per second and frequency in Megahertz
• define the terms decibel, attenuation, crosstalk, power sum, near end, far end, return loss, delay, delay skew, and impedance as they relate to the performance of UTP cabling systems
• express the standard unit of measurement for fiber attenuation and fiber bandwidth
• list the differences among the various standard categories for UTP cables
• list the differences among the various standard categories for UTP connecting hardware
• locate information within the standard which will assist in answering questions about commercial building telecommunications pathways and spaces
• name the five areas of telecommunications infrastructure that are administered according to the standard
• name the five elements of a standards-based telecommunications bonding and grounding system
• define bonding conductor and its purpose
• lay out a wall field in a TR and in an ER
• trace the connectivity path from a desktop device to a centralized hub or controller, indicating the number of twisted pairs used by the application
• identify the elements of a residential telecommunications cabling system
• list nine tests performed by the certification testing

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