Contents :
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1:Introduction
Chapter 2:First Pick your Standards
Standards: What Standards?
Who writes the Standards
Chapter 3:The Topology or Architecture of Structured Cabling Systems
Introduction
Standardised Structured Cabling
Chapter 4:Building Blocks of Structured Cabling Systemsl
Introduction
Copper Cables
Optical Fibre and Cables
Connecting Hardware
Chapter 5:Ensuring enough Bandwidth for Today and Tomorrow
Introduction
Digital Communications
Analogue Communications
The Role of Wireless
What Category of Copper Cable to Pick?
Reference
Chapter 6:The Screened ersus unscreened Debate
References
Chapter 7:Fire Performance of indoor Cables
Chapter 8:Pathways and Spaces
Introduction
Definitions
What the Standards say about the Spaces
Essential Design questions for the Spaces
The Pathways
General Rules concerning the installation of Data Cables
Types of Pathways - Internal
Types of Pathways - External
Standards and Pathways
References
Chapter 9:Earthing, Grounding and