| 8.1 |
Basic Network Design and
Documentation
| 8.1.1 |
General
design process |
| 8.1.2 |
Network
design issues |
| 8.1.3 |
General
network design process |
| 8.1.4 |
Network
design documents |
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| 8.2 |
Planning Structured Cabling:
Wiring Closet Specifications
| 8.2.1 |
Overview of
wiring closet selection |
| 8.2.2 |
Size |
| 8.2.3 |
Environmental
specifications
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| 8.2.4 |
Walls,
floors, and ceilings |
| 8.2.5 |
Temperature
and humidity |
| 8.2.6 |
Lighting
fixtures and power outlets |
| 8.2.7 |
Room and
equipment access |
| 8.2.8 |
Cable access
and support |
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| 8.3 |
Planning Structured Cabling:
Identifying Potential Wiring Closets
| 8.3.1 |
Topology as
floor plan |
| 8.3.2 |
Selecting
potential locations |
| 8.3.3 |
Determining
number of wiring closets |
| 8.3.4 |
Identification
practice |
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| 8.4 |
Planning Structured Cabling:
Selection Practice
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| 8.5 |
Planning Structured Cabling:
Horizontal and Backbone Cabling
| 8.5.1 |
Catchment
area problems |
| 8.5.2 |
MDF location
in multi-story building |
| 8.5.3 |
Example of
where you would use multiple wiring closets |
| 8.5.4 |
Cabling for
MDF and IDF connections |
| 8.5.5 |
Backbone
cabling media |
| 8.5.6 |
TIA/EIA-568-A
requirements for backbone cabling |
| 8.5.7 |
Maximum
distance for backbone cabling |
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| 8.6 |
Planning Structured Cabling:
Electricity and Grounding
| 8.6.1 |
Differences
between AC and DC |
| 8.6.2 |
AC line noise |
| 8.6.3 |
Electrostatic
discharge |
| 8.6.4 |
Grounding
electrical current in computer equipment |
| 8.6.5 |
Purpose of
grounding computer equipment |
| 8.6.6 |
Safety ground
connections |
| 8.6.7 |
Safety ground
connection problems |
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| 8.7 |
Planning Structured Cabling:
Cabling and Grounding
| 8.7.1 |
Causes of
ground potential problems |
| 8.7.2 |
Networking
devices and dangerous circuits |
| 8.7.3 |
Faulty ground
wiring problems |
| 8.7.4 |
Avoiding
potentially dangerous circuits between buildings |
| 8.7.5 |
How fiber
optic cable can prevent electrical shocks |
| 8.7.6 |
Reasons for
using UTP for backbone cabling between buildings |
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| 8.8 |
Design Practice No. 1:
Wiring Plan for Ethernet Star Topology LAN
| 8.8.1 |
Overview |
| 8.8.2 |
Main
building: first floor |
| 8.8.3 |
Main
building: second floor |
| 8.8.4 |
East
building: first floor |
| 8.8.5 |
East
building: second floor |
| 8.8.6 |
West
building: first floor |
| 8.8.7 |
West
building: second floor |
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| 8.9 |
Design Practice No. 2:
Multiple Earth Ground Problems
| 8.9.1 |
Overview |
| 8.9.2 |
Company A:
MDF location |
| 8.9.3 |
Company A:
backbone media |
| 8.9.4 |
Company A:
IDFs and ICCs |
| 8.9.5 |
Company A:
HCC locations |
| 8.9.6 |
Company A:
drawing horizontal cabling runs |
| 8.9.7 |
Company B:
MDF location |
| 8.9.8 |
Company B:
backbone media |
| 8.9.9 |
Company B:
drawing horizontal cabling runs |
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| 8.10 |
Network Power Supply Issues:
Power Line Problems
| 8.10.1 |
Power problem
classifications |
| 8.10.2 |
Normal mode
and common mode |
| 8.10.3 |
Typical power
line problems |
| 8.10.4 |
Sources of
surges and spikes |
| 8.10.5 |
Surge and
spike damage |
| 8.10.6 |
Surge and
spike solutions |
| 8.10.7 |
Sag and
brownout solutions |
| 8.10.8 |
Oscillation
solution |
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| 8.11 |
Network Power Supply Issues:
Surge Suppressors and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Functions
| 8.11.1 |
Surge sSuppressors:
networking device locations |
| 8.11.2 |
Surge
suppressors: for power panel locations |
| 8.11.3 |
UPS: for
certain LAN devices |
| 8.11.4 |
UPS: for
certain electrical problems |
| 8.11.5 |
UPS:
components |
| 8.11.6 |
UPS:
differences in UPS features |
| 8.11.7 |
UPS:
description and operation |
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| Chapter Summary
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Chapter Quiz
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