Copper cabling for engineers

Description

A hands on training course covering installation,
termination and testing of copper cables in an internal
environment. The course covers all copper cabling but
hands on sessions focus on unshielded Twisted Pair.

What will you learn

Copper cabling systems training course details

Professional cable installers.

None

2 days

Use of cables in data networks, Use of cables in
telephone networks, conductors and insulators,
current, resistance, voltage and Ohms law.

per cabling
Coaxial versus twisted pair. UTP and STP. Cat 5,
5e, 6 and 7. Straight through, cross over, others.

Hands on: Building a simple network.

Cable termination
Preparing cables for termination, termination
techniques, termination tools. Wiring standards,
colour codes.
Hands on: Making your own cables
and using them in the simple network.

Structure cabling system components, topologies,
horizontal wiring, vertical wiring, telecomms
rooms, server rooms. Hubs, switches and routers
implications. Trunking. Cabling documentation,
symbols and abbreviations.
Hands on: punch
blocks, testing continuity.

Site surveys: pathways and spaces, support
structures, distance limitations. Recommended
installation practices, laying and setup, retrofits.
Health and safety factors, fire and building codes.

Hands on: Performing a site survey, installing
cable with floor boxes.

Basic testing, volt meters, tone set, Cat 5 testers,
Cat 5e testers, Cat 6 testers. Certifying
performance, Cat 5, 5e and 6 performance
parameters. External factors. Common faults.

Hands on: Testing an installation, troubleshooting
faults.

Telephony cables, shielded cables.
Hands on:
installing telephone cable, testing continuity.