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Industry Orientation |
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Professional Cabling Systems |
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Entrance facilities, backbone, horizontal work areas |
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Equipment rooms, Telecommunication closets |
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Cross-connects-main, intermediate horizontal |
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Standards |
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ANSI/TIA-568-A, 569-A, 570, 606, 607 |
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TSBs 67, 72, 75, and 95 |
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National Electrical Code |
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National Fire Protection Codes |
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BISCI TDMM and LAN Design Manual overview |
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Plans and Specifications |
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Blue prints |
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Construction specifications |
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Media Characteristics |
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Twisted pair (UTP. ScTP. STP-A) |
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Color code |
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Categories of cables (3-5+) |
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Coaxial |
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Optical fiber cables (singlemode and multimode) |
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Connectors |
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UTP, STP-A, ScTP, coaxial, optical fiber |
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Connector pin configurations |
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Color codes |
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Transmission Characteristics (Basic) |
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AC/DC review |
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Analog/digital signals |
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Copper cable media |
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Optical fiber media |
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Cable bandwidth-Megahertz vs. Megabits per second |
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Grounding, Bonding, and Electrical Protection |
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Installation |
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Design |
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Defining LANs |
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LAN characteristics |
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Benefits of a LAN |
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Basic LAN design |
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LAN cabling systems |
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Components of a LAN (Overview) |
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OSI model |
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Safety |
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OSHA |
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Common safety practices |
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Personal protective equipment |
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Professionalism |
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Customer relations |
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Communications skills |
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Preparation for Installation |
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Performing a site survey |
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Building closets Installing grounding infrastructure |
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Install support system infrastructure |
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Prepare work area outlet locations |
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Pulling Cable |
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Pulling backbone and horizontal twisted pair cable |
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Pulling optical fiber cable |
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Firestopping |
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Responsibilities |
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Systems |
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New and existing penetrations |
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Cable Termination |
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Pretermination functions (forming, dressing, fanning,
and labeling cables) |
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Copper cable termination (UTP [Krone, BIX, 110,66],
ScTP, STP-A) |
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Copper crimp termination |
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Coaxial cable termination |
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Optical fiber cable terminations (epoxy, Adhesive or
crimp) |
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Splicing Cable (Overview) |
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Copper |
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Optical Fiber |
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Cable Testing |
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Copper cable testing and certification |
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Optical fiber cable testing using a light source and
power meter |
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Cable Troubleshooting |
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Copper cables |
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Optical fiber cables |
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Retrofits and System Upgrades |
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Identifying active circuits |
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Performing cutovers |
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Removal of abandoned cable |
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Miscellaneous Duties |
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Administrative Tasks |
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Documenting test results |
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Documenting "as-builts" |
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Completing daily reports |
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Order and inventory of materials and supplies |
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Coping with changing technologies |
Training
