looking for book on structered wiring

[QueBert]

Was doing a little job for a company that calls me in from time to time. Their network admin was off today, so I went in and the problem was a cat5 cable had been cut. So I was crimping a new cable for them, when their admin walked in. He saw what I was doing and asked me why the hell I wasn't using pre made cable. Maybe he was having a bad day I dunno. I've always crimped my own wire, just because it's easy for me. He's telling me only for inside the walls. For PC to Keystone use pre-made stuff always. We talk for few minutes, he's a little less irrated now, and tells me I would be well off to go buy a good book on wiring. I figured he was right.

So after I head to Barnes & Nobel looking for a book on wiring. I saw a bunch of big suckers, I glanced threw some. I'd love to hear from someone who does thing kind of thing, and can suggest a good book for me to buy.
I couldn't get much of a feel from just flipping threw them in the store.

I know the basics of networking, PC side any ways. But when it comes to cabling I'm pretty pathetic. I do smaller LAN setups now, but that's no more complex then hooking 4 pc's to a router in a small office. And I'm bad about terminating wires, I sorta just run them along walls, or punch holes with no plates or keystones. I guess it's time I learn proper techniques.

I'd love to expand my knowledge so I can tackle bigger jobs, like where I'd be using patch panel's and such, and just lean proper methods.

 

[ScottMac]

Check this out: BICSI.ORG - These are the guys that certify the people that certify your cabling.

BICSI has a program to certify people for cabling design and implementation. An RCDD is roughly equivelent to a CCIE for cabling. It's a very difficult course of study.

The link will take you to the publication page of www.bicsi.org.

I have (and use) "Cabling: The complete Guide to Network Cabling" (second edition, Sybex) by David Groth, Jim McBee, and David Barnett for reference. There may be a new version out - mine still refers to Cat6 as "not yet a standard.'

Good Luck

Scott

 

[tw1164]

QueBert,
Let me know which book you go with
Thanks

 

[JackMDS]

Link to: Structured Wiring Design Manual.

Link to: Structured Wiring.

Link to: Building Wiring Standards.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
Check this out: BICSI.ORG - These are the guys that certify the people that certify your cabling.

BICSI has a program to certify people for cabling design and implementation. An RCDD is roughly equivelent to a CCIE for cabling. It's a very difficult course of study.

The link will take you to the publication page of www.bicsi.org.

I have (and use) "Cabling: The complete Guide to Network Cabling" (second edition, Sybex) by David Groth, Jim McBee, and David Barnett for reference. There may be a new version out - mine still refers to Cat6 as "not yet a standard.'

Good Luck

Scott

thanks for the reply. I saw that book actually at B&N, I might head back today to check it out further. I'm not trying to ger certified (at this point) But I think a good book could advance me enough so I can be comfortable in any LAN situation.

 

[ScottMac]

I didn't think you were shooting for certification ... just that most "network people" have never heard of BICSI ... so I tossed it in to give the reply some context. They are probably the best place for links, libraries, and guidence.

www.anixter.com would be another good place (the "Tech Library"). In most ways, they "wrote the book" on structured cabling. The "Category" rating system grew directly out of Anixter's "Levels" program many years ago.

Good Luck

Scott