Premises Cabling And Standards
Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:
How communications cabling developed
The role of cabling in communications
How standards develop and ensure interoperability
Differences between standards and codes
The history of communications is also the history of
cabling. From the beginnings with the telegraph through
the telephone up to the Internet, the transmission of
signals depended on cabling. Even wireless only was a
substitute for cabling along certain links, since it
connected back into the cabling network at many points.
From this lesson you should learn what premises cabling is
and how (and why) it became standardized. You should learn
what the architecture of a standards-based premises
cabling system looks like, who creates these standards and
how standards differ from building and/or electrical
codes.
Student Assignment:
Watch the videos, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Comprehension)
Online FOA Reference:
Overview
of cabling
Cabling
standards
Book Chapter:
FOA Reference Guide to Premises Cabling, Chapter 1
FOA YouTube
Video
Premises
Cabling Lecture 1: What Is Premises Cabling?
Premises
Cabling Lecture 3: Standards
Premises
Cabling Lecture 4: Cable Types
Test Your Knowledge:
Online
Quiz
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