Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring

An amazingly well done, and surprisingly readable book that belongs in every tech's bookshelf. To start, this book assumes you know nothing about cabling and walks you through a well written introduction that includes cable design, performance, data communications, and "The Golden Rules of Data Cabling." The following chapters cover just about everything you ever wanted to know about cabling (we're not kidding), from network media and connectors, to cabling design, installation, testing, troubleshooting, wiring closets, tools of the trade, RFC's and more. This book is filled with countless photographs and illustrations, and also features a color "Cable connector and tool identification guide" that newbies will find invaluable. The last chapter, "Cabling @ Work: Experience from the field" is worth the price of the book alone and includes hint and guideline as well as useful case studies. The 140 page appendix includes an extensive dictionary of cabling and telecommunications terms, cabling resources, RCDD Certification resources, and a section home cabling. We love this book! Get at Bookpool for only $26.95

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