Keep up with innovations, trends, and emerging technologies

Broaden your knowledge and sharpen your skills for greater success with this five-day, 40 - hour course, tailored to the needs of cabling installers who want to stay abreast of the latest installation practices and standards.

Course Overview

I. Industry Orientation

II. Structured Premises Cabling Systems

• Entrance facilities, backbone, horizontal, work areas
• Equipment rooms, telecommunications rooms
• Cross-connects-main, intermediate, horizontal
  

III. Standards

• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B, 569-A, 570-A, 606-A, 607-A
• ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568
• National Electrical Code
• National Fire Protection Code
• BICSI TDMM and NDRM (Overview)
  

IV. Plans and Specifications

• Blueprints
• Construction specifications
  

V. Media Characteristics

• Twisted-pair (UTP, ScTP, STP-A)
• Colour code
• Categories of cables (3-6)
• Coaxial
• Optical fibre cables (single mode and multimode)
  

VI. Connectors

• UTP, ScTP, coaxial, optical fibre
• Connector pin configurations
• Colour codes
  

VII. Transmission Characteristics

• AC/DC review
• Analogue/digital signals
• Copper cable media
• Optical fibre media
• Cable bandwidth-Megahertz vs. Megabits per second
  

VIII. Grounding, Bonding, and Electrical Protection

• Installation
• Design
  

IX. Safety

• OSHA
• Common safety practices
• Personal protective equipment
• Hazardous environments
  

X. Professionalism

• Customer relations
• Communications skills
  

XI. Preparation for Installation

• Performing a site survey
• Building closets
• Installing grounding infrastructure
• Installing support system infrastructure
• Preparing work area outlet locations
  

XII. Pulling Cable

• Pulling backbone and horizontal twisted-pair cable
• Pulling optical fibre cable
  

XIII. Fire stopping

• Responsibilities
• Systems
• New and existing penetrations
  

XIV. Cable Termination

• Pre-Termination functions (forming, dressing, fanning, and labelling able)
• Copper cable termination (UTP [Krone, BIX, 110, 66], ScTP])
• Copper crimp termination
• Coaxial cable termination
• Optical fibre cable termination (epoxy, adhesive, or crimp)
  

XV. Splicing Cable (Overview)

• Copper
• Optical fibre
  

XVI. Cable Testing

• Copper cable testing and certification
• Optical fibre cable testing using a light source and power meter
  

XVI. Cable Troubleshooting

• Copper cables
• Optical fibre cables
  

XVIII. Retrofits and System Upgrades

• Identifying active circuits
• Performing cutovers
• Removal of abandoned cable
  

XIX. Miscellaneous Duties

• Administrative tasks
• Documenting test results
• Documenting as-builts
• Coping with changing technologies
  

Credits
30 RCDD hours
30 Residential Installer

Who Should Attend
Telecommunications installers who wish to expand their knowledge of the industry, learn new skills, and continue to advance professionally

Prerequisites
Two or more years of recent, verifiable telecommunications/low- voltage cabling experience. Successful completion of BICSI's Installer, Level 1training, exam, and on-the-job training is recommended.