Preface |
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First pick your standards |
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Standards: what standards? |
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6 | (2) |
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Who writes the standards? |
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8 | (5) |
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Topology or architecture of structured cabling systems |
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13 | (13) |
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13 | (3) |
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Standardised structured cabling |
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16 | (10) |
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Building blocks of structured cabling systems |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (8) |
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35 | (18) |
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53 | (25) |
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Ensuring enough bandwidth for today and tomorrow |
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78 | (13) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (4) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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What Category of copper cable to pick? |
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83 | (2) |
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Which optical fibre and how many? |
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85 | (6) |
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90 | (1) |
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The screened versus unscreened debate |
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91 | (5) |
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95 | (1) |
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Fire performance of indoor cables |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (28) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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What the standards say about the spaces |
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104 | (1) |
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Essential design questions for the `spaces' |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (1) |
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General rules concerning the installation of data cables |
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108 | (5) |
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Types of pathway -- internal |
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113 | (6) |
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Types of pathway -- external |
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119 | (8) |
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127 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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Earthing, grounding and bonding |
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129 | (26) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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The requirements of ISO 11801 2nd edition |
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131 | (2) |
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Applicable codes and standards |
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133 | (2) |
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The electrical power distribution system |
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135 | (3) |
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The equipotential bonding system |
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138 | (3) |
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Functional earthing and screened cabling |
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141 | (8) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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Full list of relevant standards |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (14) |
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155 | (1) |
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Definitions (adapted from IEC 14763) |
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156 | (1) |
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Administration philosophy |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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Intelligent patch panel systems |
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164 | (5) |
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169 | (38) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (16) |
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188 | (19) |
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Step-by-step guide to designing a structured cabling system |
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207 | (46) |
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207 | (1) |
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First pick a standards philosophy |
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208 | (2) |
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Cable system topology and density |
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210 | (5) |
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Picking the category of cable and class of optical fibre |
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215 | (10) |
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Decide upon type of optical connector to be used |
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225 | (4) |
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Locate and specify the spaces |
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229 | (3) |
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Determine the nature of the containment system |
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232 | (4) |
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Determine earthing and bonding requirements |
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236 | (3) |
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The administration system |
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239 | (5) |
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Identify the civil engineering/rights of way issues for external cabling |
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244 | (1) |
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Installation instructions |
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245 | (1) |
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Testing and project handover regime |
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246 | (4) |
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Prequalification and bidding |
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250 | (3) |
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Example specification and design |
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253 | (26) |
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253 | (1) |
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The prime contractor's brief |
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254 | (3) |
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257 | (1) |
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The contractor's response |
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258 | (6) |
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264 | (6) |
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270 | (6) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
Appendices |
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279 | (36) |
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I List of relevant standards |
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279 | (25) |
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II Contact addresses for Standards Organisations and other interested bodies |
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304 | (11) |
Index |
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