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Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring, 3rd Edition

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This is without any doubts the best book on the market about cabling or telecommunications wiring.If you are a would-be installer,this book will give all the basics required for a well rounded view on equipment and cable installation.you will learn how to read the markings on the cable;how cable is rated(flamability,transmission properties,cable construction)and the standards of installation(national electric code,Eia/Tia-568);how to choose the right cables,connectors, and equipment to fit the application(end result).Then, there is a 32 page insert of colour photographs illustrating how to do the actual installations.This book is a general guide,thereby,here are some recommendations for anyone wanting to go into technical details:(1)Communications Cabling(2)Optical fiber installation by E.Pearson,(3)Basic Electricity by -Nooger/Neville,Inc(vol 1-2)

This has been the most useful book I have read all year! This is my best book purchase of the year! I'm a system administrator and I have been given the task of planning the move of my company's local area network to a new location. I had seen cabling installed before and thought I knew something about it. I contacted a few contractors and they threw at me an mess of technical terms about cabling. One of them recommended this book. In the first two chapters, I learned most everything I needed to propertly plan my cabling system; the other chapters gave me many ideas. This book immediately helped to save me tens of thousands of dollars and gave me the information necessary to plan a proper cabling infrastructure. I can't say enough good things about it!

As A consultant/designer for telecommunications infrastructure I am always on the lookout for the latest and greatest book with reference to network cabling. Cabling: The complete guide to network wiring, will be a great addition to my library of reference books.

In the IT world, it is easy to find computer books on various subjects such as Windows, but just try and find a good book on Network Cabling! Here is the book I have been looking for! Now I don't have to call a cabling contractor every time I have a simple question about how to do something.

This book goes into several areas that most computer books don't even address. Do you want to know more about Punchdown Blocks? This book addresses the subject. Do you want to know about Cable Testing? This book discusses NEXT, FEXT, and other common cable test measurements.

If you do any of your own cabling or you want to be more involved with designing your own network layout, I suggest you get this book. It will explain a lot of things that you will never learn about in most computer related classes.

I would not recommend this book. It covers some individual cabling components, but it does not have a coherent review chapter that explains "How" to run cable through a building. It does not cover different situations that might arise in running cable and doesn't have tips on things like, avoiding electric cables and plumbing, how to ensure you have enough cable for the job, etc. Again, it documents individual components, but it does not cover much of "How" to run cable.

The book does have pointers spread throughout the book, such as dropping a metal bead chain down a stud cavity, then inserting a magnet into the outlet box hole to retrieve the bead chain. After that, you can attach a pull string to run the cat5 cable. However, this book seems very disorganized. It sprinkles tips throughout unrelated chapters. It repeats concepts frequently in different chapters, and sometimes the repeated topics have discrepancies. For example, one chapter mentions patch cables should not exceed 10 feet, and a different chapter says patch cables should not exceed 15 feet.

I would NOT recommend this book if you're wanting to learn "How" to run cable. I would also not recommend this book for anyone wanting to run cable in residential buildings. This book covers commercial buildings almost exclusively.

This book is good for beginners, Connector and cable identification is easy with the color insert. My installers each have a copy, keep it for reference. [...]

Warns not to exceed maximum bend radius (sic). Visits the same material in multiple sections. Clyde Herrick's book on Telecommunications Wiring is a little closer to being useful, but really, Charles E. Spurgeon's Ethernet: the Definitive Guide has both the installation and configuration information you need.

This book covers cabling and termination for pretty much every networking medium, from Token Ring and 10base-2 to fiber, and everything in-between. There are plenty of diagrams and photographs (want to know what a 110 block looks like and how to use one?) and frequently asked questions (such as, can a 6-position plug be used with an 8-position modular jack?). Also covered are safety issues and other considerations (how to safely wire cabling through building firewalls; electrical and communications outlets must not be located in the same stud cavity without a physical barrier between the two).

Before I bought this book, the main source of my knowledge about cabling was the Internet. A few minutes of reading this book could have saved me literally hours of research on the Internet.

Sadly, the scope of this book does not include strategies for retro-wiring residences (or businesses, for that matter); it only covers the tools I might need and some basic tips on how to use them. For example, I'd like to know what's the best way to install and use in-wall conduit after the drywall has gone up? How would I fish cable up through a wall on the far (narrow) side of a vaulted ceiling?

Overall, the book contains a lot of very useful information for everyone from the novice to someone who just needs to brush up on the latest technologies.

Execellent all-around text. Good reference. Would like to see more pictures.

As a DIY'er, I got on heck of an education on cabling from this book. More than I needed to know, but was happy to learn. I still use this book as a reference sometimes on my work around the house. The knowledge I gained has stayed with me for years and has been helpful when talking any kind of cabling.

Highly recommended for the student and DIY'er alike

Cheers