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Fiber Optic Installer's Field Manual (First-Choice Field Manuals) [Paperback]

Bob Chomycz (Author)
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0071356045 978-0071356046 June 22, 2000 1
Step-by-step field guide for fiber optic cable installation. Bob Chomycz's put-it-in-your-pocket-and-go Fiber Optic Installer's Field Manual explains fiber optic cable installation via an extremely effective, heavily illustrated, step-by-step approach. This easy-look-up compendium gives you diagrams and procedures you can count on, whether you're installing fiber optic cable indoors or out. It also gives you comprehensive guidelines on testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance. All major optical fiber types are included, along with: Full-scale treatment of Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) and optical couplers; System integration for offices, industrial plants, and telcos...optical modern and multiplexer systems...Ethernet, FDDI and Sonet; Extensive coverage of SONET; LAN cabling standards; Design fundamentals, including bandwidth calculations and network, logical, and physical topologies; Much, much more.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (June 22, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071356045
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071356046
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Technical Information abound, November 5, 2004
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Dan M. (Daytona, FL. USA) - See all my reviews
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Technical information about Single Mode, Multi Mode and all other applications, the mathematics and equations behind the science of Fiber Optics in this book are amazing, the first book I've read on this subject and had to have one of my own. not for the beginner, Contains advanced mathematics and theories of Fiber Optic cabling and data transfer, attenuation, and travel distance of different modes. Great Book for the professional FO tech.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, January 10, 2012
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Easy to understand and interestingly not boring. Since the book is 12 years old its a little out of date but still a good informational manual.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very good reference book for beginner and experience technician, July 14, 2007
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It started from the basic fundamental of fiber optics its uses, termination, safety, testing , documenting and upto its application
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