Cable engineering for local area networks. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barry J. Elliott.
• Other Names: Elliott, Barry J
• Contents: Front Cover; Cable Engineering for Local Area Networks; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Basic applied mathematics; 2.1 Working with indices; 2.2 Prefixes to denote size; 2.3 Logarithms; 2.4 Decibels (dB); 2.5 Sine waves and phase; 2.6 Complex numbers; Chapter 3. Basic physics -- electrical; 3.1 SI system and fundamental units; 3.2 Atoms, elements and compounds; 3.3 Conductors, semi-conductors and insulators; 3.4 Electricity and circuits; Chapter 4. Basic physics -- optical; 4.1 The electromagnetic spectrum. 4.2 Reflection and refractionChapter 5. Communications theory; 5.1 Analogue and digital channels; 5.2 Binary, octal and hexadecimal; 5.3 Bandwidth and data rate; 5.4 Megabits and megahertz are not the same; 5.5 Noise; 5.6 The time domain and frequency domain; 5.7 Coding schemes; 5.8 Multiplexing; 5.9 Synchronous and asynchronous transmission; 5.10 Error correcting codes; 5.11 Digital subscriber lines (xDSL); Chapter 6. Local area networking and associated cabling; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The rise of structured cabling and local area networks. 6.3 LAN architecture and the open systems interconnection model6.4 Types of local area network; 6.5 Optical networks and channels; 6.6 Video applications over structured cabling; Reference; Chapter 7. Copper cable technology -- cable; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 American wire gauge; 7.3 Solid and stranded conductors; 7.4 Insulation material; 7.5 Fire rating of cables; 7.6 Screening or shielding of cables; 7.7 Multicore cables; 7.8 Twisted pair cables; 7.9 Categories and classes of cable; 7.1 0 External cable; 7.1 1 Quads; 7.12 Coaxial cable 'coax'; Chapter 8. Copper cable technology -- components. 8.1 Introduction8.2 Connectors; 8.3 Patch panels; 8.4 Telecommunications outlets; 8.5 Consolidation points; 8.6 Other devices; Chapter 9. Copper cable technology -- transmission characteristics; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The fundamental units of measurement; 9.3 The cable as a transmission line; 9.4 Crosstalk and power sum measurements; 9.5 Nominal velocity of propagation; 9.6 Return loss; 9.7 TOC and common mode and differential mode transmission; 9.8 Electromagnetic emissions and immunity of cable; Chapter 10. Copper cable technology -- testing; 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Time and frequency domain measurements10.3 Test parameters; 10.4 Testing standards; Chapter 11. Optical cable technology -- optical fibre; 11 .I Introduction; 11.2 Why use optical fibre?; 11.3 Fibre manufacture; 11.4 Multimode and singlemode, step index and graded index; 11.5 Optical fibres for datacommunications and telecommunications; 11.6 Wavelengths of operation; 11.7 Bandwidth and dispersion of optical fibre; 11.8 Attenuation; 11.9 Singlemode fibre; 11.10 Plastic optical fibre; Chapter 12. Optical cable technology -- cable; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Tight buffered optical fibre.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource (314 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 314; Local area networks (Computer networks); Telecommunication wiring; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Statistics; Local area networks (Computer networks); Telecommunication wiring; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781855738898; 1855738899
• Related ISBNs: 1855734885; 9781855734883; 0824705254; 9780824705251
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 5, 2014).
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