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Describe U.S. and international cabling standards. (I)
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Identify electrical hazards and safety standards. (I)
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Define lab, workplace and personal safety practices. (I)
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Identify and examine tools used in cable installations. (I, VIII)
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Define basic networking concepts and topologies, as well as the Open
System Interconnect (OSI) model, and the main functions of each layer
of this model. (II)
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Explain signal transmission, basics of electrical and optical
transmission theory, basic wireless systems theory, as well as the
causes and effects of signal degradation. (III)
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Demonstrate proper use of troubleshooting tools including a
cablemeter, multimeter, telecommunications test set, and tone and
trace equipment. (III, XII)
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List and identify different types of twisted pair cable. (IV)
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Demonstrate proper wiring standards and termination of Category 5e
cable. (IV)
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Demonstrate fanning out a 25-pair Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable
onto a 110 block, place and terminate the wires into termination
points and test the cable. (IV, XII)
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Summarize fiber-optic usage in cabling, different modes of
fiber-optic, and implications of dispersion and attenuation. (V)
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Demonstrate stripping and cleaving techniques related to fiber-optic
cable. (V,XI)
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Define lab safety principles, local, national, and international
safety codes. (VI)
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Identify the structural differences in cabling systems for equipment
rooms, telecommunication rooms, wiring closets, main distribution
facilities and intermediate distribution. (VII)
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Demonstrate the procedures for stripping, terminating, and crimping
cables. (VIII)
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Create, identify, and test straight through, rollover and crossover
cables. (II, VIII)
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Identify code of conduct for installers, tools of the trade
professional behavior, and professional demeanor. (VIII)
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Define and research the documentation process for Request for
Proposals (RFP's). (IX)
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Analyze and identify blueprints and floor plans for optimal routes for
cables. (X)
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Identify and create a rack diagram of the physical layout of the lab
rack. (X)
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Summarize rough-in phase elements, installation upgrades, and
retrofits. (X)
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Install and pull cables using the appropriate equipment, including
running cable in a raceway and installing surface mount raceways. (X)
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Summarize the trim-out phase tasks, the importance of cable
management, and copper and fiber-optic media transmission. (XI)
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Demonstrate proper grounding and bonding techniques for a
telecommunications distribution system. (XI)
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Plan, dress and label cable bundles on the wall field, ladder rack and
relay rack, and demonstrate correct cable management techniques.
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Demonstrate terminating a Category 5e cable to a 110-type termination
block using a 110 punch-down tool, a 110 multipunch tool, and proper
safety procedures. (XI)
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Demonstrate the components of a fiber-optic kit, termination panel and
adapter panels in the fiber tray. (XI)
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Summarize finish phase tasks, the importance of cable testing and
cable certification. (XII)
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Demonstrate and test the electrical performance of cables using common
testers and multimeters. (XII)
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Define the troubleshooting process of copper cabling. (XII)
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Define, identify and list the cabling project completion, customer
support, and final documentation process. (XIII)
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Design a connectivity plan that incorporates a structured wiring
schematic diagram, predict the results, implement, test and
troubleshoot. (XIII)
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Discuss emerging networking technologies and the future of cabling.
(XIV)
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