Maricopa Community Colleges  TLT205   20014-20025 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/01
TLT205 20014-20025 L+L 4 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Cable Telecommunications II
Examines cable telecommunications systems and proper troubleshooting techniques. Emphasis on understanding troubleshooting principles, meter usage, and device knowledge. Subjects covered include signal level calculations, test equipment care and use, signal leakage, AC and DC powering, splicing, active and passive devices, amplifier distribution theory, and safety. Concepts related to amplifier operations include gain, slop and unity gain principles. Prerequisites: TLT105, and TLT100 or MAT120, TLT115, and TLT116, or permission of program director.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
TLT205   20014-20025 Cable Telecommunications II
1. Describe a cable telecommunications system. (I)
2. Explain typical NTSC signals. (I)
3. Describe the basic devices used in a cable telecommunications system from the bridge amplifier to the customer terminal device. (II, III, IV)
4. Demonstrate the proper installation procedures and use of residential terminal equipment. (IV)
5. Properly install aerial, underground, and interior wiring schemes. (V, VI)
6. Describe industry regulations and safety rules. (V, VI, IX)
7. Calculate mathematical problems used for cable telecommunications. (VII, VIII, XI)
8. Explain the difference between dB and dBmV. (VII, VIII)
9. Calculate the distribution cable loss and design networks for powering. (VIII, XI)
10. Use test equipment to troubleshoot telecommunications systems. (IX, X)
11. Explain concepts related to network powering and powering architectures. (XI)
12. Trouble-shoot telecommunications problems. (VI, IX, X)
13. Use a spectrum analyzer to assess and maintain a cable telecommunications system. (VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI)
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TLT205   20014-20025 Cable Telecommunications II
    I. Overview of a Cable Telecommunications System
        A. Distribution Model
        B. NTSC Signals
      II. Drop Equipment
          A. Drop Cable
          B. Passive Devices
          C. Active Devices
          D. Security Devices
          E. Network Interface Devices (NID"S)
        III. Distribution Equipment
            A. Distribution cable
            B. Passive Devices
            C. Active Devices
            D. Powering
          IV. Terminal Equipment
              A. Cable Boxes, TVs, VCRs, Audio Receivers, Digital Converters
              B. Installation Procedures
            V. Installation Practices
                A. Aerial
                B. Underground
                C. Interior Wiring
              VI. Measurements and Safety
                  A. Tools
                  B. Climbing
                  C. OSHA
                  D. FCC Rules
                  E. NEC/NESC Codes
                VII. Cable Math
                    A. Exponents, Powers of 10, Scientific Notation
                    B. Ratios
                    C. Logarithms
                    D. Decibels (dB)
                    E. Decibel Millivolts (dBmV)
                  VIII. Cable Math Applications
                      A. Distribution Cable Loss
                      B. dB & dBmV
                    IX. Test Equipment
                        A. Leak Detector
                        B. Toner
                        C. TDR
                        D. SLM
                        E. Spectrum Analyzer
                        F. Miscellaneous Test Equipment
                      X. Trouble Shooting
                          A. Problem Solving Techniques
                          B. Common CATV Problems
                          C. Sources of Information
                          D. System Problems
                        XI. Network Powering
                            A. Powering Strategies
                            B. Power Supplies and Devices
                            C. Powering Architectures
                            D. Powering Calculations and Design
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