Keep up with innovations, trends, and emerging technologies
Broaden your knowledge and sharpen your skills for greater success with this five-day course, tailored to the needs of cabling installers who want to stay abreast of the latest installation practices and standards.

Course Overview

I. Industry Orientation

II. Structured Premises Cabling Systems

• Entrance facilities, backbone, horizontal, work areas

• Equipment rooms, telecommunications rooms

• Cross-connects—main, intermediate, horizontal

III. Standards

• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A, 569-A, 570-A, 606, 607

• TIA/EIA TSB 67, 72, 75, 95, 526, and OFSTP 7 and 14

• National Electrical Code

• National Fire Protection Code

• BICSI TDMM and LAN and Internetworking Design Manual overview

IV. Plans and Specifications

• Blueprints

• Construction specifications

V. Media Characteristics

• Twisted-pair (UTP, ScTP, STP-A)

•  Color code

•  Categories of cables (3-5+)

•  Coaxial

•  Optical fiber cables (singlemode and multimode)

VI. Connectors

•  UTP, STP-A, ScTP, coaxial, optical fiber

•  Connector pin configurations

•  Color codes

VII. Transmission Characteristics

•  AC/DC review

•  Analog/digital signals

•  Copper cable media

•  Optical fiber media

•  Cable bandwidth—Megahertz vs. Megabits per second

VIII. Grounding, Bonding, and Electrical Protection

•  Installation

•  Design

IX. Defining LANS

•  LAN characteristics

•  Benefits of a LAN

•  Basic LAN design

•  LAN cabling systems

X. Components of a LAN (Overview)

•  OSI model

XI. Safety

•  OSHA

•  Common safety practices

•  Personal protective equipment

•  Hazardous environments

XII. Professionalism

•  Customer relations

•  Communications skills

XIII. Preparation for Installation

•  Performing a site survey

•  Building closets

•  Installing grounding infrastructure

•  Installing support system infrastructure

•  Preparing work area outlet locations

XIV. Pulling Cable

•  Pulling backbone and horizontal twisted-pair cable

•  Pulling optical fiber cable

XV. Firestopping

•  Responsibilities

•  Systems

•  New and existing penetrations

XVI. Cable Termination

•  Pre-Termination functions (forming, dressing, fanning, and labeling ables)

•  Copper cable termination (UTP [Krone, BIX, 110, 66], ScTP, STP-A)

•  Copper crimp termination

•  Coaxial cable termination

•  Optical fiber cable termination (epoxy, adhesive, or crimp)

XVII. Splicing Cable (Overview)

•  Copper

•  Optical fiber

XVIII. Cable Testing

•  Copper cable testing and certification

•  Optical fiber cable testing using a light source and power meter

XIX. Cable Troubleshooting

•  Copper cables

•  Optical fiber cables

XX. Retrofits and System Upgrades

• Identifying active circuits

•  Performing cutovers

•  Removal of abandoned cable

XXI. Miscellaneous Duties

•  Administrative tasks

•  Documenting test results

•  Documenting as-builts

•  Coping with changing technologies

Course Fee
$950

Course Materials
You will be provided with a course workbook, notepads, and highlighters. Purchase of BICSI’s Telecommunications Cabling Installation Manual is optional. The manual will not be used in class, but is recommended for students planning to take the examination. If you wear prescription safety glasses, please bring them to class with you.

Credits
30 RCDD hours

Who Should Attend
Experienced telecommunications installers who wish to expand their knowledge of the industry, learn new skills, and continue to advance professionally

Prerequisites
Two or more years of recent, verifiable telecommunications/low- voltage cabling experience. Successful completion of BICSI’s Installer, Level 1training, exam, and on-the-job training is recommended.

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