Course Content

Safety

-The health and safety at work act 1974

-On-site safety

Basics of electricity

-Electrical current

-Electrical measurements and terms

-Line constants

-Grounding

-Basics of digital multi meters

-Analogue signals

-Digital signals

-Bits and bites

Types of communications

-What is communications?

-What is telecommunications?

-What is data communications?

Data communications

-What is a network

-Types of networks

Network topologies

-Introduction to topologies

-Bus networks

-Tree networks

-Star networks

-Ring networks

Network cabling and other media

-Introduction

-Coaxial cable

-Twisted pair

-Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

-Unshielded twisted pair (STP)

-Optical fibre

-Wireless solutions

LAN interfaces

-Data comm's outlets

-Data comm's connectors

-Wall mounted cabinets and patch panels

Cable termination

-Insulation displacement connection (IDC)

-Wiring Rj45 plugs

-Electrical connection

-Solder connection

-Screw connection

-Termination in to wall outlets

-CAT 6 termination in to a patch panel

-Shielded RJ45 systems

Testing

-Test equipment

-Test configurations

-Basic links

-Channels

-Wire map

-Length

-Near end cross talk (NEXT)

-Attenuation

-Return loss

-Attenuation to cross talk ratio (ACR)

-Resistance

Voice communications

-Telephone cables

-External telephone cables

-Types of cables

-External cable - colour codes

-Colour code - internal distribution cable

-Demarcation line

-Types of termination

Voice Interfaces

-Voice frames

-boxes and cabinets

-voice outlets

Cable installation

-Cable pulling

-Pulling strength

-Wastage

-Pulling

-Cable set-up

-Lubrication

-Bend radius

-Bundles

-slack

-Marking

-Cable separation

-Special considerations for data cabling

-Labeling

-Cable trays

-Baskets

-Trunking

-Conduit

Site survey and risk assessments

-Who carries out a site survey?

-Pre-installation survey

-Nature of a hazard

-Estimating hazards

-Estimate how an accident would be

-Judge the acceptability of using the technique

-Accept the risk

-record the assessment

-Ensure that everyone knows what the risk assessment says

-What to do if an accident occurs