Specifications

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Black Box Guide to Structured Cabling
Section NameSection Name
Index
10-GbE
Cabling........................................................................10–11
over CAT6 and CAT6a.................................................28–29
Testing.........................................................................28–29
Administration Classes .........................................................30
Alien Crosstalk ................................................................28–29
Augmented Category 6..................................................10–11
AWG ........................................................................................9
Backbone
Cabling........................................................................18, 20
Distances...........................................................................20
Pathways.....................................................................24–25
Recognized Media............................................................20
Topology ...........................................................................20
Balanced Twisted Pair Cable ..........................................10–11
Bend Radius ..........................................................................26
Black Box Copper Channel Solutions ..................................36
Black Box Fiber Solutions .....................................................38
Black Box Products
CAT5e Channel Solution ..................................................37
CAT6 Channel Solution ....................................................37
CAT6a Channel Solution ..................................................37
CAT6a F/UTP Channel Solution........................................36
CAT7 S/FTP Channel Solution...........................................36
Cabinets ............................................................................38
Cable Management..........................................................38
Copper Channel Solutions .........................................36–37
Fiber Solutions..................................................................38
Installation Kits.................................................................40
Multimedia Presentations................................................40
Networking.......................................................................40
Patch Panels......................................................................38
Racks .................................................................................38
RapidRun Cable System ...................................................40
Testers and Test Kits .........................................................40
Video Cable ......................................................................40
Wireless.............................................................................40
Cable
Backbone ....................................................................18, 20
Balanced Twisted-Pair Cable Comparison.................10–11
Categories...................................................................10–11
Copper ................................................................................9
F/UTP ...................................................................................9
Fiber ............................................................................12–13
Horizontal...................................................................16–17
Installation Practices ........................................................26
Multimode Fiber.........................................................12–13
Performance and Testing.................................................27
PVC vs. Plenum ...................................................................9
ScTP .....................................................................................9
S/FTP....................................................................................9
Single-Mode Fiber ......................................................12–13
S/STP....................................................................................9
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)................................................9
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)...........................................9
Cabling
Categories...................................................................10–11
Choosing.............................................................................8
Considerations....................................................................8
Category 3, 4, 5, 5e, 6, 6a, 7...........................................10–11
Centralized Fiber Optic Cabling ..........................................18
Channel Link .........................................................................27
Class C, D, E, F .................................................................10–11
Color Coding.........................................................................30
Conductors, Solid vs. Stranded ..............................................9
Connectors, Horizontal ..................................................16–17
Consolidation Point..............................................................18
Copper
Cable ...................................................................................9
Cable Standards..........................................................10–11
Performance and Test Parameters.............................27–28
Testers ...............................................................................28
Cost of Ownership..................................................................3
Cross Pinning ........................................................................20
Data Center Infrastructure.............................................32–33
Data Center Pathways ....................................................32–33
Design Considerations........................................................2–3
Entrance Facility ...................................................................23
Equipment Room..................................................................23
Ethernet
10-Gigabit...........................................................................4
Ethernet/Industrial Protocol (IP)......................................31
History.................................................................................4
Network Applications ........................................................4
Standards............................................................................4
Fiber
Cable ...........................................................................12–13
Performance Standards..............................................12–13
Testers ...............................................................................29
Glossary ...........................................................................41–43
Harsh Environments .............................................................31
Horizontal
Cabling System ...........................................................16–18
Distances .....................................................................16–17
Pathways.....................................................................24–25
Topology .....................................................................16–17
Hot and Cold Aisles ........................................................32–33
Identification Formats/Labeling ..........................................30
IEEE 802.3af, at .....................................................................34
IEEE 802.11, .11a, .11b, .11e, .11g, .11i, .11n ......................35
Industrial Environments .......................................................31
Industrial Telecommunication Infrastructure .....................31
Installation Practices.............................................................26
IP (Ingress Protection) Ratings .............................................31
ISO/IEC TR 24704...................................................................35
Multimode Fiber .............................................................12–13
MUTOA .................................................................................18
NEMA Ratings.......................................................................31
Network Applications ............................................................4
Network Topologies ...............................................................5
Open Office Cabling.............................................................18
Pathways .........................................................................24–25
Performance and Testing .....................................................27
Permanent Link ....................................................................27
Planning Your Structured Cabling System ........................2–3
PoE (Power over Ethernet)...................................................34
PoE Plus .................................................................................34
Products, Black Box.........................................................36–40
PVC vs. Plenum .......................................................................9
Shielded Twisted Pair .............................................................9
Single-Mode Fiber ..........................................................12–13
Solid vs. Stranded Conductors ...............................................9
Standards
ANSI.................................................................................6–7
BICSI.................................................................................6–7
CSA ..................................................................................6–7
EIA ...................................................................................6–7
IEC....................................................................................6–7
IEEE..................................................................................6–7
ISO ...................................................................................6–7
Organization...................................................................6–7
TIA ...................................................................................6–7
Where to Buy......................................................................7
STP Cable.................................................................................9
Straight Pinning....................................................................20
Structured Cabling Administration .....................................30
Structured Cabling System .............................................14–25
T568A/T568B Pinning ...........................................................20
Telecommunications Room..................................................22
Testing, Copper...............................................................27–28
Testing, Fiber.........................................................................29
TIA/EIA
568-B................................................7, 10–11, 14–13, 26–29
569-B .......................................................................7, 22–27
606-A.............................................................................7, 30
942...........................................................................7, 32–33
1005...............................................................................7, 31
Cabling Categories .....................................................10–11
TIA TSB-162 ...........................................................................35
Topologies
Bus.......................................................................................5
Ring.....................................................................................5
Star......................................................................................5
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) Cable.....................................9
Wire Color Coding................................................................20
Wireless Networking ............................................................35
Work Area.............................................................................20
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