User`s manual

NetDoc™ User’s Manual B-9 Rev B
Records
Each required record type defines a primary indexing identifier to facilitate linkage between
infrastructure identifiers and records. See also Linkages.
Report
The means by which information about the telecommunications infrastructure is
communicated. A report may consist of an individual record, a group of records or selected
portions of one or more records. Cable management software makes all of the records in the
telecommunications infrastrucutre available to the operator.
Riser
The conduit path between floors of a building. In NetDoc™, referred to as a horizontal link.
Space
Any area that can house components for the infrastructure. Spaces can include manholes,
telecommunication closets, rooms, work areas, etc.
Splices
The physical joining of two or more copper conductors or optical fibers to form a continuous
circuit/conductor; a terminal that permanently joins two or more wires. Backbone cables
between termination hardware often need to be spliced together. The splice is housed in a
container known as a closure. Multiple splices can be housed within one closure.
Structured Cabling Design
Design and installation is governed by a set of standards that determine how to wire a data
center, office or building for data or voice communications. These standards define how to lay
the cabling in a formation so that all outlets terminate at a central patch panel (usually a 19-
inch rack mount). Each outlet can be ‘patched’ into a data network switch or patched into a
telecommunication patch panel that forms a bridge into a private branch exchange (PBX)
telephone system, thus making the connection a voice port.
It is normal to see different color patch cables used in the patch panel to help identify which
type of connection is being carried. Cabling standards require all eight connectors in Cat5/5e/6
cable are connected, resisting the temptation to 'double-up' or use one cable for both voice
and data.