CLIL Activity I.T.I.S. C.

Zuccante
5ISB School Year 2005/06

STRUCTURED CABLING
Final Exam Compendium

A. Memo

Brain storm
Whats structured cabling?
Whats the meaning of structured?
Whats the meaning of
standardisation?
Is my house cabled?
Where, when and how was cabled?
Why the law covers the structured
cabling problem?

Objectives
1. Structured cabling

for the
fnal exam

systems
2. Terminology
3. Passive Devices
4. Cross Connect
I. Documentation
technology
II. Installation technique
III. Mini-glossary

Structured Cabling
Systems
Structured cabling is a method

for

creating an organized cabling system

that can be easily understood by
installers ,
network administrators
technicians

, and any other

that deal with cables

Structured Cabling
Systems
Rules

of Structured Cabling for LANs

look for a complete connectivity solution

plan for future growth
maintain freedom of choice

in vendors

Subsystems of
Structured Cabling
Backbone Pathway
Horizontal Pathway

Antenna Entrance
Telecommunications
Room/Closet
Tie Pathway
Telecommunications
Room/Closet

Equipment Room/Closet
Backbone Pathways
Horizontal Pathway

Demarcation Point

Entrance Room/Closet
Main Terminal Space
(Entrance Facility)
Interbuilding Backbone
Alternate Entrance

Telecommunications
Outlet
Work Area

Subsystems of
Structured Cabling

Demarcation Point
punto di
demarcazione
dorsale tra edifici
Interbuilding Backbone
accesso alternativo
Alternate Entrance

between outside
service provider
cables and
customer cables

Subsystems of
Structured Cabling

presa di rete
Telecommunications
Outlet
Work Area area di lavoro

Subsystems of
Structured Cabling

stanza dei dispositivi

Equipment Room/Closet
canalizzazione orizzontale
o di piano
Horizontal Pathway
Entrance Room / Closet
Main Terminal Space
(Entrance Facility)
stanza / armadio
daccesso principale
(interconnessione interbuilding-intrabuilding)

Telecommunications
Room/Closet
stanza / armadio
di permutazione
di piano

Subsystems of
Structured Cabling
Tie Pathway
canala passacavi

Backbone Pathway
canalizzazione di dorsale
o canalizzazione verticale
o canalizzazione di edificio

Backbone Pathways

Subsystems of
Structured Cabling

Antenna Entrance
ingresso dantenna

Subsystems of Structured Cabling

other diagram example
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Subsystems of Structured Cabling

a larger example
Horizontal Cabling

Building
A

Floor Distributor /
Telecommunicatio
n Closet

Building
Building
Backbone
Distributor /
Telecommunicatio
Campus
n Closet
campus
Backbone
comprensori

Building C

Telecommunicatio
n Outlet

Building B

Campus
Distributor /
Telecommunicatio

Cabling logical diagram

Campus
Distributor / Main
cross Connect

Campus Backbone
Building Distributor /
Intermediate cross
Connect
Building
backbone or
vertical
Floor cabling

Telecommunication
Closets

Distributor /
Horizontal cross
Connect
horizontal
cabling

Telecommunication
Outlets
optional cabling (not
allowed)

optional Transition
Point

Campus Equipment Room

more complex than Telecommunication
Closet
Cables
from
Tie Pathway for
Service Provider
cables to electronic
devices

Electronic Devices

to Building
Distributor /
Intermediat
e cross
Connect

Main cross Connect

Demarcation Point

plywood
panel

Telecommunications Room

Patch Panel (front)

Distribution

Telecommunication Closet

Raceways
A raceway is a
channel that contains
cables.
Raceways include
common electrical
conduits
,
specialized cable trays
or ladder racks
,
in-floor duct systems
, and plastic or metal
surface mounted
raceways.

Patch Panel

Patch panel and Patch

Cord
Panel for UTP

Panel with
telephonic
crossconnect

cables with 16 RJ45

Panel for optical fber with 16 SC

connectors

Optical Patch
Cord
Patch Cord

Patch panel and Patch

Cord
Data

Voice
Telecommunicati
Telecommunicati
on Closet
on Outlet

Horizontal Cabling
Telecommunication
s Closet

Work Area
I1

horizontal cabling 90
m

I2

I3

HC
I1 + I2 + I3 = 10 m
= cross-connect
= telecommunication
outlet
= transition point

I1 = work area
cable
I2 = patch cord

Telecommunication Outlet
four pairs cable directly
connected on RJ45
socket

four pairs cable

connected on plug
RJ45
adapter

Working Area
work area
at least two
outlet
about 10 m2

patch
max 90 m

Work Area
Cable

RJ45: socket and plug

RJ45
Wall Socket (receptacle
) or Telecommunication
Outlet

jack

RJ45
or plug (male)

TIA/EIA Standard
ALTERNATE (T568A)

PREFER (T568B)

PAIR 2

PAIR 3

PAIR 3

1 2
W G
BR
G

PAIR 1

PAIR 4

3 4
5 6
W BL 8 W O

7
W

O JACK BL
POSITIONS

BR

PAIR 2

1 2
W O
BR
O

PAIR 1

3
W

PAIR 4

4
5 6
BL 8 W G

G JACK BL
POSITIONS

7
W
BR

UTP cable
Pair
1
Blue/White
2
Orange/White
3 Green/White

4 Brown/White

Wire
White/Blue
Blue
White/Orang
e
Orange
White/Green
Green
White/Brown
Brown

The solid colored wire is called ring

and the stripe wire is called "tip".

Language
LanguageTip:
Tip:
colour
colour(UK)
(UK)or
orcolor
color(USA)
(USA)

for the fnal exam

Documentation:
how to describe the structured cabling for the
assigned network design

Installation technique:
UTP cat. 5 installation: do and dont
making a UTP patch cable
Mini-glossary
Vocabulary

Document: 1. Topology
FIRST FLOOR

SERVIZI

ACCOGLIENZA

VANO
SCALE

SECOND FLOOR

UFFICI
BIBLIOTECA

SALA
MACCHINE

MAGAZZINI DI CONSERVAZIONE

VANO
SCALE

SALA
CONSULTAZIONE

SALA
PRESTITI

SALA
WIRELESS

THIRD FLOOR

UFFICI O
AMMINISTRATIVO

UFFICIO
PERSONALE

UFFICIO
TECNICO

DIRIGENTE

VANO
SCALE

UFFICIO
ACQUISTI

Document: 2. Cabling
layout
PIANO TERRA

EF

PRIMO PIANO

TC01

EF

MC

TC11

UFFICI
BIBLIOTECA

SALA
MACCHINE

MC

SERVIZI

TC21

ACCOGLIENZA

VANO
SCALE

TC03
TC12

VANO
SCALE

TC02

SALA
CONSULTAZIONE

SALA
PRESTITI

SALA
WIRELESS

MAGAZZINI DI CONSERVAZIONE
TC01
MC

LEGENDA
MC

Main cross Connect

EF

Entrance Facility

TC01

Telecommunication Closet PT
(Prestiti+Accoglienza)

TC02

Telecommunication Closet PT (Wireless)

TC03

Telecommunication Closet PT (Consultazione)

TC11

Telecommunication Closet PP (Biblioteca)

TC12

Telecommunication Closet PP (Magazzino)

TC21

Telecommunication Closet SP (all the Officies)

Backbone Pathway
Horizontal Pathway

MC

SECONDO PIANO
TC21

UFFICI O
AMMINISTRATIVO

UFFICIO
PERSONALE

UFFICIO
TECNICO

DIRIGENTE

VANO
SCALE

UFFICIO
ACQUISTI

Document: 3. Logic
Diagram
EF

MC

TC01

TC02

TC11

TC03

TC12

TC21

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

TOxx

Documentation: alternative
view

Document: 4. Media 5.
Connectors
MEDIA
from
from
from
from
from
from
from

EF
MC
MC
MC
TC01
TC01
TCxx

to
to
to
to
to
to
to

MC
TC01
TC21
TC1x
TC02
TC03
TOxx

multimodal optical fiber

multimodal optical fiber
multimodal optical fiber
UTP cable, cat.5
UTP cable, cat.5
UTP cable, cat.5
UTP cable, cat.5

CONNECTORS
Optical Fiber: ST
UTP: RJ45 (TIA 568B)

Document: 6. Telecommunication
Closet
third floor

TC21
FO
link
SW
21

second floor

PP 21

MC

TC11

TC12

mode
m
FO

SW 11

SW 12

PP 11

PP 12

link
router
SW P
SW CS
TC01

TC02

TC03

FO
link
SW
01

SW 02

SW 03

PP 02

PP 03

PP 01

PP CS

frst floor

Document: 7. Cross Connection

position

connecti
on

patch

description

PP CS-1

EF

modem ISP connection

PP CS-2

PP 01-1

SW CS-1 uplink to SW01

PP CS-3

PP 01-2

SW CS-2 uplink to SW02

PP CS-4

PP 01-3

SW CS-3 uplink to SW03

PP CS-5

PP 01-4

SW CS-4 uplink to SW04

PP CSxx

TOxx

SW CSxx

to a Telcom. Outlet

----

modem

router

patch from modem to router

----

router

SW CSyy

patch from router to switch

Document:
8. LAN
Diagram

LEGEND
LEGEND
optical
opticalfiber
fiber(802.3
(802.3ab)
ab)
UTP
UTP(802.3
(802.3ab,
ab,Gigabit)
Gigabit)
UTP
UTP(802.3u
(802.3uFast
FastEthernet)
Ethernet)
legacy
legacy(USB,
(USB,Lpt,
Lpt,Com)
Com)
wireless
wireless

second floor
UP

SW 21

FO
prt

uff

TLC

router

modem

Uff. biblio.

SW 11

UP

SW CS
FO

uff

FO

bibli

bibli

SW P

dirig

prn

scan
Magazzino

server
UP

SW 12
mag

Sala prest.

SW 01

UP

Sala ric.

Sala cons.

SW 02

UP

SW 03

FO
pres

pres

prn

prn

Atrio

self
self

prt

uff

pres
AP

mob
mob

mag

pres

pres

UP

Document: 9. Active Devices

Specifications

Document: 10. IP address

Installation technique
CAT.5 installation: do and dont

Please, note the relation

between Categories
(USA) and Classes
(Europe) for UTP cable:

class category
A
B

5e

CAT.5 Installation
CABLE TENSION

DONT pull cable with excessive force,

as this will alter the cables insulation
and transmission properties.

DO pull cable using less than

25 pounds (11,3 Kg) of pullforce.

UNROLLING CABLE

DONT allow the cable to kink, knot or snag while pulling it off the spool or out
of the box; deforming the pair-twist will alter the performance of the cable.

DO use a cable
pulling accessory.

CAT.5 Installation
RUNNING & SUPPORTING CABLE

DONT overstress cables

by overloading .

and DONT allow the cable

hook to rip or fray the cable.

minimum distance between

power supply cable and
network cable (parallel
running) is 15 cm.
DO use j-hooks or similar devices designed to support cables.

CAT.5 Installation

RUNNING & SECURING CABLE

DONT overstress cables by

overtightering cable ties, especially to
the point where crush stress is visible.

DO use tie wraps loosely

on large bundles. (see
also Using Tie-wraps)

DO use Velcro tie wraps

to secure large bundles.

USING WIRE CHANNELS

DONT allow the cable to form

right angles or sharp bends.

DO use sweeping bends.

DO use cable clamps on

individual runs.

CAT.5 Installation
STAPLING CABLE

DONT squish cables

when securing them.

DO staple by hand, or use

staplers with depth stops.

DO use Velcro to keep cables

from becoming over-cinched.

USING TIE-WRAPS

DONT chinch the cables tightly, especially

to the point where crush stress is visible.

DO tie-wrap the
bundle loosely.

DO use Velcro as a flexible and reusable alternative to

plastic tie-wraps to keep bundles from cinching.

CAT.5 Installation

REMOVING CABLE JACKET

DONT remove too much cable jacket.

DO retain cable jacket as close to

the termination point as possible.

MAINTAINING PAIR TWISTS DURING TERMINATION

DONT untwist the cable pairs more

than 12 mm and DONT strip cable
jacket back any more than you need to.

DO maintain pair twists to within 12 mm of the

termination point, and the cable jacket is maintained
as close to the terminations as possible.

Making a UTP patch cable

1. Strip off the jacket for about
2,5 cm.
2. Separate out the 4 pairs of
wires
3. Untwist and organize the wires
according to the proper colour
code and flatten the wires
(T568A or T568B).

4. Maintain the colour order

and flatness of the wires,
then clip their length so that
a maximum of 1.2 cm of
untwisted wire is present.

Making a UTP patch cable

5.

6.

7.
8.

Insert ordered wires into RJ-45

plug; make sure jackets are inserted
into plug.

Push the wires in firmly enough to

make sure the conductors are all
visible when you look at the plug
from the end.
Inspect the colour code and jacket
location to be sure they are correct.
Insert the plug firmly into the crimp
tool and crimp down completely.

Fiber Optic
connectors

Mini-Glossary

Vocabulary
ST

(Straight Tip) A fber-optic connector which uses

the bayonet style coupling.

SC

type of fber optic connector (Structured

Connector) optical connector with a push-pull
mating design. Commonly referred to as
Structured Connectors or Stick and Click.

UTP

(Unshielded Twisted Pair) a cable that consists of

two or more insulated conductors in which each
pair of conductors are twisted around each other.

RJ45

Registered Jack-45, a telephone connector that

holds up to eight wires, used in Ethernet devices

T568A/B

color coding used for normal network cabling

Vocabulary
OSI

Open Systems Interconnection, the 7-layers

suite of protocols designed by ISO committees
to be the international standard computer
network architecture

MDF

Main Distribution frame, a distribution frame on

one part of which terminatethe permanent
outside lines entering the central office building
and on anotherpart of which terminate the
subscriber line multiple cabling, trunk
multiplecabling, etc.

MMF

Multimode Fiberoptic Cable, fberoptic cable in

which the signal or light propagates in multiple
modes or paths

Vocabulary
10Base-T

An Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

(IEEE) 802.3 working group designing a
specifcation for 10 Mbps CSMA/CD baseband local
area networking (LAN) transmission commonly
called Ethernet over twisted-pair wiring.

100Base-T

A specifcation for 100 Mbps - commonly called

Fast Ethernet over twisted-pair wiring.

1000Base-T

A IEEE 802.3z working group designing a

specifcation for 1000 Mbps - commonly called
Gigabit Ethernet.

wiring diagram
A point to point, highway or airline wiring
format which defnes the wiring path and color
code of wire to and from apparatus components.

Vocabulary
wire

A single metallic conductor, usually soliddrawn and circular in cross section

shielded cable
Cable with metal tape shield wrapped
around the insulated conductors.
twisted pair

Insulated wire in which pairs are twisted

together.

rack

A structure on which equipment is mounted

patch panel

A generic device that allows for organizing and

connecting the copper and fber optic cables

power cord

A three-wire (sometimes two-wire) cord used

to make connection with an AC public power
supply

Vocabulary
layout

A proposed or actual arrangement or allocation of

equipment

ground

An intentional or accidental connection between an

electric circuit or its housing and the ground (earth)

fber optics Thin flaments of glass through which light beams

are transmitted over long distances and which can
carry enormous amounts of data
cable

A single wire or group of individual wires in a single

sheath

cable riser Cable running vertically in a multi-story building to

serve the upper floors.

Vocabulary
cable run Conduit used to run cables through a building.
Also the path taken by a cable or group of cables.
cable tray Steel trough erected above equipment racks to
support cable runs in an equipment room
conduit
A device used to hold, organize, and protect
electrical or optical cables
cross connection - A mapping between two channels or
paths at a network device
backbone The main connectivity device of a distributed
system. All systems that have connectivity to the
backbone connect to each other
antenna A device for transmitting or receiving, or
transmitting and receiving signals

Vocabulary
structured cabling
is a set of standards that determine how
to wire a building for data or voice
communications
cable pathway
systems providing horizontal, vertical and
backbone pathways from your data room to
your workstations
cable runway
o Ladder Rack, horizontal, vertical and
backbone pathways for your computer room,
telecommunications room and data center
closet
a cabinet or enclosed recess for
telecommunications devices
demarcation point
the location within a building where the
lines from the telephone company connect to
the customer's lines.

Vocabulary
interbuilding
intrabuilding
outlet
telecommunication outlet
jack
horizonthal pathway
entrance facility

Vocabulary
building backbone
campus backbone
building distributor
floor distributor
campus distributor
cross connect
main cross connect

Vocabulary
intermediate cross connect
transition point
patch cord