Unit 4 chris lewis

horizontal cable- The cabling between and including the telecommunications outlet and the horizontal cross-connect. Horizontal cabling is considered the permanent portion of a link; may also be called horizontal wiring.

backbone cable- A cable connection between telecommunications or wiring closets, floor distribution terminals, entrance facilities, and equipment rooms either within or between buildings. This cable can service voice communications or data communications

connector- a device attached to the end of a cable, receiver, or light source that joins it with another cable

conduit-A rigid or flexible metallic or nonmetallic raceway of circular cross section in which cables are housed for protection and to prevent burning cable from spreading flames or smoke in the event of a fire

crimpers-A device that is used to install a crimp-on connector. Crimping involves the act of using the crimping tool to install the connector

consolidation points-A location defined by the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B standard for interconnection between horizontal cables that extends from building pathways and horizontal cables that extend into work area pathways. Often an entry point into modular furniture for voice and data cables. ISO/IEC 11801 defines this as a transition point (TP).

punch down block-A generic name for any cross-connect block where the individual wires in UTP are placed into a terminal groove and “punched down” with a special tool. The groove pierces the insulation and makes contact with the inner conductor

racks-A frame-like structure where patch panels, switches, and other network equipment are installed. The typical dimension is 19 inches.

fish tape-Also called fish cord. A tool used by electricians to route new wiring through walls and electrical conduit

cable toner-is a device that allows you to find a spefic cable line from a connector.

continuity tester-An uninterrupted pathway for electrical or optical signals.

category5e/6 cable-Also called CAT-5e or Enhanced CAT-5. Recognized in ANSI/TIA-568-C. Category 5e has improved specifications for NEXT, PSNEXT, Return Loss, ACRF (ELFEXT), PSACRF (PS-ELFEXT), and attenuation as compared to Category 5. CAT-6. Recognized in ANSI/TIA-568-C, Category 6 supports transmission at frequencies up to 250MHz over 100 ohm twisted pair. See Chapters 1 or 7 for more information.

binder groups-A group of 25 pairs of wires within a twisted-pair cable with more than 25 total pairs. The binder group has a strip of colored plastic around it to differentiate it from other binder groups in the cable.

hybrid composite cable
A cable that contains fiber, coaxial, and/or twisted-pair conductors bundled in a common jacket. May also refer to a fiber-optic cable that