5.2 STRUCTURED BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Flashcards
Prior to 1991, End-users were frequently confused by manufacturers’ conflicting claims concerning transmission performance and were forced to pay high _______ and ___________ cost for propriety systems.
installation, administration
EIA
Electronic Industries Association
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
________ is the medium through which voice and data move from one telecommunication device to another. Cabling physically carries electrical or optical signals to and from devices and equipment in a telecommunication system.
Telecommunication Cabling
Is a passageway, and thus a path, for cable to travel when interconnecting devices, components, and equipment in a telecommunication system
Pathways
A generic term used to describe a main pathway or cabling media that interconnects a number of telecommunication devices.
Backbone
_______ may be attached from the backbone to connect individual workstations
Drop Cables
The _________ is an entrance to the building for both public and private network service cables
Building Entrance Facility
A mounted hardware unit containing an assembly of rows of connecting locations in a communications system, called ports.
Patch Panel
_____ is a receptacle that is a specific place for physically connecting a device or piece of equipment to another.
Port
_______ a cable that is used to create a connection from one port in a patch panel to another port
Patch Cord
____ recommended closet size more than 1 telecommunications closet if area exceeds 90 m or 940 square meters.
10 ft. x 12 ft.
_________ is located within a building telecommunications system
Backbone Pathway
_______ distances are dependent on the type of system, data speed, and the manufacturer’s specifications for the system electronics and the associated components used
Backbone Cabling
Connect the backbone cabling entering the telecommunications closet with the terminal equipment in the work area
Horizontal Pathways
The horizontal cabling system extends from the _________ (workstation) outlet to the telecommunications closet and consists of horizontal cabling, telecommunications outlet, table terminations, and cross-connections.
work area
The most commonly used horizontal pathway consists of cable bundles run from the telecommunications closet along J-hooks or ________ suspended above a plenum ceiling
cable trays
The _______ is the space containing work station (terminal), equipment and components.
work area
_________ is designed to be relatively simple to interconnect so that modifications and additions can be easily accomplished
Work Area Wiring
