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
