Print this page Cabling Network, Wireless & Fiber Optics Installation Standards
Jurandir Primo, PE
Course Outline
This ten-hour online course is only an introduction of many practical concepts utilized in Network Cabling, Wireless & Fiber Optics, but even as a level course, therefore, covers the fundamental theory, tailored for beginners, students, engineers, technicians, contractors or anyone who would like to become a cabling specialist, manage networks or manufacturing projects more efficiently.
This course includes
a multiple choice quiz at the end,
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Understand the concepts and parameters used in Cabling Network, Wireless & Fiber Optics;
- Understand the concepts and parameters used in network cabling systems;
- Understand the concepts and parameters used in cabling interfaces;
- Know the meaning and application of electric, structured, wireless and fiber optics capabilities;
- Be able to learn and recognize the importance of cabling and fieldbus systems, due its huge use in everywhere as cabling grids;
- Know the basic comprehension of the terms generally used by qualified personnel in every stage of automated operations, as network cabling, wireless and fiber optics;
- Be able to learn the concepts used in programming grids and to increase the recognition of Cabling Engineers or Cabling Installers, as career fields;
- Recognize the network cabling characteristics, and all types of instruments used in testing installations, as a way to certify control devices and cables;
- Know the minimum concepts of instrumentation cabling systems and wireless structures;
- Be able to learn and recognize the importance of digital and analog instruments due its huge use in engineering and industrial production;
- Know also the basic comprehension of the terms generally used by qualified personnel in cabling, automation and instrumentation operations;
- Be aware of fiber optics such as Singlemode, Multimode and several types of cabling applications;
- Be aware that instruments perform operations on input/output (I/O) values signals according to a given expression, and provide a resulting from a network cabling system;
- Recognize the equipment characteristics, mechanical, electric, pneumatic, hydraulic using installation diagnostics and field communication interfaces;
- Know the minimum concepts and the functions of physical layers to ensure the transfer of information bits from one node to all other nodes connected to a network;
- Understand the meaning of the transmission medium by shielded twisted pair wire or optical fibers; and
- Know and understand how to use wireless communication standards and codes used in network cabling systems, instrumentation and fieldbus control systems.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for everyone, women or men, begginers, students, technicians, engineers, contractors and professionals interested or working with cabling installations, automation, fluid power, robotics, electricity, hydraulics, pneumatics, instrumentation, or managing a workshop more effectively.
Benefit to Attendees
Attendee of this course will be able to understand, specify electric cables, structured cables, risers, fiber optics cable types, wireless systems and control operations in short or large cabling installation processes, since he (she) is a qualified professional or looking for qualification.
Course Introduction
The student will understand the parameters, terms, instruments, calculations, testing, application, concepts and the basic principles used in Cabling Network, Wireless & Fiber Optics.
Course Content
To become a good work shop manager, one needs to understand all aspects of Cabling Network, Wireless & Fiber Optics, which involve many knowledge areas: specification, supplies, production systems, planning, scope, time, cost, quality, materials, plans, risk and manufacturing processes. The course content is in a PDF file (~3200 Kb):
In this lesson, you are required to download and study the following course content in PDF format:
Cabling Network, Wireless & Fiber Optics Installation Standards
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study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the
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As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you still experience
any difficulty in downloading or opening this file, you may need to close some
applications or reboot your computer to free up some memory.
Course Summary
This course of Cabling Network, Wireless & Fiber Optics – Installation Standards, defines a great variety of cables, testing, wireless systems, fiber optics, instrumentation, and how to choose the best network cabling and installation procedures. This study can also be used to give the main guidelines to choose the correct cables application using industrial automation according to class of operations or manufacturing activities.
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:
https://www.isa.com/
http://www.multicable.com/Products/instrumentation_control_cable
http://www.iceweb.com.au/ElectricalWeb/cables.htm
http://www.nema.com/products/Pages/Power-and-Control-Cable.aspx
http://www.siemon.com.br/us/standards/
http://www.electrical-installation.com/enwiki/Main_Page
http://www.awcwire.com/
http://www.fiber-optic-cables-plus.com/
http://www.infocellar.com/networks/cables/twisted-pair-cables.htm
http://www.rp-photonics.com/
http://www.thefoa.com/
http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
