Lan Wiring: An Illustrated Guide to Network Cabling

Wire your LAN for optimal performance. don't let hasty or uninformed LAN writing choices compromise your network's spped and efficiency. Step-by-step, James Trulove's LAN Wiring: An Illustrated Networking Guide walks you through the little-known industry-accepted methods, practices and standards for correctly installing and maintaining top-flight LAN writing. With this one-stop guide, you'll quickly master proven wiring methods for all major LAN technologies -- 2.5 Mbps to 155Mbps -- including the latest 100BaseT and 100Base-VG LANs. You get: Basic connectivity advice for Ethernet, Token Ring, Arcnet, FDDI, ATM and LocalTalk systems; Complete details on working with such cable types as shielded and unshielded twisted pair, coaxial, and fiber optic; No-nonsense directives on cable connectors, interconnection, wire management, and LAN wiring standards; Field-tested wiring schemes for maintaining LAN longevity; Hands-on tips and techniques to ensure safety, comply with regulations and eliminate line noise; Much more.