Technician Level Overview

I. Industry Orientation

• Building Industry Consulting Service (BICS) History
  
• Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) History
  
• Divestiture
  
• Standardization Efforts
  

II. Structured Premises Cabling System Characteristics

• Entrance Facilities (EF)
  
  • Underground Entrance
    
  • Buried Entrances
    
  • Aerial Entrances
    
  • Tunnels
    
• Backbone Cabling
  
• Horizontal Cabling
  
• Work Area’s (WA)
  
• Equipment Rooms (ER)
  
• Telecommunications Room (TR)
  
• Cross-connections
  

III. Codes, Standards and Regulations

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  
• National Electrical Code (NEC)
  
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  
• ANSI/TIA/EIA Standards
  
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-526
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-570
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-606
    
  • ANSI/TIA/EIA-607
    
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
  
• Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA)
  
• International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical
• Commission (ISO/IEC)
  
• Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
  

IV. Plans and Specifications

• Blue Prints, Drawings
  
• Site Plans
  
• Symbols
  
• Checklist
  
• Construction Specifications
  
• Request for Quote (RFQ)
  
• Request for Proposal (RFP)
  

V. Media and Connectors

• Types of Outlet Interfaces
  
• Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Copper Cable / Connectors.
  
• Screened Twisted Pair (ScTP) Copper Cable / Connectors
  
• Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Copper Cable / Connectors
  
• Coaxial Cables / Connectors
  
• Optical Fiber Cable / Connectors
  
  • Single Mode
    
  • Multi-Mode
    
• Matching Connectors to Media Type
  
• Color Codes (1-6000) Overview

VI. Transmission

• Copper Cable Media
  
  • Resistance
    
  • Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC)
    
  • Frequency
    
  • Capacitance
    
  • Inductance
    
  • Attenuation
    
  • Return Loss
    
  • Insulation
    
  • Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT)
    
  • Impedance
    
  • Impedance Matching
    
  • Balanced and Unbalanced Cables
    
  • Baluns
    
  • Decibels (db)
    
  • Analog / Digital Signals
    
  • Types of Transmission Lines
    
  • Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission
    
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
    
  • Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
    
• Optical Fiber Media
  
  • Bandwidth
    
  • Attenuation
    
• Digital Transmission
  

VII. Grounding and Bonding

• Overview
  
  • Safety
    
  • Avoiding Electrical Shock
    
  • Grounding System Components
    
  • Ground
    
  • Bonding
    
  • American Wire Gauge (AWG)
    
• Protection Systems
  
  • Grounding Electrode System
    
  • Lightning Protection System
    
  • Telecommunications Grounding and Bonding
    
• Telecommunications Grounding Practices
  
• Telecommunications Bonding Practices
  
• System Practices
  
  • Small System – Residential / Light Commercial
    
  • Large System - Commercial
    
  • Telecommunications Rooms (TR’s)
    
  • Backbone Cable Protection
    
    • Unshielded
      
    • Shielded
      
    • Exposed Cable Sheath Terminations
      
• Equipment Grounding
  
• Telecommunications Grounding Busbars
  
• Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB)
  
• Coupled Bonding Conductor (CBC)
  
• Telecommunications Circuit Protectors
  
  • Primary Protectors
    
  • Secondary Protectors
    
  • Fuses and Fuse Links
    
  • Enhanced Protection
    
  • Installation Practices

VIII. Defining LANs

• Definition of a LAN
  
• Characteristics of a LAN
  
• Benefits of a LAN
  
• Basic LAN Design
  
• LAN Cabling System Characteristics
  

IX. Components of a LAN

• Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model
  
• Seven Layers of OSI Model
  
• Applying the OSI Reference Model in a LAN Environment
  
• LAN Hardware
  
• LAN Software
  
• Installation and Testing
  
• LAN Expansion
  

X. Common Safety Practices

• Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
  
• Safety Awareness
  
• First Aid Kits
  
• Communication
  
• Designated Work Area’s
  
• Tool and Equipment Safety
  
• Ladder Safety
  
• Personnel Lifts Safety
  
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  
• Hazardous Environments – Indoor / Outdoor
  
• Safety Planning
  
• Safety Meetings
  

XI. Professionalism

• Customer – Cabling Contractor Relations
  
• Project Team
  
• Courteous Communications Skills
  
• Professional Appearance
  

XII. Pre-cabling Preparation

• Performing a Site Survey
  
• Telecommunications Room / Equipment Room Design
  
• Design Considerations
  
• Locating the Equipment Room
  
• Space Allocation and Layout
  
• Cable Installation and Pathways
  
• Design Approval, Installation and Final Inspection
  
• Developing a Job Plan
  
• Building Telecommunication Rooms (TR)
  
• Install Grounding Infrastructure
  
• Install Cable Support System
  
  • J-Hooks
    
  • Bridal Rings
    
  • Ladder Rack
    
  • Flextray
    
  • Conduit
    
  • Sleeves
    
  • Trapeze
    
• Installing Horizontal Pathways
  
• Preparing Work Area Outlets
  
  • Wall
    
  • Floor
    
  • Utility Pole / Modular Furniture
    
  • Performing Administrative Task
    
  • Planning for a Retrofit
    

XIII. Pulling Cable

• Overview
  
• Cable Pulling Setup
  
  • Jack Stands, Cable Rollers
    
  • Pathway Preparation
    
• Pulling Backbone Cable
  
  • Top Down
    
  • Bottom Up
    
  • Horizontal
    
• Pulling Horizontal Cable
  
  • Conduit
    
  • Open Ceiling
    
• Pulling Optical Fiber
  

XIV. Firestopping

• Firestopping Systems
  
• Testing and Guidelines for Firestops
  
• Evaluation of Firestop Systems
  
• Mechanical / Non-mechanical Firestop Systems
  
• Firestopping for Brick, Concrete Block and Concrete Wall Penetrations
  
• Firestopping for Drywall Penetrations
  
• Firestopping for Floor / Ceiling Assemblies
  
• Firestopping Considerations
  
• Typical Installations
  

XV. Cable Termination Practices

• Pretermination Functions
  
• Copper IDC Terminations
  
  • 66-Block
    
  • 110-Style Hardware
    
  • BIX Hardware
    
  • LSA Hardware (Krone)
    
  • Screened Twisted Pair (ScTP)
    
  • Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
    
  • Patch Panels and Blocks
    
  • Work Area Outlets
    
  • Field Constructed Equipment Cables
    
• Coaxial Cable Terminations
  
  • F-Type
    
  • BNC Type
    
• Fiber Terminations
  
  • Heat Cured
    
  • Hot Melt
    
  • UV Cured
    
  • Crimp Style
    
  • Anaerobic Style
    
  • ST Style
    
  • SC Style
    
  • SFF Style
    

XVI. Splicing Cable

• Overview
  
  • Safety
    
  • Splicing Considerations (Copper, Fiber)
    
  • Locations
    
• Single Conductor / Pair Copper Splicing
  
• Copper Cable
  
• Optical Fiber
  
  • Fusion
    
  • Mechanical
    

XVII. Testing Cable

• Overview
  
  • Types of Test Equipment
    
  • Wire Map Testers
    
  • Level III Certification Testers
    
  • Cable Tracer
    
  • Optical Light Source and Power Meter
    
  • Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
    
  • Optical Fiber Flashlight and Microscope
    
  • Test Adapters, Leads and Cables
    
  • Volt-Ohm Meter
    
    • Principles
      
    • Basic Functions
      
    • Testing Copper Cable
      
    • Testing Coaxial Cable
      
• Performing Level III Testing
  
• Testing Coaxial Cable
  
• Testing Optical Fiber Cable
  
• Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
  
• Field Test Equipment Selection
  

XVIII. Troubleshooting Cable

• Overview
  
  • Test Equipment
    
  • Two-Way Radio
    
  • Documentation
    
  • Communication Skills
    
  • Industry and Standards Knowledge
    
  • Procedures
    
  • Tips
    
• Copper Cable
  
  • Interpreting Test Results
    
  • Troubleshooting Twisted Pair
    
  • Troubleshooting Coaxial Cable
    
  • Troubleshooting Optical Fiber
    
• Optical Fiber
  
  • Optical Time domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
    
  • OTDR Fault Presentations
    

XIX. Retrofitting

• Evaluation of Existing Infrastructure
  
• Job Plan
  
• System Cutover
  
• Cutsheets
  
• Strategy
  

XX. Miscellaneous Duties

• Performing Administrative Tasks
  
  • Timesheets
    
  • Daily Logs
    
• Coping with Rapidly Changing Technology

BACK TO COURSES

Course Fee
$1295.00 (Payable to NY Communications Training Center, Inc.)

Credits
30 RCDD hours

Course Materials
You will be provided with a course workbook, notepads, and highlighters. Purchase of BICSI’s Telecommunications Cabling Installation Manual is optional. The manual will not be used in class, but is recommended for students planning to take the examination. See page 61 for ordering information. If you wear prescription safety glasses, please bring them to class with you.

Who Should Attend
Highly experienced telecommunications cabling installers.

Prerequisites
Five or more years of recent verifiable telecommunications/low-voltage cabling experience. Successful completion of BICSI’s Installer level training, exam, and on-the-job training is recommended.

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