Definitions
Horizontal Cable – cable between telecommunications outlet and the horizontal cross-connect
Backbone Cable – cable between telecommunications and equipment room
Patch Cord – cable between network device and main cable run or outlet
Connectors – device attached to end of “cabling” that attaches to another
Conduit – section in which cables are housed for protection
Racks – frame where panels, switches, and other equipment are installed
Punch-Down Blocks – cross connect block where the wires are placed into a terminal groove and “punched down” with a special tool
Consolidation Points – location for interconnection between building and work area pathways
Crimpers – device used to install a crimp on connector
Fish Tape – tool used to route wiring through walls or conduit
Cable Toner – electronic device used to test cables for breaks and other problems
Continuity Tester – device used to test cables for uninterrupted pathway for signal
Category 5e/6 Cable – twisted pair cable with 100 ohm impedance and 100mhz freq.
Binder Groups – group of 25 or more twisted pair wires
Hybrid/Composite Cable – cable that has at least 2 types of media inside
Pulling Cable – used to pull cable through conduit or over racks (similar to fish tape)
Wavelengths of Light – distance an electromagnetic wave travels in the time it takes to oscillate through a complete cycle
EMI – noise generated in copper conductors
Optical-Fiber Strand – assembly consisting of one or more fibers
Index of Reflection – ratio of speed of light in a vacuum to a given transmission
Cable Jacket – outer protective covering of a cable, usually plastic
Chromatic Dispersion – spreading of a particular light because of the varying refraction rates
Differential Mode delay – determines the variation in arrival time of modes in a pulse of light in fiber
Multifiber Cable – used to connect fiber