Cabling Handbook, The (2nd Edition) | Date: 30 April 2011, 10:02
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* The #1 A-Z network and telecom cabling reference - 100% updated!
* New coverage! Fiber, home networking, cable modems, and much more
* WAN connections, xDSL wiring-even wireless networks
* Step-by-step planning, implementation, and management
* Systematic troubleshooting guide
* Quick-reference, task-oriented format!
* The professional's guide to computer and telecom cabling!
* Completely updated! Fiber, home networking, cable modems, wireless, and more
* Choosing the right vendors and products
* Great preparation for Network+ cable-related exam objectives!
The Cabling Handbook, Second Edition is a thorough, up-to-the-minute professional's guide to every aspect of LAN and telecommunications cabling, from planning through installation and management. From Category 5 twisted pair and fiber to the latest wireless LAN solutions, it's all here: standards, product comparisons, topology and architecture design, electrical and safety considerations, and more - including invaluable information for anyone preparing for CompTIA Network+ certification. This brand new second edition has been updated with extensive new coverage of fiber technologies, home networking, cable modems, and much more. Rely on this book for expert guidance on:
* Estimating the cost of cable plant upgrades
* Choosing the right installer and supervising installation
* Selecting the optimal cabling system and products
* Deploying wireless LANs with maximum reliability, coverage, throughput, and security
* Managing cable systems to minimize long-term costs and maximize long-term reliability
* Troubleshooting cable system problems rapidly and effectively
Expert John Vacca goes beyond LANs, reviewing key cable-related issues associated with campus networks, WANs, and the Internet. You'll find extensive coverage of cable management software and documenting cable systems. The book contains detailed listings of top cable installers, fiber optic cable manufacturers, cable labeling vendors, SCSI, and wireless LAN providers.
Whether you buy, sell, or manage cabling systems, you need to maximize quality and minimize disruption - now and for decades to come. One book shows you how: The Cabling Handbook, Second Edition.
From the Publisher
This is the first edition of The Cabling Handbook, published in 1998. The second edition published in December 2000 as is ISBN 0130883174.
Reviews
Summary: A good review reference to Telecom other than cabling.
Rating: 2
If you are a new comer to the telecommunications and want to read on an overview go ahead you are in the right place. There isn't much information here about cabling, nothing ordinary. For cabling information you may want to check out James Trulove's LAN Wiring.
Summary: Cabling Handbook- or Not!
Rating: 3
This second edition of Mr. Vacca's Cabling book is a big improvement over the first edition published in 1999.
This book contains a lot of good practical advise on telecommunications cabling, probably drawn from the author's practical experiences. Designing Cabling systems and cable installation sections are pretty good. However most of this information is also available in BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manuals, which you should already have a copy if you are working in the telecom field. I feel like a cabling book should have a lot more detail on cabling than topics like Virtual area networks, VPNs, Wireless future, Fiber optic electronics (instead, more info on Fiber cable installations here would be helpful). There are lot better books in those technical areas and you wander why a cabling book should include them. Also, a minimal amount of information is given on the testing cables; so I believe you would be doing better by reading ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-B.2 and B.3 standards. BICSI Telecommunications Cabling Manual for some more details on the subject. If you are planning to install a telecommunication system in an industrial facility and are not familiar with manufacturing environment please look for much more advice than you find here.
Summary: A very complete handbook
Rating: 5
This is a very complete handbook from John Vacca, both for the beginner, in terms of explaining the various technologies, and for the expert, in understanding the complete picture.
Summary: Technical, practical, and completely readable
Rating: 5
The second edition of John Vacca's Cabling Handbook goes even further beyond cabling than the first edition did.
I found the extensive information on wireless connectivity particularly informative, and the chapter on its futures (Bluetooth, UMTS, and practical implications) was eye-opening and fascinating.
On a more mundane level, fiber optic technology and implementation were explained such that I have a far better understanding than before. And I recommend reading through the very practical steps in the chapter on Implementation Plan Development. These will certainly reduce the problems encountered in network installations - physical, technical, and scheduling. Been there, done that...
Being software oriented, I have often kept my distance from such hardware technologies as cabling. However, John Vacca explains it all in a reader-friendly style which makes perfect sense!
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