The Continental Automated Buildings Association is pleased to collaborate with the Communication Planning Corporation to offer the industry a Cabling Resource Guide.This free guide provides industry with one of the most in-depth, reliable and up-to-date structured cabling resource available. The Cabling Resource Guide contains project checklists, codes, standards information, and product and design guidelines.Disclaimer, Introduction, Table of ContentsSection 1Installing Technology TodaySection 2Building Survey DocumentBuilding Survey SpreadsheetSection 3Entrance Facility SurveySection 4SecuritySection 5Cabling PathwaysInfrastructure Hardware GuidelinesSection 6Equipment RoomEquipment Room RequirementsSection 7Power Grounding and BondingSection 8Installation ToolsTools and MaterialsSection 9Labor EstimatesSection 10Engineering Estimating SpreadsheetSection 11Problem Effect ChartSymptom Cause and SolutionSection 12Generic Issues for ArchitectsSection 13Facility Management DocumentationSection 14Best Practices for Fiber Optic InstallationCabling OptionsCommon Terms and PhrasesDesign Objectives and Five StepsDesign Options for Fiber Optic NetworksFiber CharacteristicsLink DescriptionMaterial List for a Fiber Optic NetworkMaterials List for a Fiber Optic NetworkRouting and Design Issues for LANSystem Design ReviewTypical Fiber SpecificationsSection 15Abandoned Cable RemovalSection 16Firestop InformationSafety InformationSection 17Cable Selection GuideCategory 6 CablingHCM Cable Selection guideEnvironmental LetterHorizontal Cabling PatternsSection 18Cat5e Bezel SpecSection 19Learning the RopesTestingSection 20Datacom Cabling SafetySection 21Evolving MethodsTension RelieversSection 22Power Management