Cable Resourcing Guide

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 Contents

Section 1
Installing Technology Today

Section 2
Building Survey Document
Building Survey Spreadsheet

Section 3
Entrance Facility Survey

Section 4
Security

Section 5
Cabling Pathways
Infrastructure Hardware Guidelines

Section 6
Equipment Room
Equipment Room Requirements

Section 7
Power Grounding and Bonding

Section 8
Installation Tools
Tools and Materials

Section 9
Labor Estimates

Section 10
Engineering Estimating Spreadsheet

Section 11
Problem Effect Chart
Symptom Cause and Solution

Section 12
Generic Issues for Architects

Section 13
Facility Management Documentation

Section 14
Best Practices for Fiber Optic Installation
Cabling Options
Common Terms and Phrases
Design Objectives and Five Steps
Design Options for Fiber Optic  Networks
Fiber Characteristics
Link Description
Material List for a Fiber Optic Network
Materials List for a Fiber Optic Network
Routing and Design Issues for LAN
System Design Review
Typical Fiber Specifications

Section 15
Abandoned Cable Removal

Section 16
Firestop Information
Safety Information

Section 17
Cable Selection Guide
Category 6 Cabling
HCM Cable Selection guide
Environmental Letter
Horizontal Cabling Patterns

Section 18
Cat5e Bezel Spec

Section 19
Learning the Ropes
Testing

Section 20
Datacom Cabling Safety

Section 21
Evolving Methods
Tension Relievers

Section 22
Power Management