CIT 3030 - Networking Infrastructure Foundations

Upon successful completion of this class, and obtaining Mastery Level of assessment with the objectives and skills, the student is expected to be able to:

 

Demonstrate proper use and care of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) (A)

Describe proper preparation of a job site for safe work practices (A)

Perform advanced planning for the event of an emergency (A)

Identify proper work habits used with ladders and scaffolding (A)

Explain how to use and maintain hand tools and power tools (A)

Explain how to lift and handle materials correctly (A)

Understand low-voltage wiring installation and handling practices (A)

Describe how to correctly respond in an emergency situation (A)

Understand the risks and emergency treatment of electrical shock (A)

Explain the difference between AC and DC circuits (A)

Describe relationships between voltage, current, resistance and power (A)

Use ohms law to calculate power usage (A)

Explain how electrical noise may be generated into communications cabling and components (A)

Define impedance and compare impedance with resistance (A)

Explain the difference between inductance and inductive reactance; capacitance and capacitive reactance (A)

Explain the importance of grounding cabling and electronics (A)

Describe the difference between analog and digital communications signals (B)

Define audio and radio or (RF) frequencies (B)

Explain the terms bandwidth and throughput (B)

Define attenuation, gain, and loss to comparative decibel readings (B)

Describe network architectures including bus, ring, star, and hierarchical start (B)

Define the term network protocol (B)

Define the layers of the OSI model and is seven-layer architecture (B)

Identify the key industry standards necessary to specify, install and test network cabling (C)

Identify key elements of the ANSI/TIA-568 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard (C)

Identify ANSI/TIA standards required to properly design the pathways and spaces and grounding of cabling systems (C)

Identify key elements of the ISO/IEC 11801 Generic Cabling for Customer Premises Standard (C)

Identify the key industry codes necessary to install a safe network cabling system (C)

Understand the organization of the National Electrical Code (C)

Identify useful resources to make knowing and following codes easier (C)

Understand the different types of unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling (D)

Understand the different types of shielded twisted-pair (STP) cabling (D)

Determine the uses of plenum and riser-rated cabling (D)

Differentiate between the various types of network cable and their application in the network (D)

Estimate the approximate size of a telecommunications room based on the number of workstations per office building floor (C)

Identify the industry standards required to properly design the pathways and spaces of your cabling system (D)

Select common cabling tools required for cabling system installation (D)

Identify useful tools for basic cabling testing (D)

Identify cabling supplies to make cable installations easy (D)

Install twisted-pair cable connectors (D)

Install coaxial cable connectors (D)

Identify and understand the elements of a successful cabling installation (E)

Identify the pros and cons of different network topologies (E)

Understand the phases of a cabling installation project (E)

Recognize types of copper cabling and their typical uses in telecommunications systems (F)

Describe elements of a residential telecommunications system defined in EIA/TIA-570 (F)

Understand best practices for copper cable installation in new and retrofit construction (F)

Demonstrate how to plan for the installation of a balanced residential RF distribution system (F)

Understand basic field rough-in testing practices (E,G)

Differentiate between the various types of network cable and their application in the network (D,E,F)

Estimate the approximate size of equipment rooms based on the number of work areas and cable pairs required for services (E,F)

Identify the industry standards required to properly design the pathways and spaces of a cabling system (E,F)

Differentiate between the various types of horizontal network cable and their application in the network (D,E,F)

Understand distance limitations of different types of horizontal network media (D,E,F)

Demonstrate how to terminate horizontal cabling cross-connect hardware with standard wiring patterns for twisted-pair cabling (D,E)

Understand industry standard basic best practices for installing horizontal copper cable media (D,E)

Estimate the appropriate size of a telecommunications room based on the number of workstations per office building floor (E,F)

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