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Basic applied mathematics |
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4 | (9) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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Basic physics --- electrical |
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13 | (13) |
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Sl system and fundamental units |
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13 | (2) |
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Atoms, elements and compounds |
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15 | (3) |
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Conductors, semi-conductors and insulators |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (6) |
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Basic physics --- optical |
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26 | (5) |
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The electromagnetic spectrum |
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26 | (2) |
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Reflection and refraction |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (27) |
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Analogue and digital channels |
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31 | (3) |
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Binary, octal and hexadecimal |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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Megabits and megahertz are not the same! |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (2) |
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The time domain and frequency domain |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (6) |
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51 | (3) |
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Synchronous and asynchronous transmission |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Digital subscriber lines (xDSL) |
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55 | (3) |
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Local area networking and associated cabling |
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58 | (3) |
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The rise of structured cabling and local area networks |
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61 | (3) |
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LAN architecture and the open systems interconnection model |
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64 | (8) |
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Types of local area network |
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72 | (8) |
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Optical networks and channels |
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80 | (6) |
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Video applications over structured cabling |
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86 | (5) |
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90 | (1) |
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Copper cable technology --- cable |
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91 | (24) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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Solid and stranded conductors |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (2) |
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Screening or shielding of cables |
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97 | (4) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (5) |
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Categories and classes of cable |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (4) |
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Copper cable technology --- components |
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115 | (16) |
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115 | (3) |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (3) |
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Telecommunications outlets |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (3) |
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Copper cable technology --- transmission characteristics |
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131 | (18) |
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131 | (1) |
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The fundamental units of measurement |
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131 | (1) |
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The cable as a transmission line |
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132 | (1) |
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Crosstalk and power sum measurements |
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133 | (6) |
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Nominal velocity of propagation |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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TOC and common mode and differential mode transmission |
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141 | (3) |
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Electromagnetic emissions and immunity of cable |
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144 | (5) |
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Copper cable technology --- testing |
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149 | (12) |
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149 | (1) |
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Time and frequency domain measurements |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (7) |
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Optical cable technology --- optical fibre |
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161 | (25) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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Multimode and singlemode, step index and graded index |
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165 | (4) |
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Optical fibres for datacommunications and telecommunications |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (2) |
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Bandwidth and dispersion of optical fibre |
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173 | (6) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (3) |
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Optical cable technology --- cable |
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186 | (21) |
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186 | (1) |
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Tight buffered optical fibre |
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187 | (6) |
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193 | (5) |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (5) |
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Optical cable technology --- components |
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207 | (24) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (10) |
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Other optical termination equipment |
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217 | (7) |
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224 | (3) |
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Wavelength division multiplexors and other components |
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227 | (4) |
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Optical cable technology --- testing |
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231 | (12) |
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231 | (1) |
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Designing the optical link to work |
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232 | (4) |
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236 | (7) |
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Cable system design and international standards |
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243 | (33) |
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Who writes the standards? |
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243 | (10) |
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251 | (9) |
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Fire performance standards |
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260 | (1) |
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EMC/EMI standards (including the `screened versus unscreened' debate) |
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261 | (4) |
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265 | (2) |
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Earth, grounding and bonding |
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267 | (1) |
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Cable containment and administration |
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268 | (1) |
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Local area network standards |
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269 | (4) |
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Building automation standards |
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273 | (3) |
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275 | (1) |
| Appendix I List of some relevant standards |
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276 | (7) |
| Appendix II Contact addresses for standards organisations and other interested bodies |
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283 | (10) |
| Index |
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