03575nam a2200337 a 4500 1/44830 140702s2002 uk 001 0 eng 9780080506289 (electronic bk.) 0080506283 (electronic bk.) 9780750650137 0750650133 47784 N$T eng N$T OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ UWW IDEBK OCLCQ OCLCA OPELS OKU OCLCE OCLCF CQ$ GR-PeUP Elliott, Barry J. Fiber optic cabling [electronic resource] / Barry Elliott, Mike Gilmore. 2nd ed. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002. 1 online resource (xv, 318 p.) : ill. Includes index. Fiber optic communications and the data cabling revolution -- Optical fiber theory -- Optical fiber production techniques -- Optical fiber connection theory and basic techniques -- Practical aspects of connection technology -- Connectors and joints, alternatives and applications -- Fiber optic cables -- Optical fiber highways -- Optical fiber highway design -- Component choice -- Specification definition -- Acceptance test methods -- Installation practice -- Final acceptance testing -- Documentation -- Repair and maintenance -- Case study -- Future developments. Essential reading for anyone involved in fiber optic cable applications, from installation engineers to IT professionals. Fiber Optic Cabling is a practical guide to all aspects of designing, specifying and installing systems for LANs and other data communications applications. The second edition has been completely revised and updated by Barry Elliott, taking into account the major developments in LAN and transmission technology over the past 10 years. The latest legislation is also dealt with, including standards relating to flammability. Cutting edge topics such as photonic switching, wavelength division multiplexing and plastic fiber, and their implications for the future are also explored. An international perspective of the subject is taken, with the author looking at all the practical implementations for fiber optic cabling, using American, European and International ISO standards. Barry Elliott has twenty years experience in the telecommunications business and became one of the first BICSI Registered Cabling Distribution Designers in Europe in 1999. He currently specializes in optical fiber and structured cabling with Brand-Rex Ltd. In 1991 Mike Gilmore established The Cabling Partnership, a leading cabling design consulting and training organization. Mike is chairman of the UK BSI Premises Cabling Experts Panels and Convenor of the equivalent CENELEC Working Group. Mike also acts as both the Technical and Standards Director of the UK Fibreoptic Industry Association. A practical guide to design and installation of Fiber optic cabling. Provides key information on international standards. Up-to-date discussion of 'hot topics' in Fiber optic cabling: MCVD and new termination technologies. Fiber optic cables. Optical communications. Electronic books. Gilmore, Mike. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20140702 00b47784 00b47784 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750650137 /webopac/covers/03/47784_9780080506289.jpg (electronic bk.) /webopac/covers/03/47784_0080506283.jpg (electronic bk.) /webopac/covers/03/47784_9780750650137.jpg /webopac/covers/03/47784_0750650133.jpg