City and Guilds 3667 - 02, Unit 101: Basic Principles of Communications Cabling

This training course provides delegates with a fundamental understanding of cabling media and the basic principles that lie behind communications cabling and the basic workings a a network cabling system are explored.



The applications that harness communications cabling in a modern cabling system are also examined, providing a valuable insight into communications cabling and other media.

The course looks at the different types of copper cabling media including Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat6a and other high bandwidth copper cabling systems. In addition, the course also takes a look at optical fibre media, otherwise known as fibre optic cabling, to include a summary of single mode (sm) and multimode (mm). As well as common communications cabling definitions and current communications cabling standards, this course gives delegates a comprehensive guide to communications cabling.