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4.2 Network Media

4.2.1 Copper Cabling

  • 4.2.1.1 Characteristics of Copper Cabling
  • 4.2.1.2 Copper Media
  • 4.2.1.3 Unshielded Twisted-Pair Cable
  • 4.2.1.4 Shielded Twisted-Pair Cable
  • 4.2.1.5 Coaxial Cable
  • 4.2.1.6 Copper Media Safety
  • 4.2.1.7 Activity - Copper Media Characteristics

4.2.2 UTP Cabling

  • 4.2.2.1 Properties of UTP Cabling
  • 4.2.2.2 UTP Cabling Standards
  • 4.2.2.3 UTP Connectors
  • 4.2.2.4 Types of UTP Cable
  • 4.2.2.5 Testing UTP Cables
  • 4.2.2.6 Cable Pinouts
  • 4.2.2.7 Lab - Building an Ethernet Crossover Cable

4.2.3 Fiber-Optic Cabling

  • 4.2.3.1 Properties of Fiber-Optic Cabling
  • 4.2.3.2 Fiber Media Cable Design
  • 4.2.3.3 Types of Fiber Media
  • 4.2.3.4 Fiber-Optic Connectors
  • 4.2.3.5 Testing Fiber Cables
  • 4.2.3.6 Fiber versus Copper
  • 4.2.3.7 Activity - Fiber Optics Terminology

4.2.4 Wireless Media

  • 4.2.4.1 Properties of Wireless Media
  • 4.2.4.2 Types of Wireless Media
  • 4.2.4.3 Wireless LAN
  • 4.2.4.4 Packet Tracer – Connecting a Wired and Wireless LAN
  • 4.2.4.5 Lab - Viewing Wired and Wireless NIC Information