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I am a 'weekend warrior' cable installer if you will. My primary goal is providing telecommunications and computer neworking systems management to small businesses. Essentially, I have several small businesses for whom I provide the functions that would otherwise be provided by the MIS/IT employees, were they large enough to have any, such as domain regestration, website hosting, anti-virus protection, internet firewalling, data backup scheduling and verification, creation and deletion of user accounts, software upgrade and service pack installtion, telephone moves/adds/changes, telephone system programming changes, PC technical support, etc. But, people need additional jacks, old cabling has to be replaced, telephone systems are outgrown or become outdated, people move or open additional offices in places where the existing wiring is completely inadequate, and in most cases I end up doing the installation or upgrading of the telephone system and/or premise wiring.
Since I am not primarily in the business of being a cable installer, and I am not a low voltage systems contractor so I have to try to keep my projects under $500 (which is almost impossible), there are limits as to how far it is practical for me to go when it comes to cable installation. Additionally, I am only breaking even right now until I can get this business off the ground and can't afford to sink a lot more money into cabling tools and materials. That said, I refuse to accept having my work be any less professional or of any less quality than that which would be done by a quality cabling professional. I am intensely interested in learning the material contained in the BICSI publications and the TIA/EIA Telecommunications Building Wiring Standards and using it to improve the professionalism of my work. However, it would cost me over $1000 to purchase these items from BICSI.
I have searched eBay for used manuals with no success, and only managed to purchase the BICSI Residential book used on Amazon.com. I simply cannot justify spending an additional $1000 on cabling books in the near future. Does anyone know how I can learn this material for less expense? Can I get used/prior versions somewhere for a nominal charge? Are there alternative publications that contain much of the same material I could obtain? My best refrence right now is Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring by David Groth.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Instructor) 25 Aug 03 02:41. You are to be commended for desiring to learn the correct methods, not many folks are interested in it. BICSI is not an inexpensive organization, so they want to recoupe their costs on materials. I have found older versions of the TDDM on ebay, but keep in mind those are going to be a bit outdated. It is copyrighted material, so use your best judgement when looking for it.
The standards are a bit of a challenge as well. The fully correct way to get them is a subscription with Global, which gets you a new CD in the mail anytime there is a change. Service manual vespa et2. As you probably already know, they change often. I started out like you did, on my own doign the work untill I could make it pay well enough.
I've never been shy about buying tools or references (lots invested) but it is getting more complex than it used to be. We used to do about everything with a simple VOM and a tone generator. I shudder to think of what I have in cabling tools and test equipment. My Wirescope 350 was $5k or so, TDR, OTDR, sidekick, etc. If you intend to provide professional installations, you should be testing them to the standard involved, which means somewhat expensive test gear. It is one of our selling points actually, that we can test and service what we sell and install.
If you can't do that, sooner or later than might burn you a bit. In oregon the work requires a license, an electrical permit, and an inspection. Anytime you are working in someones commericial building of course you could be liable for damage. We're required to carry a bond and insurance as well. One hole drilled in the concrete suspension floor could put an end to a small business. So, learn what you can, get as much reference material as you can find that is accurate, plan on getting the right tools, and I would certainly consider the license/permit/liability insurance issues seriously. It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education.I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Wilson, RCDD RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Instructor) 25 Aug 03 22:13. You not have to spend $1000.00 to get the information you seek!!! Join BICSI for $150.00 and buy the latest and greatest 10th Edition of the TDMM for $179.00.In addition your membership provides you with the opportunity to get monthly newsletters, free technical advice, discounts on training and periodicals not to mention member discount to Global Engineering documents. Call BICSI @ 1-800-242-7405 and they will set you up. Visit the BICSI Website @ and find the name of your Regional Director for additional assistance.
RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser). Yes, the licensing issues are a huge concern for me. I generally work with small companies of 5-50 office employees, and usually only perform this work for people who have other types of long-term business relationships with me. Still, I would love to obtain a C7 Low-Voltage Systems contractor's license. I believe 4 years full-time experience at a Journeyman level is required in the state of CA for a contractor's license. I haven't figured out a way to satisfy that requirement without quitting my own small business ambitions and working for someone else for four years.
Does anyone have any helpful information in dealing with this licensing issue? Right now, I just try to keep my cabling projects small (under the $500 limit), even if it means I have to do a small, one or two wallplate job, every month or so until my client is happy. It strikes me as rediculous to operate this way, but what else can I do? RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Vendor) 26 Aug 03 14:47. Without the proper training and knowledge of the recommended installation procedures, as prescribed by BICSI and 568B, you cannot compare your installation integrity to a cabling professional since you do not know all requirements.
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Also, you are asking to get up to speed but want to shunt the recommended California C-7 code restrictions and want to purchase the BICSI manuals, but at a bootleg level. By the way, since you are not properly licensed, the customer you are doing the cabling for will assume all insurance liability if you should fall and require hospitalization or accidentally hurt someone else. Many of the installation procedures that the professionals follow are done when no one is looking (integrity). Based on the above activity, you may be hiding the proper procedure and by extrapolation you may possibly hide improper installation problems in order to profit from them (is this lawyer talk?). However, your willingness to learn the correct procedures coupled with the fact you have repeat business puts you above many startup individuals. The RCDD experts at this forum who have offered their help do so because they know you may be heading into potential problems. Follow your dream and their recommendations, they have taken the time to learn the proper procedures, and paid the money to be able to signoff a cabling project that, if faulty, obligates them to financial and/or legal action.
Pet Peeve- the customer buys the best PC’s, networking equipment and software and then gets the lowest priced cabling system/install. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Instructor) 26 Aug 03 16:03. Buitenhek makes some very valid points. But one that has not been mentioned, and since I was a contractor in Ca. Licensed as both an electrical and general contractor I will throw out for all who consider contracting without a license.
In California if you contract without a license, and your customer decides to not pay you.too bad, you have NO legal recourse. Legally they can hire you and refuse to pay you.
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Unethical, but hey, I know guys this happened to, if that’s not reason enough to rethink I don't know what is. That being said, I don't want TelNet to think I am blasting him, just making sure eyes are wide open. I am a very firm believer in licensing laws and the little protection they offer everyone. I have helped several companies get started and I always admonish them to follow ALL the rules. My simple philosophy was that I want to be able to sleep soundly at night, not toss and turn worrying if I did things just good enough to get. Always go the extra mile for your customers, it may cost more now, but I can honestly say after over 15 years of contracting, I can count the warranty service calls of my companies on one hand.
Thats all due to taking the time to learn the BEST practices and fully implementing them for my clients. Anderson, RCDD RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser). All very good points. I was certainly not stating that my work was directly directly the equal of that done by the professionals with years of experience on this board, and I apologize if I gave anyone that impression. Rather, I was stating that I see no reason why I should not be expected to perform work that meets the same high standards, regardless of my professional, non-profesional, licensed, or unlicensed status. However, I also feel that perhaps I was somewhat misunderstood. I have absolutely no intention of trying to operate as if I were a licensed cable installer.
The first thing I tell anyone who has work they want me to do that could come close to $500 is that I do not have a contractors license, I cannot exceed $500, and they should hire a professional contractor if that is what they need. I install and maintain telephone systems and computer networks, not cabling plants.
But I also cannot put a networked computer or a telephone somewhere the client doesn't have a jack. Should everyone who needs a wallplate with a telephone and network jack installed fifty feet from the wiring closet call a licensed contractor with a RCDD certification to do the job?
Would you even want to go out and spend all day bidding jobs to come out and install one or two telephone jacks? Drive to the person's location, spend an hour discussing their needs, compose and submit an estimate, load up a small mountain of expensive installation tools and testing equipment, spend two hours unloading, installing, labeling, testing, documenting, and reloading, go home, unload, prepare a bill, and get paid $50 for materials and $70 for your time!
I don't make money doing this. Any profit I make above my expenses is invested in cable analyzers, longitudinal balance stress-testers, and the like in order to provide a better service. I am not entirely unfamilliar with standard installation procedures, the requirements of 568B, 606A, and other applicable standards.
However, my knowledge has been limited to publications ABOUT those standards, and not the actual standards themselves. As everyone knows, there is no substitute for working directly from the source. The Readers Digest condensed version gives you 80% of the gist of the book, but you just can't get the other 20% without diving into the unedited version. As for 'bootleg level' BICSI manuals, I am not aware that used bookstores and private sellers were engaging in 'bootleg' trade. It is perfectly legal, ethical, and acceptable to sell a used book. I assume people are not willing to sell their new Version 10 TDMMs, but people surely have prior versions they no longer use. Why would it be 'bootleg' to buy one?
Are they licensed like software, and you give up the rights to your prior book when you upgrade to a new one? I'm not trying to 'shortcut' the licensing process. But I also see no light at the end of the tunnel in that respect. The only thing I see in my future is being the networking guy who has also invested $12,000 in specialty cabling tools, read all the relevant standards from cover to cover, studied all the BICSI manuals, installed here and there for years, and can't do anything bigger than a phone jack or two. Yes, I would LIKE to be able to use all my accumulated tools, knowledge, and experience to do something larger some day.
But I don't see how I ever can. That was the source of my question about licensing issues. What does someone like that do? All the licensed contractors I have asked say pretty much the same thing. 'lie about your expeience. That's what everyone else does and nobody checks anyway.' Well, fine, but I'm not going to do that.
But perhaps there is a way to achieve what I want legitimately. Part time employee on the weekends for a licensed person? Certifications for credit in lieu of experience? Without some forseeable method of ever recovering any of my investment in time and materials into this, I have to impose some limits and rationality on how much I invest in this. I'm extremely tempted to spend $1000 on cabling books for the fun of it. But that would be a horrible business decision and a very expensive hobby. Perhaps I was wrong to ask the questions I did.
I am just a little frustrated, wanting to learn about this, but feeling out of place in an world that charges for knowledge in the expectation that you will use it to make a profit. Maybe I am wrong here. Should I put away my tools for good? RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser). I suppose I should also clarify that much of my learning work comes from the office buldings and residences my father owns or owned and on which I have worked with him as owner/builders or owner/remodelers.
Most recently, my father and I just completed a project that involved installing two runs of 2' conduit, each 1200 feet long and four feet deep, with concrete Christy boxes for pulling stations, in order to deliver telephone and CableTV service to their newest property. Our project to bring 400 Amp, 240V, 3 Phase, 4 Wire Delta electrical service 600 additional feet into their property is just getting started.
So, I get to do a lot of things I would NEVER be able to do under any other circumstances. Working on one of his projects, I can get more experience by re-wiring a small office building than I could otherwise get in years. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser). Here is a summary of my last day's cabling work: I have a customer who had me upgrade a Partner ACS to a Merlin Magix. They have a part-time computer programmer on staff who will install any cable for them that I am unable to install because of the $500 limit on the work I can do. This guy installs Cat5e by stripping the sheath back 8'-12', untwisting the pairs for 6', punching the wires down with a plastic tool that was included with the jacks, and leaves 2' of wire sticking out the sides of the jacks because his tool doesn't have a cutting blade.
He also runs indoor cable through underground inter-building conduits and installs exterior aerial cables without any primary or secondary protection and no grounding. Anyway, one of their buildings has 8 existing 8P8C phone jacks. The customer wanted 2 additional phone jacks installed. And 10BaseT network jacks installed at four of the existing locations. When I went to install the telephones at the existing jacks, I found some of them wired 568A, some 568B, and some USOC, and all terminated with extreme incompetence. I reterminated the wiring at all the existing locations using 568A, proper termination techniques, and professional grade termination tools. I installed the two new telephone wallplates using two Category 5e cables and Levition 5e jacks each.
I then installed the four new LAN wiring runs the customer wanted, and since I was pulling cable anyway, I went ahead and installed LAN wiring to the other four existing wallplates because you never know when those employees may want a computer as well. I tested everything (new and existing) to Category 5 (the best my analyzer will do) with a Fluke DSP-100. Finally, I labeled all the wires and jacks at both ends using 606A compliant lables.
Total billing PARTS AND LABOR for all this: No Charge: Re-terminate 8 existing jacks $120: Install 2 new wallplates w/ tel & lan $120: Install lan jacks at 4 exist. Wallplates No Charge: Install lan jacks at 4 exist. Wallplates - $240: Materials and Labor I had other wiring issues to fix as well, and the total cabling bill could not exceed $500. So, there you have it. I couldn't fix the problem of the aerial cable coming into the building lacking primary protectors because the parts alone would have cost $300. For those who have expressed concern about the licensing issues, as long as I keep my billings below the legal limit I should be okay with the contractors license board, right?
If a month or two later this client wanted me to come out an add primary protection to the interbuildig cables for less than $500, that would be okay as well wouldn't it? If I don't understand this correctly, I really need to have someone set me straight right away. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser) 26 Aug 03 21:35. why dont you just get a license and not worry about the dollar limitation? Because, as I said earlier, it is my understanding that the State of CA requires four years documented experience at a journeyman level in order to apply for a license, and I am not aware of any way I can satisfy that requirement unless I quit my telecommunicaitons and computer networking business and go to work for someone else as a cabling installer. Admittedly, there may be another way satisfy this requirement, but if there is then I don't know what it is.
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As for insurance, I am still working on getting this business officially off the ground and am in the process of getting myself a policy. Actually, that is something I CAN do legally since I happen to have a valid California State insurance license. Anybody want to trade? Property & Casualty AND Life & Health licenses for one C7 license? RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Vendor) 27 Aug 03 02:01.
Well let me just say this about that. Licensing - there is a reason for it, and you may not agree with it, but it's there. Sure you can skirt it by keeping your costs down, but you are still liable for the work. While it would be great to be able to do plumbing or high voltage electrical or even be a nurse without going through that pesky license business.that just isnt the way it works. In fact, most of it came about to prevent exactly what you are trying to do. I'm sure you understand how it work, and clearly you just don't want to participate in that manner. Hundreds and probably thousands of people have gone into an apprenticeship program and got their license after years of training and work.
If you choose not to, thats fine, but don't blame the license. It is YOUR choice to participate or not. Now, should every business customer that needs a 50' drop added call a licensed contractor? Uh.that is the requirement in Oregon. We do lots of them, we do them for a flat rate generally or if I haven't seen the building I may go look at it.
We are required to pull a minor label permit for the small work, which doesn't require an inspection by the state to complete. However, the inspector may show up at any time to spot check your work. Larger jobs require a full permit and inspection prior to cover and a final inspection. On a personal note, I've spend a considerable amount of money and time gathering knowledge and certification where needed to do what I do. It isn't cheap, it isn't all particularly easy, and after 15+ years I'm still taking classes and still learning.
It's my livelyhood, it's 11 pm and I'm still reading posts here and finishing up the days emails. I guess, I'd say if you want to do this work then grab a mit and get in the game; sign up with a cabling company and spend a few years learning how to do this work. If you want to do this on the side, without the licenses, then pick up the books and go for it.
It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education.I am always willing to learn, educate me! Wilson, RCDD RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser). Now, should every business customer that needs a 50' drop added call a licensed contractor? Uh.that is the requirement in Oregon. We do lots of them, we do them for a flat rate generally or if I haven't seen the building I may go look at it. We are required to pull a minor label permit for the small work, which doesn't require an inspection by the state to complete. Well, I respect that with your training and experience levels you certainly have a more informed perspective than I.
It gives me a lot to think about. Thank you all for the input. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Vendor) 29 Aug 03 10:03. Dear TelnetSystems, Your work example(s), questions and the expert's inputs puts you way ahead. Some of the answers are also indended for other people in your or similar positions.
The professional (prudent) thing to do is inform you (others) that it takes following the 'yellow-brick-road' to get to your desired location. It is people like you that find another way, form hugh successful companies, and make millions of dinero. Best of Luck. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (Vendor) 13 Sep 03 01:57.
Suggestion/Question In CA can you create a scenario where you would work on a cabling job under another contractor as either a sub or an employee to get the experience while doing the jobs for your clients and either pay the contractor a fee/commission to work under his liscence and have him inspect your work? I'm not sure if I said that right but I hope you got the gist of it. In TX we are not required to have a liscence. In an area like ours, it is important to have manufacturer training and certifications to help keep the level of performance up. Good luck, and I suggest you start with the TDMM.
Its light reading (HAHA). RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (IS/IT-Management) 16 Oct 03 18:42.
I have 20 years experience in this business and have worked on several big projects ranging from very small to 600 data connections and 1500 phone users, both inside and outside plant, Some of the lousiest jobs I have ever seen have been preformed by the largest companies here in Texas,it's like have the credintials and that's all it takes, give me a TECH who Cares anyday! Electrical contractors in Texas Installing Data & phone Cables Get away with Murder. I quit the ripcord thing when we got heavy into data. We don't do it, the paladin or equivelant ring tool PROPERLY set will do just fine with no shiners, and it looks like it was done as designed. Remember you should be installing the cable and connectors as described by the manufacturer.
Several of the structured cabling classes I've attended for certification use a ring type tool, I suppose I should double check and see, but unless the manufacturer says you should rip and snip, I'm using the proper ring tool. It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education.I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Wilson, RCDD RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (IS/IT-Management) 17 Oct 03 15:34. Obviously all the guys who teach the classes use the ring tool, but I have never had a manufature tell me that a ring tool was required or even recommended. Even the Avaya Systimax Installation Guidelines make no indictaion of a suggestion one way or another. There is a nice picture of a ring tool, but no mention of what is required. I think the implication that rip and snip is some how less than standard or not up to manufatures specs is misleading.
This is simply a preferance thing, and my preferance is that the risk of shiners is too high, and I can control that by not using ring tools. Clausen Physical Layer Implementation California State University, Monterey Bay RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (IS/IT-Management) 17 Oct 03 15:44. Yikes-this is quite a long and involved thread. However-I am sort of in the same position. I started 17 years ago in Network Administrations and never had time nor the money to get to the next level other than 'trial and error-hands on-and hours ona Tech Support call' and found that people that were certified-had the money but didn't have experience nor the tenacity. They got paid more because they had the certificate but came to me to unravel their mistakes or problems.
Seems it is still that way on the data side. I switched over to phone systems and cabling. Worked all the S.T jobs in the dirty, nasty, small and dark places, but learned something new each time I worked with someone new or on new systems.
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I still do the nasty jobs but am a little smarter on how I proceed. However-I read lots of the trade Magazines concerning cabling and see contributors and see the RCDD after their names-and I wonder if they ever crawled in the attics or crawl spaces to hump cable. (Dont get me wrong-I bet every member of this forum that has the RCDD title has put their time in humping and terminating and honestly met all the requirements.) I suppose when it comes to money and making money-anything can be fudged or eyes averted. I am in California and have worked with contractors and large cabling companies on all sized and types of projects and I have seen (at least in Residential) more and more electrical companies installing data, voice and video cable.
They have the necessary licenses but not in all cases do they know all the standards concerning cable installations. I have a theory that the evolution path started with electricians who ran voice cables in homes and commercial sites then evolved to Alarm companies and now they are assimilating the Data and Voice cabling jobs as a one stop shop! I guess my point is I feel I have the 'Hands on' experience and also am not stupid enough to say I know that I can't learn new methods or proceedures, but have this feeling that no matter how hard I try- I see holes and shortcuts and others getting the cake while I cant even get a place at the table. I have a full time job in the communications industry and would love to start my own cabling business. Personally I can't afford to meet all the financial requirements by the State of California without taking out a loan and making the committment to become a full time business-not ready to leap off the cliff yet. At this point I am working with General Contractors that have the C7 license to do the data, voice, and video on some of their projects. So I empathise with you TelnetSystems and can feel your pain.
My suggestion is contact some of the General Contactors in your area and ask if they could use your services on a weekend basis or contact the Technical Job Placement companies as I know they are always looking for people with any amount of cabling experience to beef up crews at the large cabling companies for their projects. You get exerience, paid for your work, the knowledge of others that have several years in the business and a good networking resource for the future. So you will move closer to that GOAL of getting the C7 license. Good Luck and sorry for being so long. RE: BICSI Manuals and TIA/EIA Standards (TechnicalUser) 20 May 04 13:02.
I too am often frustrated by people with certifications and such that have not 'earned' them. In Oregon, a limited energy license is required for the work, and essentially you are looking at a two year apprenticeship program for voice/data type work, and 4 year program if you wish to do life safety (fire alarm, nurse call, security, etc.) Personally, I have always been an hands on working type person and got my RCDD 3 years ago because I felt 'qualified' to do more than pull wire. I was very frustrated with the design work coming out from 'electrical engineers' and 'architects' and figured with my field experience I could do better. I still drive a service van with ladders and all the tools as well as more test gear than my crew. I still wear boots and jeans and when needed I crawl or do whatever needs to be done.
What has frustrated me is some attitudes that an RCDD is somehow superior to all others. Let me tell you, we all put our pants on one leg at a time. Obtaining the RCDD certification simply means that I have documented experience AND passed a very tough test on the eia/tia standards and related documents. It is a very worth achievement, the average failure rate is something like 70% on the initial test. It does require continuing education and attendance at a BICSI conferenece every 3 years to keep up with current technology. I too was out on my own prior to my current job. It was a lot of fun, I learned a lot, but I honestly worked 50+ hours a week to get 40 billable hours with all the paperwork and overhead required to get the jobs.
Not to mention insurance, bonding, licenses, etc. The reason most of those requirements are there is to keep the guys from showing up with a few parts in the trunk of their car and incorrectly wiring a place. It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education.I am always willing to learn, educate me! Wilson, RCDD.
The Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual ( TDMM) is BICSI’s flagship manual. Now in its 13th edition, it is the basis for the RCDD ® exam and has become a true world resource in global best practices. Since 1984, the Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual ( TDMM) is the definitive reference manual for telecommunications and information communications technology infrastructure design. Written by industry experts serving within a vast array of industries, as well as the telecommunications infrastructure supply chain, the TDMM, 13th edition, provides critical design information and practice for today’s and tomorrow’s networks. The TDMM won a prestigious Best of Show/Award of Distinction from the Society for Technical Communication. In addition to updating existing practices to current technology for data networks, the TDMM has incorporated new information to address the issues and solutions emerging for tomorrow’s networks.
These topics include:. Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). Passive Optical Networks (PON) for within buildings. IP infrastructure for AV Systems, with emphasis placed on ensuring content is applicable to the designer’s needs of today. A new section on business development. Select reductions in content applicable to the network administrator or application developer. The 13th edition TDMM continues to emphasize recommendations for best practices drawn from experts around the world, while providing deep reference information on the standards and codes that impact our readership.
Whether a newcomer or seasoned veteran to ICT infrastructure design, the 13th edition TDMM is an indispensable publication that completes any reference library.
The Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual ( TDMM) is BICSI’s flagship manual. Now in its 13th edition, it is the basis for the RCDD ® exam and has become a true world resource in global best practices. Since 1984, the Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual ( TDMM) is the definitive reference manual for telecommunications and information communications technology infrastructure design. Written by industry experts serving within a vast array of industries, as well as the telecommunications infrastructure supply chain, the TDMM, 13th edition, provides critical design information and practice for today’s and tomorrow’s networks. The TDMM won a prestigious Best of Show/Award of Distinction from the Society for Technical Communication.
In addition to updating existing practices to current technology for data networks, the TDMM has incorporated new information to address the issues and solutions emerging for tomorrow’s networks. These topics include:. Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS).
Passive Optical Networks (PON) for within buildings. IP infrastructure for AV Systems, with emphasis placed on ensuring content is applicable to the designer’s needs of today. A new section on business development. Select reductions in content applicable to the network administrator or application developer. The 13th edition TDMM continues to emphasize recommendations for best practices drawn from experts around the world, while providing deep reference information on the standards and codes that impact our readership.
Whether a newcomer or seasoned veteran to ICT infrastructure design, the 13th edition TDMM is an indispensable publication that completes any reference library.
BICSI, the association advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) community, has published a new edition of the Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM). Written by OSP subject matter experts, the manual focuses on outside plant properties, with the detailed information contained applicable to all projects large and small. In addition to covering traditional infrastructure subjects such as cabling and pathways, the OSPDRM also covers items not typically found within interior design work, such as right-of-way, permitting and service restoration. Related: The 6th Edition of OSPDRM includes updates and additional information on:. Passive optical networks (PON).
Aerial installation of all dielectric self-supporting cable (ADSS). Maintenance and restoration of OSP. Radio frequency over glass (RFoG) specific to OSP fiber optic installations. Additional excavation methods for direct-buried cable and pathways (i.e., vacuum, hydro-vac, and air nozzle). New storm loading requirements for aerial OSP design that includes the U.S. Warm Islands Zone per requirements in 2017 NESC. Updated OM5 optical fiber cable type.
Project management information and geographic information systems (GIS). Air-assisted cable installation for OSP cable runs.
Changes resulting from the issuance of the 2017 edition of the NESC concerning clearances and grounding/bonding requirements More information on the OSPDRM, 6th edition, can be found.