This increase of bandwidth capacity of wire has come from new cable and connector designs plus electronic schemes to maximize the usage of the bandwidth of the wire. High bit rate networks must have properly installed network cabling to operate properly. What makes the higher bandwidth of wire such as Category 5 UTP possible is tighter control over the cable, connectors and especially installations. Cable modems deliver Internet access over CATV coax, but it too must be properly installed.
Telephones are increasingly digital in the office and require special wiring.
Installing these are skills that must be learned to be successful in installations. The purpose of Wire U is to teach these skills, beginning with an understanding of how cables transmit signals and why these new cables work so well at high speeds. Then we examine the applications of these cables to networks for computers, video, and multimedia installations. With this background, we begin practical training. First we learn to recognize the types of cables and learn how to handle them in an office environment.