Objective 2.8: Install components of wiring distribution

Vertical and horizontal cross connects edit

Patch panels edit

66 block edit

 
A 66 punch block.

A 66 block has a maximum 16 MHz Category 3 signaling compatibility.

110 block edit

 
An 110 punch block.

A 110 block a maximum 100 MHz Category 5 signaling compatibility.

MDFs (Main Distribution Frames) edit

 
Unshielded twisted pair (copper) and optical fiber distribution frame.

IDFs (Intermediate Distribution Frames) edit

25 pair edit

 
25-pair, 50 conductors.

This is a cable from a telephone company's lines containing 25 twisted pairs that is then punched down into a 66 block (see above).

100 pair edit

This is a cable from a telephone company's lines containing 100 twisted pairs that is then punched down into a 110 block (see above).

Demarcation point edit

Demarcation point extension edit

Smart jack edit

Verify wiring installation edit

Verify wiring termination edit

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