| NOTAS: | "The third edition of BICSI's Telecommunications Cabling Installation Manual (TCIM) contains some 700 easy-to-read pages, including nearly 300 graphics and tables. Approximately 59 percent of the pages have changed since the previous edition. Illustrated and indexed, changes to its 10 chapters include: Background Information Split into 10 sections, this chapter has been rewritten and reorganized for clarity. Sections consist of an industry orientation including a discussion of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996, descriptions of structured cabling systems, the latest standards and codes including ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 through B.3, plans and specifications including proposed Division 17 information, media including Category 5e UTP, connectorization, grounding and bonding, safety, transmission, and professionalism." |
