CompTIA Network+: Cables & Connectors

CompTIA    |    Intermediate
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Networking cables and connectors are network hardware components that allow devices to connect and communicate with each other. Different types of network cables exist, each offering different standards, limitations, and speeds. In addition to connecting devices, network cables and connectors are essential for transferring data and information between computers, routers, switches, and storage area networks. In this course, you'll examine common network cabling implementations such as copper and fiber. You'll discover how to differentiate between the different cable types, including twisted pair, coaxial, and twinaxial. You'll also explore the many different connector and transceiver types and learn common cable management responsibilities including working with patch panels and punchdown blocks. Finally, you'll learn how to differentiate between 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T, 10GBASE-T, and 40GBASE-T copper Ethernet standards, as well as the 100BASE-FX, 100BASE-SX, 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, 10GBASE-SR, and 10GBASE-LR fiber Ethernet standards. This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the N10-008: CompTIA Network+ certification exam

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Differentiate between the different copper cable types including twisted pair, coaxial, and twinaxial
    Differentiate between tia/eia-568a and tia/eia-568b copper termination standards
    Differentiate between singlemode and multimode fiber cabling
    Differentiate between different connector types including rj11, rj45, f-type, local connector (lc), straight tip (st), subscriber connector (sc), mechanical transfer (mt), and registered jack (rj)
  • Outline the purpose and characteristics of small form-factor pluggable (sfp), enhanced form-factor pluggable (sfp+), quad small form factor pluggable (qsfp), and enhanced quad small form-factor pluggable (qsfp+) transceiver types
    Outline common cable management responsibilities including working with patch panels and punchdown blocks
    Describe the purpose and characteristics of the 10base-t, 100base-tx, 1000base-t, 10gbase-t, and 40gbase-t ethernet standards
    Outline the purpose and characteristics of the 100base-fx, 100base-sx, 1000base-sx, 1000base-lx, 10gbase-sr, and 10gbase-lr fiber ethernet standards, as well as coarse wavelength division multiplexing (cwdm), dense wavelength division multiplexing (dwdm), bidirectional wavelength division multiplexing (wdm)
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

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