SkillsUSA Telecommunication Cabling Write-Up

Materials:

Supplied By Technical Committee

o Mock Wall
o Cable Ladder
o Regular Ladder
o Equipment Rack
o Cables (25 Pair, Cat 3 and Cat 6 plenum and non-plenum, Fiber, RG-6)
o Cable Connectors
o Patch Panels
o Telecommunications Outlets
o Termination Blocks (110 Block, 66 Block)
o Modular Plugs

Supplied by Contestant
o 10 Hour OSHA Card
o Safety Glasses
o Hard Hat
o Punch-down Tool
o 8-Pin Crimping Tool

o Cable Prep Tool for F-style Compression Connector Using RG-6 Cable
o F-Style Coax Compression Tool
o Electricians Scissors
o Electrical Tape
o Volt Ohmmeter (Needed to Test Continuity)
o Cable Tester (Needs to be Compatible With RJ-11, RJ-45 and RG-6)
o Fish Tape
o Other Cable/Wire Preparation and Installation Tools
o Cable Labeling Device
o All Contestants Must Create a One-Page Rsum And Submit A Hard Copy to the
Technical Committee Chair at Orientation (Failure to do so Will Result in a 10Point Penalty)

General Competencies/Knowledge Needed

Cable Pulling

Copper Media

Copper Media Testing

Fiber Optic Media (Identification)

Fire Stopping (No Shorts)

Grounding

Horizontal Cabling (Cable Ladder)

Installation Support Structures (Racks/Blocks/Punchdowns)

Plans/Planning (Blueprints/General Planning)

Safety Practices (General Safety )

Standards/Codes (568 A/B, Fiber Optic Codes)

Transmission Theory (Light/Electrons, General Knowledge)

Troubleshooting (Messed up Wire Order, etc.)

Challenge Description

Identify the Types of Fiber Optic Cables

Construct One of Each: Cat-6 Crossover and Cat-6 Straight-through (Two Feet In
Length)

Punch Down 25-Pair in Proper Sequence on 110-Block

Snake Cat-6, Cat-3, and RG-6 From Top of Pipe to Telecommunication Outlet at Base of
Panel

Punch-down Cat-6 and Cat-3 Cables at Outlet

Construct an F-Type Connector for F-Type Wall Jack

Run Cat-3 down to 66 Block and Punch Cat-3 Down

Run RG-6 and Cat-6 From Pipe to Rack Along Cable Ladder

Run Cables Down Rack

Punch Cat-6 Down on Punch-down Panel on Rack

Run RG-6 Down Past Punch-down Panel and Terminate With F-Type Connector

Test All Connections

Troubleshoot if Needed

Challenge

You are a Telecommunications technician working for a small company. You need to
prepare a new room for a client.They have requested the ability to utilize television, phone, and
internet in this room. The new system would stress the current system more than necessary, so
they have requested the implementation of a new 25 pair backbone cable.Your job is to install the
new 25 pair and connect all of the other cables to their proper termination points. Since you have
been working all day, you have used all of your pre-made cables, so you need to make your own.

Note: The client has requested the television and internet be accessible from the network closet.
The client also wants the new telephone be integrated into the existing telephone system, which
connects to a 66 block.