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Certified Network Cabling Design Professional (CNCDP®)

CNCDP® Overview

With few exceptions, enterprises today rely on IT for the delivery of business-critical services – often directly to the end consumer. It is therefore vital that the mission-critical data centre is designed, maintained and operated with high-availability and efficiency in mind. Among all the facilities, network cabling is the foundation for the network and one of the major contributors to the availability of the data center.

CNCDP® is a 2-day course designed to expose participants to in-depth knowledge in designing and installing the data network cabling system which includes key subject matters such as; technical standards, designing of different cabling sub-systems, calculation of material requirements, architecture, installation, testing and acceptance.

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Audience

The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional, consultant and/or those who work in network cabling system design, implementation and operation.

Prerequisites

There is no specific prerequisite for the CNCDP^® course. However, participants who already have at least one or two years’ experience in a IT, data centre or facilities environment may be best suited. Those with no experience just yet are most welcome to participate.

Course Benefits

After completion of the course the participant will be able to:

Understand the various standards for network cabling systems, the models and how to apply these to the network design.
Design the user cabling and patching system for commercial buildings.
Design the network cabling and patching system for data centres.
Design the backbones for commercial building and data centre
Select the proper cabling containment/ pathways for network installations.
Apply the correct installation practices and avoid common mistakes.
Understand the site inspection and testing for copper and fibre systems
Understand the importance of User Acceptance and Warranty Program
Understand the tasks of the daily operations
Understand other cabling related considerations such as PoE and industrial cablings
Select the correct cabling manufacturer

Course Syllabus

Introduction to Structured Cabling System (SCS)

Brief history of SCS
Basic copper and fibre transmission
Copper and fibre cabling
Single and multimode fibre
Step/graded index multimode fibre
Difference between Commercial Wiring and data centre cabling
Development of standards
Role of standards
ANSI/TIA 568 standard
Common standards
The new usage of cabling to support Smart building

Horizontal and Administration – Commercial Building

Standard diagram recap: ANSI/TIA-568
Functional elements and example
Scenario A: Determine the number of work areas
Scenario B: Determine the number of user locations
Zone wiring
Administration: Interconnect and cross-connect
Angled and flat panels
Creating a cabling schematic design
Convert schematic into physical layout
Calculating the material list

Horizontal and Administration – Data Centre

Standard diagram recap: TIA-942
Basic/Reduced/Typical data centre setup
Traditional 3 layers network design/ Spine and Leaf network design
Select termination hardware
Administration design
ToR/EoR/Spine & Leaf cabling design
Network and cabling resiliency
Create cabling schematic design for ToR/EoR
Convert into patch panel/rack layout
Calculate the material list for ToR/EoR

Building Backbone – Commercial Building

Backbone diagram
Calculate the copper backbone requirements per Telecom Room (TR)
Calculate the fibre backbone requirements per Telecom Room
Summarize the building backbone requirements
Recognised cables
Backbone Patch panels
The maximum backbone distances
Create cabling schematic design
Converting the schematic design into patch panel/ rack layout

Building Backbone – Data Centre

TIA-942 based backbone topology
TIA-942 backbone requirements
Recognised backbone cable
ToR/EoR/Spine and Leaf
Backbone distance estimation
Resiliency of backbone cable routes
Creating cabling schematic design
Converting the schematic design into patch panel/ rack layout
Field and Fusion Termination for fibre connectors
Pre-terminated fibre trunk and copper cables

Architectural Considerations

ANSI/TIA569-D Cable pathway and spaces
Common requirements for the rooms
Definition of the rooms
Entrance Room/Demarcation
Ceiling and floor pathways types
Cable trays/basket/ladder/conduit
Inner duct/sleeve/slot
Calculating of pathway size
Cable run best practices
Cable management/AIM
Grounding and bonding
Separation distance requirements for copper cabling to power cabling
Fire stopping
Fire rated barrier
Fire rated jacket cable

Campus / Outdoor Backbone

Common campus cable installation and cable types : Aerial cable / Direct-buried / Underground in-conduit
Outdoor cable installation planning
Lightning / surge protection
Approved ground for surge protector
Creating a schematic diagram
Converting a schematic into a physical layout

Site Inspection and Testing

Visual site inspection notes
Installation common issues
Copper testing standard
Permanent link / Channel / Patch cord / MPTL testing configuration
Fibre connectors
Fibre testing standard
Tier 1 & 2 certification
Fibre link definition
Fibre testing steps
Fibre inspection and cleaning
Calibrating the test sets – 3 methods
Setting up mandrel for testing
Fibre loss budget calculation
G.657 Bend insensitive fibre
Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)

User Acceptance and Waaranty Program

User acceptance general procedure
Basic documentation – Commercial Building
Basic documentation – Data Centre
Basic documentation – Testing Reports
Patching records (database)
Sample testing
Operation training
Warranty program from cabling manufacturer

Daily Operations

Main tasks in cabling daily operations
The cabling administration standard
Typical model for ANSI/TIA-606
Common causes of cable mess
Good cable management
Examples of labels
Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM)

Other Cabling Considerations

PoE+ and PoE++
PoE+ and PoE++ requirements on cabling
PoE+ and PoE++ arc effect on RJ45 jack
Fibre + copper cabling
Industrial cabling environment
Cabling in industrial use

How to Select a Cabling Manufacturer 366

Always use the latest standard cabling
The importance of end-to-end solution
Third-party testing certicates
Special design features/ functions
Good local support partner/ contractor

Cabling updates on ANSI/TIA-942-C

Cabling highlights on ANSI/TIA-942-C
Micro edge data center (EDC) definition
Micro edge data center cabling

Delivery Structure and Methods

The CNCDP^® course is lectured by an EPI Certified Instructor using a combination of lectures and question-and-answer sessions to discuss participants’ specific needs and challenges experienced in their own aa environments. Participants are able to tap into the extensive experience of the trainer enabling them to validate and improve their own environments thus adding tremendous business value. CNCDP^® course is available in the following delivery methods:

ILT – Instructor Led Training
VILT – Virtual ILT
TOD – Training On Demand

Exam

Certified Network Cabling Design Professional (CNCDP^®)

The exam is a 60-minute closed book exam, with 40 multiple-choice questions. The candidate requires a minimum of 27 correct answers to pass the exam.

Certification & Accreditation

Candidates who successfully pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certified Network Cabling Design Professional’ certificate. CNCDP^® is globally accredited by EXIN, a fully independent exam and certification institute.

The certification is valid for three years after which the student needs to re-certify. Please see the EPI Recertification Program for available options.

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