Introduction to Copper Cabling

Table of Contents

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Preface

Chapter 1: Talking across the Atlantic

Electricity is too slow – let’s try something mechanical

It worked, but the neighbors were not happy

That’s better

Yes, very nice, but it could be faster

Would instantaneous transmission be fast enough?

Then came Morse and Cooke

A good idea was one thing, but selling it was another

Water and electricity don’t mix

The problems and the costs

Chapter 2: Technical bits that may be useful

A small charge

The current flows (direct current or DC)

Conventional current and electron flow

Alternating current (AC)

RMS voltage

Peak voltage

Frequency (f)

Phase

Wavelength

Multiples and sub-multiples

Frequency spectrum

Capacitance

Capacitance and capacitors

Magnetism ...