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TLE – ICT - CSS

Quarter 4 – Module 1-4:
INSTALL NETWORK CABLES

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 What I Need to Know

This module covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes on

networking, using tools and LAN cabling. The scope of this module permits it to be
used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the
diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into four lessons, namely:

• Lesson 1 – Computer Networking

• Lesson 2 – Common Tools for Networking

After going through this module, you are expected to:

• Identify necessary network materials in accordance with established

procedures and check against system requirements.
• Check tools, equipment, and testing devices in accordance with established
procedures.
• Install network cables and cable raceways in accordance with established
procedures and installation requirements.
• Follow OHS standards and 5S principles according to enterprise
requirements.
• Configuring client device systems.

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 Lesson

1 COMPUTER NETWORKING

Computer Networking

Have you heard of someone says that the “network is down”? Do you know
causes it? Various researches indicate that in many cases, the network is down on
due to poor cabling systems. Installing standard structured cabling systems can
eliminate much of this downtime.

A network is defined as two or more computers connected to share

resources. It refers to any interconnected group or system that shares information.
Computers are networked according to certain protocols such as TCP/IP. TCP/IP is
one of the rules or standards that allow computers on the network to communicate
with one another.

What is It

Types of Network

Networks are categorized by several methods, including the technology used

and the size of the network. The following are network categories based on size or
physical area they cover:

1. Personal Area Network (PAN)

– composed of personal devices like cell
phone and notebook computer,
communicating at close range at least
about 20-30 feet (approximately 6-9
meters). PANs can use wired
connections (such as USB or FireWire) or
wireless connections (such as Bluetooth
or infrared). The reach of a PAN is
typically close but this is expected to
increase with technology improvements.
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2. Local Area Network (LAN) – used for
workstations, servers, printers, and
other devices to communicate and share
resources and covers a small local area
such as a home, office, other building,
or small group of buildings. LANs can
use wired (most likely Ethernet) or
wireless (most likely Wi-Fi, also called
802.11) technologies.

3. Wireless LAN (WLAN) – covers a limited

geographical area and other places
where networking cables are difficult to
install, such as outdoors, in public
places, and in homes that are not wired
for networks.

4. Campus Area Network (CAN) – a

computer network made up of an
interconnection of local area networks
(LANs) within a limited geographical
area. It is also a form of a metropolitan
area network, specific to an academic
setting.

5. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) – a

network that can cover a large campus or
city. (A small MAN is sometimes called a
CAN or campus area network.) It uses
wireless network technology (most likely LTE
or WiMAX) and/or wired (for example,
Ethernet with fiber-optic cabling).

6. Wide Area Network (WAN) – is made up of

many smaller networks and covers a large
geographical area. Internet is the best-
known WAN. Some technologies used to
connect a single computer or LAN to the

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 Internet include DSL, cable Internet, satellite, cellular WAN, and fiber
optic.

7. Global Area Network (GAN) – no common definition and its

specification is in development by several groups. In general, however,
is intended for supporting mobile communications across an arbitrary
number of wireless LANs, satellite coverage areas, etc.

8. Virtual Private Network (VPN) – a computer network in which some

of the links between nodes are carried by open connections or virtual
circuits in some larger network (e.g., the Internet) instead of by
physical wires. The data link layer protocols of the virtual network are
said to be tunneled through the larger network when this is the case.
One common application is secure communications through the public
Internet, but a VPN need not have explicit security features, such as
authentication or content encryption.

Network Topology

Network topology or physical topology is the arrangement of the

connections between computers.

Types of Network Topology

1. Mesh Network
- each node (a computer or other device that
uses the network) on the network is responsible
for sending and receiving transmissions to any
other node to which it wants to communicate
without a central point of communication. When

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each node connects to every node on the network, the network is called a
fully connected mesh topology.

2. Ring Network
- works by passing a token around the nodes that form a ring. However,
this topology is seldom used today because one down computer or a broken
cable can stop all connections or communication on the ring.

3. Bus Network
Another old topology is a bus network whereby all computers are
connected in a sequential line. The bus network worked better than a ring
network because one down computer does not prevent other computers
from communicating on the bus. However, a broken cable can still bring
down an entire bus network.

4. Star Network
- uses a centralized device (switch or hub)
to manage traffic on the network. Star
networks are almost totally used for LANs
today. An advantage of a star network is that
one down computer or one broken cable does
not bring down the entire network. When a
star network uses multiple switches in
sequence, the switches form a bus network,
and the network topology is called a star bus
network or a hybrid network.

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 Lesson
COMMON TOOLS FOR
2 NETWORKING

What’s In

For every job there is the right tool. Make sure that you are familiar with the
correct use of each tool and that the correct tool is used for the current task. Skilled
use of tools and software makes the job less difficult and ensures that tasks are
performed properly and safely. Using tools
properly helps prevent accidents and
damage to equipment and people.

What’s New
Direction: Identify what network tool is in the picture.

1. 3.

(Alessandroni 1971) (Monto 2019)

2. 4.

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 (Wikimedia Commons 2020)

What is It
List of Tools for Networking

Loopback Plug – can be used to test a network

cable or port by connecting one end of the
cable to a network port on a computer or
another device, and connecting the loopback
plug to the other end of the cable. If the LED
light on the loopback plug lights up, the cable
and port are good.

Cable Tester – is used to test a cable and to

find out what type of cable it is and also to
locate the ends of a network cable in a building.
A cable tester has two components, the remote
and the base.

(Alessandroni 1971)
Network Multimeter – is a multifunctional tool
that can test cables, ports, and network
adapters.

Wire Stripper – is used to build or repair

network cable and to cut away the plastic jacket
or coating around the wires inside a twisted-pair
cable so that you can install a connector on the
(Monto 2019) end of the cable.

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 Crimper/Crimping Tool – is used to attach a
terminator or connector to the end of a cable by
applying force to pinch the connector to the
wires in the cable to securely make a solid
connection.

(Wikimedia Commons 2020)

Punchdown Tool – also called an impact tool, is
used to punch individual wires in a network
cable into their slots in a keystone RJ-45 jack
that is used in an RJ-45 wall jack.

(Adamantios 2008)

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