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APPENDIX 3E

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS

Schedule 3 – Design and Construction Specifications (Emily Carr University of Art & Design) INITIAL DRAFT, REVISION 1

Updated: 6 February 2015

PROJECT AGREEMENT

APPENDIX 3E

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIFICATION

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 — COMMUNICATION GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 1

SECTION 2 — GROUNDING AND BONDING ............................................................................... 1

SECTION 3 — INTERIOR PATHWAYS .......................................................................................... 1

SECTION 4 -‐ IDENTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 1

SECTION 5 — EQUIPMENT ROOMS ........................................................................................... 1

SECTION 6 — BACKBONE CABLING ........................................................................................... 1

SECTION 7 — HORIZONTAL CABLING ........................................................................................ 1

SECTION 8 — WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OUTLETS ...................................................................... 1

SECTION 9 — TESTING OF SYSTEMS .......................................................................................... 1

SECTION 10 — DATA CENTRE .................................................................................................... 1

STANDARD DRAWINGS

Emily Carr University of Art + Design Campus Redevelopment Project INITIAL DRAFT, Revision 1 PROJECT AGREEMENT

Section 270010 COMMUNICATION GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply, installation, inspection and testing of communications wiring infrastructure and items contained within as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 Section 270526 – Grounding and Bonding

.2 Section 270528 – Interior Pathways

.3 Section 270553 – Identification

.4 Section 271100 – Equipment Rooms

.5 Section 271313 – Backbone Cabling

.6 Section 271515 – Horizontal Cabling

.7 Section 271520 – Consolidation Points

.8 Section 271544 – Wireless Access Point Outlets

.9 Section 271700 – Testing of Systems

.10 Standard Drawings

2 REFERENCE STANDARDS

2.1 Design, manufacturer, supply, installation, inspection and testing of communications wiring infrastructure and related items shall comply with the following codes and standards in their latest draft including all addendum, unless otherwise stated:

• Canadian Electric Code

• BC Building Code

• TIA/EIA-568-C.0 Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises

• TIA/EIA-568-C.1 Commercial Building Telecommunication Standard

• TIA/EIA-568-C-2 Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Component Standards

• TIA/EIA-568-C-3 Optical Fibre Cabling Components

• TIA/EIA-569-C Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunication Pathways and Spaces

• TIA/EIA-606-A Administration Standard for Commercial Telecommunication Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings

• TIA/EIA-942 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centres

• TIA/EIA-607-B Grounding and Bonding for Telecommunications in Commercial Buildings

FINAL DRAFT PROJECT AGREEMENT


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• TIA/EIA-492AAAC-A Detail Specification for 850-nm Laser Optimized, 50-um Core Diameter/ 125-um Cladding Diameter Class Ia Grade-Index Optical Fibre

• TIA-526-14A Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Multimode Fibre Cable Plant

• IEEE 802.3af, Power over Ethernet (PoE) Standard

• IEEE 802.3at, Power over Ethernet + (Plus) Standard

• IEEE 802.3an, Physical Layer and Management Parameters for 10 Gbps Operation, Type 10GBASE-T

• IEEE 802.11, Wireless Standard

• ANSI/TIS-TSB-162 Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access Points

• BICSI – Telecommunication Distribution Methods Manual

• BICSI – Information Transport Systems Installation Manual

• BICSI – Data Centre Design Manual

3 DEFINITION OF TERMS

3.1 The following abbreviations may have been used within these documents and standard drawings.

.1 AFF Above Finished Floor

.2 AHJ Authority Having Jurisdiction

.3 AWG: American Wire Gauge

.4 BICSI: Information Transportation Systems Association

.5 BACnet: Building Automation Data Communications Protocol

.6 CATV: Cable Television/Satellite Television

.7 CCTV: Closed Circuit Television

.8 COMM: Communications

.9 CP: Consolidation Point

.10 CSA: Canadian Standards Association

.11 EIA: Electronic Industries Association

.12 ESBC: Electrical Service Bonding Conductor

.13 IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

.14 IP: Internet Protocol

.15 OTDR: Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

.16 POE: Power Over Ethernet

.17 SRG: Signal Reference Grid

.18 TIA: Telecommunications Industry Alliance

.19 TBB: Telecommunications bonding Backbone

.20 TEBC: Telecommunications Equipment Bonding Conductor



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.21 TGB: Telecommunications Grounding Busbar

.22 TMGB: Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar

.23 TYP: Typical

.24 ULC: Underwriters Laboratories of Canada

.25 UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair

.26 U/FTP: Shielded Twisted Pair

.27 VOIP: Voice over Internet Protocol

.28 OLT Optical Line Terminal

.29 ONT Optical Network Terminal

.30 GPON Gigabit Passive Optical Network

3.2 The term ‘Traditional Copper LAN’ shall refer to a network consisting of Category rated horizontal cable between out and local communication room, cross connected through an edge network switch, backbone connected with either copper or fibre cable to a core network switch in the main communication room.

3.3 The term ‘GPON’ shall refer to a network consisting of Category rated cable between the outlet and ONT (where the ONT is not the outlet itself), fibre between ONT and optical splitter and core switch.

3.4 The term ‘Horizontal Cabling’ shall for the purposes of this project refer to the cabling run from the outlet to either the edge network switch or the ONT (where the ONT is not the outlet itself).

4 CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS

4.1 Design Consultant shall hold the professional designation of Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) and shall be in good standing with BICSI or Communications Engineer registered as a P.Eng with proven experience and expertise as agreed to by the Authority.

4.2 The Design Consultant shall have a proven 5 year track record in projects of similar nature.

5 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

5.1 The contractor shall be a certified system vendor for the products they are installing.

6 APPROVED MANUFACTURER

6.1 End-to-end structured cabling components shall be manufactured by a single manufacturer as listed below:

6.1.1 AmpNetconnect

6.1.2 Belden

6.1.3 Panduit

6.1.4 Corning



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6.2 Rack mounted UPS and power distribution components shall be manufactured by Eaton or APC.

6.3 Racks and cabinets shall be manufactured by Panduit, Middle Atlantic or Hammond

7 QUALITY ASSURANCE

7.1 The Installer shall be an employee of the Contractor and/or authorized sub-contractor. Submit a copy of the manufacturers training certificate to the on-site telecommunications project manager with the tender package.

7.2 Manufacturer refers to the company that manufactures the components and is responsible for the design and installation guidelines used by the Contractor to complete this cabling system installation. The manufacturer along with the Contractor is responsible for the final warranty and certification of the installation and application assurance.

7.3 All cabling, termination hardware, and connecting cords shall be sourced from the certifying manufacturer to assure quality control and validity of the manufacturer’s warranty.

7.4 The contractor shall accept complete responsibility for the installation, certification, and support of the cabling system. Contractor shall show proof that it has the certifying manufacturer’s support on all of theses issues.

7.5 All work shall be performed and supervised by Telecommunications Technicians who are qualified to install voice, data & multimedia cabling systems and to perform related tests as required by the manufacturer in accordance with the manufacturer’s methods.

7.6 The Telecommunications Technicians employed shall be fully trained and qualified by the manufacturer on the installation and testing of the equipment to be installed. Evidence that the vendor is a current certified installer of the manufacturer must be provided in writing prior to work commencing on the structured cabling of the building.

7.7 The contractor (including subcontractors if any) shall have a proven 7 year track record in projects of similar nature.

8 PERMITS

8.1 Contractor shall obtain and pay for all permits and inspections by Authority Having Jurisdiction as required by local authorities to commence, execute and substantially complete work.

9 DAMAGE

9.1 Where existing structure, grade or paving has to be removed, altered or otherwise defaced to facilitate communication installation, Contractor shall arrange for breaking of



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openings or grooves in any building structure or breaking of pavement and/or digging of trenches.

9.2 Any equipment, structure, pavement or grade damaged by the execution of this Contract will be repaired to its original condition. Any cost incurred for such work shall be allowed for in tender sum.

9.3 Irreparably damaged equipment, structures, walls, surfaces etc shall be replaced at no cost to the Owner.

9.4 If the finish of new equipment, structures, walls, surfaces etc. damaged by this contractor, the contractor, at the discretion of the engineer, shall either replace or restore the equipment, structures, walls, surfaces etc. to its original condition by re-spraying, refinishing, etc. at no cost to the owner.

9.5 Openings and conduits shall not be burned into panels. Oversized openings shall not be patched up with loose plates or oversized washers. Oversized openings will be considered damaged to the equipment and are to be treated as specified above.

9.6 The Contractor shall use extreme care when working near existing services and any services disturbed will be replaced at his cost to the satisfaction of the Consultant.

9.7 Contractor shall determine the location of the existing underground services from the Authorities Having Jurisdiction and/or Owner and/or Architects before excavation of existing grade and sub-grade, or new construction begins

10 NOT IN CONTRACT

10.1 Refer to the Appendix 3G – System Responsibility Matrix

11 WARRANTY AND CERTIFICATION

11.1 Contractor shall provide a one year Labour Warranty for the entire installation to guarantee against substandard installation practices based on the installation guidelines outlined in codes and standards listed. The warranty shall commence from the date of Clients final acceptance.

11.2 Contractor shall provide a one year Product Warranty for the entire installation. The warranty shall commence from the date of Clients final acceptance.

11.3 Contractor shall provide a twenty year performance guarantee and certification on all non-consumable products installed.

12 CLEANING

12.1 Contractor shall leave the site every day in a clean and safe manor.

12.2 Contractor shall remove all debris, surplus material and all tools.



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13 DESIGN SUBMITTALS

14.1 Project Co shall submit to the Authority drawings and specifications in accordance with Schedule 2 Design and Construction Protocols.

14.2 The completed drawings shall contain the minimum following information and shall have a similar appearance to the Standard Drawings: • Floor Plans indicating outlet, floorbox, and consolidation point locations, cable tray

routing and communication room locations.

• Riser Diagram indicating communication rooms, riser sleeves and backbone pathways, termination method and routing, type and quantity of each riser cable.

• Communication Room Layouts in 1:25 scale indicating room dimensions and all components contained within, power circuits of each receptacle, and clearance dimensions around the racks.

• Communication Rack Layouts indicating all components contained within.

14.3 The design consultant shall incorporate the comments made by the Client’s IT Division before submitting the next issue.

14 CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTALS

15.1 Project Co shall submit directly to the Authority all shop drawings relating to communications infrastructure, including but not limited to:

.1 Copper Cable

.2 Fibre Optic Cable

.3 Patch Panels

.4 Jacks

.5 Patch Cords

.6 Racks and all related accessories

.7 Rack mount UPS and all related accessories

.8 Cable Tray

.9 Faceplates

15.2 Project Co shall receive written approval from Authority for these shop drawings before purchasing or installation.

15 SUBSTANTIAL SUBMITTALS

16.1 Project Co shall submit to the Authority an electronic copy of the maintenance manuals which shall contain the following documents:

.1 Contractors name, address and telephone numbers.

.2 Neatly type written table of contents arranged in a systematic order



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.3 All communication infrastructure shop drawings .4 Warranty and Certification Certificates .5 Test results of all cable installations .6 As built drawings in PDF and AutoCAD format – showing accurate riser

diagrams, room layouts, rack layouts and floor plans indicating all outlets with associated outlet labels.

End of Section 270010


Section 2 GROUNDING AND BONDING

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply, installation, inspection and testing of grounding and bonding systems and items contained within as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within this section includes grounding and bonding requirements of communication systems.

2 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

2.1 All bonding and grounding elements shall be constructed from copper.

2.2 Provide a solid copper tin plated busbar with pre-drilled holes for use with standard-sized two hole lugs, have minimum dimensions of 6.3 mm x 100 mm x 305 mm within the main communication room mounted to the backboard.

2.3 Provide a solid copper tin plated busbar with pre-drilled holes for use with standard-sized two hole lugs, have minimum dimensions of 6.3 mm x 50 mm x 305 mm within each communication room and entrance facility mounted to the backboard.

2.4 Provide in each stack of communication rooms a continuous unbroken Telecommunication Bonding Backbone (TBB) wire between the main communication room grounding busbar and the grounding busbar of the communication room on the top floor of a multi-story building. TBB shall be sized based on the following:

TBB Length Linear metres

TBB Size AWG

less than 4 6 4 to 6 4 6 to 8 3

8 to 10 2 10 to 13 1 13 to 16 1/0 16 to 20 2/0

greater than 20 3/0

2.5 Each communication room in a multi-story building shall be bonded to the TBB with a wire sized to match that of the TBB. The bonding wire shall be coupled to the TBB with a compression tap.

2.6 Provide a continuous unbroken Bonding Conductor for Telecommunication (BCT) wire between the main communication room grounding busbar and the main electrical grounding busbar which is equal in conductor size to the TBB.

2.7 Provide a 45U vertical grounding busbar on the rear rail of every rack.



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2.8 All racks shall be bonded to the busbar in the room to which they are located with a minimum #6 AWG wire, which is referred to as the Telecommunication Equipment Bonding Conductor (TEBC).

2.9 All metal parts of the access floor shall be bonded to ground in accordance with Canadian Electrical Code. A minimum of every other pedestal shall be bonded to ground with a minimum #6 AWG wire in a grid configuration, which is referred to as a Signal Reference Grid (SRG) within data centres and communication rooms.

2.10 Provide an insulated #6 AWG from the main electrical grounding busbar to each of the roof mounted wireless access points. This grounding connection must not be connected to the communications grounding system. Provide 1 m of wire slack.

2.11 Refer to Standard Drawing.

2.12 Bond wire basket cable trays to ground in the following way:

.1 Run a bare #6 AWG wire the full length of every section of tray, tie wrapped to the corner of the tray.

.2 Bond every section of tray to ground.

.3 All on-site fabricated sections (any sections that have been cut in any way) shall be bonded to ground at both ends. This includes but is not limited to bends, crosses, tees, “Y” fittings and vertical fittings.

.4 Each section of tray that is spliced to another section of tray shall be spliced with a minimum of four (4) splice washers.

.5 If the cable tray is powder coated, the coating shall be removed where ever a grounding bond is made.

.6 Label all grounding and bonding items as per Specification Section 4 - Identification for communication systems

3 MATERIALS

3.1 Grounding Busbar

.1 Acceptable manufacturer of all busbar systems shall be Harger.

.2 Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar (TMGB) shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Tin-plated solid copper 6.3 mm x 100 mm x 305 mm

.2 Standoff brackets and insulators



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.3 Pre-drilled with sets of 11mm diameter holes spaced 25mm apart and sets of 7.9mm diameter holes spaced 16mm apart.

.4 Reference Standard Drawing SD#7.

.3 Telecommunications Grounding Busbar shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Tin-plated solid copper 6.3 mm x 50 mm x 305 mm

.2 Standoff brackets and insulators

.3 Pre-drilled with sets of 11mm diameter holes spaced 25mm apart and sets of 7.9mm diameter holes spaced 16mm apart.

.4 Refer to Standard Drawing.

4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

NIL

End of Section 2


Section 270528 INTERIOR PATHWAYS

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply, installation and inspection of communication pathway systems as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes conduits, cable trays and J-Hook

supports.

.2 Provide a Certified Cable Tray System installed by a FlexTray, or Cablofil Certified System Vendor for the system described in these specifications.


2.1 All pathways shall be sized with 50% spare capacity, based on a 40% fill ratio.

2.2 All pathways shall avoid potential sources of electromagnetic interference by maintaining clearances of at least:

n 305 mm from fluorescent ballasts.

n 305 mm from electrical power distribution conduit and cable, less than 1kV.

n 1000 mm from electrical power distribution conduit and cable, more than 1kV.

n 1220 mm from motors and transformers.

n 305 mm from fluorescent lighting. Pathways shall cross perpendicular to fluorescent lighting and power distribution and conduits.

n 305 mm from HVAC equipment, ducts and pipes

2.3 Communication pathways shall never be occupied by any system, including Security and Audio Visual low voltage cabling, other than IT related communications.

2.4 Exposed cable tray shall never be run in insecure public areas. Running communication pathways in insecure public areas shall be avoided if other routes are possible. If they are not possible the pathways shall be conduit with lockable junction boxes.

2.5 Communication pathways shall never be routed through rooms containing large amounts of heat above average room temperature or sources of EMI such as mechanical rooms.

2.6 Cable Tray shall be installed as follows:

.1 Provide as many runs as required to achieve the cable requirements and the spare capacity.



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.2 Cable shall pass through into the communication rooms from the cable tray with the use of an appropriately rated re-enterable firestop sized to match cable tray capacity.

.3 Cable tray shall be modified on-site by the contractor as per manufacturer’s specifications and requirements stated within these documents to suit the design and on-site conditions. Any cuts made to the tray shall be done with the correct manufacturer’s recommended cutting tool and there shall be no sharp tray edges which could damage cable.

.4 All ceiling mounted cable tray inner corners shall consist of a 45 degree angle not a 90 degree angle. In corridors a sweep bend shall be used consisting of a 500 mm radius.

.5 All raised floor mounted cable tray inner corners shall come with a Bend Radius Control Corner. All cable tray corner sections and sections adjacent to consolidations points shall be a flat Universal Intersection with no side rails.

.6 Cable trays installed within a ceiling space shall be installed a minimum of 75 mm above T-bar ceilings and have a minimum of 150 mm of clear space above the cable tray and a minimum of 300 mm of clear space on one side of the cable tray.

.7 Cable trays installed within a ceiling space shall be supported at both ends of each 3m section, 600 mm from the ends with Unistrut and threaded rods. Should it be possible for cable to come into contact with the threaded rod, the rod shall be sleeved to protect the cable from damage.

.8 Cable trays installed within a raised floor shall be installed 50 mm below the floor panel and shall always be installed over obstacles such as mechanical duct and never under.

.9 Whenever cable transitions from one elevation to another, a cable drop-out (water fall) accessory shall be provided or a piece of cable tray shall be field modified to achieve the same result.

2.7 Conduit and boxes shall be installed as follows:

.1 Outlet boxes shall be 100 mm x 100 mm x 90 mm.

.2 Surface raceway such as Wiremold containing outlets shall have a depth of 90mm.

.3 A minimum of one 27 mm diameter conduit shall run from the outlet box to the cable tray. A conduit run shall serve no more than one outlet box and shall not be daisy chained.

.4 Conduit capacity for Cat 6A cable with a 7.8mm outside diameter shall be as follows:

Conduit Diameter mm

Conduits with no bends

Conduits with one bend

Conduits with two bends

27 4 4 3



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35 8 6 5 41 11 9 7 50 16 13 11 63 26 22 18 75 36 31 25 91 54 46 38 100 65 55 46

.5 If the capacity of the conduit is exceeded then the next trade size shall be used.

.6 If conduit has an internal diameter of 50 mm or less then the bend radius shall be at least six times the internal diameter. If conduit has an internal diameter of more than 50 mm then the bend radius shall be at least ten times the internal diameter.

.7 The maximum number of bends between cable pull boxes in a conduit run shall be two 90o bends.

.8 Conduit runs shall have no continuous sections longer than 30 m between pull boxes.

.9 If a conduit run requires a reverse bend between 100 o and 180 o then a pull box shall be inserted into the bend but shall not be used as the bend.

.10 Pull boxes shall be adequately sized for the radius of the connecting conduits and the manufacturer’s specified cable bend radius, as follows:

Conduit Size mm

Pull Box Width mm

Pull Box Length

mm

Pull Box Depth mm

Width Increase for Additional Conduit mm

27 100 405 75 50 35 150 510 75 75 41 200 686 100 100 50 200 914 100 125 63 255 1067 125 150 75 300 1220 125 150 91 300 1370 150 150

100 375 1525 200 200

.10 Pull boxes shall be installed in fully accessible spaces.

.11 Support and secure all boxes independent of the conduit connected thereto.

.12 All conduit ends shall be protected by insulating bushings.

.13 Use only manufacturer approved cable lubricants. Any excess lubricant shall be cleaned so as to leave conduit exteriors suitable for painting.



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.14 All conduits shall be left with a nylon pull string installed.

3 MATERIALS

3.1 Cable Tray

.1 Acceptable manufacturer of all cable tray systems shall be Flextray or Cablofil

.2 Obtain cable tray components through one source from a single manufacturer.

.3 Cable tray shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Continuous, rigid, welded steel wire mesh spaced 50mm x 100mm

.2 Continuous T-weld on top rail of tray.

.3 All cable trays shall be purchased in 3 metre straight sections.

.4 Finish: electroplated zinc coating

.5 Accessories shall include: drop-outs (water falls), splice kits and mounting kits.


4.1 NIL



Section 4 IDENTIFICATION

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed identification and administration of communication system as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes identification and administration of an end-to-end structured cabling system and its pathways and spaces.


2.1 Labeling shall be in accordance with the following:

.1 All labeling shall be mechanically printed and follow the standards and be in accordance with the requirements of this specification. Hand written labels are not permitted.

.2 Cable labels shall be vinyl construction with a white printing area and a clear tail that self-laminate the printed area when wrapped around the cable. The clear area should be of sufficient length to wrap around the cable at least 1.5 times.

.3 Vinyl identification labels shall appear on the following locations with the designations indicated on the cable schedule and drawings:

• Outlet identification on both ends of every cable

• Outlet identification on the front of all faceplates

• Port identification on the front of all patch panels

• Panel identification on the front middle of all patch panels

• Pair identification on the front of termination fields

• Wireless identification on the front of all wireless access points

• Pull box identification stating “Communications”

.4 Lamicoid identification labels shall appear on the following locations with the designations indicated on the drawings:

• Rack identification on the top centre of the cabinet

• Grounding identification

.5 All fire stops shall be labelled stating “WARNING FIRESTOP SEAL DO NOT DISTURB” and also Project Co’s name, address and phone number, date installed, fire rating.


Section 4 IDENTIFICATION

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.6 Horizontal cabling systems shall use the following labelling scheme:

• Room # – Rack - Patch Panel - Port

o Room # - as shown on floor plans

o Rack – shall be the rack number designation

o Patch Panel – shall be the patch panel letter designation

o Port – shall be the port number designation which never exceeds “24”.

• Example: 210-A04-1-B15 • This assumes the first number of Room # refers to the floor level.

.7 Backbone cabling shall use the following labelling scheme:

• Room # - Rack - Patch Panel - Ports • Example: 210-1-B-(01-24)

.8 Rack shall use the following labelling scheme:

• Room # - Rack • Example: 210-1

.10 Bonding and grounding systems shall use the following labelling scheme:

• TMGB = Telecommunication Main Grounding Busbar

• TGB = Telecommunication Grounding Busbar

• ESBC = Electrical Service Bonding Conductor

• TBB = Telecommunication Bonding Backbone

• TEBC = Telecommunication Equipment Bonding Conductor

3 MATERIALS

NIL


NIL

End of Section 4


Section 271100 EQUIPMENT ROOMS

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply, installation, inspection and testing of communication rooms and items contained within as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes architectural requirements, electrical systems, environmental requirements, cable management and pathways, and racks.


2.1 All elements of the equipment room shall be sized with 50% spare capacity.

2.2 Locate communication rooms in accordance with the following:

.1 As close to the centre of, and on the same floor as the area it is intended to serve.

.2 Accessible to hallways or common areas and access for delivery of large equipment.

.3 In multifloor buildings the communication rooms shall be stacked vertically.

.4 Avoid locations that may be subject to water infiltration, steam infiltration, humidity exceeding 55%, sources of heat such as direct sunlight, corrosive or adverse environmental conditions and sources of excessive EMI such as motors and transformers.

.5 Avoid spaces in or adjacent to mechanical rooms, boiler rooms, washrooms, janitor closets, storage rooms, and loading docks.

.6 If the communications room is adjacent to an electrical room, transformers and 600V panels and bus ducts shall not be located on the sharing wall.

.7 Based on the type of cabling network:

a) Copper Network from Communication room to outlet - no farther than 75 m from outlets the room servers. This distance shall be measured along planned pathway routes and not as a direct route. Should the serving area be too large for one room coverage using the 75m distance, a second room shall be provided.

b) GPON - one communications room shall be located at a minimum per floor centrally located and stacked.

2.3 Size communication rooms in accordance with the following:

.1 3 m x 3 m room is the minimum accepted size for one or two racks. For every additional rack beyond two the room shall grow in length by 1m. This is a fixed shape and shall not be converted to nine square metres and re-shaped.



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2.4 A separate room shall be provided for the entrance facility. The room shall be located next to or directly below the main equipment room. A space of at least 2.4 m x 1.4 m shall be provided for up to three utility providers, for every additional provider the room shall grow in length or width by 1.2 m.

2.5 Design architectural aspects of the communication rooms in accordance with the following:

.1 Fully outward opening, lockable doors that are a minimum of 0.915 m wide and 2 m tall. Provide access control where available.

.2 False ceilings are not permitted.

.3 Ceiling height shall be a minimum of 3 m.

.4 Walls shall extend to the structural ceiling. Walls shall be 2 hour fire rated and white in color.

.5 Floors shall be high-pressure laminate tile and white in color.

.6 Line all four walls within the room with AC grade or better, void-free plywood, 2.4 m (8 ft) high with a thickness of 19 mm (3/4 in). The plywood shall be installed with the ‘C’ grade facing the wall. Plywood shall be pressure impregnated with fire-retardant chemicals in conformance with CAN/CSA-O80 Series-M and have a flame-spread rating not more than 25.

2.6 Design electrical aspects of the communications room in accordance with the following:

.1 Provide a T-slot 15/20 amp 120 volt duplex convenience receptacle on emergency power every 1.8 m around the perimeter walls.

.2 Provide in the main communication room a dedicated communication power panel with Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS). Identify the panel on the front door with a lamicoid label stating “Communication Panel” and panel designation. A main UPS is installed for the data centre, all communication power panels shall be powered from that UPS.

.3 For local communications rooms, provide one 20 amp 208 volt twist lock receptacle (L6- 20R), black in colour, for each rack installed and the future racks, mounted on the cable tray or below the raised floor where applicable. These receptacles must be fed from the dedicated communication power panel on emergency power.

.4 Minimum of 500 lux (50 fc) horizontal measured 0.91 m above finished floor, in front and behind racks installed. Position fixtures to minimize shadows and at an elevation higher than the cable tray to provide clear access to the tray.

.5 Do not use dimmer switches or occupancy sensors.



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.6 Power for lighting shall not come from the dedicated power panel in the communication room but from standard power.

.7 Fixtures shall be on emergency power where available; where a generator does not exist a double head battery pack shall be installed, projecting light onto the front and rear walkways of the racks.

2.7 Design mechanical aspects of the communications room in accordance with the following:

.1 Maintain continuous and dedicated environmental control (24 hours per day, 365 days per year). Connect HVAC system to emergency power where available.

.2 Maintain positive pressure with a minimum of one air change per hour, all air entering these rooms shall be filtered.

.3 Dissipate the heat generated by active equipment. Coordinate with the Communications Engineer for heat loads of each room. Regardless of heat loads the cooling provided shall never exceed 1.5kW per rack plus 500W for wall mounted devices.

.4 Maintain a dry bulb temperature of between 18.3 0C and 26.70C.

.5 Relative humidity is not to exceed 60% RH. Space dew point temperature is to be at least 5.50C and not to exceed of 150C.

.6 Each communication room shall be sprinklered by code in conformance with Schedule 3 including but not limited to Section 5.1.4.2(11); the head shall not be mounted above the racks and shall come with a wire guard where applicable.

.7 Each main equipment room shall be sprinklered by code in conformance with Schedule 3; the head shall not be mounted above the racks and shall come with a wire guard where applicable.

.8 Any opening into the room such as HVAC, that would allow a person through shall come with a secure grille.

2.8 All communication rooms shall be interconnected with pathways. Refer to Section 270528 Interior Pathways.

2.9 Where available communications rooms shall come with access control on the door and a motion activated CCTV camera monitoring the interior of the door and racks.

2.10 Design communication rooms to have a grounding and bonding system as per Specification Section 270526 ‘Grounding and Bonding’.

2.11 Design racks installations as follows:



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.1 Run side by side, with a minimum clearance of 1 m in the front and 0.95 m rear of the racks. Provide an 8” vertical manager at the ends of each rack run and a 12” vertical manager between racks. If only one rack is installed a 12” vertical manager shall still be installed between the current rack and the future rack. All vertical managers shall be high density finger style.

.2 Provide a centralized UPS serving the equipment room as per Schedule 3 – 5.10.6.

.3 Provide each rack with an environmental monitoring probe connected to the centralized UPS. Probe shall be mounted to the rear top inner portion of the rack.

.4 Provide horizontal cable management between every fourth patch panel.

.5 Provide a vertical 45U grounding busbar on the left rear rail of each rack.

.6 Provide a vertical power bar on the right rear of each rack.

.7 Refer to Standard Drawing for typical room and rack layouts.

.8 Provide seismic restrains as stated by a Seismic Engineer.

3 MATERIALS

3.1 Floor standing racks shall have the following characteristics:

.1 CSA and ULC approved.

.2 Standard EIA 19” mounting with 45U unit capacity.

.3 Dimensions: 591 mm W x 767 mm D x 2134 mm H

.4 Cage nut rails.

.5 Constructed to a 2,500 Ibs. load rating, textured black colour.

.6 Side panels and doors are not required.

.7 Horizontal cable managers shall be 2U 204 mm deep high capacity manager with hinged door.

.8 Vertical cable managers shall be front/rear managers with dual hinged doors on the front of the manager only.

.9 Vertical grounding strip, 45U.

.10 UBC zone 4 seismically rated.



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3.2 Vertical power bars shall have the following characteristics:


.2 Output:

• 10 outlets, (C13)

.4 Input: 9 ft power cord, with a 20 amp plug L6-20P).

3.3 UPS shall have the following characteristics:


.2 Rating: 33 KVA/2.7KW

.3 Input: 20 amp plug (L6-20P)

.4 Output:

• 1 outlet, 20 amp, 208 volt (L6-20R) • 1 outlet, 30 amp, 208 volt (L6-30R)

.5 SNMP/Web card

.6 Environmental Monitoring Probe


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Section 271300 BACKBONE CABLING

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply and installation of communication cabling as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes Data and Voice end-to-end structured

cabling between the main communication room and each communication room and entrance facility.


2.1 Where a traditional copper LAN network is provided the following shall be installed at a minimum.

.1 Analog Voice Backbone

.1 Provide one (1) 25-pair Category 3 cable between the main equipment room and each communication room with an equal pair count running between the main equipment room and entrance facility. Cables shall be installed in a star configuration and not daisy chained between rooms.

.2 All cables shall be directly run back to a backboard mounted wiring block located within the communication room and main equipment room. Where a data centre exists, this shall be considered the main equipment room.

.3 Analog voice backbone cable channel link shall not exceed 800 m; this length shall include the cable slack and cross-connect.

.2 Copper Data Backbone where traditional copper network is provided.

.1 Provide six (6) Category 6A cables between the main equipment room and each communication room and entrance facility. Cables shall be installed in a star configuration and not daisy chained between rooms.

.2 All cables shall be directly run back to the rack mounted backbone patch panel within the communication room and main equipment room. Where a data centre exists, this shall be considered the main equipment room.

.3 Copper data backbone cable channel link shall exceed 100 m; this length shall include the cable slack and cross-connect.

.3 Fibre Data Backbone where traditional copper network is provided.

.1 Provide one (1) 48-strand 50/125um Laser Optimized Multimode (OM3 or OMS dependent on distance) cable between the main communication/server room and each



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communication room. Cables shall be installed in a star configuration and not daisy chained between rooms.

,2 Provide on (1) 12 strand single mode cable between the main equipment/server room and the entrance room.

.3 All cables shall be directly run back to the rack mounted backbone patch panel within the communication room and main equipment room. Where a data centre exists, this shall be considered the main equipment room.

.4 Fibre data backbone cable channel link shall not exceed 300 m; this length shall include the cable slack and cross-connect.

2.2 Where GPON is provided the following shall be installed at a minimum.

.1 Provide one (1) 48-strand single mode cable between the main equipment/server room and each communications room containing the optical splitters. Cables shall be installed in a start configuration.

.2 Provide single mode cable as required between the optical splitters and the ONT’s.

.3 All optical splitters shall be located within the communication rooms rack mounted.

.4 All ONT’s shall be primarily located within consolidation points within the ceiling out of reach of

students. Outlet type ONT’s may be used in offices, administration areas and areas student and the public do not have access to.

.5 Provide one (1) 12-‐strand single mode cable between the main equipment/server room and entrance facility.

.6 Provide one (1) 12-‐strand 50/125um Laser Optimized Multimode (OM3) cable between the main equipment/server room and entrance facility.

.7 Provide six (6) Category 6A cables between the main equipment/server room and entrance facility.

.8 Provide any other cables as required by systems that do not use the GPON with a 25% spare capacity between the main equipment/server room, entrance facility and communication rooms.

2.3 General Requirements

.1 No means of splicing shall be used within the building.

.2 Outside Plant Backbone fibre cables shall be fusion spliced only (operation of fusion spice equipment shall never happen inside a manhole, due to gas build-up). No other means of splicing shall be used. Splicing shall only be acceptable when the cables maximum available reel length is exceeded and a splice to a second length of cable is required.



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.3 Maintain minimum bend radii of four (4) times the cable diameter for twisted pair cable.

.4 Maintain a bend radius during installation of fibre cable of twenty (20) times the cable diameter and ten (10) times the cable diameter after installation.

.5 Do not exceed the maximum cable pulling force of 110 N (25 lbs) for twisted pair cable.

.6 Do not exceed the maximum cable pulling force of 222 N (50 lbs) for fibre cable

.7 Neatly bundle cable in logical bundles of 24 with minimum 3/4” Velcro or hoop & loop cable tie every 300mm. Secure cable bundles to horizontal supports and plywood backboard. Plastic tie wraps are not acceptable.

.8 Do not deform the cable jacket when using fasteners. Test to see that the fastener is loose enough to rotate easily around the cable when pressed with medium finger pressure.

.9 The twist of the individual pairs shall be maintained up to the point of termination. The maximum amount of untwisting in a pair as a result of termination shall be no greater than 13 mm.

.10 The maximum amount of cable jacket that shall be removed as a result of termination shall be no greater than 25 mm.

.11 All twisted pair terminations shall use a T568A wire map.

.12 Cables shall be properly supported and protected from damage at all times and shall be installed in such a way as to ensure that cable will not deform over time.

.13 Where cables are exposed to potential damage, split loom tubing shall be used.

.14 Allow no rough handling, kinking, denting or abrasion of the cable.

.15 Where cables are run in cable tray, neatly bundle and tie-wrap all cables every 300 mm.

.16 Vertical riser cable shall be supported a minimum of three (3) times per floor. Screw on cable tie mounts shall be placed 1 m apart. Adhesive backed supports are not permitted.

.17 All fibre cable shall be run within orange 50 mm corrugated loom tubing at all times when not run within conduit or communications cable tray. Where tubing meets conduit the correct fitting shall be used, no gap shall be left that exposes the fibre cable. Where the fibre cable leaves the tubing to enter the rack, orange spiral wrap shall be used.

.18 Key Stone jacks are not permitted.

.19 Provide 10 m of fibre slack at each end of a backbone run. Use fibre slack storage rings.

.20 Patch cord lengths and counts shall be as follows:



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.1 Provide two patch cord for each patch panel port.

.3 Confirm lengths, patch cords shall always be sized to provide a neat and professional installation and include adequate slack for routing through vertical and horizontal cable management.

3 MATERIALS

3.1 Analog Backbone cabling shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Cable shall meet or exceed Category 3 requirements as per standards.

.2 25-pair 24 AWG solid copper cable.

.3 Flame spread rating as per authority having jurisdiction requirements.

.4 Insulation: colour coding as per standards.

.5 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, AWG, manufacturer and length markings, grey in colour.

3.2 Analog Termination shall have the following characteristics:

.1 2-connector capacity housing

.2 Backbone connector shall be 5-pair.

.3 Horizontal connector shall be 4-pair.

.4 All parts shall meet or exceed Category 5e requirements as per standards.

.5 Comes with a wire management, labels and label holders.

.6 Cross-connect wire shall meet or exceed Category 3 requirements as per standards.

3.3 Fibre Data Backbone cabling shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Multimode Fibre

.1 shall meet or exceed Laser Optimized 50/125um (OM3 or OM4 dependant on distance) requirements as per standards.


.3 Capable of supporting up to 10 Gigabit fibre channel up to 300 m.

.4 Fibre strand count of forty eight (48) for each cable.



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.5 Fibre sub-units: colour coding as per standards.

.6 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, manufacturer and length markings, aqua in colour for multimode.

.2 Single Mode Fibre

.1 Shall meet exceed single mode 8.3/125um requirements as per standards.


.3 Fibre strand count of forty eight (48).

.4 Fibre sub-units: color coding as per standards.

.5 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, manufacturer, and length markings, yellow in color.

3.4 Fibre Data Termination shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Fibre Adapter Panel (FAP) #1 shall meet or exceed Laser Optimized 50/125um (OM3 or OM4 dependent on distance) requirements as per standards and shall contain six (6) duplex LC type zirconia ceramic connectors, aqua in color.

.2 Fibre Adapter Panel (FAP) #2 shall meet or exceed single mode 8.3/125um requirements as per standard and shall contain six (6) LC type zirconia ceramic connectors, blue in color

.3 Rack mounted fibre tray shall be a 2U tray and adapter patch panel which shall accommodate a mix of eight (8) Fibre Adaptor Panels (FAP). Shall come with fibre slack management spools.


4.1 Refer to section 271700 Testing of Systems.



Section 271500 HORIZONTAL CABLING

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply and installation of communication cabling as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes data and voice end-to-end structured cabling between the communication room and the work area.


2.1 Data outlets shall always contain a minimum of three (3) data ports and the specific requirements shall be as follows, at a minimum:

.1 All outlets shall be treated as data outlets and only within the communication room shall the different systems be separated out.

2.2 Data ports contained within one outlet shall be arranged as per Standard Drawing SD#4.

2.3 Where a traditional copper network is provided, each jack shall require a dedicated horizontal cable. The splitting of pairs within a cable between different jacks is not permitted. Where GPON is provided, provide copper horizontal cable from the ONT (where ONT is not the communications outlet) from the ONT to each communications outlet.

2.4 All ports shall be cabled back to either a rack mounted patch panel located within the local communication room, via a consolidation point or to its designated ONT.

2.5 Provide 1.3 m of horizontal cable slack between the outlet and consolidation point and 1.3 m of horizontal cable slack between the communications room and the consolidation point. All cable slack shall be stored at the CP location in a neat 3/4” Velcro or hoop & loop cable tied extended loop or figure of eight. Cable shall not be stored in a bundled loop.

2.6 Horizontal cable entering and exiting a consolidation point shall be solid conductor. Stranded cable shall not be permitted.

2.7 Horizontal cable permanent link shall not exceed 90 m between the outlet and the

communication room, including all elevation changes and horizontal runs following a logical pathway route. This length does not include the cable within the communication room.

2.8 Outlet may be re-located up to 3 m at the cost of the contractor if notified prior to installation. This shall not affect the cable slack lengths.

2.9 Maintain minimum bend radii of four (4) times the cable diameter for twisted pair cable.

2.10 Do not exceed the maximum cable pulling force of 110 N (25 lbs) for twisted pair cable.



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2.11 Neatly bundle cable in logical bundles of 24 with minimum 3/4” Velcro or hoop & loop cable tie every 300mm. Secure cable bundles to horizontal supports and plywood backboard. Plastic tie wraps are not permitted.

2.12 Cable mounted to backboard shall be mounted using screw on cable tie mounts placed 1 m apart. Adhesive backed supports shall not be used.

2.13 Do not deform the cable jacket when using fasteners. Test to see that the fastener is loose enough to rotate easily around the cable when pressed with medium finger pressure.

2.14 The twist of the individual pairs shall be maintained up to the point of termination. The maximum amount of untwisting in a pair as a result of termination shall be no greater than 13 mm (0.5 in).

2.15 The maximum amount of cable jacket that shall be removed as a result of termination shall be no greater than 25 mm (1 in).

2.16 All twisted pair terminations shall use a T568A wire map.

2.17 Cables shall be properly supported and protected from damaged at all times and shall be installed in such a way as to ensure that cable will not deform over time.

2.18 Where cables are exposed to potential damage, split loom tubing shall be used.

2.19 Allow no rough handling, kinking, denting or abrasion of the cable.

2.20 Where there are unused port positions in a faceplate, a blank insert shall be provided.

2.21 Where cables are run in cable tray, neatly bundle and tie-wrap all cables every 300mm.

2.22 Patch cord lengths and counts shall be as follows:

.1 Provide one 1ft patch cord for each patch panel port.

.2 Provide one 3ft patch cord for each wireless access point outlet.

.3 Provide one 7ft patch cord for each work area port.

.4 Provide one patch cord for each patch panel port intended for a phone handset. Provide length dependent on position of patch panel compared to phone handset network switch.

.5 Confirm lengths, patch cords shall always be sized to provide a neat and professional installation and include adequate slack for routing through vertical and horizontal cable management.

3 MATERIALS



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3.1 The communications cable plant shall meet or exceed Category 6A performance requirements pursuant to TIA/EIA standards. Where copper cabling is used, cabling shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Cable shall meet or exceed Category 6A requirements as per standards.

.2 4-pair U/FTP 23 AWG solid copper shielded cable.



.5 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, AWG, manufacturer and length markings,

blue in colour.

3.2 Data Termination shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Jack shall meet or exceed Category 6A requirements as per standards.

.2 8-wire, RJ45, shielded

.3 Jack plastic parts shall be standard black color.

.4 Contacts plated with 50 micro inches of gold.

.5 Fully grounded and bonded to patch panel when installed.

.6 Patch panel shall be an all metal shielded modular 2U angled 48-port patch panel.

3.3 Wall faceplates shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Double gang, white plastic with built in label covers.

.2 Accommodates four (4) ports

.3 Comes with a blank insert where ever jacks are not installed.

3.4 Analog Pigtails shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Cable shall meet or exceed Category 3 requirements as per standards.

.2 4-pair UTP 24 AWG solid copper shielded cable.

.3 ULC and CSA rated as CMP/FT6.

.4 Insulation: colour coding as per standards. .5 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, AWG, manufacturer and length markings,

blue in colour.



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.6 8-wire, RJ45, shielded on one end only.

3.5 Data Patch Cords shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Cable shall meet or exceed Category 6A requirements as per standards.

.2 4-pair U/FTP 26 AWG stranded copper shielded cable.

.3 ULC and CSA rated as CMP/FT6.


.5 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, AWG, manufacturer and length markings, patch cords within the communication room shall be blue in colour and patch cords outside of the communication room shall be gray in color.





Section 271544 WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OUTLETS

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply, installation and inspection of wireless systems as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes wireless access point outlet configurations.

1.2 Passive RFID system provided by the Authority.

1.3 The Authority will provide passive RFID equipment for site specific areas, such as the library, incorporating self!check in and check out kiosks including RFID readers places at the exits and around the library to decipher these RFID signals and collect tangible data in real time. Project Co to provide 120 volt power, CAT 6A network outlet and empty conduit rough in requirements to six (6) locations (front counter, kiosks, front door, detection gates).


2.1 Design and performance requirements for pathways and cabling shall match the requirements stated in specification section 270528 Interior Pathways and 271500 Horizontal Cabling.

2.2 One outlet containing two data jacks shall be installed per wireless access point location. Jacks shall be contained within the box and not mounted within a faceplate. The faceplate shall be blank.

2.3 No power outlet shall be required; all power to the access point shall be via Power over Ethernet (PoE).

2.4 One outlet shall be placed in a cell like pattern to cover the entire area of the building. Spacing of these outlets shall be based on 802.11a/b/g/n/ac access points being installed in a 18.3 grid.

2.5 Provide wireless coverage to all outside areas of the building and site.

2.6 Provide a 50 mm diameter goose neck conduit to the roof of each building or tower containing an insulated grounding wire. Conduit shall run to the nearest communications room and grounding wire shall run direct to main electrical ground.

3 MATERIALS

3.1 Material requirements for cabling and termination shall match the requirements stated in specification section 270528 Interior Pathways and 271500 Horizontal Cabling.


FIONAL DRAFT PROJECT AGREEMENT

Section 271544 WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OUTLETS

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FIONAL DRAFT PROJECT AGREEMENT

Section 271700 TESTING OF SYSTEMS

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed inspection, testing and administration of communication system as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:

.1 The scope of work included within the section includes testing, identification and administration of an end-to-end structured cabling system and its pathways and spaces.


NIL

3 MATERIALS

NIL


4.1 Trained technicians who have successfully attended an appropriate training program and have obtained a certificate as proof there of, shall execute the tests.

4.2 Test procedures and test equipment shall comply with the standards referenced in Section 270010 Communication General Requirements.

4.3 The copper test equipment testing Category 3 cable shall comply with the accuracy requirements for Level III field testers and Category 3 cabling as defined in the above standards. All software shall be the latest versions, and licensed.

4.4 The copper test equipment testing Category 6A cable shall comply with the accuracy requirements for Level IV field testers and Category 6A cabling as defined in the above standards. All software shall be the latest versions, and licensed.

4.5 The optical fibre test equipment shall comply with the accuracy requirements for field testers and fibre optic cabling as defined in the above standards. The OTDR shall operate within the range of 850 nm +/- 30 nm and 1300 nm +/- 20 nm for multimode fibre testing.

4.6 All installed cable runs shall be tested and must pass the requirements of the standards defined above. Any failing link shall be diagnosed and corrected. The corrective action shall be followed with a new test to prove that the corrected link meets the performance requirements. The passing result of the tests for all links shall be provided in the test results documentation.

4.7 All Category 3 and 6A cable links shall be tested for channel link performance and the following parameters:


Section 271700 TESTING OF SYSTEMS

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• Length

• Wiremap

• Insertion Loss

• Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) Loss

• Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio, Far-end (ACR-F)

• Propagation delay and delay skew

• Return Loss

• Power Sum Near-End Crosstalk (PSNEXT)

• Power Sum Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio, Far-end (PSACR-F)

• Alien Near-End Crosstalk (ANEXT) (for 1% of the Cat 6A cable only, should any of the 1% fail, 100% shall be tested)

4.8 All fibre cable shall be tested before installation while still on the reel for attenuation at both 850 nm and 1300 nm for multimode and 1310 nm and 1550 nm for single mode to ensure that it meets or exceeds the manufacturer stated performance. Project Co shall provide a soft copy of the test results to the Communications Consultant. The Communications Consultant must approve this report prior to any installation activity.

4.9 All fibre cable links shall be tested for channel link performance for the following parameters:

• End-to-end attenuation tested at both 850 nm and 1300 nm for multimode and 1310 nm and 1550 nm for single mode to ensure predicted system performance.

• A-B Polarity where duplex connectors are used • Optical Time Domain Reflector meter (OTDR) signature trace documentation for

record drawings.

4.10 Testing will be considered completed once records show that all installations meet the 100% pass rate.



Section 272000 DATA CENTRE

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1 SCOPE OF WORK

1.1 Include detailed design, manufacturer, supply and installation of communication cabling, pathways, testing, labeling and administration as described in these performance specifications and summarized in the following elements of the work:


2.1 All divisions (architectural/structural/mechanical/electrical/communications) of the data centre design shall meet or exceed a Class F1 data centre rating (as per ANSI-BICSI-002) including all optional/recommended items listed in the standard except where noted otherwise to exceed this rating.

Provide Data Centre Zone cabling within the Data Centre as shown on diagram SD#10, SD#11 and SD#12 included herein.

Note: ITEMS 2.2 to 2.9 deleted

2.10 Maintain minimum bend radii of four (4) times the cable diameter for twisted pair cable.



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2.11 Do not exceed the maximum cable pulling force of 110 N (25 lbs) for twisted pair cable.

2.12 Neatly bundle cable in logical bundles of 24 with minimum 3/4” Velcro or hoop & loop cable tie every 300mm. Secure cable bundles to horizontal supports and plywood backboard. Plastic tie wraps are not permitted.

2.13 Cable mounted to backboard shall be mounted using screw on cable tie mounts placed 1 m apart. Adhesive backed supports shall not be used.

2.14 Do not deform the cable jacket when using fasteners. Test to see that the fastener is loose enough to rotate easily around the cable when pressed with medium finger pressure.

2.15 The twist of the individual pairs shall be maintained up to the point of termination. The maximum amount of untwisting in a pair as a result of termination shall be no greater than 13 mm (0.5 in).

2.16 The maximum amount of cable jacket that shall be removed as a result of termination shall be no greater than 25 mm (1 in).

2.17 All twisted pair terminations shall use a T568A wire map.

2.18 Cables shall be properly supported and protected from damaged at all times and shall be installed in such a way as to ensure that cable will not deform over time.

2.19 Where cables are exposed to potential damage, split loom tubing shall be used.

2.20 Allow no rough handling, kinking, denting or abrasion of the cable.

2.21 Where there are unused port positions in a faceplate, a blank insert shall be provided.

2.22 Where cables are run in cable tray, neatly bundle and tie-wrap all cables every 300mm.

2.23 Patch cord lengths and counts shall be as follows:

.1 Provide two patch cord for each patch panel port.

.2 Confirm lengths, patch cords shall always be sized to provide a neat and professional

installation and include adequate slack for routing through vertical and horizontal cable management.

2.24 Install racks as follows:

.1 Provide two vertical power bar on the rear of each cabinet.

.2 Provide a vertical 45U grounding busbar on the front rail of each rack.



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.3 All racks shall be seismically restrained and bolted to the rack beside it. The final installation shall be designed, stamped and signed by a seismic engineer hired by the contractor.

.4 All cabinets shall be bonded to the communications grounding system via the data centres Signal Reference Grid (SRG).

3 MATERIALS

3.1 Termination Cabinet shall have the following characteristics:



.3 Dimensions: 800 mm W × 1044 mm D × 2134 mm H

.4 Cage nut rails.

.5 Constructed to a 2,500 Ib. load rating, textured black colour.

.6 Solid side panels and perforated dual hinge front and rear doors.

.7 Built in 45U front and rear cable management.


3.2 Server Cabinets shall have the following characteristics:



.3 Dimensions: 700 mm W × 1200 mm D × 2118 mm H

.4 Cage nut rails.

.5 Constructed to a 2,500 Ib.. load rating, textured black colour.

.6 Solid side panels and perforated dual hinge front and rear doors.


.8 Rear vertical cable management.

3.3 Cabinet Power Bars shall have the following characteristics:

.1 L21-30P input



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.2 21x C13 & 3x C19 output receptacles

.3 Phase switching and remote switching

.4 Digital Metering and remote monitoring

3.4 Copper Data cabling shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Pre-terminated Cassettes and cable bundles


.3 Cable and jack shall exceed Category 6A standards and meet manufacturer guaranteed headroom performance.

.4 4-pair U/FTP 23 AWG solid copper shielded cable.

.5 ULC and CSA rated as CMR/FT4.


.7 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, AWG, manufacturer and length markings, blue in colour.

.8 8-wire, RJ45, shielded jack

3.5 Copper Data Termination shall have the following characteristics:

.1 1U four cassette patch panel

.2 Each patch panel shall come with two 50mm extended strain relief bars.

3.6 Fibre Data cabling shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Pre-terminated trunk cables


.3 Shall exceed Laser Optimized 50/125um (OM4) standards.

.4 ULC and CSA rated as OFNR/FT4.


.6 Fibre strand count of twenty four (24).



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.7 Fibre sub-units: colour coding as per standards

.8 Jacket: printed at intervals stating cable code, manufacturer and length markings, aqua in colour

3.7 Fibre Data Termination shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Pre-terminated cassettes


.2 Shall exceed Laser Optimized 50/125um (OM3) standards.

.3 ULC and CSA rated as OFNR/FT4.


.5 Fibre strand count of twenty four (24).

.6 Two (2) MTP rear connectors and twelve (12) duplex LC front connectors

.7 Connector pair loss shall not exceed 0.4db.

3.8 Cable tray shall have the following characteristics:

.1 Overhead cable routing system shall be Cablofil or Flextray wire basket cable tray 450mm x 100mm with black powder coat finish and all required accessories including grounding to mount to the top of the rows of racks.




FINAL DRAFTPROJECT AGREEMENT

PROJECT AGREEMENT

TRADITIONAL COPPER NETWORKCOMMUNICATION ROOM RACK LAYOUT

PROJECT AGREEMENT

PROJECT AGREEMENT

: Applicable with Traditional Copper Network and where ONT is not the communications outlet.

PROJECT AGREEMENT

PROJECT AGREEMENT

TRADITIONAL COPPER NETWORKWIRING CONFIGURATION

PROJECT AGREEMENT

PROJECT AGREEMENT

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