BICSI Standards

Committee Updates

Bob Faber, RCDD/NTS

Siemon Global Accounts Manager

BICSI Standards Committee Chair

BICSI Technical Information & Methods

Committee Vice Chair

BICSI Committees

• BICSI features numerous committees

– Standards

– Technical Information & Methods

– Codes

– Registration Specialties Supervision

– Ethics

– Education Advisory

– Membership & Marketing

– BICSI Cares

Volunteers Welcomed

• Standards are written by volunteers

• Anyone can volunteer to participate in the

BICSI Standards Committee

– Do not need to be a BICSI member

– Need Subject Matter Experts

• RFx Solutions seeking volunteers to

participate in…

– WG1 Optical Networking (IDA TSTC-WG1)

– WG2 Home Networking (IDA TSTC-WG2)

BICSI SEA Chapter of BSC

• Now have a means to actively participate

• Infrastructure now in place to volunteer

• Through volunteer participation with RFx

Solutions

– BICSI South East Asia can establish a local

chapter of the BICSI Standards Committee

Contribute to IDA TSTC-WG1 and WG2

Contribute to BICSI Standards activities

BSC Standards Subcommittees

• North American Cabling Installation

• International Cabling Installation

• K-12 Education (Primary Schools)

• Post Secondary Education

• Bonding & Grounding

• Data Center

• Healthcare

• Electronic Safety & Security

BICSI Standards

ANSI Accreditation-Since 1999

Liaison Activities

-IDA TSTC

-CENELEC

-IEEE

-ISO/IEC

-NECA

-NEMA

-NFPA

-SCTE

-SIA

-TIA

Published Standards-ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568-2006

-ANSI/BICSI-001-2009

Pending Standards

-ANSI/NECA/BICSI-607

-ANSI/BICSI-002

Developing Standards

-Post Secondary

-Electronic Safety & Security

-Healthcare

Regional Opportunities

-TSTC WG1 (Optical networks)

-TSTC WG2 (Home networks)

ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568-2006

Installing Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling

History

1998

BOD approved joint standard with NECA

2001

Joint standard published

2006

Joint standard revised

The first standard to address the

importance of proper telecommunications

infrastructure installation

ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568 is based upon

BICSI’s Telecommunications Cabling

Installation Manual

Contents

• Support Structures

– Allow installation of telecommunications wire, cable,

connecting hardware, and associated apparatus. Pathways

Route survey and planning

Cable trays (supporting, various types)

Conduit (length limitations, bends, securing, bonding)

SpacesPlywood backboards (securing to walls)

Equipment racks, cabinets (wall and floor mounted)

Bonding

Cable support systems (J-hooks)

Separation from possible EMI sources

Contents

• Pulling cable– Setup

Horizontal and backbone cables

Horizontal and vertical pathways

Open ceiling

– Preferred optical fiber premises cable jacket colors

• Firestopping

– Re-establishing the integrity of fire rated walls, floors,

and ceilings is an essential part of a cabling

installation.

– Ten basic types of firestop

– Typical installations illustrated

Contents

• Cable Terminations and Splicing

– Fiber and Copper

– Color codes

– Dressing cables for termination

• Installation verification

– Visual inspection and performance test

documentation are required for proof of proper

installation conformance

Contents

• Field Testing

– Copper

Permanent link

Channel

– Optical fiber

OLTS, OTDR optional

OLTS – One jumper reference; mandrel on launch cord

Length, polarity, attenuation

Status

• Can be obtained from BICSI

– https://www.bicsi.org/standards/or

der_now.aspx

• Due for revision by 2011

• Items to cover

– Category 6A

– OM4

– Other items of interest

ANSI/BICSI-001-2009Information Transport

Systems Design Standard for

K-12 Educational Institutions

Purpose of ANSI/BICSI-001-2009

• Enables K-12 ITS design

– Specifies minimum requirements and

guidelines

– Currently no other standards like this one

– Deals with safety in an educational

environment

Target Audience

• Intended to be used by;

– K-12 facility owners,

– Architects & engineers,

– Telecommunications and information

technology (IT) consultants,

– Project managers,

– Telecommunications/IT technology installers

Contents &

Structure

• Generic Infrastructure

• Classroom

• Administration offices

• Arts

• Physical Education

• Building services

• Obtained from BICSI

– https://www.bicsi.org/stand

ards/order_now.aspx

NECA/BICSI-607-2009Telecommunications Bonding

and Grounding Planning and

Installation Methods for

Commercial Buildings

Telecommunications Room

Grounding Equalizer (GE)

Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB)

Bonding Jumper

Telecommunications Grounding Busbar

(TGB)

Unit Bonding Conductor (UBC)

Vertical Rack Grounding

Busbar (RGBV)

Telecommunication Equipment Bonding Conductor (TEBC)

Rack Bonding Conductor (RBC)

Equipment & Rack

Bonding

• Option “1”

• Equipment attached to a

rack bonding conductor

(RBC)

– From rack/cabinet to TEBC

• Requires multiple cutting

and stripping of the RBC

• Requires multiple

irreversible connections

* NECA/BICSI-607

Equipment & Rack

Bonding• Option “2”

• Horizontal rack

grounding busbar

• mounted on top/bottom

• equipment bonded

directly to the busbar

with a unit bonding

conductor (UBC)

• UBCs may be longer

• Adds to the complexity

of cable management

Equipment & Rack

• Option ”3”

• Vertical rack grounding

busbar

– runs length of rack/cabinet

– equipment bonded directly to

the busbar with a unit

bonding conductor (UBC)

• Preferred option resulting in

short lengths of UBCs

Equipment & Rack

Bonding

• Unacceptable practice

– series or “daisy

chain” connected

equipment bonding

conductors

* NECA/BICSI-607

Connecting to the Busbar

Remove surface debris

with an abrasive pad

Apply thin coating of

anti-oxidant compound

where connection

takes place

Connecting to the Busbar

Attach lugs to the busbar

stainless steel or silicon

bronze hardware

tighten to the appropriate

torque rating

BICSI Data Center Standard

Update

Jonathan Jew – J&M Consultants, Inc.

John Kacperski – UCLA Medical Center

Scope

• ANSI/BICSI-002 Data Center Design and

Implementation Best Practices Standard

• An international standard, not just U.S.

• Supplements, not replaces existing data

center cabling standards such as TIA-942

and CENELEC EN 50173-5

• Large committee of experts (150)

• Large document (~500 pages) covering a

wide range of subjects

Subjects Covered

• Site Selection

• Architectural and Structural Design

• Electrical Systems

• Mechanical Systems (i.e., HVAC)

• Fire Protection and Security

• Building Automation Systems

• Commissioning

• Maintenance

More Subjects Covered

• Telecommunications

– Access Providers & Entrance Facilities

– Telecom Spaces

– Cabinets & Racks

– Cabling Pathways

– Telecom Cabling

– Field Testing

– Telecom Administration

• Information Technology

Status

• Completed 3rd Industry Ballot

• Balloting continues until consensus is

reached

• Desire is to publish as soon as possible

• Expectation is to approve publication by

– January 2010 if sufficient votes to approve

– May 2010 more likely date for approval

ANSI/BICSI-006 Healthcare

• Specifies design and installation requirements for telecommunications information transport systems

– within a healthcare building

– between healthcare buildings on a campus

• Recommends cabling types & topologies

• Providing systems information and guidance on coordination between design and construction disciplines

ANSI/BICSI-006

Milestones

• Start: September 2009

• 1st Draft: January 2011

• 1st Ballot: March 2011

• Approval: Sept 2011

• Publication: Jan 2012

ANSI/BICSI-006 Contents• General Information

• Space and Pathway Requirements and Considerations

• Health Care Systems

• Wireless Nurse Call System

• Nurse Call System Communication Interfaces

• Code Call System

• PACS (Picture Archive and Communications System)

• Patient Monitoring

• Wireless Networks

• WMTS (Wireless Medical Telemetry System)

• Infant Abduction Prevention

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) – Based Systems

• Retail/Asset Tagging Technology

• At-Risk Human Perimeter Systems

• Asset Management Systems

• Interactive Patient Television System

• Alarm Management

• Infectious Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)

• Integration of Systems

• Interoperability

• Operating Room Integration

• Distributed Antenna Systems

• Real Time Location System

• Emergency Radio System

• Telemedicine System

Additional Standards

• Post Secondary

– Work underway for more than one year

– Publication in 2011 possible

• Electronic Safety & Security

– Work to begin in January 2010

– Publication in 2011 possible

• IDA TSTC WG1

– First committee draft expected Nov 2009

• IDA TSTC WG2

– To be determined