Systems 18.1.0 Introduction 18.1.1 Important Codes and Standards 18.1.2 Comparison of ANSI/TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, and CENELEC Cabling Standards 18.2.0 Major Elements of a Telecommunications Structured Cabling System. 18.2.1 Typical Ranges of Cable Diameter 18.2.2 Conduit Sizing-Number of Cables 18.2.3 Bend Radii Guidelines for Conduits 18.2.4 Guidelines for Adapting Designs to Conduits with Bends 18.2.5 Recommended Pull Box Configurations 18.2.6 Minimum Space Requirements in Pull Boxes Having One Conduit Each in Opposite Ends of the Box 18.2.7 Cable Tray Dimensions (Common Types) 18.2.8 Topology 18.2.9 Horizontal Cabling to Two Individual Work Areas 18.2.10 Cable Lengths 18.2.11 Twisted-Pair (Balanced) Cabling Categories 18.2.12 Optical Fiber Cable Performance 18.2.13 Twisted-Pair Work Area Cable 18.2.14 Eight-Position Jack Pin/Pair Assignments (TIA-568A)(Front View of Connector) 18.2.15 Optional Eight-Position Jack Pin/Pair Assignments (TIA-568B)(Front View of Connector) 18.2.16 Termination Hardware for Category-Rated Cabling Systems 18.2.17 Patch Cord Wire Color Codes 18.2.18 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568A Categories of Horizontal Copper Cables (Twisted- Pair Media) 18.2.19 Work Area Copper Cable Lengths to a Multi-User Telecommunications Outlet Assembly (MUTOA) 18.2.20 U.S. Twisted-Pair Cable Standards 18.2.21 Optical Fiber Sample Connector Types 18.2.22 Duplex SC Interface 18.2.23 Duplex SC Adapter with Simplex and Duplex Plugs 18.2.24 Duplex SC Patch Cord Crossover Orientation 18.2.25 Optical Fibers 18.2.26 Backbone System Components 18.2.27 Backbone Star Wiring Topology 18.2.28 Example of Combined Copper/Fiber Backbone Supporting Voice and Data Traffic 18.2.29 Backbone Distances 18.2.30 Determining 100 mm (4 in) Floor Sleeves Section 18.1 CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:26 PM Page 18.1 18.2.31 Determining Size of Floor Slots 18.2.32 Conduit Fill Requirements for Backbone Cable 18.2.33 TR Cross-Connect Field Color Codes 18.2.34 TR Temperature Ranges 18.2.35 TR Size Requirements 18.2.36 Allocating Termination Space in TRs 18.2.37 Typical Telecommunications Room (TR) Layout 18.2.38 TR Industry Standards 18.2.39 TR Regulatory and Safety Standards 18.2.40 Environmental Control Systems Standards for Equipment Rooms (ERs) 18.2.41 Underground Entrance Conduits for Entrance Facilities (EFs) 18.2.42 Typical Underground Installation to EF 18.2.43 Equipment Room (ER) Floor Space (Special-Use Buildings) 18.2.44 Entrance Facility (EF) Wall Space (Minimum Equipment and Termination Wall Space) 18.2.45 Entrance Facility (EF) Floor Space (Minimum Equipment and Termination Floor Space) 18.2.46 Separation of Telecommunications Pathways from 480-Volt or Less Power Lines 18.2.47 Cabling Standards Document Summary 18.3.0 Blown Optical Fiber Technology (BOFT) Overview 18.3.1 Diagram Showing Key Elements of BOFT System 18.3.2 BOFT Indoor Plenum 5-mm Multiduct 18.3.3 BOFT Outdoor 8-mm Multiduct 18.3.4 BOFT Installation Equipment 18.1.0 Introduction Structured cabling is a term widely used to describe a generic voice, data, and video (telecommunications) cabling system design that supports a multiproduct, multivendor, and multimedia environment. It is an information technology (IT) infrastructure which provides direction for the cabling system design based on the end users requirements, and it enables cabling installations where there is little or no knowledge of the active equipment to be installed. The following provides an overview of the industry standards. 18.1.1 Important Codes and Standards I American National Standards Institute (ANSI) I Canadian Standards Association (CSA) I Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (CENELEC) I Federal Communications Commission (FCC) I Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA) I International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) I Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) I International Organization for Standardization (ISO) I International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee Number 1 (ISO/IEC JTC1) I U.S. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) I National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction 18.2 Section Eighteen CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:26 PM Page 18.2 Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.3 (NRC-IRC) I Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance (TIA/EIA) 18.1.2 Comparison of ANSI/TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, and CENELEC Cabling Standards TABLE 18.1.2* (continued) CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:26 PM Page 18.3 18.2.0 Major Elements of a Telecommunications Structured Cabling System. I Horizontal pathway systems I Horizontal cabling systems I Backbone distribution systems 18.4 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.1.2 (Continued)* * Here, and throughout chapter, indicates that this material is reprinted with permission from BICSIs Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual, 9th Edition. CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:26 PM Page 18.4 I Backbone building pathways I Backbone building cabling I Work areas (WAs) I Telecommunications Outlets (TOs) I Telecommunications Rooms (TRs) I Equipment Rooms (ERs) I Telecommunications Entrance Facilities (EFs) The data which follows provides key data and details for these major elements. 18.2.1 Typical Ranges of Cable Diameter Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.5 TABLE 18.2.1* TABLE 18.2.2* 18.2.2 Conduit Sizing-Number of Cables CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:26 PM Page 18.5 18.2.3 Bend Radii Guidelines for Conduits 18.6 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.3* TABLE 18.2.4* 18.2.4 Guidelines for Adapting Designs to Conduits with Bends CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.6 18.2.5 Recommended Pull Box Configurations Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.7 18.2.5* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.7 18.2.6 Minimum Space Requirements in Pull Boxes Having One Conduit Each in Opposite Ends of the Box 18.8 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.6* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.8 18.2.7 Cable Tray Dimensions (Common Types) Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.9 TABLE 18.2.7* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.9 18.2.8 Topology ANSI/EIA/TIA-568A specifies a star topologya hierarchical series of distribution levels. Each WA outlet must be cabled directly to a horizontal cross-connect {HC [floor distributor (FD)]} in the telecommunications room (TR) except when a con- solidation point (CP) is required to open office cabling, or a transition point (TP) is required to connect undercarpet cable. Horizontal cabling should be terminated in a TR that is on the same floor as the area being served. NOTES: Splices are not permitted for twisted-pair horizontal cabling. Bridged taps (multiple appearances of the same cable pairs at several distribution points) are not permitted in horizontal cabling. Cabling between TRs is considered part of the backbone cabling. Such connections between TRs may be used for configuring virtual bus and virtual ring cabling schemes using a star topology. 18.2.9 Horizontal Cabling to Two Individual Work Areas 18.10 Section Eighteen 18.2.9* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.10 18.2.10 Cable Lengths Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.11 TABLE 18.2.10* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.11 18.2.11 Twisted-Pair (Balanced) Cabling Categories 18.12 Section Eighteen NOTES: Categories 1 and 2 are not recognized cables. Category 4 is not recommended. Categories 3 and 5e meet ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 and B.2. Categories 6 and 7 specifications are under development in TIA and ISO/IEC. TABLE 18.2.11* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.12 18.2.12 Optical Fiber Cable Performance Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.13 TABLE 18.2.12* 18.2.13 Twisted-Pair Work Area Cable 18.2.13* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.13 18.2.14 Eight-Position Jack Pin/Pair Assignments (TIA-568A)(Front View of Connector) 18.14 Section Eighteen 18.2.14* 18.2.15* 18.2.15 Optional Eight-Position Jack Pin/Pair Assignments (TIA-568B)(Front View of Connector) CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.14 18.2.16 Termination Hardware for Category-Rated Cabling Systems Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.15 TABLE 18.2.16 TABLE 18.2.17 18.2.17 Patch Cord Wire Color Codes CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.15 18.2.18 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568A Categories of Horizontal Copper Cables (Twisted-Pair Media) 18.16 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.18* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.16 18.2.19 Work Area Copper Cable Lengths to a Multi- User Telecommunications Outlet Assembly (MUTOA) Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.17 TABLE 18.2.19* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.17 18.2.20 U.S. Twisted-Pair Cable Standards 18.18 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.20* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.18 18.2.21 Optical Fiber Sample Connector Types Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.19 18.2.21* 18.2.22* 18.2.22 Duplex SC Interface CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.19 18.2.23 Duplex SC Adapter with Simplex and Duplex Plugs 18.20 Section Eighteen 18.2.23* 18.2.24* 18.2.24 Duplex SC Patch Cord Crossover Orientation CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.20 18.2.25 Optical Fibers Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.21 18.2.25 18.2.26 Backbone System Components TABLE 18.2.26* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.21 18.2.27 Backbone Star Wiring Topology 18.22 Section Eighteen 18.2.27* TABLE 18.2.26 (Continued)* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.22 18.2.28 Example of Combined Copper/Fiber Backbone Supporting Voice and Data Traffic Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.23 18.2.28* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.23 18.2.29 Backbone distances 18.24 Section Eighteen 18.2.29* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.24 18.2.30 Determining 100 mm (4 in) Floor Sleeves Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.25 TABLE 18.2.30* TABLE 18.2.31* 18.2.31 Determining Size of Floor Slots CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.25 18.2.32 Conduit Fill Requirements for Backbone Cable 18.26 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.32* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.26 18.2.33 TR Cross-Connect Field Color Codes Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.27 TABLE 18.2.33* TABLE 18.2.34* 18.2.34 TR Temperature Ranges CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.27 18.2.35 TR Size Requirements 18.28 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.35* TABLE 18.2.36* 18.2.36 Allocating Termination Space in TRs CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.28 18.2.37 Typical Telecommunications Room (TR) Layout Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.29 18.2.37* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:27 PM Page 18.29 18.2.39 TR Regulatory and Safety Standards 18.2.38 TR Industry Standards 18.30 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.38* TABLE 18.2.39* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.30 Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.31 TABLE 18.2.40* TABLE 18.2.41* 18.2.40 Environmental Control Systems Standards for Equipment Rooms (ERs) 18.2.41 Underground Entrance Conduits for Entrance Facilities (EFs) CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.31 18.2.42 Typical Underground Installation to EF 18.32 Section Eighteen 18.2.42* 18.2.43 Equipment Room (ER) Floor Space (Special-Use Buildings) TABLE 18.2.43 CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.32 18.2.44 Entrance Facility (EF) Wall Space (Minimum Equipment and Termination Wall Space) Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.33 TABLE 18.2.44 TABLE 18.2.45 18.2.45 Entrance Facility (EF) Floor Space (Minimum Equipment and Termination Floor Space) CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.33 18.2.46 Separation of Telecommunications Pathways from 480-Volt or Less Power Lines 18.34 Section Eighteen TABLE 18.2.46 CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.34 18.2.47 Cabling Standards Document Summary Telecommunications Structured Cabling Systems 18.35 TABLE 18.2.47* CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.35 18.3.0 Blown Optical Fiber Technology (BOFT) Overview Reprinted with permission of General Cable Corporation (www.generalcable.com). BloLite is the trademark of BICC, PLC and is used under license. Blown optical fiber technology is an exciting method of delivering a fiber solution that provides unmatched flexibility and significant cost savings when compared with conventional fiber cables. In a blown optical fiber system, the fiber route is plumbed with small tubes. The small tubes, known as microduct, come in 5- and 8-mm diameters and are approved for riser, plenum, or outside-plant applica- tions. They are currently available as a single microduct, or with two, four, and seven microducts bundled (straight, not twisted) and covered with an outer sheath, called multiducts. They are lightweight and easy to handle. Splicing along the route is accomplished through simple push-pull connectors. These microducts are empty during installation, thereby eliminating the possibility of damaging the fibers during installation. Fiber is then installed, or blown, into the microduct. The fiber is fed into the microduct and rides on a current of compressed air. Carried by viscous drag, the fibers are lifted into the airstream and away from the wall of the microduct, there- by eliminating friction even around tight bends. In a relatively short period, coated fibers can be blown for distances up to 1 km (3281 ft) in a single run of 8-mm-diameter microduct, up to 1000 ft vertical, or through any network architecture or topology turning up to 300 tight corners with 90 bends of 1-in radius for over 1000 ft, utilizing 5-mm-diameter microduct. The practical benefits of BOFT systems translate directly into financial benefits for the end user. For most installations, a BOFT infrastructure is similar to or slightly higher than the cost for conventional fiber cabling. Savings can be realized during the initial installation because (1) it simplifies the cable installation by allowing the pulling of empty or unpopulated microduct, (2) fewer, if any, fiber splices may be required, and (3) you only pay upfront for those fibers that you need immediately. The additional expense of hybrid cables is eliminated. True cost savings and the convenience of blown optical fiber are realized during the first fiber upgrade or moves, adds, and changes. An upgrade of an existing fiber backbone generally will incur workplace disruptions such as removing a ceiling grid, moving office furniture, and network downtime that requires the work to be done outside normal business hours. New fibers can be added to a BOFT system simply by accessing an existing unpopulated microduct and blowing in the fibers. There is no disruption to the workplace, and the process requires a minimal amount of time to complete. In the event that there are no empty microducts, the existing fiber can be blown out in minutes and replaced with the new fiber(s) immediately. The flexibility of BOFT makes it particularly amenable to renovation and retrofit applications. 18.3.1 Diagram Showing Key Elements of BOFT System (page 18.37) 18.36 Section Eighteen CH18_Hickey 11/15/01 12:28 PM Page 18.36 T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
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