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Amendment to Etisalat Building Design Guide

[Refer to page 6 of Etisalat Building Design Guide. Replace the

content with the below text under the heading “Flat Distribution”
Cabinet No. of Services Requirement per Indoor Equipment Box
and “Villa distribution” ] Type Flat/Office or Type of Apartment Minimum Internal Dimension

Flat distribution Telephone Internet TV

‐from indoor equipment cabinet. Type 1 1 up to 4 1 1 up to 3 400mm (Width) X 400mm (Height)

X 120mm (Depth)
• Based on the service requirement per flat/office, a secured
Apartment having 2 or less Bedrooms
indoor equipment cabinet with minimum internal dimensions as
per the Table 1. should be installed flush mounted on wall. The
Type 2 1 up to 12 1 1 up to 7 400mm (Width) X 600mm (Height)
cabinet should be dedicated to each office/residential flat and to X 120mm (Depth)
be located in a secured place. The location shall be suitable for Apartment having 3 or more
technicians’ access, when required. Bedrooms

Cabinet should have adequate number of aesthetically designed The detailed assembly of the cabinet is illustrated in Annexure 2.
holes for ventilation on the front door.
Table 1. Dimensions of cabinet size.
• The location of the indoor equipment cabinet should be at a
• Two power sockets are required, inside the indoor equipment
common point where all the internal conduits meet. The cabinet, for powering the optical network unit and battery
Structured Cabling System (SCS) should be installed on a star rectifier. The placement of the socket should be as per the
topology and must be terminated on a suitable Patch Panel amended drawing in Annexure 2.
inside the cabinet. However, the farthest socket must not exceed
90 meter from the cabinet.

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• The cabinet should not be placed adjacent to any electrical main Cabinet No. of Services Requirement per Villa Indoor Equipment Box
Type or Type of Apartment Minimum Internal
distribution or bus bars, water pipes. It should not be exposed to Dimensions
outdoor to prevent dust and water entry. Telephone Internet TV

Type 1 1 up to 4 1 1 up to 3 400mm (Width) X 400mm

• The cabinet should be installed at a height between 40 cm to 120 (Height) X 120mm (Depth)

cm above the finished floor level. Villa having 2 or less Bedrooms

• All internal conduits should be of a diameter not less than 25 Type 2 1 up to 12 1 1 up to 7 400mm (Width) X 600mm
(Height) X 120mm (Depth)
mm (1 inch) to extend the structured cables from ONU to SCS
socket locations at each room. Villa having 3 or more Bedrooms

Villa distribution The detailed assembly of the cabinet is illustrated in Annexure 2.

‐from indoor equipment cabinet Table 2. Dimension of cabinet

• Based on the service requirement per villa, a secured indoor
equipment cabinet with minimum internal dimensions as per the
Table 2. should be installed flush mounted on wall. The cabinet
should be dedicated to each villa and to be located in a secured
place. The location shall be suitable for technicians’ access, when
required.
• The location of the indoor equipment cabinet should be at a
common point where all the internal conduits meet. The
Structured Cabling System (SCS) should be installed on a star
topology and must be terminated on a suitable Patch Panel
inside the cabinet. However, the farthest socket must not exceed
90 meter from the cabinet.

Cabinet should have adequate number of aesthetically designed • Two power sockets are required, inside the indoor equipment
holes for ventilation on the front door. cabinet, for powering the optical network unit and battery
rectifier. The placement of the socket should be as per the
amended drawing in Annexure 2.

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• The cabinet should not be placed adjacent to any electrical main (Refer to Annexure 2 of Master Document, Additional drawings
distribution or bus bars, water pipes. It should not be exposed to for the Indoor Equipment Cabinet Assembly, Installation and
outdoor to prevent dust and water entry. Specifications)

• The cabinet should be installed at a height between 40 cm to 120

cm above the finished floor level.

• A secured distribution box of size 30 cm (W) x 30 cm (H) x 12 cm

(D) flush mounted on wall is required in every floor of the villa,
for distributing SCS, from the indoor cabinet.

• The floor distribution box should be kept at a convenient and

easily accessible location where the floor distribution conduits
are terminated. It should be installed at a height between 40 cm
and 120 cm above the finished floor level.

• The distribution boxes on different floors of a villa should be

connected through a PVC conduit, of a 50 mm diameter.

• The distribution box should have one 50 mm (2 inch) conduit to

the rooftop of the villa, from the cabinet or from the telephone
entry duct location, in order to provide access to cables from the Note: Door can be Right or Left opening as per site convenience.
antenna. Please refer to Table in Pages 6 & 7 for the required W, H & D of the
cabinet corresponding to type of apartment or villa.

Figure 1

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Note: Standard 19” Patch Panel can be fitted only inside the
Cabinet with 600mm Height. For 400mm Height cabinet, a shorter
sized patch panel should be used.

Figure 2

(Refer to Annexure 2, pages 20, 21 & 22 of the Master Document,

all the drawing for the Optical Network Termination Cabinet
should be replaced by the dimensions of Indoor Equipment Cabinet
as applicable as per Figure 1 and Figure 2 above)

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