Qassim University Technical Specifications

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(Stadium & Recreation Areas)

SECTION 16745

DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

(STRUCTURED CABLING)

PART 1– GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. Provide a complete voice, data, and multimedia communications cable plant distribution system as
specified here in and as shown in the Contract Documents.
A. Work Included: The Contractor shall provide all necessary project management, labor, materials,
equipment, services, and other items required, whether specified or not, to furnish a complete and
functional distribution facility. Included in this section are the minimum composition requirements
and installation methods for the following:
Optical Fiber Patch Panels – Rack Mount
1. Cat6 Patch Panels – Rack Mount
2. Cable Management Panels – Rack Mount
3. Optical Fiber Patch Cords – Multimode
4. Termination Blocks - 110 Cross Connect System
5. Wall Plate
6. RJ-45 Connector, Cat6
7. SFF Fiber Optic Connector
8. Type F Connector
9. Floor box Internal Plates
10. Poke Through Furniture Feed
11. Rack
12. Cables

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. All cable and equipment shall be installed in a neat and workmanlike manner. All methods of
construction that are not specifically described or indicated in the contract documents shall be subject
to the control and approval of the Owner or Owner’s Representative. Equipment and materials shall
be of the quality and manufacture indicated. The equipment specified is based upon the acceptable
manufacturers listed. Where “approved equal” is stated, equipment shall be equivalent in every way
to that of the equipment specified and subject to approval.
B. Strictly adhere to all Category 6 (BICSI and TIA/EIA) installation practices when installing UTP
data cabling.
C. Material and work specified herein shall comply with the applicable requirements of:
1. ANSI/TIA/EIA -568- B.1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard
General Requirements
2. ANSI/TIA/EIA – 568-B.2 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard
Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components
3. NFPA 70 – 1999
4. ISO – 11801
5. BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual
6. FCC 47 CFR 68
7. NEMA – 250
8. NEC – Articles 770 and 800
9. ANSI/TIA/EIA – 569-A
10. ANSI/TIA/EIA – 606

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1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Provide product data for the following Products:

1. Optical Fiber Panels – Rack Mount

2. Cat6 Patch Panels – Rack Mount
3. Cat 6 Patch Cords
4. Optical Fiber Patch Cords – Multimode
5. Termination Blocks - 110 Cross Connect System
6. Wall Plate
7. Connector Jack, Cat6
8. SFF Fiber Optic Connector
9. Type F Connector
10. Floor box Internal Plates
11. Poke Through Furniture Feed
12. Rack
13. Center Rack Cable Management
14. Cables

1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. The contractor shall provide the complete list of manufacturers with company profile and details
including product made, country of origin part no, reference list of projects etc.

PART 2– PRODUCTS

2.0 GENERAL

A. All materials constituting the voice, data, and multimedia transmission facility shall conform to
the specifications herein.

B. All products shall be new and shall be brought to the job site in original manufacturer’s packaging.
Electrical components shall bear the Underwriter’s Laboratories label. All communications cable
shall bear the manufacturer’s label in accordance with NEC 800.

2.1 PATCH PANELS - OPTICAL FIBER

A. Rack Mount Panels – 2 Rack Space

1. Panels shall be constructed of cold rolled 16 ga steel with a black powder paint finish and
provide for fully enclosed fiber patching and termination.
2. Panels shall have a removable smoked Plexiglas front cover with optional lock kit. The
panel shall have a removable top, front and rear covers. Panels shall come with rack
mounting brackets that allow it to be mounted on a 19” rack.
3. Panel shall have an adapter tray that accepts adapter plates. The panel adapter tray shall
be removable from the front of the panel by sliding the tray forward. Panel shall have
built in patch cable management incorporated into the front of the adapter tray.
4. Panel adapter tray shall have a splice tray mounting stud incorporated into the base for
mounting of mechanical or fusion splice trays. Adapter tray shall have cable
management anchor points and come with cable anchors allowing for the maintenance of
the incoming cable with the proper minimum bend radius.
5. Panels shall have cable entrance points on the top and two on the bottom, which are
covered by knock-outs

B. Rack Mount Panels -

1. Panels shall be constructed of cold rolled 16 ga steel with a black powder paint finish and
provide for fully enclosed fiber patching and termination.

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2. Panels shall have a removable smoked Plexiglas front cover with optional lock kit. The
panel shall have a removable top, front and rear covers. The panel adapter tray shall be
removable from the front of the panel by sliding the tray forward. Panels shall come with
rack mounting brackets that allow it to be mounted with the front cover flush with the
front of the rack, or with the front of the panel extended 5.0” in front of the rack.
3. Panel shall have a splice tray mounting stud incorporated into the base for mounting of
mechanical or fusion splice trays. Adapter tray shall have cable management anchor
points and come with cable anchors allowing for the maintenance of the incoming cable
with the proper minimum bend radius.
4. Panels shall have four cable entrance ports on the top and 2 on the bottom, which are
covered by knock outs. Panels shall have two jumper ports in the bottom at the front of
the panel with plastic dust covers for routing of jumpers.

2.2 PATCH PANELS – CATEGORY 6

A. Category 6 Patch Panels

1. Physical Characteristics

a. Panels shall be made of black anodized aluminum in 24-, 48-, and 96-
port configurations.

b. Panels shall accommodate a minimum of 24 ports for each rack mount space
(1rms = 44.5 mm [1.75 in.]).

c. Panels shall be manufactured with a rolled-edge at the top and bottom for
stiffness.

d. Panels shall be made of 8-port adapter modules removable by detaching two

screws.

e. Panels shall have modular jacks employing a tri-plane staggered contact array
with a flat “hairpin” contact design made of Beryllium copper with a minimum
50-micro-inch gold plating on contact surfaces over 50-100 micro-inch of nickel
compliant with FCC part 68.

f. Panels shall be available in both T568A and T568B wiring schemes

g. Panels shall be equipped with 110-style termination made of fire retardant UL

94V0 rated thermoplastic and tin lead solder plated IDC.

h. Panel circuit boards shall be fully enclosed front and rear for physical
protection.

i. Panels shall have port identification numbers on both the front and rear of the
panel. Front port identification on the 48 port panels shall be located between
the rows of jacks.

j. Panels shall have optional rear cable support bar for strain relief. Cable support
bar shall attach to the rear of the patch panel itself without the use of additional
fasteners or screws.

k. Panels shall have self adhesive, clear label holders and white designation labels
provided with the panel for each row of 24 ports.

l. Panels shall provide wiring identification & color code and maintain an in-line,
paired punch down sequence that does not require the splitting of conductors
from individual cable pairs.

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m. Panels shall terminate 22-26 AWG solid conductors, maximum insulated

conductor outside diameter 0.050”.

2. Transmission Characteristics

a. Panels shall be ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1, B.2 and ISO/IEC 11801.

b. Panels shall be Cenelec EN 50173 compliant.

c. Panels shall be UL LISTED 1863 and CSA certified.

d. Panels shall be made by an ISO 9002 Certified Manufacturer.

e. Panels installed in a 4-connector channel with a category 6 modular jack, and

category 6 patch cords, all from the same manufacturer, and a qualified category
6 cables shall meet or exceed the requirements of Category 6 Draft Addendum
to the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 standard.

f. Panels installed in a channel configured as described in section e above, shall

exhibit a worst pair channel NEXT loss of at least the following:

Frequency NEXT
MHz DB
1.0 65.0
4.0 63.0
8.0 58.2
10.0 56.6
16.0 53.2
20.0 51.6
25.0 50.0
31.25 48.4
62.5 43.4
100.0 39.9
200.0 34.8
250.0 33.1

g. Panels installed in a channel configured as described in section e above,

shall exhibit a worst pair channel Insertion Loss of not more than the
following:

Frequency Insertion Loss

MHz DB
1.0 2.1
4.0 4.0
8.0 5.7
10.0 6.3
16.0 8.0
20.0 9.0
25 10.1
31.25 11.4
62.5 16.5
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100.0 21.3
200.0 31.5
250.0 35.9

h. Panels installed in a channel with a qualified category 6 cable shall exhibit a

delay skew of not more than 50 ns/100 m between 1 and 250 MHz

2.3 PATCH CORDS, CATEGORY 6

A. Category 6
1. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be constructed with a sled. This sled should be
translucent blue in color, to be visible in the plug. The sled has to capture the twisted
pairs when exiting the cable jacket and maintain the integrity of the pair twists, while
executing a T568-B wiring format, to the entrance of the front alignment sled.

2. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be constructed with a clear front alignment sled,
which positions and isolates each wire after exiting the sled, positioning them in the nose
of the plug directly under the proper contact for precise termination.

3. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be constructed with a Star Spacer for termination
relief and improved NEXT performance. The star spacer shall be constructed of ABS,
have a length of 10 mm, and shall be inserted into the first 10mm of the patch cable,
containing each of the 4 pairs separately inside the end of the cable jacket.

4. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be constructed with a snaggless boot, made of
molded PVC, colored matched to the color of the patch cord cable.

5. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be constructed with category 6 patch cable, 24
AWG, 7/32 tinned copper stranded patch cable, insulated with polyethylene and paired,
jacketed with PVC, ETL Verified for ISO 11801, (UL) NEC type CM or CMR, 75º C,
Article 800 CSA Type CMG.

6. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be 100% factory tested to pass return loss (RL)
and near-end cross talk (NEXT).

7. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be manufactured using a T568-B plug-wiring
format.

8. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be available in the following colors, Red, Blue,
Yellow & Gray.

9. All category 6 channel patch cords shall be channel balanced with NextSpeed category 6
channel Jacks & Patch Panels.

PATCH CORDS, OPTICAL FIBER

A. Multimode Fiber Optic Patch Cord

1. Multimode optical fiber patch cords shall be fabricated with blue jacket.
2. Connectors: ST or SC to match terminations on patch panels.

B. Single Mode Fiber Optic Patch Cord

1. Single mode optical fiber patch cords shall be fabricated with orange jacket.
2. Connectors: ST or SC to match terminations on patch panels.

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110 WIRING BLOCKS

A. Physical Characteristics:
1. Blocks shall be available in 100 or 300 pair sizes, with or without stand-off legs.
2. Wiring blocks shall be available as kits that include the wiring blocks, the proper number
of connecting blocks and label strips for both 100 and 300 pair sizes.
3. Blocks shall be constructed of a UL94 V0 rated polycarbonate blend.
4. Blocks shall operate properly in an environment maintained between 14 F and 140  F
and a humidity of 95% non-condensing.

B. Transmission Performance
1. 110 Blocks shall be designed for 100 Ohm UTP cable termination
2. Blocks shall be UL VERIFIED for TIA/EIA category 5e electrical performance.
3. Panels shall exhibit a NEXT loss of at least the following:

Frequency
MHz NEXT dB

1.0 65.0
4.0 65.0
8.0 64.9
10.0 63.0
16.0 58.9
20.0 57.0
25.0 55.0
31.25 53.1
62.5 47.1
100.0 43.0

4. Panels shall exhibit a propagation delay of less than 5 ns

5. Panels shall exhibit a delay skew of less than 1.25 ns

2.4 WALL PLATE

A. Physical Characteristics:
1. Faceplates shall be UL Listed and CSA Certified and must match with other wiring
devices plates.
2. Faceplates shall be compatible with high performance UTP jacks and Snap-Fit fiber
optic, audio, and video modules to support multimedia applications in the same panel.
3. Faceplates shall provide for TIA/EIA 606 compliant station labeling.
4. Keystone jacks shall snap into the faceplate from the front and shall be flush

2.5 CONNECTOR, CAT6:

A. Category 6 compliant jacks - UTP

1. Jacks shall be 8 position un-keyed
2. Each jack shall be an individually constructed unit and shall snap mount in an industry
standard keystone opening
3. Jack housings shall be high impact 94 V-0 rated thermoplastic
4. Jacks shall have a temperature rating of -10 C (14F) to 60C (140 F) in conformance
with ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A

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5. Jacks shall be compatible with TIA/EIA 606 color code labeling

6. Jacks shall accept snap on icons for identification or designation of applications.
7. Jacks shall have universal wiring designation.
8. Jacks shall be marked with both T568A and T568B wiring.

2.6 SFF FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS

A. Small Form Factor (SFF) Fiber Optic jacks

1. Jacks shall be SFF with rear insertion into the face plate.
2. Each jack shall be an individually constructed unit and shall snap mount in an industry
standard keystone opening
3. Jack housings shall be high impact 94 V-0 rated thermoplastic
4. Jacks shall have a temperature rating of -10 C (14F) to 60C (140 F) in conformance
with ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A

2.7 TYPE F CONNECTOR

A. Physical Characteristics:
1. Type F connectors shall be used for CATV outlets in multimedia outlets.
2. Each jack shall be an individually constructed unit and shall snap mount in an industry
standard keystone opening
3. Jack housings shall be high impact 94 V-0 rated thermoplastic

2.8 EQUIPMENT RACK

A. Free Standing Cabinets

1. The cabinet frame shall be constructed of four cold rolled steel components – top,
bottom, left and right welded to form a self supporting framework. The side members
shall be fabricated from 16ga cold rolled steel. The top and bottom shall be fabricated
from 14ga cold rolled steel. The vertical uprights shall have integral cable management
channels with provisions for hook and loop or traditional cable ties. The frame shall be
designed to be bolted side by side to other frames.
2. The side covers shall be constructed of 19ga cold rolled steel with double bent flanges
along the entire perimeter. The side covers shall lift off easily via grip handles assembled
to the covers. The side cover shall have clusters of rectangular perforation to
accommodate ventilation for equipment providing greater than 100 sq. in. of ventilation.
3. The front door shall be a window door assembled to the frame via spring loaded hinges at
the top and bottom. The door shall be locking with a unique operator’s key. The
operator’s key shall operate the front door only. The latch shall be flush to the door. The
window shall be a .125” acrylic panel secured to a reinforced steel frame.
4. The rear door shall be a steel door assembled to the frame via spring loaded hinges at the
top and bottom. The door shall be locking with a unique service personnel key. The
service personnel key shall operate both the rear and front doors. The latch shall be push
button operated. The rear door shall be reinforced and have a cluster of rectangular
perforations for ventilation.
5. The top shall have a removable panel in the center, designed to be replaced with a
cooling fan, and six 3” diameter cable entry knockouts; three along each side to route
cables directly into vertical cable organizers minimizing the number of bends to the
cables.
6. The bottom panel shall be similarly configured with 6 knockout locations. The cabinet
bottom shall also be provided with holes for securing the cabinet to the floor.
7. The top cover shall accept the mounting of a 250 CFM cooling fan.
8. The cabinet shall be pre-configured for 19” mounting with universal hole spacing per
EIA 310 D. The cabinet shall feature three sets of rails, front, center, and rear. The front
set of rails shall be 20 rack positions high, from the bottom of the cabinet. The rear and
center rails shall be the full internal height. The recess of all three sets of rails shall be
adjustable forward and back. The rails shall be tapped for a #10-32 screw. The center
rails shall be formed in a ‘C’ profile, 3” deep tapped on both the front and rear flanges so
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as to provide the functionality of an open frame rack. The front and rear rails shall be of
an L shape.

2.9 CENTER RACK CABLE MANAGEMENT

A. Except as otherwise indicated, provide metal cable trays, of

types, classes and sizes indicated with splice hangers and all other necessary accessories. Provide
cable trays with rounded edges and smooth surfaces in compliance with applicable standards, and
with the following additional construction features.

B. Materials and Finish: Aluminum: Center stringers and rungs

shall be extruded from Aluminum Association Alloy 6065. All hardware and fasteners shall be
zinc plated steel in accordance with ASTM B633.

C. Cable trays shall be constructed of a center rail 37mm x

750mm

D. Rungs shall be a single continuous square tube

E. Each rung shall have rounded corners to reduce the risk of chafing the cable jacket.

F. Each rung shall have an extruded stiffening rib dividing the square tubing into two compartments.

G. Rungs shall be mechanically connected to the center rail at four places, symmetrical about the center
rail.

H. End of the rungs shall be rounded to protect installers and cables without the use of end caps

I. Rungs shall be spaced every 23cms.

2.10 CABLES

A. Backbone Cabling:

1. Multi-mode Optical Fiber Cables shall be used to interconnect Technical Closets.

Telecommunications approved manufacturer Type OFNR/OFNP Distribution Cable:
Glass Type : 50 / 125 Multimode
Optical Attenuation: 3.50 dB/km @ 850 nm, 2 1.25 dB/km @ 1300 nm
Bandwidth: 200 MHz-km @ 850 nm, 500 MHz-km @ 1300 nm

B. Horizontal Cabling:

1. Multi-mode Optical Fiber Cables shall be used to interconnect from Technical Cabinet to
Technical Closets. Telecommunications approved manufacturer Type OFNR/OFNP.
Telecommunications approved manufacturer Type OFNR/OFNP Distribution Cable:
Glass Type : 50 / 125 Multimode
Optical Attenuation: 3.50 dB/km @ 850 nm, 2 1.25 dB/km @ 1300 nm
Bandwidth: 200 MHz-km @ 850 nm, 500 MHz-km @ 1300 nm

2. Category 6 Cables shall be used to interconnect from Technical Cabinet to Technical Closets.
Telecommunications approved manufacturer type category 6 Plenum and Non Plenum. Cable
performance specifications set forth for category 6 by the TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 Installation

A. Patch Panels – Optical Fiber

1. Panel shall be installed according to manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Adhesive or snap-in routing clips shall be secured to the inside of the adapter tray in such
a fashion as to allow the maintenance of the minimum bend radius if the cable and the
proper storage of at least 2 m of fiber cable inside the tray.
3. Incoming cable shall be properly anchored as it enters the rear or bottom of the tray.
Anchor shall be attached to the cable jacket without excessive force and without crushing
the cable jacket.

B. Patch Panels – Category 6

1. Panels shall be installed to provide minimal signal impairment by preserving wire pair
twists as closely as possible to the point of mechanical termination. The amount of
untwisting in a pair as a result of termination to the patch panel shall be no greater than
0.5 inches (13 mm)
2. Panels shall be installed according to manufacturer’s instructions and properly mounted
to a rack, cabinet, bracket or other appropriate mounting device.
3. Panels shall be installed such that cables terminated to the panel can maintain minimum
bend radius of at least 4 times the cable diameter into the IDC contacts. Cables shall be
terminated on the panels such that there is no tension on the conductors in the termination
contacts.
4. Panels shall be properly labeled on front and back with the cable number and port
connections for each port.

C. 110 Connecting Blocks

1. Blocks shall be installed to provide minimal signal impairment by preserving wire pair
twists as closely as possible to the point of mechanical termination. The amount of
untwisting in a pair as a result of termination to the 110 block shall be no greater than 0.5
inches (13 mm). The cable jacket of each cable shall be maintained as close to the point
of termination as possible, and only stripped back as far as is required for proper
termination.
2. Blocks shall be installed according to manufacturer’s instructions and properly mounted
to a backboard.
3. Blocks shall be installed such that cables terminated to the blocks maintain a minimum
bend radius of at least 4 times the cable diameter. Cables shall be terminated on the
blocks such that there is no tension on the conductors in the termination contacts.
4. Blocks shall be properly labeled with the cable number for each termination position.

D. Plates and Jacks / Connectors

1. Jacks and/or connectors shall be terminated to the appropriate cable and inserted in the
correct orientation into the faceplate prior to the mounting of the faceplate.

2. Cable slack shall be stored behind the faceplate in such a way that allows the minimum
bend radius of the cables to be maintained as per the following:

a. Fiber Optic Cable, a minimum of 90cm slack with a minimum bend radius of 30
mm.

b. UTP cable, a minimum of 35cm of slack with a minimum bend radius of 4 times
the cable diameter.
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c. Care shall be taken when mounting the faceplate to avoid crimping or kinking
the cables.
3. Faceplates shall be securely mounted to a surface mount box, MediaTraK Non-metallic
raceway, or box eliminator bracket.

4. Faceplates shall be labeled with the appropriate port designations as per the TIA/EIA 606
standard.

E. Category 6 compliant Jacks - UTP

1. Jacks shall be installed to provide minimal signal impairment by preserving wire pair
twists as close as possible to the point of mechanical termination. The amount of
untwisting in a pair as a result of termination to the jack shall be no greater than 0.5
inches (13 mm)
2. Jacks shall be installed according to manufacturer’s instructions and properly mounted in
plates, frames, housings or other appropriate mounting device.
3. Jacks shall be installed such that cables terminated to the jacks maintain minimum bend
radius of at least 4 times the cable diameter into the IDC contacts. Cables shall be
terminated on jacks such that there is no tension on the conductors in the termination
contacts.

F. Cable Management - Center Rack Cable Runway

1. The cable runway shall be supported at twelve-foot intervals from the ceiling, walls,
floor, or rack/ cabinet.
2. Runway shall be installed per NEMA VE-2
3. Cable radius drops shall be attached to the ladder rack stringers or rungs to facilitate
cable entering and exiting the runway while protecting the physical properties of the
cable.
4. Cable shall be secured to the runway using reusable cable ties to arrange cable in logical
bundles.

G. Cable Installation
1. General

a. The Contractor shall ensure that communications cable is installed with care,
using techniques which prevent kinking, sharp bends, scraping, cutting, or
deforming the jacket, or other damage.
2. Splices

a. Optical fiber cable, voice/data/video station cable, riser cable, etc., shall not be
spliced except under the following circumstances:

b. Optical fiber cable: When specified, terminations shall utilize fusion-spliced

pigtails.
3. Routing

a. All cabling shall be routed so as to avoid interference with any other service or
system, operation, or maintenance purpose (e.g., access boxes, ventilation
mixing boxes, access hatches to air filters, switch or electrical outlets, electrical
panels, fire alarm equipment, clock systems, and lighting fixtures).

b. The installation of cable around movable devices, instruments, sub-panels, etc.,

shall be provided with adequate support, length, protection, and flexibility so
that the cable is not damaged in the event the equipment is moved.

4. Grounding

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a. Riser cable shields in the electronic technical rooms shall be connected to the
equipment ground bar tied to the building grounding electrode system.

H. Conduit Usage/Fill

1. Grounding

a. All communications cable shall be installed in grounded metal conduit.

2. Dedicated Use

a. Communications cable shall not share conduit with electrical power wiring.

3. Fill

a. Communications conduit shall not be filled beyond 40% capacity. Refer to

NEC for conduit capacity for various trade sizes of conduit.

4. Cable Lubricants

a. Lubricants specifically designed for installing communications cable may be

used to reduce pulling tension as necessary when pulling cable into conduit.
After installation, exposed cable and other surfaces shall be cleaned free of
lubricant residue.
I. Fire-stopping

1. During the final review and inspection period, following the Owner inspection of cable
installed and tested acceptable, but prior to substantial completion, all sleeves passing
through floors, roofs, and exterior walls shall be filled with approved fire-stop material in
accordance with NEC 300-21. All firewall penetrations shall likewise be filled with
suitable fire-stop material. Unused sleeves shall be capped or grouted.

2. In situations where cable tray, conduit, or sleeves extend outside the construction area
into occupied portions of the building, they shall be capped or fire-stopped throughout
the course of construction.

3. The ancillary space around all sleeves passing through fire-rated construction shall be
sealed with approved fire-stop material in accordance with NEC 300-21. Unused sleeves
shall be sealed with approved fire-stop material. UL listed fire-rated conduit caps may be
used to seal unused sleeves and conduit except where conduits have grounding bushings.

4. Where conduits extend through walls to the exterior of buildings, conduits shall be sealed
with weatherproof material or capped. Unused conduits in outside cable plant pull vaults
or duct banks shall be capped.

J. Testing

1. Patch Panels – Category 6

a. Patch Panels shall be tested after horizontal cabling has been installed and
terminated to both the panel and the work area outlet.

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b. Panels shall be tested as part of the link or channel for Length, DC continuity,
NEXT, PSNEXT, Attenuation, Return Loss, ELFEXT, and PSELFEXT using a
level III tester for category 6 channels.

c. Testers shall be correctly set to test the type and manufacturer of the horizontal
cable used in the link or channel being tested, including the correct NVP.

d. A “PASS” indication shall be obtained for all link or channel tests when tested
using the appropriate level tester for the appropriate category.

2. Patch Cords, Category 6 channel compliant

a. Patch Cords shall be tested as part of the channel for Length, DC continuity,
NEXT, PSNEXT, Attenuation, Return Loss, ELFEXT, and PSELFEXT using
the specified hardware manufacturer's test heads and an industry standard level
III tester.

b. Testers shall be correctly set to test the type and manufacturer of the horizontal
cable used in the channel being tested, including the correct NVP.

c. A “PASS” indication shall be obtained for all channel tests when tested using
the appropriate level tester for the appropriate

3. 110 Connecting Blocks

a. Blocks shall be tested after horizontal or backbone cabling has been installed
and terminated at both ends.

b. Category 5e Front Access Panels shall be tested as part of the link or channel for
Length, DC continuity, NEXT, PSNEXT, Attenuation, Return Loss, ELFEXT,
and PSELFEXT using a level IIe tester (minimum) for category 5e link or
channel compliance.

c. Testers shall be correctly set to test the type and manufacturer of the horizontal
cable used in the link or channel being tested, including the correct NVP.

d. A “PASS” indication shall be obtained for all link or channel tests.

4. Category 6 compliant Jacks - UTP

a. Jacks shall be tested as part of horizontal cabling system.

b. Jacks shall be tested as part of the channel for Length, DC continuity, NEXT,
PSNEXT, Attenuation, Return Loss, ELFEXT, and PSELFEXT using the
specified hardware manufacturer's test heads and an industry standard level III
tester.

c. Testers shall be correctly set to test the type and manufacturer of the horizontal
cable used in the channel being tested, including the correct NVP.

END OF SECTION

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