Tecom-DIC-Design Guidelines V2

DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
NEW BUILDINGS
MASTER SPECIFICATIONS DOCUMENT
Document Creation Date June 26, 2003
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Control Number TECH/TEL-ICS/0001

Dubai Internet City Design guidelines for Version: 2.0
Telco Project telecommunications infrastructure Date: 15/05/2005
for new buildings Page: 2 of 63
DOCUMENT CONTROL
Change Control
Date Author Version Change Release
26/6/2003 Andrew Flint 1.0 First Approved Version
7/8/2003 Andrew Flint 1.1 Modified to include Telco Room

naming convention and Specs, the
responsibility matrix, and modified
drawing formats.
17/8/2003 Yousif Almutawa 1.2 Modified document template
11/9/2003 Andrew Flint 1.3 Modifications to specifications to allow for

legacy service delivery. Modifications to
drawings and various errata corrections
18/9/2003 Andrew Flint 1.4 - Added specs for warehouses.
- Added cabling design responsibility to the
responsibility matrix.
1/6/2004 Andrew Flint 1.5 - Changed standard room details to
include layouts for 3&4 and 5*4 TER
- Inserted paragraph for clarification
regarding SCS vendor
- Changed wording to “or equivalent”
for SCS type products
26/09/2004 Ahmed Ahli 1.5 Removed the provision of free patch cords
from the responsibility matrix.
06/03/2005 IEMC 2.0 - clarifying power requirements.

- updating TER specifications.
- justifying responsibilities
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Reviewers
Name Position
Yousif Almutawa Programme Manager Telco
Distribution
Name
DIC Telco Project Consultants & Contractors
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Table of Content
Table of Content .............................................................................................. 4
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Important Note to Reader:....................................................................................... 6
2.0 General Requirements............................................................................... 7

2.1 Provisioning of External Ducts .................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 General...................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.2 Manhole Sizing & Requirements ................................................................................... 7
2.1.3 Civil Works ................................................................................................................ 9
2.2 External Cable Entry Provisioning – Commercial Buildings and Residential Towers ... 9
2.2.1 Entry Boxes ............................................................................................................. 10
2.2.2 Entry Conduits ......................................................................................................... 10
2.2.3 Through Basement Containment ................................................................................ 11
2.2.4 Link to Building Main Distribution Frame.................................................................... 11
2.3 External Cable Entry Provisioning –Villas / Complexes of Villas ............................... 11
2.3.1 Cable Entry Box ....................................................................................................... 11
2.3.2 Entry Conduits ......................................................................................................... 11
2.3.3 Services Cabinet ................................................................................................... 12
3.0 General Requirements for DIC Managed LAN Service............................. 13

3.1 General...................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Cable Containment, Routing & Installation ............................................................... 14
3.3 Cable Containment Capacities................................................................................... 15
3.4 Telco Equipment Room (TER) ................................................................................. 16
3.5 Active Equipment Locations ..................................................................................... 19
3.6 Work Area Subsystem ................................................................................................ 20
3.7 Horizontal Subsystem ............................................................................................... 20
3.8 Administration Subsystem ......................................................................................... 21
3.9 Patching.................................................................................................................... 22
3.10 Labelling ................................................................................................................... 22
3.11 Fibre Backbone Infrastructure Design Criteria........................................................... 23
3.12 Copper Backbone Design Criteria.............................................................................. 24
3.13 Infrastructure Standards & Regulations ..................................................................... 26
4.0 Specific Design Criteria Based on Building Type ...................................... 27

4.1 General...................................................................................................................... 27
4.2 Multi Tenant Commercial Buildings with One or More Tenants per Floor ................. 27
4.2.1 Horizontal Sub-System Using Consolidation Point (CP) Architecture .............................. 27
4.2.2 Patch cord provisioning ............................................................................................. 27
4.3 Multi Tenant Residential Tower ................................................................................ 28
4.3.1 Apartment Structured Connectivity System .................................................................. 28
4.3.2 Cabling to DIC Telco Equipment Room (TER) ............................................................ 28
4.3.3 DIC Telco Equipment Room (TER) Placement ............................................................ 28
4.4 Villa Wiring ............................................................................................................... 29
4.4.1 Structured Connectivity System................................................................................... 29
4.4.2 DIC Service Entry Point Placement............................................................................. 29
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4.5 Retail Parks ............................................................................................................... 30
4.6 Warehouses ............................................................................................................... 30
5.0 DIC Provisioning Requirements................................................................ 31

5.1 General...................................................................................................................... 31
5.2 Dimensions & Specifications..................................................................................... 31
5.3 Storeroom.................................................................................................................. 31
Annex 1- Manhole Types & Cable Trunk Fixing Details .................................. 32
Annex 2- Street Cabinet Sketch...................................................................... 44
Annex 3- Typical TER Room Layouts ............................................................. 45
Annex 4- ACP Mounting Details Drawings...................................................... 48
Annex 5- General Electrical Single Line Diagram........................................... 49
Annex 6- DIC Site Inspection Forms .............................................................. 53
Annex 7- DIC Responsibility Matrix ................................................................ 58
List of Abbreviations ……………………………………………………………………………..62
List of Tables & Drawings ............................................................................... 63
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1.0 Introduction
Telecommunications play a vital role in the profitable operation of today’s business.

The term ‘telecommunications’ encompasses all of the services that a modern,
forward thinking communications service provider will provide within a building or a
campus of buildings. The importance of the infrastructure, which carries this vital
information around a building, or campus of buildings, cannot be over emphasised.
The purpose of this document is to explain in detail the design requirements for
Dubai Internet City (DIC) serviced buildings and campuses, including the entry of
cables into the building and the extension of DIC network into and around the
building or campus of buildings.
Architects / Consultants and Designers must liaise with DIC at the design stage and
obtain DIC approval on the final design drawings.
Two sets of structured connectivity design drawings, two sets of MEP drawings, and
two set of architecture drawings for GSM service provider, along with two sets
master plan drawings must be submitted to DIC for study and approval before
tendering.
All comments and/or amendments to the design drawings must be corrected and
resubmitted for approval. Upon completion of the project, one set of approved As-
Built drawings and the Building Structure cabling System Completion Certificate
must also be submitted to DIC.
1.1 Important Note to Reader:
Throughout this document, Dubai Internet City would like to make it clear to
all readers of this document that the choice of manufacturer for SCS is a client
/ consultant decision. Any Structured Connectivity System meeting the
requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568B.2-1-2002 Addendum 1, for Category 6
performance is permitted under this broad specification document.
The structure Cabling System material submittal and design approval is the
consultant’s responsibility. DIC will not accept any material approval
submittal not submitted through the consultant.
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2.0 General Requirements
There are several types of building functions. The infrastructure for each of these
types will vary according to the function of the building, i.e. residential tower,
commercial office, hotel, private residential villas, hospital, etc… The type and nature
of service provisioning sought by the building owner will also influence the cabling
system selection and the design.
There are two scenarios for service provisioning. DIC can supply services and
bandwidth all the way to Customer’s desktop, or DIC can supply services and
bandwidth to Customer’s Main Distribution Frame (MDF) only for their own
distribution throughout the building or campus of buildings (bulk service delivery).
For both scenarios, DIC design guidelines include Structured Connectivity System
specifications illustrated in Section 3 of this document. DIC must check and
approve Structure Cabling System specifications for material and design in both
scenarios.
The following guidelines are applicable to all buildings for both scenarios.
2.1 Provisioning of External Ducts
2.1.1 General
Manholes and conduits should be designed and sized to interconnect in a logical

manner for the main and sub-main copper and fibre physical topologies within the
campus. Generally speaking, communication ducts are to be installed in trenches at a
minimum depth of 1200mm with non-metallic warning tape and honed in concrete at
road crossings. The duct is to have a nominal diameter of 100mm, a usable internal
diameter of 90mm and a nominal wall thickness of 3.25mm (type 54D).
UPVC pipes, draw-cords, manhole frames and covers, and all other fixtures and
fittings should be furnished by the contractor. Manhole covers to comply with
drawings attached as Annex 5, Duct 54D is manufactured from UPVC and is
available in 6.0 metre lengths. It has a tapered socket at one end which will accept
the barrel of the duct. Couplings (type 54A) should be used for short lengths of ducts
which have no sockets. Couplings should not be used for duct leading in to
buildings.
2.1.2 Manhole Sizing & Requirements
Manhole sizes and layouts should be in accordance with general

DIC/Etisalat/DEWA Standards including the following:
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• Main routes consist of MRT 7 Manholes. For details please refer to Annex 1.
• Zoned areas should be JRC 14, JRC 12 or JRC 4 Manholes and JRF10 pull boxes.
For details please refer to Annex 1.
• An allowance must be considered especially in residential areas to link manholes

to curb side Street Cabinet locations with 4 x 100mm ducts. It is recommended
that Fibre to the Curb Cabinets be mounted on concrete plinths and linked to the
closest manhole and located in a discrete area, away from general public view.
For street cabinet details please refer to Annex 2.
• The street cabinets to be protected with 4 numbers of marker posts surrounding

the plinth.
• The street cabinet’s plinth to be provided with earth thread road bar (less than 5
? ).
• Each cabinet should be capable of supporting a minimum of 32 individual

homeowners linked with 1 x 75mm duct to the nearest manhole.
• Manholes should be located in such a way to provide workable pulling tensions.
• All underground conduit structures should utilise industry standard, pre-formed

spacers placed at or near joints no more than 1500mm apart to keep ducts
uniformly separated. Ducts need to be staked down before pouring at road
crossings.
• The distance between manholes should not exceed 250m and routes should free
from right angle bends on longer runs. No more than the equivalent of two 90°
sweeps is allowed in a run. (NOTE: this includes offsets).
• A polypropylene twisted rot and mildew resistant pull rope should be provided in
all conduits. The minimum size is 3/8" outside diameter with 2400 pounds tensile
strength.
• Manholes should not be adjacent to electrical manholes or share any walls. When
communication ducts run parallel to steam and conduit lines, 1.8m separation
needs to be provided in separate trenches.
• Waterproof sealant should be provided between manhole sections, between

manhole and entrance riser castings, and between riser casting and manhole cover
frame.
• The manhole should be provided with a manufacturers warranty against leaks in

the manhole resulting from cracks in the manhole structure. The length of this
warranty should be five years from date of installation.
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• Manholes should have pulling rings opposite to conduit entrances on each wall.
• At the point of entrance to the specified Manhole serving the building, a minimum
of 600mm ground cover should be maintained and the pipe sloped away from the
building.
• Separation of duct bores inside the manhole to be 130mm distance, center to center.
Refer to Annex 5.
2.1.3 Civil Works
The following Civil works considerations should be fully co-ordinated with all other
services:
• Trenching, routing of ducts, back-filling, crossovers, manhole installations for

other services, bridge crossings, road crossings, tunnels, cable entrance facilities,
etc…
• Excavation dimensions D x W, cm:
Normal soil – 120x40.

Hard soil – 100x40.
Rock soil – 70x30.
• The ducts should be completely sealed.
• The executed design should ensure the co-ordination of all other services located
along the route.
• Open or broken surfaces within the duct routes will not be accepted.
• Restoring should be performed according to the requirements of local authorities.
• A bed of sand should be placed where rocky soil is present.
• At 600mm above the ducts an approved locating marker/warning tape (non-

metallic) must be placed parallel to the Duct runs.
2.2 External Cable Entry Provisioning – Commercial Buildings and Residential

Towers
There are two entry routes required for external cables; one primary and one
secondary (redundant). The location of the nearest DIC main duct routes and
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serving manholes should be co-ordinated with DIC at the planning stage. It is

essential that these locations be adhered to in order to ensure reliable and robust
service provisioning.
2.2.1 Entry Boxes
Entry boxes should be built to DIC standards and at locations as advised by DIC.
The entry box should conform to DIC/Etisalat/DEWA standard JRC12. Poke out
should be provided in manhole in line with DIC duct route. An earth rod must be
provided at the entry box. The earth impedance should not be more than five Ohms
(5O).
2.2.2 Entry Conduits
A minimum of two (2) nos. entry conduits of internal diameter 100 mm with
appropriate draw ropes should be provided for primary route and a minimum of two
(2) nos. entry conduits of internal diameter 100mm with appropriate draw ropes
should be provided for secondary route. In larger buildings the following table
should be consulted:
Building no. of ducts per

no. of Entry
Type Entry
Primary and
Commercial 4no. D54
redundant
Residence Primary and
2no D54
Building redundant
Residence
2no D56 Primary
Villas
Primary and
Hotel 4 no. D54
redundant
Primary and
Warehouse 2 no. D56
redundant
Table/1 (Entry Conduits)
Entry conduits should be laid at a depth of at least 600 mm from the top of grade
(finished ground level) and be protected by concrete under all permanent paved
surfaces.
Primary and secondary entry conduits should be extended to the entry boxes and on
to the nearest existing DIC duct locations as advised by DIC.
The outside end of the entry conduit should be properly sealed to prevent ingress of
water and other sub soil materials.
Entry conduits should be clearly marked for identification and easy location. It is the
responsibility of the Contractor to locate the entry conduits.
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No right angle bends should be incorporated throughout the duct length, except for
one wide angle bend (factory made) at the terminating end of the duct inside the DIC
Telco Equipment Room. Alternatively a cable pull box of minimum size 600 (L) x
600 (W) x 800 (D) mm should be provided.
Entry conduits should be exclusively for DIC services and must incorporate a
polypropylene twisted rot and mildew resistant pull rope. The minimum size is 3/8"
outside diameter with 2400 pounds tensile strength.
2.2.3 Through Basement Containment
When cable entry conduits cannot be routed directly into the DIC Telco
Equipment Room (TER), suitable containment must be provided. 300 x 50
mm GI cable tray with cover mounted at a high level should be provided from
the entry conduit points to the TER. For mounting detail please refer to
drawing DIC / CTFD/ 01 attached as Annex 1.
2.2.4 Link to Building Main Distribution Frame
Containment will be required from the TER room to the building owner’s
Main Distribution Frame. The containment should be adequately sized to
accommodate the large volume of cables that may be required. A minimum of
one 300x50 mm GI cable tray with cover to be provided for the
accommodation of link cables. When fibre cables are required, a separate and
dedicated GI cable tray of 100x50 mm cable tray with cover must be provided
for the routing of optical fibre cables. Supply and placement of these cables is
the responsibility of the building owner, termination of these cables will be
carried out by DIC or their approved agent. Sizing and type of these cables
will require co-ordination with DIC to ensure a reliable and robust service.
2.3 External cable entry provisioning Villas / Complexes of Villas
2.3.1 Cable Entry Box
Entry boxes should be built to DIC standard and at locations as agreed by DIC with
the client’s infrastructure consultant. The entry box should conform to
DIC/Etisalat/DEWA standard JRC4. Poke out should be provided in the manhole
in line with DIC duct route. An earth rod must be provided at the entry box. The
earth impedance should not be more than five Ohms (5O).
2.3.2 Entry Conduits
• A minimum of one (1) nos. entry conduit of internal diameter 75 mm with

appropriate draw rope should be provided for primary entry
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• Individual entry conduits must be provided to each of the housing units (if
the plot can accommodate more than one unit)
• Entry conduits are only required to the main building for each housing unit
consisting of more than one building. Inter-connection between the main
building and all other buildings should be provided by means of the same size
and type of conduit specified above.
• Entry conduits should be laid at a depth of 600 mm from the top of grade
(finished ground level) and be protected by concrete under all permanent
paved surfaces.
• The outside end of the entry conduit should be properly sealed to prevent
ingress of water and other sub soil materials.
• Entry conduits should be clearly marked for identification and easy location.
It is the responsibility of the Contractor to locate the entry conduits.
• No right angle bends should be incorporated throughout the duct length,

except for one wide angle bend (factory made) at the terminating end of the
duct inside housing unit. Alternatively a cable pull box of minimum size
600 (L) x 600 (W) x 800 (D) mm should be provided.
• Entry conduits should be exclusively for DIC services and must incorporate a
polypropylene twisted rot and mildew resistant pull rope. The minimum size
is 3/8" outside diameter with 2400 pounds tensile strength.
2.3.3 Services Cabinet
A two section wall mounted lockable cabinet 600 mm(W) x 515 mm(D) x 12 rack
units (12U) height should be provided per villa for terminating communication cables
at a convenient and easily accessible location in close proximity to where the entry
conduits are terminated. The cabinet should have IP55 rating as per EN 60
529/10.91. The cabinet should be installed at a height of 1200mm above the
finished floor level and adequate safe working space is to be provided around each
location, for detail drawing, please refer to Annex 4. When this cabinet is located in a
cupboard, adequate ventilation must be provided. It is not necessary that this be
forced ventilation.
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3.0 General Requirements for DIC Managed LAN Service
3.1 General
To answer any questions in this section co-ordination with DIC and someone who is
thoroughly familiar with the construction of the building, most likely the architect or
MEP consultant must take place. Scaled Architects and MEP drawings detailing floor
plans and coverage areas must be supplied for full evaluation. In most cases actual
sizes are project specific and dependant on the type of end user, e.g. commercial,
financial, hotel, residential, education, car parks, etc…
The following information, which is internal to the building, is required before full
evaluation can be assessed:
• All internal Electric power cable routes.
• All internal communication cable route.
• The design, size and shape of all equipment rooms, show room details in 2.4.
• The total usable size per floor in commercial scenario.
• The location and size of all risers and closet systems should be central to the
building and core areas.
• The location, size and shape of Apartment Consolidation Point in the residential
scenario.
• Any sources of Electromagnetic interference (EMI).
• All likely sources of water flooding or seepage under floor or adjacent to

Equipment rooms.
• All service elevators and their maximum load capacities if adjacent to Risers.
• Building Entry facilities Primary and Secondary and duct size details.
• Raised floors and false ceilings.
• Highlight of any potentially hazardous areas.
• SCS single line diagram, shows cable routes details, number of outlets, number of
CP, ACP details, and other related SCS requirements.
The following information, which is external to the building, is required before full
evaluation can be completed:
• Dimensions of all buildings and their floor area coverage.
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• All proposed or existing external communication duct routes.
• Co-ordination of all other planned service routes where applicable.
• Interconnecting manholes, tunnels or conduits.
• Special landscape features.
• Depth of site water table.
• Physical or legal restrictions.
3.2 Cable Containment, Routing & Installation
During the design stages, segregation of power and the Structured Cabling Systems
(SCS) must meet the requirements of Power separation guidelines by the IEEE
Regulations based on a suitable design of a cable containment system by the MEP
consultant or others. Unshielded data cables should not be installed near sources of
electromagnetism. There is a standard that specifies these distances for structured
data cabling systems. EIA/TIA-569, the cabling pathways standard, specifies the
following as a guideline:
Typical Building Environment

Minimum Separation Distance from Power Source <480V
Condition <2kVA 2-5kVA >5kVA

Unshielded power lines or
electrical equipment in proximity 130mm 300mm 600mm
to open or non-metal pathways
Unshielded power lines or
electrical equipment in proximity
65mm 155mm 300mm
to grounded metal conduit
pathway
Power lines enclosed in a
grounded metal conduit (or
equivalent shielding (in proximity 50mm 155mm 300mm
to grounded metal conduit
pathway)
Transformers and Electric
1M 1M 1M
Motors
Fluorescent lighting 300mm 300mm 300mm
Table/2 (Separation Distance from Power Source)
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The horizontal communications cabling is to be provided to single, dual, triple and

quad outlets throughout the building. As the UTP cables are star wired from the
MDF/IDF Rooms, a maximum of 90m is allowed to each horizontal outlet point.
This is as per the relevant TIA/EIA 568B, EN50173 and ISO11801 Edition 2
Generic Cabling Standards and is required for a Cat6 or Class E link.
Horizontal sub-system design is based on cable routes detailed in the MEP drawings
following the main routes using cable trays and feeding off those in suitably sized
conduits to the outlet positions. It is mandatory that the containment system be
designed taking into account the 90 metre maximum horizontal cable length from
patch panel to RJ45 outlet at the work area. This must also take into account the
‘interleaving’ required.
As for the horizontal sub-system, the backbone sub-system must be designed using
the shortest routes possible from the MDF rooms to the respective Intermediate
Distribution Frames (IDFs). Diverse routing will generally use the shortest
secondary route available using adjacent risers if available.
Interlink backbone cables linking adjacent Communication Closets will again take the
shortest routes for both primary and secondary routes. Adjacent closets are defined
as being on the same level or as agreed upon during design meetings. This is covered
by the star wired system and re-routing services via patching facilities.
DIC will review and comment on the electrical contract drawings after inclusion of
technology input to ensure complete and accurate transfer of information. The
Client or client’s consultant should define contract drawings to fully incorporate
technology / data/ telecommunications infrastructure designs.
Requirements for telecommunications systems pathways (conduits, sleeves, cable

tray) will be co-ordinated with team engineers for inclusion in the electrical
construction package.
3.3 Cable Containment Capacities
When the containment system is being designed, supplied and installed by others, the
maximum number of UTP cables installed on a tray should be as shown below;
however this may need to be reduced when considering bends, crossovers.
Containment Width No of UTP cables
100mm 100
150mm 150
300mm 300
450mm 550
Table/3 (maximum number of UTP cables at the cable trays)
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Very careful consideration must be taken when designing a containment system

containing fibre components in respect to bend radius.
The wiring capacity of trunking should be determined from the standard tables
shown below. This specification must be followed as a guideline when deciding upon
the size of trunking/cable tray to be installed. It is based on the formula that for each
25mm x 25mm cross section, 8 cables can be accommodated. No trunking or cable
tray should be more than 75% full on installation.
Cable Tray Size

(mm)
Trunking Size (mm) No of UTP cables
50 x 50 50 x 50 30
75 x 50 50 x 75 45
100 x 50 50 x 100 60
100 x 50 75 x 75 67
150 x 50 75 x 100 90
200 x 50 100 x 100 120
300 x 50 150 x 150 180
450 x 50 150 x 150 270
600 x 50 __ 360
900 x 50 __ 540
Table/4 (number of UTP cables according to the trunk size)
Conduit capacity is critical to the successful installation of a Structured Connectivity

System. It is essential that conduit is adequately sized to allow placement and
removal of cables. The minimum recommended conduit size is ¾”/21mm Ø.
Please refer to the following table for conduit sizing details:
Conduit Trade Internal Ø Fill Area No of Cat 6

2
Size (mm) (mm ) cables
¾” / 21mm 19.30 292.5 4
1” / 27mm 25.40 202.6 7
1¼” / 35mm 34.04 363.8 13
1½ “/41mm 39.88 499.3 18
2”/53mm 51.31 826.6 30
Table/5 (maximum number of UTP cables inside conduit)
3.4 Telco Equipment Room (TER)
A separate and dedicated Telco Equipment Room (TER) should be provided

on the ground floor for the purpose of terminating the communication cables
and associated equipment mounting. The minimum size for the TER will
depend on the floor area of the building to be served. For buildings with a
total floor area greater than 4,500 m2 the minimum size should be 6 x 5 x 3
(H) metres. For buildings with a total floor area less than 4,500m2 the
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minimum size should be 5 x 4 x 3 (H) metres. For basic concept drawing

please refer to Annex 3.
The TER must be readily accessible to DIC personnel and equipment 24

hours/day, 7 days a week. The room must meet the DIC criteria as detailed
below:
The MDF and IDF shall be wall mounted with plywood. All plywood
backboards shall meet the following minimum requirements.
All plywood shall be smooth on one side with the smooth side exposed.
The plywood shall be painted on all six sides with a light colour fire retardant
paint, the Plywood shall be securely anchored to the wall.
TER cabling and racks layout drawings have to be placed in the wall of TER,
showing number and type of patch panels in addition to cabling route. Moreover,
SCS contractor to provide the SCS schematic diagram clearing all cabling routes and
connections with other TER rooms.
TER walls, floor, and ceiling should be finished in such a manner as to

eliminate dust and static electricity. Walls and ceilings shall receive primer and
finish coat of light colour paint.
Description Specification
Anti Static floor – pedestals to be earthed throughout
with minimum 300mm height from concrete screed, tile
size 600 x 600mm. Tiles to be fire resistant, calcium
sulphate coating to be used. The conductivity
Raised Floor (when resistance from the slab surface to be in the range
required – depending 1.5x105 to 2.0x1010 Ohms.
on usage) Supplier to provide cutting tiles and tile lifter, total
number will be agreed and mentioned in the Raised
Floor material submittal approval.
The raised floor loading must be 500 Kg/m2 (102 lb/ft2)
minimum.
Separate GSM Room to be adjacent to TER.
GSM Area (when 450x200mm slot to be provided below raised floor level
required) with cable basket (as noted below) fitted to allow
routing of cables between TER and GSM room.
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The entry points for external cables i.e., routing to site

duct system, should be managed in cable basket
mounted below raised floor to the equipment cabinet
Cable containment location. Cable basket to be 450 x 100mm to
accommodate large volume of copper and fibre cables.
Layout of cable containment and cable basket work to
be agreed on when room layout is finalised.
Door opening direction should be to the outside,
ramped entry at equal height of raised floor with anti
TER Entry dust coating, entry keypad / card reader to be linked to
Access Control System.
TER entry door shall be fire retardant.
Room to be completely free of utility piping carrying
any form of liquids, no location above the room should
have any sanitary equipment unless suitably sealed -
Civils high voltage cables should not be routed through this
room.
All rooms should be free of all safety hazards and
should have no suspended cabling.
Primary and standby air conditioning units to be fitted
and to be interlocked with each other, temperature
must be maintained at 20° Celsius ± 3° Celsius - heat
dissipation figures to be calculated from active
Environment equipment output. Relative humidity must be
Controls maintained in 50 ± 10 %. The room must contain a
manual / auto control air-conditioning switch and must
digitally display temperature for operators. Temperature
and humidity must not be controlled locally.
Dust percentage must be less than 100 microgram per
cubic meter.
A minimum of 50% of total standard room lights
should be fed from the backup generator in addition to
this it is required that standard emergency lighting must
Emergency Lighting
be supplied, as per building safety specifications.
An average illumination level of 500 lux is required in
the room.
Fire Detection & An automatic fire suppression system using either
Suppression (When Inergen or FM200 gas to the local standard/regulation
Required) is required at ceiling height and below the raised floor.
One camera point linked to DIC network. Camera
placement to allow for recognition & identification of
CCTV
all incoming personnel to DIC room (to be provided by
DIC).
Should comply with DEWA (Dubai Water and
Electricity Authority) standards. A standby generator
Electrical systems should feed UPS load, Rectifiers 50% of standard
lighting, standby A/C units. For more details refer to
Annex 6
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Layout to be agreed upon final completion of

Electrical Power equipment design, power sockets to be distributed by
distribution point's bus bar or power cable routed inside flexible metal
conduit. For more details refer to Annex 6
Load to be calculated by DIC. TER as an example,
Uninterruptible typically UPS DB specification would be Four pole
Power Supply Isolator (incomer) x outgoing 20A Double pole
(UPS) RCBO (300 mA feeding individually each sockets) for
under each equipment rack
Separate two nos. Class 1 earth bar to be supplied for
AC and DC active equipment - this should be entirely
Earth separate from the building earth. Grounding should
also include any raised floor installations.
For more details refer to Annex 6
All plant items and individual components shall be
clearly labelled with designation shown on the
accompanying drawings. A full description of the item
Labelling
shall also be included. The labels should be of the
engraved plastic “Traffolyte” or similar type and fixed
to the plant item in a permanent manor.
Table/6 (TER Room Specification)
3.5 Active Equipment Locations
The Main Distribution Frame (MDF) and Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF)
rooms are spaces set aside for the communications equipment serving end users.
MDF/IDF locations should be centrally situated midway in the riser complex
collapsing to an appropriately sited DIC Telco Equipment Room (TER); standard
specification for these locations is as per section 3.4
The TIA/EIA – 569 commercial building standard recommends 0.75ft2 or (0.07m2)

of equipment room for every 100ft2 or (10m2) of workstation space (WA). A
minimum of 150ft2 (14m2) should be provided for the equipment room.
When the number of work areas to be served is known, the MDF/IDF floor space
should be based on the information in the following table. Note that sizes may
change depending on the type of end user and business requirements. In a Multi-
Tenant building there may be different equipment rooms or sectioned areas or one
room for specific tenant. Room specification should be as per section 3.4
Room Type No of Work Areas Floor Area
MDF 400-1000 + 20-30 m2 (4X5 or 5X6)
IDF 400-1000 12 m2 (4X3)

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3.6 Work Area Subsystem
RJ45 Outlets
All Cat6 RJ45 outlets should be Category 6 performance outlets mounted in shutters,
typically in dual, triple or quad formation in a single or double gang white faceplate.
All RJ45 outlets should be fitted with spring loaded sliding shutters to prevent the
ingress of dirt and dust.
Accessories
All accessory plates should be Dual or Quad white PVC plates. The use of any
special faceplate, which may be specific to any other manufacturer's product range,
such as trunking manufacturers, brass finish etc should be reviewed.
For outlets distribution, location, and type either it is single, dual, or quad DIC will
advice and note the optimum requirements in each area making sure that number
and outlets locations will provide the flexibility and maximum usage of
telecommunication services.
3.7 Horizontal Subsystem
UTP Cables
All horizontal cables should be based on the Category 6 performance 100 Ohm, 4
pair 24AWG UTP cables.
All conductors in each cable should be connected to a single RJ45 socket at the work
area outlets and patch panel. Each cable should be terminated to maintain the twists
in each pair up to within 5mm of the termination. Proper strain relief should be
provided for the cable at the outlets and patch panel, avoiding strain on the
conductors. Numbering and colouring of the pairs should be as defined in EIA/TIA
568B, ISO 11801 / EN50173 using the T568B option.
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Colour coding for the termination should be as per the following table.
Pair Tip Ring
1 White Blue
2 White Orange
3 White Green
4 White Brown
Table/8 (Colour coding for cooper termination)
3.8 Administration Subsystem
Equipment Cabinets
We recommend equipment cabinets as follows:
Free Standing Types should be:
• 42U 800mm wide x 800mm deep 19” equipment cabinet
• Glass front door
• Steel rear door
• Jacking feet
• Horizontal cable management
• Vertical cable management
• Bonded to a local earth point
Wall Mounted Types should be:
• 12U –22U 600mm wide x 515mm deep 19” wiring/equipment cabinet
• Glass Front Door
• Vertical Cable Management
• Bonded to a local earth point
We recommend that the rooms allocated for the equipment cabinets have sufficient
space around the cabinets to allow access for installation and maintenance. We
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recommend that the MDF Rooms should be located in central locations and in line
with IDF rooms in the other floors for optimisation of the Fibre Runs.
3.9 Patching
The design of equipment and patch frame layouts is critical to create a high level of
manageability within a compact area, whilst maintaining effective operations when
used by the customer. Further detailed equipment layouts can be provided on
request.
We recommend all horizontal UTP cabling should be terminated on CAT6 IDC 110
Frame in the MDF/IDF Rooms. Data services can be fed from the modular
network equipment direct to the user outlet patch frame using standard CAT6 IDC
110 4 Pair Patch Cords or RJ45 Cords.
Voice services can be fed from the services patch frame directly to the user outlet
patch frame-using standard CAT6 IDC 110 4 pair Patch and IDC 110 1 Pair Patch
Cords.
BMS services can be fed from the services patch frame directly to the user outlet
patch frame using standard CAT6 IDC 110 Patch IDC 1 Pair, 2 Pair or 4 Pair Patch
Cords.
Equipment Tie cables will be required from the Customer MDF/IDF to a dedicated
DIC equipment cabinet mounted within the IDF or MDF as required. The cables
must meet the performance criteria as specified in Section 3.6. It should be noted
that termination of these cables within the DIC equipment cabinet will be the sole
responsibility of DIC. Termination of the cables at the customer MDF/IDF will be
the sole responsibility of the Customer. For more detail please refer to Annex 5.
3.10 Labelling
Label Elements
All floor outlets, patch frames and horizontal cables should be labelled. We would
propose the use of a typewritten labelling system. The labelling scheme would follow
a scheme to be agreed on with the clients’ Telecom Team and should be discussed
and finalised at a later date.
Horizontal Cable Labels
Label all horizontal cables at both ends using a self-laminating, wrap around label.
User Outlet Labels
Each RJ45 user outlet should be labelled with a unique identifier, typically using the
agreed scheme.
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3.11 Fibre Backbone Infrastructure Design Criteria

The backbone will consist of industry standard 8.3/125µm, Single mode fibre,
62.5/125µm, or 50/125µMn (OM3) fibre cables. This document recommends
installing standard fibre optic cable using the quantity of cores to be calculated during
network capacity planning. All fibre cores should be terminated on industry standard
Small Form Factor (SFF) LC connectors. Cores should be terminated on to the LC
connector using the direct epoxy and polish method to the fixed fibre cores. The
terminated LC connectors will then be installed into LC couplers mounted in the
patch panels and outlet plates. All terminations should be installed into a 1U-fibre or
Fibre Termination shelves or any other approved optic patch shelf. These shelves
can accommodate a maximum of 48 or 144 with a typical fibre optic LC Connector.
Multi mode fibre can be considered whenever the distance between TERs is less than
300m. SM fibre has to be used when the distance between TERs is more than 300m.
In some cases it can be considered even if the distance is less than 300m.
Optical Fibre Colour Codes

The most common colour code for Table D-1 TIA/EIA–598 Colour
optical fibre is based on the 10 colours Code
that are used for plastic insulated Position Colour
Conductor copper cables. Two other
colours have been added to bring the 1 Blue
optical fibre colour code to twelve. 2 Orange
These colours are now standardised
under TIE/EIA-598—Optical Fibre 3 Green
Cable Colour Coding. The colouring 4 Brown
specified in TIA/EIA–598 are used to
identify individual optical fibres when 5 Slate
the colours are applied to the surface of
6 White
the coated fibre or included directly in
the fibre’s secondary coating. Buffered 7 Red
fibres have coloured plastic buffering
jackets. The standard colours also may 8 Black
be used to identify units (groups of 9 Yellow
fibres or loose tubes) or ribbons on a
given cable. As well, units and ribbons 10 Violet
may be identified with printed 11 Rose
markings.
12 Aqua
Table/9 (Optical Fibre colour codes)
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3.12 Copper Backbone Design Criteria
Internal voice backbone cable should be standard multi-pair Category 3 specification

with a PVC or LS0H sheath and sized in accordance with the design requirements.
Any external voice Multi-pair cables should be outdoor 25/50/100/200 or above
external poly-gel filled cable.
All voice backbone cabling should be terminated on IDC 110 Frames style strips at
the Building Distribution Frames (BDF) and MDF / IDF locations.
The BDF and MDF / IDF locations should consist of wall mounted frames/boxes
within the IT Control Rooms and Communication Closets with tie cables installed to
link the passive CAT6 IDC 110 frames in the communications closets.
A local BDF should be installed at the building entry / exit points for the external
cables. Building Entry Protection, with arrestor and must be provided at these
locations for protection of equipment. This is primarily due to installation
requirements for the lengths of the cables involved but it also provides a junction
point for maintenance.
The cable construction and pair identification colours as specified in the following
table must be adhered to:
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100 pair Colour Code

Pair Number Tip / Ring Colours
1 White / Blue
2 White / Orange
3 White / Green
4 White / Brown
5 White / Slate
6 Red / Blue
7 Red / Orange
8 Red / Green
9 Red / Brown
10 Red / Slate
11 Black / Blue
Each pair in the 25
12 Black / Orange
pair unit is colour
13 Black / Green
coded as follows:
14 Black / Brown
15 Black / Slate
16 Yellow / Blue
17 Yellow / Orange
18 Yellow / Green
19 Yellow / Brown
20 Yellow / Slate
21 Violet / Blue
22 Violet / Orange
23 Violet / Green
24 Violet / Brown
25 Violet / Slate
Each 25 pair unit is Unit Binder
bound with spirally 1 Blue
wrapped 2 Orange
polypropylene tapes 3 Green
colour coded as
follows: 4 Brown
Table/10 (100 pair colour code)
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3.13 Infrastructure Standards & Regulations
The design of the cabling system should comply with relevant requirements and
recommendations of:
• Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standards ANSI/TIA

568-B.1, General requirements, May 2001
568-B.2, Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components, May 2001
568-B.3, Optical Fibre Cabling Components standards, April 2000
• Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2:
Balanced Twisted Pair Components - Addendum 1 - Transmission
Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 Ohm Category 6 Cabling
(ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1-2002)
• Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 1:
General Requirements - Addendum 4 - Recognition of Category 6 and 850
nm Laser-Optimized 50/125 µm Multimode Optical Fiber Cabling
(ANSI/TIA-568-B.1-4-2003)
• EIA/TIA-569-A - Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications
Pathways and Spaces, February 1998
• EIA/TIA-TSB-67- Transmission Performance Specifications for Field
Testing of Unshielded. Twisted Pair Cabling Systems, October 1995
• EIA/TIA-72-Centralized Optical Fibre Cabling Guidelines, October 1995
• EIA/TIA TSB-75 (Cabling practices for Open Offices)
• International Standards Organisation/International Electro technical
Commission (ISO/IEC) ISO/IEC 11801:2002
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Cable Certification and Follow Up
Program
• CENELEC EN50173
• American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
• Local Electrical Regulations
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
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4.0 Specific Design Criteria Based on Building Type
4.1 General
The purpose of this section is to highlight some design criteria specific to certain
building types. Certain buildings have specialised requirements and as a result the
internal cabling system design may be more complex. DIC are able to provide design
assistance to ensure that the cabling design is optimised for the building’s intended
purpose.
4.2 Multi Tenant Commercial Buildings with One or More Tenants per Floor
In a building planned for use as commercial building office space the following
additional guideline should be followed:
4.2.1 Horizontal Sub-System Using Consolidation Point (CP) Architecture
The work station cabling should be installed using a star topology from the work area
to an appropriately placed and sized Consolidation Point (CP), usually in one office
that could potentially be a sublet office. 65% of the total number of workstation
cables should be installed from the CP to the nearest Intermediate Distribution
Frame (IDF) or Main Distribution Frame (MDF); i.e., 20 nos. quad outlets installed
in floor service boxes = 80 workstation cables to CP, therefore 52 nos. 4 pair cables
(80 x 0.65) to be installed to the nearest IDF/MDF.
Using this architecture the maximum flexibility for the building owner can be
provided whilst minimising the number of cables to be installed. For example, if a
company decides to take an entire floor, the IDF located on that floor becomes the
company’s MDF. If a tenant decides to only take one office the CP becomes the
MDF for that tenant.
Copper and fibre backbones between IDFs and the MDF should be sized according
to sections 3.3
4.2.2 Patch cord provisioning
Patch and interconnection cables must be provided and stored on site according to
the following requirements:
• Work Area – 2 nos. 3-metre patch cable must be provided per work area
• Consolidation Point – 1 no. 1 metre patch cables 4 pair CAT6 110 IDC- 110
IDC, 1 no. 2 meter patch cable 4 pair CAT6 110 IDC-110 IDC, and 1 no. 1
metre patch cables 1 pair 110 IDC-110 IDC must be provided per work area
served by the CP, i.e. if a CP serves 10 work areas, 10 nos. 1 metre 4-pair
CAT6 110 IDC-110 IDC cords, 10 nos. 2 metre 4-pair CAT6 110 IDC110
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IDC cords, and 10 nos. 1 metre 1 pair 110 IDC-110 IDC cords must be
provided and stored on site and 12 no. 1 meter 1 pair cords
• IDF – 2 metre 4-pair cat6 RJ45-110 IDC 25% of total incoming cables to
IDF, 3 metre 4-pair cat6 RJ45-110 IDC 25% of total incoming cables to IDF,
3 metre 1-pair 110 IDC-110 IDC 25% of total incoming cables to IDF.
• MDF –2 metre 4-pair cat6 RJ45-110 IDC 25% of total incoming cables to
MDF, 3 metre 4-pair cat6 RJ45-110 IDC 25% of total incoming cables to
MDF.
4.3 Multi Tenant Residential Tower
In the case of a multi-tenant residential tower the following guidelines should be

adhered to:
4.3.1 Apartment Structured Connectivity System
All cabling within the apartment should be installed in a star topology back to an
appropriately sized Apartment Consolidation Point (ACP) located within the
apartment. The cabling should meet the criteria as defined in section 3. Separate
telephone, CATV and computer cabling will not be required. For more details about
the ACP refer to Annex 5.
4.3.2 Cabling to DIC Telco Equipment Room (TER)
3 nos. Category 6, 4 pair cables, as specified in section 3.6, to be installed between the
ACP and the nearest TER. It is critical that the total installed length from TER to
Apartment Consolidation Point is less than 90 metres overall length including any
necessary interleaving. For more details refer to Annex 5.
4.3.3 DIC Telco Equipment Room (TER) Placement
Careful consideration should be given to the location of the DIC Equipment Room.
In a multi-storey, multi-tenant building the TER may serve several floors, as long as
careful consideration is given to the maximum distance of 90 metres. TER sizing
and room requirements are as specified in sections 3.4 and 3.5. There may be several
TERs required to serve a multi-storey building, however the number of TERs should
be minimised by careful planning of location. In the case of more than one TER
being required in a building a separate and dedicated GI cable tray of 150x50mm
dimension should be provided from the DIC cable entries (both main and
redundant) to the TERs for placement of DIC optical fibre. DIC will supply the
optical fibre which will be placed by the contractor and terminated by DIC as per the
DIC Responsibility Matrix attached as Annex 7.
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• Apartment Wiring – 1 nos. 3-metre RJ45-Rj45 CAT6 patch cable must be

provided per room.
• Apartment Consolidation Point – 7 nos. 1 metre patch cables must be
provided ACP – RJ-45 interface will be required for the equipment.
• TER – 1.25 nos. 3 metre copper Category 6 patch cables (or appropriate
length depending on racking system layout) must be per work area served,
provided for the connection of services to the ACP cabling, these services
may include, but not be limited to, voice, data and video, i.e. in the case of 60
apartments being served from a TER, 75 nos. 3 metre patch cables will be
required (1.25 x 60 = 75). RJ-45 interface will be required for the connection
to DIC equipment.
4.4 Villa Wiring
In the case of a self contained Villa the following guidelines should be adhered to.
4.4.1 Structured Connectivity System
All cabling within the villa should be installed in a star topology back to an
appropriately sized DIC Service Entry Point located within the Villa. The cabling
should meet the criteria as defined in section 3. Separate CATV, telephone and
computer cabling will not be required.
4.4.2 DIC Service Entry Point Placement
Careful consideration should be given to the location of the DIC Service Entry Point
(SEP). The service entry point will allow the incoming feed from DIC network to
terminate in a cabinet, as specified in section 2.2.2. Careful consideration must be
given to the maximum distance of 90 metres. The location of the SEP should be
easily and readily accessible to DIC personnel and should be ventilated. Forced
ventilation and dedicated AC is not required.
• DIC Service Entry Point – 7 nos. 1 metre patch cables must be provided for
use at the SEP. 2 nos. 3 metre patch cables must be supplied for data station
connectivity within the villa
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4.5 Retail Parks
In the case of a retail park or area the nature of the services required can vary greatly
and careful consideration must be given to current and future needs. Generally
speaking it is recommended to install a multi pair Category 3 and optical fibre cabling
to each retail unit, however Category 6 cabling can also be installed which will negate
the need for optical fibre distribution in case the distance between the Retail CP
(RCP) and TER is less than 90m. For guidelines please see section 3 of this
document. The minimum required pair counts are as follows:
• Small Stores and Coffee Shops (not Internet cafes) 25 pairs Category 3
terminated on IDC 110 frame with 4 strands MM fibre terminated with LC
connectors as sections 3.10 & 3.11 of this document in case the distance
more than 90m between the RCP and TER. Alternatively 6 nos. of 4 pairs
Category 6 UTP cable meeting the guidelines as specified in section 3.
• Large Stores. 50 pairs Category 3 terminated on IDC 110 frame with 4

strands MM fibre terminated with LC connectors as per sections 3.10 & 3.11
of this document in case the distance more than 90m between the RCP and
TER. Alternatively 12 nos. of 4 pairs Category 6 UTP cable meeting the
guidelines as specified in section 3.
• Anchor Stores, Hypermarkets and Internet Cafes: 100 pairs of Category 3

terminated on IDC 110 frame with 12 strands MM fibre terminated with LC
connectors as per sections 3.10 & 3.11 of this document. Alternatively 24
nos. of 4 pairs Category 6 UTP cable in case the distance between the Retail
CP (RCP) and TER less than 90m.
• The shop fit-out contractor will be responsible for installing station cables
back to the IDC 110 frame as part of the retail unit fit out contract. The
number and type of cables will be determined by the shop unit tenants’
requirements
4.6 Warehouses
In the case of Warehouses and other simple structures requiring basic telephony
services only (legacy services) the need for a dedicated DIC Telecom Equipment
Room (TER) may not apply. However this will only be established after closely
reviewing the clients’ current and future telecommunications needs. In the case
where a warehouse type facility is planned the DIC service entry requirements as
defined in Section 2.2.2 should be met. A dedicated TER may or may not be
necessary; however a secure area of at least 3 x 2 metres will be required for
termination of DIC cable within the planned building. This requirement includes
providing adequate free wall or floor space for the installation of Cabinets or Frames
as detailed in Annex 2
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5.0 DIC Provisioning Requirements
5.1 General
In order to provide service in a building or campus of buildings, allowance for a

dedicated DIC service provisioning room needs to be made during the construction
phase of the project. One service provisioning room must be provided per building
or per campus of buildings, where one tenant exists throughout the campus.
SCS contractor must arrange a full set of termination and punching tools for each
MDF, also contractor to provide a technical support by provide DIC with two skilled
SCS technicians for one month period from the date of provisioning started, in
addition to the as built drawings and full testing result reports, and other documents.
5.2 Dimensions & Specifications
The minimum size required for a service provisioning room is 4x4x3 (H) metres.
Access to the room is to be restricted to DIC personnel or their approved agents.
The room should have standard office specifications and be well lit with air
conditioning 24 hours/day 7 days a week. The room must be readily accessible to
DIC personnel and equipment 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. It should contain a
telephone and a minimum of four 13 A, 240 V a/c outlets.
5.3 Storeroom
A separate storeroom with minimum dimensions of 3 x 3 x 3 (H) is required for the

storage of tooling, test equipment and service provisioning consumables. Access to
the room is to be restricted to DIC personnel or their approved agents. The room
must be readily accessible to DIC personnel and equipment 24 hours/day, 7 days a
week. The room should contain storage racking that is grounded.
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Annex 1- Manhole Types & Cable Trunk Fixing Details
300 x 150 mm GI Trunking

Mounted at High Level
10 mm or 12 mm ∅
GI Threaded Rod
with spring nut
GI Channel
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FILENAME
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Cable Trunking Fixing Details

TECOM_CTFD_01.VSD
TECOM / CTFD / 01
ENGR.
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DATE
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1. Cable tray and routing above/below
racks not shown.
2. 3 no 4 pair 1071E Category 6
cables to each residence terminated
on VisiPATCH at CP and MDF
3. Direct runs where indicated in 4 pair
1071E Category 6 cables terminated
on RJ 45 at s tation end and
VisiPATCH at IDF
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4. CPs in Non residential areas should

have 65% of number of horizontal
cables from CP. i.e. CP with 4 no
quadplex plates should be connected
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to IDF with 11 no 4 pair 1071E cables

(16 x 0.65 = 10.4, therefore 11 nos
1071E 4 pair cables required)
5 . Ca bl e r o u ti ng ( h o r i zo n ta l,
equip ment, etc.) a nd placem ent/
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Annex 2- Street Cabinet Sketch
position on overhead tray, racks, and

troughs to be planned by contractor
and approved by customer prior to
placement of cables and tray. Routing
plan should also include use of racks
and troughs as channels. C able
telecommunications infrastructure
routing and cross-connections should

be planned for a maximum fill capacity
of 40% for all troughs.
6 . R o u t i n g o f p a t ch co r d s a n d
a ss ig n m e n t s to be p ro vi d ed b y
contractor and approved by customer.
7. The fibre optic shelves and cabinets
will use LC connnectors.
Design guidelines for
for new buildings

Dubai Internet City
Telco Project
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52C CABINET OVERVIEW
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Annex 3- Typical TER Room Layouts

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CABINET MOUNTING DETAILS:
110 IDC PATCHPANEL CABINET MOUNTING 2 NOS 110 IDC PATCHPANEL CABINET MOUNTING 1 NO. 110 IDC PATCHPANEL CABINET MOUNTING
DETAILS 10U CABINET RITTAL PART # 7644.000 DETAILS 10U CABINET RITTAL PART # 7644.000 DETAILS 18U CABINET RITTAL PART # 7718.135
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CPE 2
CPE 1
CPE 2 CPE 2
CPE 1 CPE 1
telecommunications infrastructure
Design guidelines for
DIRECT WALL MOUNT DETAILS:

for new buildings
CPE 1 CPE 1 CPE 1

CPE 2 CPE 2 CPE 2
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS:
110 IDC PATCHPANEL (12 NOS. DUAL 2 NOS 110 IDC PATCHPANEL (26 NOS DUAL 1 NOS 110 IDC PATCHPANEL (40 NOS DUAL CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT
OUTLETS MAX) WALL MOUNTED DIMENSION UTLETS MAX) WALL MOUNTED DIMENSION OUTLETS MAX) WALL MOUNTED DIMENSION DIMENSIONS
Dubai Internet City
CPE DUBAI INTERNET CITY

Telco Project
Annex 5- General Electrical Single line diagram
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Annex 6- DIC Site Inspections Form

Below sheets is for DIC official use only, and additional snags might add depending on site
conditions
Site Inspection Form

TER Room (MDF, IDF, MINICORE)
Project Name:
Date : Time :
Location:
Please Tick On The Found Point
Point Not
Description Accepted Fair Notes
Classification Accepted
Room Dimensions as per Approved Drawings? M
Final paint I
Sleeves and Slots in roof, walls, ground as per
I
Approved Drawings?
Civil work in the room M
Final cleaning & Earthing Bar M
Utility Power Sockets & Breaker Label M
Sensitivity of the Electrical Circuits Breakers M
MEGGAR test report for the Electrical wires I
Telecom Grounding Bar Supplied & Earthed? M
Main Air-condition unit & Redundant Unit M
Fire fighting system installation M
Access Control System Working? I
Raised floor fixing & Tilles Alignment M
Earthing the raised floor pedestals I
Lighting system including Emergency Lighting I
Cable Entry Points of Approved Type? M
Additional step in room entry & under manhole ducts
to prevent water or other liquids from floating to I
inside the room.
Cable Labeling Permanent & Legible? I
Sharp edges on Cable Ties / Containment System? I
Fire fighting report (Civil Defense Approval) M

Rack Labeling Legible & Permanent? I
Cabinets Lockable with Keys Supplied? I
Automatic Door handler for Telecom Rooms. I
Room Labeling Legible & Permanent? I
FM200 or INERGEEN systems warning Sign on the
I
MDF or TER room Door.
Note: One Major Point (Marked as M) will lead to scheduling new date for Telecom Rooms handing over. Total of Four Minor points (Marked as I)
will lead to same result.
Next Inspection Date:
Comments:
Site Inspector Name: Site Inspector Signature
Infrastructure Engineer:
PND Engineer:
Electrical Engineer:
Provisioning Engineer:
Operations Engineer:
Table/11 (site inspection form-TER Room)
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Structured Cabling System
Project Name:
Date : Time :
Location:
Point Not
Is the cable installed as per approved design drawing ? M
Is the cable installed in the right way ? M
Cable ties fixing ? I
Cable labeled (temporary / permanent) ? I
Cable protection & condition ? M
Worksheet provided ? I
Cable termination (gaps / over twisted) ? M
Site conditions in the cable working area ? I
Fiber Termination ? M
Copper Termination ? M
Note: One Major Point (Marked as M) will lead to scheduling new date for Telecom Rooms handing over. Total of Four Minor points
(Marked as I) will lead to same result.
Comments:
Site Inspector Name: Signature
Infrastructure Engineer: Signature
PND Engineer: Signature
Provisioning Engineer: Signature
Operations Engineer: Signature
Table/12 (site inspection form-Structure Cabling System)
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Outside Plant Containment System
Project Name:
Date : Time :
Location:
Point Not
Street Cabinet base dimensions are as per the approved

M
drawing? Number of ducts provided to nearesr manhole?
Street Cabinet base earthing pit. M
Is cable containment system installed as per approved

M
design drawing ?
Is the manhole size & type as per approved design drawing ? M
Number of ways in the manhole as per approved design

M
drawing ?
Pulling rope provided ? M
Sub ducting ? M
Earthing Rod ? M
Manhole cover ? M
Manhole accessories ? I
Is manhole clean & dry ? I
Sharp end for conduits ? I
Manhole status in general ? M
Manhole Concrete Rectification Quality ? I
Manhole Frame Rusting ? I
Manhole Poke outs to be capped inside of the manhole ? I
Manhole furniture galvanisation quality ? M
Manhole waterproofing membrane finishing ? M
Manhole covers DIC type ? M
Manhole protective coating on frames ? M
Manhole bolts on manhole furniture(ex.loose and rusted) ? I
Manhole Earth Rod ? M
Note: One Major Point (Marked as M) will lead to scheduling new date for Telecom Rooms handing over. Total of Four Minor
points (Marked as I) will lead to same result.
Comments:
Table/13 (site inspection form-outside plant containment system)
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Inside Plant Containment System
Project Name:
Date : Time :
Location:
Point Not
Is cable containment system installed as per
M
approved design drawing ?
Is cable containment system sized as per approved
M
design drawing ?
Sharp edges ? I
Accessibility to the containment ? M
90° degree bends ? M
Joints & Links between containment systems ? I
Cable Entry Point ? I
GI Containment System, is earthing completed ? I
Note: One Major Point (Marked as M) will lead to scheduling new date for Telecom Rooms handing over. Total of Four
Minor points (Marked as I) will lead to same result.
Comments:
Table/14 (site inspection form-inside plant containment system)
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Telecom Equipment Room (TER)
Project Name:
Date : Time :
Location:
Not Accepted Under

Description Accepted Notes
Accepted Condition
MDF/DDF Panels (TDM, SDH, PDH & ADSL)
Equipment Side and Distribution Side Terminated
and Labelled Clearly
DC Power
UPS
Generator Back Up
Fire Systems (FM200)
AC and Humidity Control (Temp 17 to 23 C Humidity
45 to 55%)
MDF/DDF Connected to Class 1 Earth
Cabling Racks Connected to Class 1 Earth
Equipment Racks Connected to Class 1 Earth
Telecom Equipments Connected to Class 1 Earth
Raised Floor Pedestals and Trays connected to Class
1 Earth
Telecom Equipments and Racks Clearly Labelled
Cabling Management in Rack
Tiles Properly Cut according to the specification.
No Sharp Edges
Clear Path to TER
No suspended ceilings
Plywood used for mounting MDF/DDF panels shall
painted with a light colour fire retardant paint
Site Documentation - Rack Layout, MDF/DDF Layout
etc.
Comments:
Table/15 (site inspection form-Telecom Equipment Room)
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Annex 7- DIC Responsibility Matrix

Attached is the responsibility matrix depending on building type.
RESIDENTIAL (VILLAS) Cost Responsibility Technical Responsibility

Customer DIC Customer DIC
Consultancy:
Provide Specs and Guidelines to Client X X
Design of ducting within Client's site X X
Design of Out Side Plant (OSP) Cabling within Client’s site X X
Design of containment & cabling within villa X X
Design approval of ducting, containment & cabling within site including villas X X
Prepare and issue tender documents X X
Bid analysis X X
Contract Award X X
Detailed design/construction documents X X
Construction and supervision X X
Quality On-Site Inspection & Issues of No Objection Certificates X X
Construction and Supplies:

Ducting to Client's Site (Backbone) X X
Providing physical cable to client's site (Backbone) X X
Physical cable installation to client's site (Backbone) X X
Submit cost of ducting within client's site to DIC X X
Ducting within client's site (Fibre To The Home) X X
Providing physical cable within client's site (FTTH) X X
Physical cable installation within client's site (FTTH) X X
Test and termination of Fibre to the villa X X
Provide the Containment & Structured Cabling System (SCS) within the villa
X X
(according to DIC specifications)
Installation of structured cabling system within villa X X
Provide patch cords from DIC Customer Premises Equipment to
X
Structured Cabling System X
Supply and commissioning of Customer Premises Equipment X X
Supply of Main Telco Equipment Room within clubhouse or similar (Linked
X X
to building power generator)
BMS, Security and UPS for Telco Equipment Room X X
Payment of Water & Electricity for Telco Equipment Room X X
Support area at the site for site engineers (during construction only) X X
For supply of managed Services to offices by DIC:
Supply of patch-cords/jumper connections between DIC active equipment
X X
and customer SCS/Block Wiring
Table/16 (DIC Responsibility Matrix – Residential/Villas)
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RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS Cost Responsibility Technical Responsibility

Consultancy:
Design of risers within Client's building X X
Design of cabling within apartment X X
Design approval of ducting, risers & cabling within site & building(s) X X
Bid analysis X X
Contract Award X X

Ducting within client's site (Out Side Plant) X X
Providing physical cable within client's site (OSP) X X
Physical cable installation within client's site (OSP) X X
Vertical containment within building (Separate Containment Required for
X X
DIC Fibre)
Containment for Structured Cabling System within building X X
Providing cable for installation between DIC Telco Equipment Rooms
X X
within the building
Placement of cable between DIC Telco Equipment Rooms X X
Test and termination of cable between DIC Telco Equipment Rooms X X
Providing Cabling System within the building (DIC Telco Equipment Room
X X
to Apartment Consolidation point - According to DIC specifications)
Termination of Cabling System within DIC Telco Equipment Room X X
Termination of Cabling System within Apartment according to DIC
X X
Specifications
Cabling within Apartment (Consolidation point to outlet) X X
Provide patch panels within DIC Telco Equipment Room X X
Provide and commission Customer Premises Equipment within
X X
Apartment(s)
Supply of DIC Telco Equipment room(s) linked to building's power
X X
generator
UPS, BMS and Security for DIC Telco Equipment Room X X
Payment of Water & Electricity for DIC Telco Equipment Room X X
Supply of patch cords/jumper connections between DIC active equipment
X X
and customer SCS/Block Wiring
Table/17 (DIC Responsibility Matrix – Residential/Apartments)
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COMMERCIAL MULTI-TENANT Cost Responsibility Technical Responsibility

Consultancy:
Design of Structured Cabling System (SCS) within building X X
Bid analysis X X
Contract Award X X

X X
DIC Fibre)
Containment for Structured Cabling System within building X X
within the building (where more than one DIC Telco Equipment room is X X
required)
Placement of cable between DIC Telco Equipment Rooms (where more than
X X
one DIC Equipment room is required)
Provide Cabling Link within the building (DIC Telco Equipment Room to
X X
SCS Main Distribution Frame - According to DIC specifications)
Termination of above link within DIC Telco Equipment Room X X
Termination of above Link within MDF X X
X X
Office(s)
Supply of DIC Equipment room(s) linked to building's power generator X X
Supply of patch cords between DIC active equipment and customer SCS X X
Table/18 (DIC Responsibility Matrix – Commercial/Multi Tenant)
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RETAIL PARK Cost Responsibility Technical Responsibility

Consultancy:
Design of Structured Cabling System (SCS) within building X X
Bid analysis X X
Contract Award X X

X X
DIC Fibre)
Containment for Structured Cabling System/Block Wiring within building X X
within the building (where more than one DIC Telco Equipment room X X
is required)
Placement of cable between DIC Telco Equipment Rooms (where more than
X X
one DIC Telco Equipment room is required)
Provide Cabling Link within the building (DIC Telco Equipment Room to
SCS/Block Wiring Main Distribution Frame - According to DIC X X
specifications)
Termination of above link within DIC Telco Equipment Room X X
Termination of above Link within MDF X X
X X
Office(s)
Supply of DIC Equipment room(s) linked to building's power generator X X
Supply of patch cords/jumper connections between DIC active equipment
X X
and customer SCS/Block Wiring.
Table/19 (DIC Responsibility Matrix – Retail Park)
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List of Abbreviations
ACP: Apartment Consolidation Point.
ANSI: American National Standards Institute.
BDF: Building Distribution Frame.
BMS: Building Management System.
CPE: Customer Promises Equipment.
CP: Consolidation point.
DIC: Dubai Internet City.
EIA/TIA: North American Standards organization.
EN: Euro Norm (i.e. European Standard).
FTTH: Fibre to the Home.
IDF: Intermediate Distribution Frame.
ISO: International Standard Organisation.
KVA: Kilo Volt Ampere.
LAN: Local Area Network.
MDF: Main Distribution Frame.
SCS: Structured Cabling System.
SEP: Service Entry Point.
SFF: Small Fibre Factor.
TER: Telco Equipment Room.
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List of Tables & Drawings
Table/1 (Entry Conduits) ...................................................................................................... 10

Table/2 (Separation Distance from Power Source) ............................................................. 14
Table/3 (Maximum Number of UTP Cables at the Cables Trays) ....................................... 15
Table/4 (Number of UTP Cables according to the trunk size) ............................................. 16
Table/5 (Number of UTP Cables inside Conduit) ................................................................ 16
Table/6 (TER Room Specification) ...................................................................................... 19
Table/7 (TER zize according to the work areas).................................................................. 19
Table/8 (colour coding for cooper termination) .................................................................... 21
Table/9 (optical fibre colour codes)...................................................................................... 23
Table/10 (100 pair colour code) ........................................................................................... 25
Figure/1 (cable trunking fixing details) ................................................................................. 32
Figure/2 (Typical Manhole types JRC-4) ............................................................................. 33
Figure/3 (Typical Manhole types JRC-12) ........................................................................... 34
Figure/4 (Typical Manhole types JRC-14) ........................................................................... 35
Figure/5 (Typical Manhole types JRF-10)............................................................................ 36
Figure/6 (Typical Manhole types MRT-1 -1/2) ..................................................................... 37
Figure/10 (Typical Manhole types MRT-7 -1/2) ................................................................... 41
Figure/11 (Typical Manhole types MRT-7 -2/2) ................................................................... 42
Figure/12 (Typical Manhole types MRT-8)........................................................................... 43
Figure/13 (52C Cabinet Overview) ...................................................................................... 44
Figure/14 (General 4X3 TER Room layout)......................................................................... 45
Figure/17 (ACP Mounting details drawings) ........................................................................ 48
Figure/18 (general electrical single line diagram) ................................................................ 49
Table/11 (Site Inspection Form - TER Room)...................................................................... 53
Table/12 (Site Inspection Form - Structure Cabling System) .............................................. 54
Table/13 (Site Inspection Form - Outside Plant Containment System) ............................... 55
Table/14 (Site Inspection Form - Inside Plant Containment System).................................. 56
Table/15 (Site Inspection Form - Telecom Equipment Room)............................................. 57
Table/16 (DIC Responsibility Matrix - Residential/Villas)..................................................... 58
Table/17 (DIC Responsibility Matrix - Residential/Apartments)........................................... 59
Table/18 (DIC Responsibility Matrix - Commercial/Multi-Tenant)........................................ 60
Table/19 (DIC Responsibility Matrix - Retail Park) .............................................................. 61
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DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR

Document Creation Date June 26, 2003

Saved on May 29, 2005

Control Number TECH/TEL-ICS/0001

26/6/2003 Andrew Flint 1.0 First Approved Version

7/8/2003 Andrew Flint 1.1 Modified to include Telco Room

11/9/2003 Andrew Flint 1.3 Modifications to specifications to allow for

06/03/2005 IEMC 2.0 - clarifying power requirements.

Yousif Almutawa Programme Manager Telco

DIC Telco Project Consultants & Contractors

Table of Content .............................................................................................. 4

2.0 General Requirements............................................................................... 7

3.0 General Requirements for DIC Managed LAN Service............................. 13

4.0 Specific Design Criteria Based on Building Type ...................................... 27

4.4.3 Patch cord provisioning ............................................................................................. 29

5.0 DIC Provisioning Requirements................................................................ 31

Telecommunications play a vital role in the profitable operation of today’s business.

1.1 Important Note to Reader:

2.0 General Requirements

2.1 Provisioning of External Ducts

Manholes and conduits should be designed and sized to interconnect in a logical

2.1.2 Manhole Sizing & Requirements

Manhole sizes and layouts should be in accordance with general

• An allowance must be considered especially in residential areas to link manholes

• The street cabinets to be protected with 4 numbers of marker posts surrounding

• Each cabinet should be capable of supporting a minimum of 32 individual

• Manholes should be located in such a way to provide workable pulling tensions.

• All underground conduit structures should utilise industry standard, pre-formed

• Waterproof sealant should be provided between manhole sections, between

• The manhole should be provided with a manufacturers warranty against leaks in

2.1.3 Civil Works

• Trenching, routing of ducts, back-filling, crossovers, manhole installations for

• Excavation dimensions D x W, cm:

Normal soil – 120x40.

• The ducts should be completely sealed.

• Restoring should be performed according to the requirements of local authorities.

• A bed of sand should be placed where rocky soil is present.

• At 600mm above the ducts an approved locating marker/warning tape (non-

2.2 External Cable Entry Provisioning – Commercial Buildings and Residential

serving manholes should be co-ordinated with DIC at the planning stage. It is

2.2.1 Entry Boxes

2.2.2 Entry Conduits

Building no. of ducts per

2.2.3 Through Basement Containment

2.2.4 Link to Building Main Distribution Frame

2.3 External cable entry provisioning Villas / Complexes of Villas

2.3.1 Cable Entry Box

2.3.2 Entry Conduits

• A minimum of one (1) nos. entry conduit of internal diameter 75 mm with

• No right angle bends should be incorporated throughout the duct length,

2.3.3 Services Cabinet

3.0 General Requirements for DIC Managed LAN Service

• All internal Electric power cable routes.

• All internal communication cable route.

• The total usable size per floor in commercial scenario.

• Any sources of Electromagnetic interference (EMI).

• All likely sources of water flooding or seepage under floor or adjacent to

• Raised floors and false ceilings.

• Highlight of any potentially hazardous areas.

• Dimensions of all buildings and their floor area coverage.

• All proposed or existing external communication duct routes.

• Co-ordination of all other planned service routes where applicable.

• Interconnecting manholes, tunnels or conduits.

• Special landscape features.