Cabling Standards: Introduction

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Introduction <=	Communications Conduits and Information Outlets
Certifications & required Deliverables	Communications Pathways Specifications
General Overview	Per-Floor Telecommunications Wiring Systems
Service Entrance & Termination Room MDF	Building Riser Specifications
Equipment Rooms (MDF/IDF)	Grounding and Lightning Protection
Per-Floor Telecommunications Room (IDF)	Power

GENERAL

Designers shall verify that all applicable portions of these standards are incorporated into the project’s design, drawings, specifications and final construction. Requests for variances from these standards shall be submitted in writing to the District’s Project Manager

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM DESIGN SERVICES

Consultant-Designed Projects: All projects designed by a consulting architect/engineer, whether a capital project, shall have the telecommunications infrastructure designed by the consultant team (Designer) and installed by the Contractor. This infrastructure shall include all pathways, cabling, terminations, testing and closet construction related to the telecommunications systems. The Designer will provide these services in accordance with these standards, and as directed by the District’s department of Information Technology Services (ITS).

Final Provisioning Work for all Projects: ITS will furnish and install the networking equipment and telephone handsets, the selected vendor will be responsible for performing the final wiring cross-connects, and will conduct the final testing of all telecommunication systems installed for the District.

Designers and Contractors shall be required to develop construction schedules that allow adequate time for ITS to inspect the installation and perform equipment provisioning as stated above, prior to the Owner's occupancy of each part of a project. ITS will provide estimates to the Contractor of the amount of time and target dates that will be needed to complete both the Contractor's infrastructure and ITS' work within the overall project construction schedule. Contractors shall be required to cooperate with ITS personnel and allow them equal access to the jobsite to complete their work, concurrent with other work underway by the Contractor.

INTRODUCTION

Communication technologies are a critical element in the design of virtually all new and renovation building projects. Whether it be voice, data and video transmission, security and fire alarm systems, audio/visual systems, or other communication technologies, it is important that a team of experienced professionals are involved in the design of these complex systems.

A Structured Cabling Plant is a key concept in enabling Information Technology for each of the three College communities in the District. In order to maximize network functionality, and to minimize labor and materials cost, a common set of network codes and standards shall be complied with. To accomplish this, the District has adopted a policy in which these codes and standards are managed and administered centrally. The District’s ITS Department is charged with this responsibility.

The District is requiring Category 6 cabling to support both voice and data connections.  The District’s telephone system is based on Voice over IP technology and contractors must have experience with the installation of structured cabling to support both voice over IP and high-performance data networks.

Cabling Standards Section Links

Introduction <=	Communications Conduits and Information Outlets
Certifications & required Deliverables	Communications Pathways Specifications
General Overview	Per-Floor Telecommunications Wiring Systems
Service Entrance & Termination Room MDF	Building Riser Specifications
Equipment Rooms (MDF/IDF)	Grounding and Lightning Protection
Per-Floor Telecommunications Room (IDF)	Power