Amendment 0002 Attachment_Ethernet Jacket Color Table 3-2_Feb2016.pdf
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This document outlines technical requirements for horizontal cabling and work area outlets for a Veterans Affairs Medical Center infrastructure upgrade project. It specifies that horizontal cabling must be category 5e or higher, installed in raceways, and have jackets colored according to the standards in Table 3-2. Wireless equipment must be coordinated with the VA's Spectrum Management and COMSEC Service to avoid interference. The related federal contract opportunity is for infrastructure upgrades to the Birmingham VAMC, including furnishing labor, materials, and services to complete the Electronic Health Records Modernization project.
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CHAPTER 3: WORK AREA OUTLETS AND HORIZONTAL CABLING
REQUIRMENTS
(g) All horizontal TIP wire and cabling shall be installed in a raceway system, which may consist of a mixture of conduits, enclosed cable trays, open wireways, covered cable ducts, Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)-approved partitioned communications wireways, and/or cable ladders, except as specifically disallowed by SMCS 005OP2H3 .
(h) TIP wires or cables may only be installed inside gypsum-board walls using flexible conduit, where specifically approved in writing by the Facility’s OI&T Chief or Chief Engineer and SMCS for each particular location.
TIP HORIZONTAL MEDIA SELECTION
Design professional must specify horizontal cable based on the project specific needs (See Table 3-1) and according to the information contained herein.
BALANCED TWISTED PAIR CABLING
Copper conductor balanced twisted pair cable is required in the horizontal TIP (See Table 3-1). Aluminum, copper clad aluminum, or copper clad steel conductors and like wires and cables are not permitted.
TABLE 3-1 Balanced Twisted Pair CENTER HERE
Category Max.
Frequency
Minimum Field Tester Level
Category 3 (included ONLY for Reference)
16 MHz NOT TO BE
USED IN VA
PROJECTS
Category 5e 100 MHz Level IIe Category 6* 250 MHz Level III Category 6A* 500 MHz Level IIIe
* WLAN may require cable with data rate in excess of 1 Gb/s confirm required cable category and quantity of cables to WAPs with active electronic manufacturer before designing horizontal cable and pathway.
(Note: Category 5e is recommended. Use higher category (6 or 6A) for specialized powered systems technically approved by SMCS 005OP2H3H2, and the Contracting Officer Representative
(COR)).
Jacket color shall be per Table 3-2. Colors for cable jackets refer to horizontal cable not patch cords. OSP cable color shall be black, regardless of category, to accommodate environmental requirements.
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CHAPTER 3: WORK AREA OUTLETS AND HORIZONTAL CABLING
REQUIRMENTS
TABLE 3-2 Jacket Color
System Cable Jacket Voice White Data Yellow
Data Green
Data Grey Wireless Orange Video Surveillance Violet
Nurse Call Blue
Fire Alarm Red
BAS & DAS Black
When selecting cable, consider PoE effects on the cable installation.
Bundling PoE cables can cause an increased temperature inside the bundle and require larger conduit. Derating of cable is required to compensate for heat buildup.
Shielded cable may be required. F/UTP, shielded or screened cable, has advantages over UTP including improved heat dissipation, higher immunity from EMI in exterior locations, protection from alien crosstalk due to mixing of cables in pathways and spaces.
Power on balanced twisted pair shall not exceed 60 volts.
When using consolidation points and MUTOAS derate cable per standards; See Paragraph 3.4.1.1
WIRELESS AND FREQUENCY COORDINATION
Contact VACO’s AHJ for FMS Special Communications, Low Voltage and other Communication Systems, Spectrum Management and COMSEC Service (SMCS 005OP2H3) for each wireless item and equipment/system for Spectrum and Frequency Coordination.
(a) Existing Building
Coordinate with VA to obtain results of a series of VA biomed engineering baseline RF measurements using a spectrum analyzer to identify the existing RF environment and areas of potential interference.
(b) New Construction
Obtain operating frequency band of equipment from the OEM and co ordinate with SMCS 005OP2H3 to determine whether the new equipment will cause, or be a victim of, interference.
(c) Interference Resolution
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