Attachment 10 - MACC Communications Site Specific Standard.pdf

MACC

Attachment 10

COMMUNICATIONS SITE

SPECIFIC STANDARD

June 2020

INTRODUCTION

Telephone service is provided to buildings on base through a system of underground, direct buried telephone cables ranging in size from 06 pairs to 3,600 pairs. Wire gauge can vary from 19 AWG to 26 AWG. The telephone cable is also utilized for a variety of low voltage circuits, such as fire and duress alarms, energy monitoring devices, data systems and others. Local Area Networks (LAN) are supported by fiber optic cable and associated connection devices. LAN Hub equipment should not be considered for installation by construction contractors. Communications pre-wiring of facilities shall not be accomplished by Electrical contractors without BICSI certifications. All facility pre-wiring efforts shall be accomplished by certified Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) installers (in accordance with government standards).

The focal point for all Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Telephone connections is the 744th Communications Squadron Wire Maintenance Branch located at the Dial Central Office (DCO-Bldg 1539). The DCO houses the NORTEL CS2100 MFS and all main base telephone cables terminate in the DCO at the main distribution frame (MDF). The Remote Switching Terminals (RST) are located at building 3616, building 3500 and building 1050. The buildings on base are connected to DCO or RST via copper and Fiber Optic cable.

Communication focal points for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) are TBD and will be updated as soon as established.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The 844th Communications Group is the main focal point for any and all communications requirements input for projects concerning new/refurbished facilities at Andrews AFB, MD. This office must be notified of each design phase of all Military Construction Projects (MCP) including SABER construction design review meetings to ensure representative attendance. This action is also required to ensure that inputs concerning communications requirements/tasking are incorporated in the MCP/SABER design and associated specifications packages prior to construction start.

The 11 CES will ensure that engineering phased design and specifications package for each of the design phases (10%, 35%, 65%, 95% and 100%) for SABER and MCP projects are forwarded to the 744 CS/SCX for review. Likewise, an additional copy shall also be sent to the System Telecommunications Engineering Manager (STEM-B) and the 844 Communication Group Plans Flight for review by communications engineer and project managers.

The 11 CES and 11 CONS will ensure contracted A&E has Communication engineer or Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) on staff. As well as, in-house or contracted A&E's identify telecommunications drawings and specifications as a separately numbered section from that of Electrical Sections (i.e. Electric Division, Index -- 16600).

Once a concept design has been completed and approved, the 11 CES shall advise its customer to submit all communication requirements to the 744 CS/SCX representative during the 35% design review meeting to ensure adequate voice and data connectivity is available upon acceptance and beneficial occupancy of the new or alter/refurbished facility. The customer must be advised to submit these requirements electronically through the new PWRR (Project, Workflow, Requirements, Resource) system and to specify their requirement, by location and accompanying floor plan drawing, within the new or alter/refurbished facility. Adequate customer notification will ensure full communications support shall be available immediately upon occupancy.

During a project's design-phase the 11 CES, the Navy and/or the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, etc. On• Site Representative must notify the contractor, in writing, that they must directly contact commercial "residential" communication providers (Verizon, Comcast, etc.) to complete their commercial communication requirements.

SPECIFICATIONS

1. Communications Equipment Room {CER): A telecommunications telephone/LAN equipment room (minimum size 8' x 1O'), separate from other utility rooms (i.e. electrical, mechanical) shall be provided and centrally located within newly constructed MCP facilities. Other telecommunications room sizing considerations for facilities over 10,000 SF should be reviewed in EIA/TIA-5698, Chapters 7 & 8 with additional guidance found in Building Industry Consulting Service (BICSI) Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM - 10th Edition), Chapter 3. The same should be considered for totally refurbished facilities funded under O&M and SABER projects.

Telephone equipment room construction requirements are as follows:

1.1 The telecommunications equipment room shall be air-conditioned on a 24 hours-per-day, 365 days-per-year to accommodate LAN File Server/Hub equipment being housed in that room. If the building system cannot assure continuous operation for large equipment applications, a stand-alone unit shall be provided for the equipment room.

1.1.1 Adequate ventilation shall be provided for battery backup systems.

1.2 The telecommunications equipment room shall have a dedicated power source provided by three separate 20 AMP circuit breakers. This circuit shall have AC spike protection to accommodate electronic key telephone equipment. See ETL section 8.3.3.2.2.

1.3 Lighting shall be a minimum of 538 lux (50 foot candles), measured 3 ft (1m) above the finished floor in middle of all aisles between cabinets. The lighting shall be controlled by one or more switches located near the entrance door(s) to the room.

NOTE: Lighting fixtures should not be powered from the same electrical distribution panel as the telecommunications equipment in the room. Dimmer switches should not be used in the equipment room. Emergency lighting and signs should be properly placed in the equipment room where absence of light would hamper emergency exit.1.4 Each telecommunications/LAN equipment room shall contain one telephone backboard. The standard backboard shall be 4' x 8' x 3/4" of BC quality rated plywood. See ETL Section 8.3.3.3.1.

1.4 Provide 3 each, 120 VAC dual outlets which are on their own 20 AMP breakers with spike protection. Both backboards should be well illuminated for maintenance purposes.

1.5 Each telecommunications/LAN equipment room shall contain minimum of one 19 inch floor mounted rack installed patch panel. The rack mounted patch panel shall be 24, 48, or 96 ports dependent upon facility admin capacity. See ETL Section 8.3.3.4.

1.5.1 Patch panels shall be installed in 78" floor mounted equipment racks depending on future use or planning guidance. The backboard shall have a three (3) foot clearance from the mounted equipment rack. Equipment racks shall be enclosed with front and rear door access (3' clearance from walls and floor mounted obstructions) and mounted to the floor (area seismic considerations should be taken into account for further mounting requirements regarding overhead mounting as well as floor mounting for rigidity).

1.6 The telecommunications equipment rooms shall have a ground point that has an earth ground resistance of 5 ohms or less. The backboard and racks shall be grounded (6 AWG) and bonded IAW EIA/TIA-607 and NFPA 70 (National Electric Code (2002) -Article 250 - Information Technology Equipment and Article 800 - Communications Circuits). In addition to building grounding systems, a separate grounding system for telecommunications is defined in ANSI/J-STD-607-A.

1.7 Additionally, all communications cabling, within the facility, shall be installed in conduits, J- Hooks and/or cable raceways as appropriate. Telecommunications rooms shall not exceed 295' from the furthest data outlet (RJ-45). If required, additional telecommunications rooms will be constructed to support LAN/Router/File Server criteria. See ETL 8.3.3.1.

1.8 If more than one telecommunications equipment room is used, each shall be 100 percent interconnected in tandem by plenum rated copper (CMP), plenum rated multimode fiber optic (OFNP) cable, and plenum rated singlemode fiber optic (OFNP) with conduit and/or cable raceway. Multi-story facilities shall have telecommunications equipment rooms/closets configured in a stacked riser configuration for ease of riser cable (CMR) management from floor to floor.

NOTE: Singlemode fiber optic cable installation between communications rooms is an 744 CS requirement and is not addressed in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568B. However, as a result of unique requirements to support SIPRNET enclave connectivity, singlemode fiber optic cable is required to be installed to communications closets from main telecommunications rooms in support these initiatives.

1.9. Communications service entrance cables (black cable) shall be term_inated on 189 (or equal) type gas protectors designed for compatibility with 66 block connector systems. (Note: Cables entering buildings shall be grounded IAW EIA/TIA-607 and NFPA 70 (Article 800). At some point, outside plant cables have to enter buildings, where specific requirements for inside plant cable applications have to be met. Once inside a building, cables have to adhere to National Electric Code (NEC) requirements.

Article 770 of the NEC identifies three different intra-building regions with regard to optical fiber cable placement. Listed most to least stringent, they are plenum, riser, and general purpose areas. Cables are specifically listed for use in each of these applications. Cables to be used in a plenum must be listed OFNP or OFCP. Cables to be used in a riser must be listed OFNR or OFCR. Cables to be used in all other indoor areas must be listed as OFN or OFC. The NEC does allow the substitutions. A cable with a more stringent listing may be used in an application requiring a lesser listing.

1.9.1 The 189 type gas protectors shall be equipped with common telephone (4B1-EW or equal) orange "gas" surge protector modules. These modules will be three element heavy duty breakdown protection with sneak current protection.

1.9.2 Designation strips (labels) shall be installed and annotated with correct cable pair count, cable name, and terminal identification number on all wiring blocks by the contractor.

1.9.3 The contractor shall provide the government with manufacturer's certified on-reel cable results and contact the 744th Communications Squadron Cable Maintenance Work Center 24 hours prior to performing testing.

2. Exterior Communication Infrastructure: Commonly referred to as Outside Plant (OSP) is defined as telecommunications infrastructure designed for installation exterior to buildings. OSP is composed of media, balanced twisted-pair, 75 ohm or optical fiber, and supporting structures required to link the servicing facilities (central offices and network control centers) to outlying locations for voice, data, video, and other low voltage systems. The components that make up this infrastructure include;

vaults, man-holes, hand-holes, pedestals and cabinets, conduit, inner-duct, copper, fiber-optic and coaxial cables, splices and splice closures, terminals, bonding and grounding.

References: TIA/ElA 569, 570, 598, 606, 607, 758, and BICSI Customer-Owned Outside Plant Design Manual

2.1 Spaces: Manholes (MH) & Handholes (HH) will be used at the appropriate locations. Hand holes will not be substituted for manholes. Joint use manholes are NOT authorized, i.e. power and communications in the same MH. The minimum size manhole will be 6 ft wide x 8 ft long x 7 feet high (6'x8'x7') equipped with a round metal lid. The two acceptable HH sizes are 4 ft x 4 ft x 4 ft. equipped with a round metal lid and a 3 ft wide x 5 ft long x 4 ft deep (3'x5'x4') this type of handhole will be equipped with two hinged metal lids with spring assist. The maximum number of conduits penetrating a HH will not exceed four 103 trade size conduits.

2.2 Under ground pathways: Conduit will be installed of sufficient size to accommodate the size cable being installed. Under normal projects a 4 inch conduit is the acceptable size. 4 inch conduit is the minimum size between MH's and or HH's. Follow duct formations found in chapter 3 of the BICSI manual referenced above. (2) Two 4" conduits with pull wire will be provided from the communications room to the nearest communications manhole. These conduits will be terminated 12" above the floor and any unused conduit will be capped to prevent large objects from falling in the conduit. One of the conduits will be provided with Three (3) each 3 inch 3-cell Maxcell innerduct for future fiber optic cable installation. The Maxcell shall extend 5 feet outside of the conduit when the protective duct plug is removed.

2.3 Copper Cabling: Copper cable pair of 22, 24, or 26 gauge wire shielded and filled with water blocking compound, it shall be provided from a designated manhole and shall terminate on 189 protector terminals in the telephone equipment room. A gas protected terminal will be provided and mounted at a proper working height. The terminal will be secured on the left side of the telephone backboard, at least 18 inches from any fixed object within the telecommunications equipment room. Grounding requirements shall be followed lAW EIA/TIA-607 and NFPA 70 (National Electric Code -Articles 250 - Grounding) & 800 - Communications Circuits. During the earliest design stage, coordination by the design A&E and our Wire Maintenance Branch (744 CS/SCO) should be accomplished to ascertain the number of cable pair required to support a facility scheduled to be constructed. Splices will be performed using the 710 module or the Pie-a-Bond amp connector. Splice closures will be Performed Line Products (PLP) stainless steel.

2.4 Fiber Cabling: In the outside plant fiber optic cable environment, the contractor shall avoid fiber-to-fiber splicing by installing cable end-to-end without splices (home run). Fiber Optic cables will be single mode "shielded for buried installation" and have a "traceable wire for underground installations". Terminations will be LC type connectors.

3. Interior Communication: The A-E, in coordination with the user, will develop phone, computer, paging and intercom requirements into the final design. Computer terminal locations will be provided with 2 x 4 receptacle boxes that will accommodate an outlet cover for voice and data termination points. Modular inserts will consist of one four-gang outlet box to accommodate four (4) each RJ-45 outlets.

3.1

I. NOTE: Which port(s) on the specified patch panel and equipment cabinet to use will depend on how many users will be supported and if the Demarc location will serve as a fiber optic hub.

However, Plenum Rated (CMP), 4-pair CAT-6 UTP wire shall be connected to applicable CAT-6 data patch panels versus connector blocks (II O cross-connect block termination). Patch panels will be installed in the telecommunications rooms to accommodate all CAT-6 UTP wiring from RJ-45 jack outlets installed throughout the facility.

3.2 Conduits and cable tray raceways feeding each other shall be rigidly connected and supported.

Cable raceways shall not be less than 12" (width) x 4" (depth) and shall run overhead throughout the building. Conduits running from communications voice/data outlets shall not be less than I" in diameter, home-run to overhead cable tray raceways, and rigidly connected.

3.2.1 Each turning radius for conduit/cable tray raceways must not exceed 90 (long sweep) degrees, and no more than "2 per" home run. There will be no more than two 90-degree sweeps or an equivalent of 180 degrees in a combination of offsets and bends per home run. Raceways are standard factory provided cross/comer turns.

3.2.2 Install cable trays suspended from the ceiling of all facility floors and above false ceilings to accommodate 4-pair, CMP-rated, CAT-6 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable to support Local Area Networks and voice requirements. Suggested installation is to run trays the lengths of all hallways with branches into individual rooms.

3.2.3 Under floor raceway and conduit may be used in place of 2" wall duct and pull boxes. This conduit must be installed in home-run fashion and connected to an overhead raceway. Conduit shall not be less than 2" in diameter.

3.3 Intra-building pre-wiring is necessary to accommodate various communication-computer systems services; telephone/voice, data, support for EMCS, alarms, sensors, video, etc. This will include provision for Local Area Networking (LAN). Examples: Telephone wiring conduits, cable ducts, raceways, computer cabling and CATV cabling. Additionally, data (LAN) cables must be CAT-6 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable and must be tested and passed at I 00 megabits per second data rate Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI).

NOTE: All pre-wiring requirements shall meet requirements in ANSI/I'IA/EIA-568B (Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard), ANSI/I'IA/EIA-569B (Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces), ANSI/TIA/EIA-606A (Administrative Standards for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings), ANSI/TIA/EIA-607 (Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications), and the National Electric Code Handbook (2002) -Articles 250 and 800. Pre-wiring requirements must be coordinated with the Plans Flight (744 CS/SCX).

3.4 The wiring standard is to saturate areas (flood wire- quad jack every 12' oflinear wall space) with quad jacks using category 6 UTP cables. CAT-6 UTP shall be installed in each conduit/cable tray run from the telephone backboard/data patch panel to each RJ-45 (voice)/RJ-45 (data) outlet. A 2 x 4 receptacle box and associated quad RJ-45 voice/data outlet must be installed. Additionally, separation between electrical wall outlets and data outlets shall be a distance of but not more than 15".

3.4.1 Three (3) category 6 UTP cables will be installed to each quad jack location with one blank.

Each data jack will terminate one full eight wire cable in accordance with the ANSI/TIA/EIA -568-B. All cables will be terminated in the CER on the patch panel in the equipment rack mounted in 19 inch cabinet. Telco style patch panels will also be installed in the 19 inch cabinet and cross-connected to the 110 style blocks mounted on the communications backboard.

}.> Note: The requirement to install three Cat 6 cables to each outlet and wire terminate them to a common patch panel will prepare new building infrastructure for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOiP). Adding the Telco style patch panels to each rack will allow flexibility for voice or data at each location until the VOiP is activated.

3.4.2 Numbering of the jacks should be Class I labeling as referenced in TIA/EIA 606A, example would be IA-AOI (1-CER, A Cabinet, A Patch Panel, 01 Port) All cables shall be labeled at both ends via their corresponding faceplate and patch panel port.

3.4.3 Testing of all installed cabling is required. Cables should pass Cat 6 Standards found in the ANSI/TIA/EIA. Test results from the specific test equipment shall be provided electronically to the 744 cs.

3.5. Special circuits/fire protection cable will require one pair of 22, 24, 26 gauge cable. Special circuits/fire alarms shall use (4B3-EW or equal) red/orange surge protector modules.

3.6 Modular Furniture considerations shall be coordinated by the customer to the contractor providing the furniture.

3.7 Information System equipment purchases must be coordinated with 744th Communication Squadr on.

}.> Note: The 844 CG will provide Technical Solutions based on mission requirement identified for project. All equipment purchased for services provided by 744th CS, will become an asset.

4. Cable Television: Individual rooms, lodging quarters, unaccompanied officer/airman housing, etc. will have conduit and BNC connectors installed for cable television. The service point for each room/floor will be in the utility room servicing each dorm or facility via a conduit system with a junction box appropriate to the conditions (i.e. location of amplifier, number of cables, power and grounding requirements, etc.) Customer service areas, conference rooms, Commanders offices will be wired for IPTV (Internet Protocol Television).

5. Secure Internet Protocol Routing Network (SIPRNET) Cabling Requirements: SIPRNET connectivity supports the transmission of classified information under strict guidance developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the directives of the 11th Security Forces Squadron (Security Section -and 744th Communications Squadron Communications Security (COMSEC) offices. Rooms that house SIPRNET equipment must meet stringent guidelines. Additionally, the communications infrastructure requirements falls outside the normal facility aesthetics and are uncommon since the conduit and outlet boxes must be surface mounted. In order to support those rooms for SIPRNET equipment installation and operations, the following facility construction actions must take place under any SABER or MCP in order to meet the secure room requirements noted under DOD 5200.1-R, Appendix G and the commercial cabling standards. Furthermore, coordination with the customer during the design phases will ascertain to what extent the following must be completed to support a secure environment for the equipment:

5.1 Install a surface mounted 4 x 4 telecommunications outlet box with associated interior fiber routing guide and cover at designated locations within each of the proposed SIPRNET equipment rooms.

The telecommunications outlet/connector box shall be capable of terminating four (4) each 62.5/125µm (µm: micron) optical fibers into two (2) each dual LC adapters. The outlet/connectors and adapters shall meet the requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B (American National Standards Institute/Telecommunications Industries Association/Engineering Industries Alliance-568B) paragraphs

12.4.3 and 12.4.4 and the adapter shall be in the A-B orientation. The outlet/connector box shall have the ability to secure the optical fiber cable and provide for a minimum of 1.18 in (30 mm) bend radius. A minimum of 3.28 ft (1 m) of each of the fiber optical cable or buffered optical fibers shall be accessible for termination purposes.

5.2 Surface mounted Panduit® or Wiremold products shall be run along the wall from the entry point of the fiber optic cabling into the room (below false ceiling) to the surface mounted 4 x 4 fiber optic telecommunications outlet box and shall be marked in red tape every 35 inches of the red signal line identifying the run as a classified cabling pathway. All fiber optic cabling shall be installed in a home run fashion from the fiber patch panel within the telecommunications room to each 4 x 4 fiber optic telecommunications outlet box at each location.

6. Quality Control: An appointed Quality Control (QC) representative from the 744th Communications Squadron shall have the option observe operational tests, and analyze both observed and annotated test results provided by the contractor. Any system, equipment, or hardware that does not meet Department of Defense (DOD), manufacturers, or requirement standards shall not be accepted.

6.1 All discrepancies must be re-tested/re-inspected and the results provided in writing to the 744th Communications Squadron QC representative prior to any final acceptance.

6.2. All projects must complete an AFTO Form 747 Communications and Information Systems Acceptance Certificate.

6.3 The contractor must provide proof of purchase (or purchase order) for all Information System equipment purchases (i.e. switches, etc) to the 744 cs.

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