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Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces Version 3.1

July 1, 2021 | Solution Delivery-Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering

OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

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Version Changes Table 1: Version Changes

Date Reason for Changes Version Author 2007 Original 0.1 Michael Julian, RCDD 2009 Revision 0.2 Michael Julian, RCDD 2012 Revision 1.0 Michael Julian, RCDD 12/07/2016 Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Collaboration

Team (EDICT) Revision

1.1 EDICT

2/05/2018 -Expanded revision including the addition of Administrative and Operations Standards.

-Name changed to include IT Support Infrastructure to reflect broader scope.

1.2 EDICT

6/11/2018 -Minor update to allow for deeper network racks in cooperation with IO’s request.

-Expanded allowance for fiber cabinets, cassettes, patch panels, and racks.

-Changed National Data Center Operations & Logistics (NDCOL) facility ID numbers to VA Record ID numbers.

-Clarified reference to OIT responsibility for the enterprise-wide technical framework and IT architecture services.

2.1 EDICT

4/10/2019 -Name updated from “VA Enterprise Facility IT Support Infrastructure Standard” to “Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces.”

-Minor editorial changes resulting from initial review by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) Facilities Standards Service (FSS) for publication in Technical Information Library (TIL).

-Removed operational information not required for building planning and design for publishing of the Standard on the TIL. Information redacted will be published as part of the Operations and Maintenance Standards for Telecommunications Spaces. In the interim, refer to the June 11th, 2018 version 2.1 of The Standard on the Baseline Configuration Management (BCM) Standards site.

-508 compliance updates.

2.2 EDICT

CFM

8/21/2020 -Editorial changes resulting from full review by CFM FSS for publication in CFM’s TIL.

-Updated Telecommunications Room (TR), entrance room, and electrical power standards -Added grounding and bonding, transformers, intra-building/inter-building cabling, lighting, and lightning protection system sections and Request for Variance process instructions.

3.0 EDICT

CFM

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Date Reason for Changes Version Author -Created VA-modified Data Center Facility Environment Conditioning Standards figure to replace ASHRAE’s less stringent requirements -Reorganized sequence of chapters for a more logical flow of data center design. Refer to the Table of Contents and the associated links to quickly find any subject of interest.

-Relocated Figures, Tables, Definitions, References, and Acronyms sections to front matter for consistency with Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) formats.

-Added appendices to include Request for Variance form and OIT Design Guide Template Design Package

7/1/2021 -4.2.8 Bonding and Grounding: changed “supplementary” ground path to “dedicated” -4.4.4 Fiber Optic Cable: relaxed authorization for Universal Cassettes to be used when breaking out to LC connectors -Appendix B Sheet 2: corrected split package air conditioner heat rejection requirement to be 17,000 BTU/h (5 kW) per rack -Appendix B Sheet 3: corrected layer issue masking attributes and specifications in the table -Appendix B Sheet 21: corrected layer issue masking a PDU on left side of Plate 1

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Table of Contents Version Changes .............................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... iii Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... ix References .................................................................................................................................... xv Acronyms and Initialisms ............................................................................................................. xxi Contributors .............................................................................................................................. xxvi 1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

1.2 Scope

1.3 Administration

1.3.1 Request for Variance from Infrastructure Standards

1.3.2 Request for Change to Infrastructure Standards for Telecommunications Spaces

1.3.3 Contact Information

1.4 Standards Overview

1.5 Background

1.6 Objectives

1.7 Authority

2 IT Support Space Classification

2.1 Core Data Centers

2.2 Mission Support Centers

2.3 Campus Support Centers

2.4 Network Support Centers

3 Information Technology Support Space Planned Redundancy Levels

3.1 Core Data Center and Campus Support Center Planned Redundancy Levels

3.2 Mission Support Center Planned Redundancy Levels

3.3 Network Support Center, Telecommunications Room, and Entrance Room Planned Redundancy Levels

4 Infrastructure Standards

4.1 Architectural Standards and Space Design

4.1.1 Building Specifications for Common Telecommunications Spaces

4.1.2 Data Center Layout Standards

4.1.3 Telecommunications Room

4.1.4 Entrance Room

4.2 Electrical Power and Grounding Standards

4.2.1 Topology for Power Distribution Standards

4.2.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply Specifications

4.2.3 Transformers

4.2.4 Branch Power Circuit to Rack/Cabinet

4.2.5 Zone Power Distribution Units

4.2.6 Rack Mounted Uninterruptible Power Supplies

4.2.7 Vertical Rack Power Distribution Units

4.2.8 Bonding and Grounding

4.2.9 Lighting

4.2.10 Metering

4.3 Mechanical and Environmental Conditioning Standards and Monitoring

4.3.1 Introduction

4.3.2 Environmental Operating Envelope Conditions

4.3.3 Data Center Facility Environment Conditioning Standards

4.3.4 Data Center Facility Environment Conditioning Standards (Amendments and Exceptions) ... 54

4.3.5 Environmental Control Equipment Requirements

4.3.6 Airflow Control

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4.3.7 Monitoring

4.4 Telecommunications Standards

4.4.1 Unshielded Twisted Pair

4.4.2 Unshielded Twisted Pair Patch Panel Standards

4.4.3 Unshielded Twisted Pair Patch Cord

4.4.4 Fiber Optic Cable

4.4.5 Fiber Distribution Cassettes

4.4.6 Fiber Patch Cords

4.4.7 Fiber Distribution Panel/Cabinet

4.4.8 Cable Support Infrastructure

4.4.9 Work Area Outlets

4.4.10 Horizontal Distribution

4.4.11 Backbone Distribution

4.4.12 Server Cabinets

4.4.13 Network Equipment Racks

4.4.14 Network Equipment Cabinets

5 Administration Standards

5.1 Data Center Position Identification

5.1.1 Cross-Reference to Other Identification Systems

5.1.2 Standardized Data Center Facility Type Identification

5.1.3 Standardized Data Center Naming Convention

5.1.4 Color Coded Identification

5.1.5 Information Transport Systems Equipment and Component Labeling

5.2 Management Standards

5.2.1 Management of Telecommunications Cabling

5.2.2 Management of Airflow

Appendix A: Request for Variance ............................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B: OIT Design Guide Templates .....................................................................................B-1

B.1 Design Narrative ............................................................................................................ B-1 B.2 Main Computer Rooms ..................................................................................................B-1 B.3 Entrance Rooms .............................................................................................................B-2 B.4 Telecommunications Rooms ..........................................................................................B-2 B.5 IT Design Guide Templates for Critical Infrastructure in Telecommunications Spaces.. B-3

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Figures Figure 1: Generic Redundancy Level Standards for Physical Plants, Facilities, and Infrastructure Systems

Figure 2: Hot Aisle/Cold Aisle Approach

Figure 3: Power Distribution Options Simplified Visualization (CDC, CSC, MSC)

Figure 4: Standard Density Underfloor/Whip Distribution Topology (CDC, CSC, MSC) – 60 A Zone PDU

Figure 5: Standard Density Underfloor/Whip Distribution Topology (CDC, CSC, MSC) – 30 A Zone PDU

Figure 6: High Density Underfloor/Whip Distribution Topology (CDC, CSC, MSC) – 60 A Zone PDU

Figure 7: High Density Underfloor/Whip Distribution Topology (CDC, CSC, MSC) – 30 A Zone PDU

Figure 8: Whip Distribution Topology with In-Rack UPS (NSC, TR, Entrance Room) – 60 A Zone PDU . 27

Figure 9: Whip Distribution Topology with In-Rack UPS (NSC, TR, Entrance Room) – 30 A Zone PDU . 27

Figure 10: Single Rack Whip Distribution Topology with In-Rack UPS (NSC, TR, Entrance Room) –20 A Circuits

Figure 11: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard C13/14 cord set

Figure 12: Typical Bonding Connection

Figure 13: Typical Rack Bonding Layout

Figure 14: Typical Bonding Requirements for IT Equipment Enclosures

Figure 15: OEM Equipment Ground Lug Connection

Figure 16: OEM Equipment Ground Connection

Figure 17: Primary Bonding Busbar

Figure 18: Power Usage Effectiveness

Figure 19: VA-Modified ASHRAE Environmental Classes for Data Center Applications

Figure 20: Brushed Floor Grommet

Figure 21: Air Dam Foam

Figure 22: Blanking Panel Application

Figure 23: Method A Polarity of Horizontal Pre-terminated MPO-based Fiber Optic Cabling

Figure 24: Method A Polarity End to End Connectivity (A-B and A-A Patch Cords Required)

Figure 25: Polarity of Fiber Optic Patch Cable

Figure 26: Typical Position Identification Examples

Figure 27: Example of Best-Practice Differentiated Power Cord Coloration Implementation

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Figure 28: Rack Unit Identification Example

Figure 29: Example of Communications Cable Labeling

Figure 30: Detailed Example of Communications Cable Labeling

Figure 31: Power Whip Label Example

Figure 32: Equipment-Specific Cable Management Requirements

Figure 33: Acceptable Cable Management Results

Figure 34: Unacceptable Cable Management Results

Figure 35: Cable Labels in Bundles

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Tables Table 1: Version Changes ......................................................................................................................... i

Table 2: Contributors .......................................................................................................................... xxvi

Table 3: Data Center Classification Standards

Table 4: Data Center Planned Redundancy Levels

Table 5: Core Data Center and Campus Support Center Planned Redundancy Levels

Table 6: Mission Support Center Planned Redundancy Levels

Table 7: Network Support Center, Telecommunications Room, and Entrance Room Planned Redundancy Levels

Table 8: Building Specifications

Table 9: Data Center Floor Layout Standards

Table 10: Data Center Uninterruptible Power Supply Specifications

Table 11: Branch Power Circuit to Rack/Cabinet Standards (Underfloor/Whip Distribution)

Table 12: Branch Power Circuit to Rack/Cabinet Standards (Busbar Distribution)

Table 13: Zone Power Distribution Unit Standards

Table 14: Rack Mounted Uninterruptible Power Supply Standards

Table 15: Vertical Rack Power Distribution Unit Standards

Table 16: Busbar Standards

Table 17: Building Earth Ground System Standards

Table 18: Lightning Protection System

Table 19: Metered Energy Consumption Data

Table 20: Energy Consumption Performance Metrics

Table 21: Data Center Facility Environment Conditioning Standards

Table 22: Facility Environmental Requirements (CDC Amendments and Exceptions)

Table 23: Facility Environmental Requirements (MSC Amendments and Exceptions)

Table 24: Facility Environmental Requirements (NSC Amendments and Exceptions)

Table 25: Environmental Control Equipment

Table 26: Monitored Conditions

Table 27: Unshielded Twisted Pair Standards

Table 28: Unshielded Twisted Pair Patch Panel Standards

Table 29: Unshielded Twisted Pair Patch Cord Standards

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Table 30: Fiber Optic Cable Standards

Table 31: Fiber Distribution Cassettes

Table 32: Fiber Patch Cord Standards

Table 33: Fiber Distribution Panel/Cabinet Standards

Table 34: Cable Support Infrastructure Standards

Table 35: Cable Distribution Standards

Table 36: Server Cabinet Standards

Table 37: Network Equipment Racks

Table 38: Network Equipment Cabinet Standards

Table 39: Data center Position Identification Conventions

Table 40: Standard FACILITYTYPE Naming Conventions

Table 41: Color Identification Conventions

Table 42: Information Technology Systems Equipment and Component Labeling Conventions

Table 43: Support Infrastructure Identification Conventions

Table 44: Transport Media and Interface Identification Conventions

Table 45: Power Distribution Identification Conventions

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Definitions Access Provider: The operator of any facility that is used to convey telecommunications signals to and from a customer premises.

Administration: The method for labeling, identification, documentation and usage needed for installation, moves, additions and changes of the telecommunications infrastructure.

Alarming: Communicating when an absolute limit has been exceeded.

Alerting: Communicating when a condition threshold has been reached or exceeded.

American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Recommended Monitoring Locations (Modified):

· Front Top (FT): Centered horizontally, inside the front door, no more than 1 ft from the top of the cabinet

· Front Middle (FM): Centered horizontally, inside the front door, 4 ft +/- 6 in. from the finished floor surface

· Front Bottom (FB): Centered horizontally, inside the front door, no more than 1 ft from the finished floor surface

· Rear Top (RT): Centered horizontally, inside the rear door, no more than 1 ft from the top of the cabinet

· Rear Middle (RM): Centered horizontally, inside the rear door, 4 ft +/- 6 in. from the finished floor surface (not required by VA but recommended)

· Rear Bottom (RB): Centered horizontally, inside the rear door, no more than 1 ft from the finished floor surface (not required by VA but recommended)

Backbone:

· A facility (e.g., pathway, cable, conductors, optical fibers) between any of the following spaces: telecommunications rooms (TRs), telecommunications enclosures (TE), common TRs, floor-serving terminals, entrance facilities (EF), equipment rooms, and common equipment rooms.

· In a data center, a facility (e.g., pathway, cable, conductors, optical fibers) between any of the following spaces: entrance rooms or spaces, Main Distribution Areas (MDA), Horizontal Distribution Areas (HDA), Zone Distribution Areas (ZDA), and TRs.

Backbone Bonding Conductor: A telecommunication bonding connection which interconnects telecommunications bonding.

Busway: A pre-fabricated electrical distribution system used as an effective alternative to cable and conduit consisting of bus bars in a protective enclosure.

Bonding: The permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conducive path that ensures electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct safely any current likely to be imposed.

Cabinet: A container that may enclose connection devices, terminations, apparatus, wiring, and equipment.

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Channel: All telecommunications cable elements, permanent cable (link) and patching elements, that connect two pieces of IT equipment.

Channel Rack: A network four-post rack with sides having a cable management pattern of staggered shapes (circles, hexagons, etc.) to allow for connection points for cable management accessories used for housing networking equipment.

Compression Connection: A means of permanently bonding a conductor to a connector by permanently deforming the connector using a compression tool.

Computer Room: An architectural space whose primary function is to accommodate data processing equipment.

Concurrently Maintainable: The ability to have planned maintenance performed at any time on any path, equipment or component of the system without interrupting the operation of the system.

Cross-connect: A facility enabling the termination of cable elements and their interconnection or cross connection.

Conduit: (1) A raceway of circular cross-section. (2) A structure containing one or more ducts.

Data Center: A building or portion of a building whose primary function is to house a computer room and its support areas.

Demarcation Point: A point where the operational control or ownership changes.

Dew Point: The temperature to which air must be cooled (assuming constant air pressure and moisture content) to reach a relative humidity of 100 % (i.e. saturation).

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): Radiated or conducted electromagnetic energy (noise) of any frequency that has an undesirable effect on electronic equipment or signal transmissions.

Entrance Room: A space in which the joining of inter or intra building telecommunications cabling takes place.

Equipment Distributor (ED): Reservation of the top 5 Rack Units (RU) of space in a server cabinet for copper and fiber patch panel equipment.

Exothermic Weld: A method of permanently bonding two metals together by a controlled heat reaction resulting in a molecular bond.

Facility Total Electrical Consumption (FEC): Total of all energy used from all sourced by the building housing the data center. This metric requires totaling the amount of electrical

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Ground: A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit (e.g., telecommunications) or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of earth.

Grounding: The act of creating a ground.

Grounding Electrode: A conductor, usually a rod, pipe or plate (or group of conductors) in direct contact with the earth for the purpose of providing a low-impedance connection to the earth.

Grounding Electrode System: One or more grounding electrodes that are connected.

Horizontal Cabling (HC): (1) The cabling (media) between and including the telecommunications outlet and connector and the horizontal cross connect, usually in a telecommunications room. (2) Within a data center, the media between the Equipment Distributor (ED) and the Horizontal Distributor (HD).

Horizontal Distribution Area (HDA): Distribution used to serve equipment areas when the horizontal cabling is not located in the main distribution area. When used, the horizontal distribution area may include the horizontal cabling, which is the distribution point for cabling to the equipment distribution areas.

Information Transport Systems (ITS): The physical connectivity elements required to deliver a high-performance, reliable network system infrastructure for all requirements including data, voice, and video.

Infrastructure (telecommunications): A collection of those telecommunications components, excluding equipment, that together provide the basic support for the distribution of information within a building or campus.

Link: A single permanently-installed telecommunications cable element. See also permanent link.

Listed: Equipment included in a list published by an organization, acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment, and whose listing states either that the equipment or material meets appropriate standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner.

Main Distribution Area (MDA): The central point of distribution for the data center structured cabling system which includes the main cross-connect (MC) and may include horizontal cross-connect (HC) when equipment areas are served directly from the main distribution area.

Mechanical Connection: A reversible means of connecting a conductor to a connector through the use of a set screw or other bolt and nut device.

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Mechanical Room: An enclosed space serving the needs of mechanical building systems.

Media: Wire, cable, or conductors used for telecommunications (transmission of signal).

Mesh Bonding Network: The set of metallic components that are interconnected to form the principle means for effectively bonding equipment inside a building to the grounding electrode system.

Metering: Measurement of a condition or set of conditions over a period of time. Metering is primarily a data collection function, intended to support analysis of operational characteristics of a data center.

Monitoring: Continual real-time observation of a condition or set of conditions affecting a data center.

Multimode Optical Fiber: An optical fiber that carries many paths of light.

Patch Cord: A cord used to establish connections on a patch panel.

Patch Panel: A connecting hardware system that facilitates cable termination and cabling administration using patch cords.

Pathway: A facility for the placement of telecommunications cable.

Permanent Link: The permanent, or fixed part of the network comprised of components that will permanently stay in place, such as patch panels, horizontal or backbone cable, and an outlet.

Plenum: A compartment or chamber to which one or more air ducts are connected and forms part of the air distribution system.

Pod: A modular subset of the data center.

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): A dimensionless metric which describes how efficiently a data center is designed and operated to conserve power. PUE is defined as the ratio: Total Data Center Energy Consumption (TEC)/Total IT Equipment Energy Consumption (TITEC) or

TEC/TITEC.

Primary Bonding Busbar (PBB): The dedicated extension of the building grounding electrode system for the telecommunications infrastructure. The PBB also serves as the central attachment point for the TBB(s) and equipment.

Rack: Supporting frame equipped with side mounting rails to which equipment and hardware are mounted.

Rack Bonding Busbar (RBB): A busbar within a cabinet, frame or rack.

Rack Bonding Conductor (RBC): The bonding conductor from the rack or rack bonding busbar to the telecommunications equipment bonding conductor.

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Rack Unit (RU): Vertical mounting space of 1.75 in. for cabinets or racks compliant with IEC 60297 or EIA/ECA-310-E.

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI): Radiated or conducted electromagnetic energy (noise) of a specific frequency that has an undesirable effect on electronic equipment or signal transmissions.

Raised Floor aka Access Floor: A platform with removable panels where equipment is installed, with the intervening space between it and the main building floor used to house the interconnecting cables and at times is used as a means for supplying conditioned air to the IT equipment and the room.

Secondary Bonding Busbar (SBB): A common point of connection for telecommunications system and equipment bonding to ground located in the distributor room.

Service Provider: The operator of any service that furnishes telecommunications content (transmissions) delivered over access provider facilities.

Single-Mode Optical Fiber: An optical fiber that carries only one path of light.

Site Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Rating (SIEER): A dimensionless metric which describes how efficiently a data center is designed and operated to conserve power. SIEER is defined as the ratio: Total Data Center Energy Consumption (TEC)/Total Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Load Energy Consumption (TUPEC) or TEC/TUPSC.

Telecommunications: Any transmission, emission, and receptions of information by cable, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems including signaling commonly referred to as “data.”

Telecommunications Room (TR): A telecommunications space that differs from equipment rooms and entrance rooms in that this space is a floor-serving space that provides a connection point between backbone and horizontal cabling. The terms “closet,” “telecom closet,” “phone closet,” “Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF),” etc. are no longer used.

Blueprints are to use the abbreviation “TR.”

Telecommunications Space: An area used for housing the installation and termination of telecommunications equipment and cable. Telecommunications spaces include telecommunications rooms, entrance rooms, data centers, computer rooms, horizontal pathways, vertical pathways, etc. The term “telecommunications spaces” is used interoperably with the term “IT support space.”

Total Data Center Energy Consumption (TEC): Total of all energy used from all sources required to power all infrastructure and equipment within the confines of a data center.

Total Data Center Physical Infrastructure Energy Consumption: Summation of all energy used by facilities physical infrastructure equipment that supports the computer space. This is the total amount of electricity necessary to run all mechanical and electrical equipment

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Total IT Equipment Energy Consumption (TITEC): Summation of all energy directly consumed by IT equipment in the data center. IT equipment includes, but is not limited to, computers, storage systems, and networking gear.

Total Renewable Energy Usage by Data Center (RENEW): All electricity consumed by the facility housing the VA computer facility generated from renewable resources (solar, wind, hydro, wave, and similar) locally or through the supplying utility. Hydrocarbon and nuclear utility sources are not considered renewable for the purposes of this value.

Total UPS Load Energy Consumption (TUPEC): Summation of all energy used on the load (not source) side(s) of all UPS system(s) supporting the critical load in the computer space.

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): A buffer between utility power or other power source and a load that requires continuous precise power.

Work Area: A building space where the occupants interact with telecommunications terminal equipment.

Work Area Outlet (WAO): A fixed connector in an equipment outlet assembly consisting of faceplate, body, housing, and one or more telecommunications cabling interface in the building space where the occupants interact with telecommunications terminal equipment.

The term “jack” is no longer used.

Zone Distribution Areas (ZDA): A space in a data center where an equipment outlet or a consolidation point is located.

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References References are effective from their date of publication unless otherwise stated and are inclusive of supplements or addenda published by the standards body, amendments adopted by Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), and superseding standards. The list is not comprehensive; compliance with all applicable standards is required. References consist primarily of nationally recognized “model” building codes, and technical standards developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, use of which is required by P.L. 100-678, P.L. 104-113, and OMB Circular A119.

ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum15c, Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration

ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum15d, Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 90.4, Energy Standard for Data Centers

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188, Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems

ANSI/BICSI 004-2018, Information Communication Technology Systems Design and Implementation Best Practices for Healthcare Institutions and Facilities

ANSI/TIA -455-C, General requirements for standard test procedures for optical fibers, cables, transducers, sensors, connecting and terminating devices, and other fiber optic components

ANSI/TIA-455-78B, FOTP-78 IEC 60793-1-40 Optical Fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures Attenuation

ANSI/TIA-470.110-D, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment - Transmission Requirements for Analog Telephones with Handsets

ANSI/TIA-492AAAA-B, Detail Specification for 62.5-μm.Core Diameter/125-μm�Cladding� Diameter�Class�Ia�Graded-Index�Multimode�Optical� Fibers

ANSI/TIA-492AAAB-A,� Detail� Specification� for�50-μm�Core�Di ameter/125-μm�Cladding� Diameter�Class�Ia� Graded-Index�Multimode�Optical� Fibers

ANSI/TIA-492AAAC-B,� Detail� Specification� for�850-nm�Laser-�Optimized,� 50-μm�Core� Diameter/125-μm�Cladding� Diameter�Class�Ia� Graded-Index�Multimode�Optical� Fibers

ANSI/TIA-526-7-A,� Measurement� of� Optical� Power�Loss�of� Installed� Single-Mode�Fiber�Cable� Plant,�A doption�o f�IE C�61280 -4-2�e dition� 2:�Fibre-Optic�Communications�Subsystem�Test� Procedures;�Part� 4-2:�Installed� Cable�Plant� Single-Mode�Attenuation� and� Optical� Return� Loss� Measurement

ANSI/TIA-526-14-C,� Optical� Power�Loss�Measurement� of� Installed� Multimode�Fiber�Cable� Plant;�Modification� of�IE C�6128 0-4-1�edition� 2,� Fiber-Optic�Communications�Subsystem�Test� Procedures-�Part�4 -1:�Installed� Cable�Plant-Multimode�Attenuation� Measurement

ANSI/TIA-568.0-D,� Generic�Telecommunications�Cabling� for�Customer�Premises

ANSI/TIA-568.1-D,� Commercial�Building� Telecommunications�Infrastructure�Standard

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ANSI/TIA-568.2-D, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard

ANSI/TIA-568.3-D, Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 ERTA, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard, Addendum 1: Specifications�for�100�Ω�Category�8�Cabling

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-2, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard, Addendum 2: Alternative Test Methodology for Category 6A Patch Cords - Addendum to TIA-568-C

ANSI/TIA-568-C.4, Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard

ANSI/TIA-569-D, Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

ANSI/TIA-569-D-1, Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces: Addendum 1- Revised Temperature and Humidity Requirements for Telecommunications Spaces - Addendum to

TIA-569-D

ANSI/TIA-598-D, Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding

ANSI/TIA-606-C, Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure

ANSI/TIA-607-D, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises

ANSI/TIA-607-C-1, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises - Addendum to ANSI/TIA-607-C (Superseded by 607-D)

ANSI/TIA-758-B, Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard

ANSI/TIA-810-B, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Transmission Requirements for Narrowband Digital Telephones

ANSI/TIA-862-B, Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standard for Intelligent Building Systems

ANSI/TIA-942-B, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers

ANSI/TIA-968-B, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network

ANSI/TIA-968-B-1, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network-Addendum 1 - Addendum to TIA-968-B

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ANSI/TIA-968-B-2, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network- Addendum 2 - Addendum to TIA-968-B

ANSI/TIA-968-B-3, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network- Addendum 3 - Addendum to TIA-968-B

ANSI/TIA-1005-A, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Industrial Premises

ANSI/TIA-1005-A-1, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Industrial Premises

Addendum 1- M12-8 X-Coding Connector (Addendum to TIA-1005-A)

ANSI/TIA-1152-A, Requirements for Field Test Instruments and Measurements for Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling

ANSI/TIA-1179, Healthcare Facility Telecommunications Infrastructure

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-1-B, Cable Flexing for Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices

ANSI/TIA/EIA -455-2C, Impact Test Measurements for Fiber Optic Devices

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-5C, FOTP-5 Humidity Test Procedure for Fiber Optic Components

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-8, FOTP-8 Measurement of Splice or Connector Loss and Reflectance Using an OTDR

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-34A, FOTP-34 Interconnection Device Insertion Loss Test

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-171A, FOTP-171 Attenuation by Substitution Measurement for Short- Length Multimode Graded-Index and Single-Mode Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-185, FOTP-185 Strength of Coupling Mechanism for Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices

ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-188, FOTP-188 Low Temperature Testing of Fiber Optic Components

ANSI/TIA/EIA-492CAAB, Detail Specification for Class IVa Dispersion-Unshifted Single-Mode Optical Fibers with Low Water Peak

ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-Set, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 52.2, Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices Removal by Particle Size (ANSI approved)

ASHRAE 62.1, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

ASHRAE 135, BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks

ASHRAE 135 ERTA, BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Network

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ASHRAE 135 INT 1, BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Network

ASHRAE 135 INT 2, BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Network

ASTM B258, Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors

ASTM B539, Standard Test Methods for Measuring Resistance of Electrical Connections (Static Contacts)

ASTM D4565, Standard Test Methods for Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

ASTM D4566, Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable

ATIS 0600311, DC Power Systems Telecommunications Environment Protection

ATIS 0600336, Design Requirements for Universal Cabinets and Framework

BICSI 002, Data Center Design and Implementation Best Practices

BICSI ITSIMM, Information Technology Systems Installation Methods Manual (ITSIMM) - 7th Edition

BICSI OSPDRM, Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM) - 5th Edition

BICSI TDMM, Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual - 13th Edition; Volumes I &

II

BICSI/NECA 568, Standard for Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling

BICSI/NECA 607 Standard for Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding Planning and Installation Methods for Commercial Buildings 2011

CSI MASTERFORMAT ™ 2004 EDITION NUMBERS & TITLES Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

ECIA EIA/ECA-310-E, Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment

Executive Order No. 13693 “Federal Leadership on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability” 2015

Executive Order No. 13834 “Efficient Federal Operations” 2018

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems

IEEE STD 81, Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground Impedance, and Earth Surface Potentials of a Grounding System.

IEEE STD 446, Emergency and Standby Power Systems for Industrial and Commercial Applications (Orange Book)

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MIL-STD-188-124B, Grounding, Shielding, and Bonding

National Energy Policy Act of 2005-SEC. 203. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT

NEMA FG 1, Fiberglass Cable Tray Systems - Revision No.1

NEMA VE 1, METAL CABLE TRAY SYSTEMS

NEMA VE 2, Cable Tray Installation Guidelines - Incorporates Errata 2016

NFPA 70, National Electrical Code®

NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

NFPA 75, Standard for the Fire Protection of Information Technology Equipment

NFPA 99, Healthcare Facilities Code

NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

NFPA 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems

NFPA 2001, Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems

PG 18-12 OIT Design Guide, Office of Construction and Facilities Management Design Guide

Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual

Presidential Memorandum 131205, “Federal Leadership on Energy Management”

TIA-232-F, Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange

TIA-455-6-B, FOTP-6 Cable Retention Test Procedure for Fiber Optic Cable Interconnecting Devices

TIA-455-13-A, FOTP-13 Visual and Mechanical Inspection of Fiber Optic Components, Devices, and Assemblies

TIA-455-21-A, FOTP-21 Mating Durability of Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices

TIA-455-36-A, FOTP-36 Twist Test for Fiber Optic Connecting Devices

TIA-455-107-A, FOTP-107 Determination of Component Reflectance or Link/System Return Loss Using a Loss Test Set

TIA-470.000-E, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Overview of Performance Standards for Analog Telephones

TIA-485-A, Electrical Characteristics of Generators and Receivers for Use in Balanced Digital Multipoint Systems

TIA-492CAAA, Detail Specification for Class IVa Dispersion-Unshifted Single-Mode Optical Fibers

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TIA-561, Simple 8-Position Non-Synchronous Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange

TIA-568.2-D, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard

TIA-604-3-B, FOCIS 3 Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability Standard- Type SC and SC-APC

TIA-968-B ERTA, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network

TIA/EIA-455-4C, FOTP-4 Fiber Optic Component Temperature Life Test

TIA TSB-153, Static Discharge Between LAN and Data Terminal Equipment

TIA TSB-155-A, Guidelines for the Assessment and Mitigation of Installed Category 6 Cabling to Support 10GBASE-T

TIA TSB-184-A, Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling

TIA TSB-184-A-1 (Addendum to TSB-184-A), Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling-Addendum 1- use of 28 AWG cords

UL 444, UL Standard for Safety Communications Cables - 5th Edition

UL 444 BULLETIN, UL Standard for Safety Communications Cables

VA DIRECTIVE 6500, INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM

VA Electrical Design Manual

VA Fire Protection Design Manual

VA HVAC Design Manual

VA Lighting Design Manual

VA OIT Design Guide

VA Operations and Maintenance Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (Pending publication)

VA Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual

VA Sustainable Design Manual

VA Telecommunications and Special Telecommunications Systems Design Manual

VHA Directive 1061, Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Legionella Disease and Scald Injury from Potable Water Distribution Systems

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Acronyms and Initialisms For other acronyms and initialisms, VA employees and contractors with VA intranet access may refer to the full VA Acronym List or VA Acronym Lookup. All others may inquire with Enterprise Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering (DCIE) via e-mail at VAITESEDatacenterEngineering2@va.gov.

Acronym Definition

AC Alternating Current

ACEG Alternating Current Equipment Ground

AES Advanced Encryption Standard

AHJ Authority Having Jurisdiction

ANSI American National Standards Institute

APC Angled Physical Contact

ARU Air Removal Units

ASD Aspirated Smoke Detection

ASHRAE American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ATS Automatic Transfer Switch

AWG American Wire Gauge

BACnet Building Automation and Control Networking Protocol

BAS Building Automation System

BCM Branch Circuit Monitoring

BCP Branch Circuit Panelboard

BICSI Building Industry Consulting Service International

BMS Battery Monitoring System

CAB Change Advisory Board

CANbus Controller Area Network Bus

CDC Core Data Center

CE Clinical Engineering

CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics

CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute

CFM VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management

CM Communications

CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System https://vaww.va.gov/acronyms/fulllist.cfm https://vaww.va.gov/acronyms/ mailto:VAITESEDatacenterEngineering2@va.gov

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Acronym Definition

CMOP Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy

CMP Communications Plenum

CMR Communications Riser

CPAC Consolidated Patient Account Center

CRAC Computer Room Air Conditioner

CRAH Computer Room Air Handler

CSC Campus Support Center

DC Direct Current

DCIE Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering

DCIM Data Center Infrastructure Management

DR Disaster Recovery

DX Direct Expansion

EBSR Enterprise Baseline and Standard Review

EC Electronically Commutated

ED Equipment Distributor

EDICT Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Collaboration Team

EGS Earth Ground System

EIA Electronic Industries Alliance

EMCS Energy Management Control System

EPO Emergency Power Off

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

DX Direct Expansion

FB Front Bottom

FCU Fan Coil Units

FEC Facility Total Electrical Consumption

FM Front Middle

FMS Facilities Management Service

FSC Financial Services Center

FSS Facilities Standards Service

FT Front Top

GbE Gigabit Ethernet

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Acronym Definition

Gb/s Gigabit per second

HA High Availability

HAC Health Administration Center

HC Horizontal Cross Connect

HCC Health Care Centers

HEC Health Eligibility Center

HD High Density

HD Horizontal Distribution

HDA Horizontal Distribution Area

HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

IAW In Accordance With

ICC Intermediate Cross Connect

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IO Infrastructure Operations

ISP Inside Plant

IT Information Technology

ITOPS IT Operations and Services

ITS Information Transport Systems

LAN Local Area Network

LED Light Emitting Diode

LFMC Liquid-tight Flexible Metal Conduit

LP Limited Power

LPS Lightning Protection System

MCC Main Cross Connect

MM Multimode

MPDU Master Power Distribution Unit

MPO Multi-Fiber Push On

MSC Mission Support Center

NCA National Cemetery Administration

NDCOL National Data Center Operations and Logistics

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Acronym Definition

NEC® National Electrical Code®

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NIC Network Interface Card

NSC Network Support Center

O&M Operations and Maintenance

OIFO Office of Information Field Office

OIT Office of Information and Technology

OM Optical Multimode

OMB Office of Management & Budget

OPC Outpatient Clinic

PBB Primary Bonding Busbar

PDU Power Distribution Unit

PoE Power-over-Ethernet

PVC Polyvinyl Chloride

PS Power Supply

PUE Power Usage Effectiveness

R&D Research & Development

RB Rear Bottom

RBB Rack Bonding Busbar

RBC Rack Bonding Conductor

RCDD Registered Communications Distribution Designer

RDC Regional Data Center

RDC Remote Distribution Cabinet

RH Relative Humidity

RM Rear Middle rPDU Rack Power Distribution Unit

RT Rear Top

RT Refrigeration Ton

RU Rack Unit

SBB Secondary Bonding Busbar

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Acronym Definition

SAN Storage Area Network

SD Solution Delivery

SD Standard Density

SIEER Site Infrastructure Energy Efficiency Rating

SM Single-mode

SSL Secure Sockets Layer

SWDM Short Wavelength Division Multiplexing

TBB Telecommunication Bonding Backbone

TEBC Telecommunications Equipment Bonding Conductor

TEC Total Data Center Energy Consumption

TIA Telecommunications Industry Association

TIL Technical Information Library

TITEC Total IT Equipment Energy Consumption

TPIEC Total Data Center Physical Infrastructure Energy Consumption

TR Telecommunications Room

TUPSC Total UPS Load Energy Consumption

UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc

UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply

UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair

VA Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

VACO VA Central Office

VBA Veterans Benefits Administration

VED Vertical Exhaust Duct

VESDA Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus

VHA Veterans Health Administration

VLA Vented Lead Acid

VRLA Valve Regulated Lead Acid

VSD Variable Speed Drive

WC Water Column zPDU Zone Power Distribution Unit

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Contributors This Standard is maintained by the Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Collaboration Team.

The following subject matter experts have contributed to the development of this document as indicated:

Table 2: Contributors

Name Solution Delivery Role

Michael Julian

Office of Information and Technology (OIT), IT Operations and Services (ITOPS), Solution Delivery (SD)-Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering (DCIE) (OIT ITOPS SD DCIE)

SME,

Telecommunications Distribution Design, Original Standard Author

Kelly Bates OIT ITOPS SD DCIE SME, Electrical and Mechanical Design

Kevin Grzelka OIT ITOPS SD DCIE

SME,

Telecommunications Space Design, Template Author and Custodian

John Wernau OIT ITOPS SD DCIE SME, Energy Efficiency and Airflow Design, Standard Custodian

Curtis Derbigny OIT ITOPS SD DCIE SME, Systems Integration

Name Infrastructure Operations Role

William Pittman OIT ITOPS Infrastructure Operations (IO) National Data Center Operations & Logistics (NDCOL) SME, Director, NDCOL

Jack McLain OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL

SME, Director, Data Center Facilities, Connectivity and Physical Security

Mitch Cobb OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Lawrence Manzanera OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Robert Burke OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Clay Whitney OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Wesley Patton OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

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Name Infrastructure Operations (cont.) Role

Ken Girardi OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Robert Hoag OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Robert Skipper OIT ITOPS IO NDCOL SME

Name Construction and Facilities Management Role

Bryan Unger Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) Facilities Standards Service (FSS)

SME, Coordinator – CFM Technical Information Library (TIL)

Dave Tashakkori CFM FSS SME

Gary Krupa CFM FSS SME

Name 508 Office Role

Myra Coffield Section 508 Office Technical Writing, CommonLook Office

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

The Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (The Standard) serves as the master reference document of criteria for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility Information Technology (IT) support infrastructure. It defines the technical requirements necessary to maintain optimum reliability and efficiency within VA facilities and computing centers.

1.2 Scope

The Standard shall be applied to all aspects of IT support infrastructure at all VA owned, operated, and leased spaces. “All aspects” includes, but is not limited to planning, design, construction, sustainment (operations, maintenance, repair), restoration, modernization, and administration. “All VA spaces” includes but is not limited to VA Central Office (VACO) facilities and all field facilities managed by Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA).

IT Support Infrastructure is defined as all passive telecommunications and IT equipment, and supporting physical space and equipment, supporting:

· Copper and fiber cabling Information Transport Systems (ITS)

· IT equipment and systems (servers, storage, network switching and distribution, etc.)

· Telecommunications spaces, Telecommunications Rooms (TR), entrance rooms, data centers, horizontal distribution pathways, vertical distribution pathways, etc.

· Telecommunications equipment and systems (local and wide area network, telephone, cable television, physical security IT system, etc.)

· Physical infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to support active equipment operations at the required availability and sustainability levels (power distribution, environmental conditioning, monitoring and metering equipment, grounding, etc.)

1.3 Administration

The Standard shall be implemented without modification, except when required by an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), Federal, state, or local laws and codes. Additional requirements of AHJs shall be provided to Enterprise Data Center and Infrastructure Engineering (DCIE) for evaluation of project application and possible amendment of The Standard.

Projects in the planning, design, or implementation phases shall contact DCIE for assistance in telecommunications space design and standards compliance.

Existing IT support infrastructure that does not conform to The Standard shall be brought into compliance during routine tech refresh, lifecycle replacement, upgrades, new installations, or renovations of existing space.

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Facility managers should take every opportunity to bring telecommunications spaces into compliance with The Standard through incremental changes between scheduled sustainment activities.

Area Managers shall ensure that all contracting officers, IT personnel, and engineering staff are aware and make use of The Standard.

1.3.1 Request for Variance from Infrastructure Standards

Requests for variance for allowable deviations from specific requirements of any standards published within may be authorized where a proposed alternate method of installation or operation will provide equal or higher safety, reliability, redundancy, or sustainability objectives.