Attachment_4--690_ISS_Cabling_Standards_2018.pdf

690th Intelligence Support Squadron Network Architecture Cabling Standard

Purpose

This document provides direction on the installation standards required for all Inside Plant (ISP) cabling projects installed on networks managed by 690th Intelligence Support Squadron (690 ISS) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA).

The intent of this document is to ensure all ISP cabling projects installed on 690 ISS networks as part of any MILCON, CIPS Work Order, or other project meets commercial industry and 690 ISS standards for its intended use. In the event guidance for a unique installation is not addressed in this document, please coordinate with 690 ISS OPR for direction prior to beginning any work. Should 690 ISS guidance deviate from industry common practices, 690 ISS direction will supersede the commercial industry standard for the application.

The 690 ISS is creating an easily maintained structured cabling architecture ready for expanding future network growth and establishing these standards to provide network connectivity at higher speeds with a datacenter guarantee to support 40G/100G in the future. A formalized standard for new installation allows seamless integration into the existing infrastructure, a model for scalability, and ultimately long-term cost savings for the Department of Defense. The 690 ISS cabling standards use current Department of Defense (DoD), Committee On National Security Systems (CNSSAM), Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), Electronics Industries Alliance/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) standards. As new and more advanced networking equipment becomes available, the cabling infrastructure will be ready to manage the increased network connection speed.

Cabling Specifications for Classified Networks

The 690 ISS will use color-coded Optical Multimode (OM) fiber cabling with the following specifications for all new network infrastructure installations and on compatible cable replacement i.e., non-color-coded OM3 already exist.

• Color-coded OM3 or OM4 (OM4 where 40Gig and 100Gig are required) fiber cables

• Trunk or Backbone cables will be a minimum of 12-strand fiber cables

• Utilize Corning’s Universal polarity method (or technical equivalent)

Use of legacy OM1 fiber optic patch and trunk cables may be permitted on a case-by-case basis (see Installation Guidelines for applicable situations). To highlight legacy cabling, regardless of network, all newly installed OM1 fiber optic patch and trunk cables will utilize standard industry color, orange color jacketing, with the appropriate classification markings applied. The 690 ISS will no longer purchase OM1 fiber at the end of FY 2018 for new installations.

Use of single mode fiber in specific applications is only acceptable with 690 ISS approval.

When utilizing single mode fiber optic cabling the new 690 ISS color-coded network standards will be used for the cable jacketing; however, the connector colors will utilize industry standards of blue for Ultra Physical Contact (UPC) or green for Angled Physical Contact (APC) connectors to distinguish them from classified multimode cables.

Fiber optic patch and trunk cables will have color-coded cable jackets and connectors in accordance with the CNSSAM TEMPEST guidelines to identify classification as listed below.

NETWORK CABLE/CONNECTOR COLOR

JWICS (TS/SCI) Yellow SIPR (SECRET) Red NIPR (UNCLAS) Green

(TS) Orange (CONFIDENTIAL) Blue

Each network has a specific cable color as outlined in CNSSAM TEMPEST/1-13

Fiber optic cables installed above a false ceiling or below a raised floor will be of type Communications Multipurpose Plenum (CMP) (fire-retardant). Patch cables solely within an equipment rack or installed from termination points on wall plates and modular furniture not above a false ceiling or below a raised floor may be either type CMP or Communications Multipurpose Riser (CMR).

For durability, cost effectiveness, and simplicity if re-termination is required, all patch cable will be duplex (two fiber strands), pre-terminated, and 7.5mm bend-insensitive. For durability, cost effectiveness, and simplicity of installation, all trunk cables will be pre-terminated with 12 strand (minimum) MTP connectors and the polarity properly matched to its paired color-coded MTP/LC modules (see Patch Panel (PP) and Multiple Input-Output (MIO)/Zone section for module specifications).

Fiber Optic Cable Connectors

The 690 ISS will use color-coded OM3 or OM4 (high bandwidth requirements) connectors for all new network infrastructure installations and on compatible cable replacement. The fiber optic connector standard for the end user termination points include wall faceplates, furniture faceplates and on jumper cables terminated at the workstation is as follows:

• Patch/Zip Cable will be terminated with color-coded, non-keyed, low-loss LC Duplex Connectors

• Truck or Backbone cables will be terminated with color-coded, Non-Pinned, low-loss MTP connectors

Legacy OM1 fiber optic cable connectors will not need color-coding and use the following standard connector types to identify classification.

• JWICS = ST simplex connectors

• SIPR = LC duplex connectors

Patch Panel (PP) and Multiple Input-Output (MIO)/Zone boxes

To maintain interchangeability, ensure compatibility and support migration to higher-data-rate currently being incorporated into 690 ISS datacenter, Corning’s Universal polarity method (or technical equivalent) will be used throughout 690 ISS’s classified networks on JBSA for all new installs.

New installs will use Corning OM3/OM4 Universal Plug & Play™ Closet Connector Housings (CCH) Modules for Secure Solutions or for high-density requirements, Pretium EDGE® Modules for Secure Solutions (or technical equivalent). Utilizing RED LC connector for SIPRNet circuits, YELLOW LC connector for JWICS circuits (see Installation Guidelines for applicable situations).

All MIO/Zone boxes will be compatible with the applicable modules referenced above (see Installation Guidelines for applicable situations).

Labeling

Label telecommunications systems in accordance with TIA/EIA-606. All labeling must be a minimum of ¼-inch (6mm) high, handwritten labels must not be used for the final configuration.

Label the front of all patch panels and MIO/zone boxes with the appropriate classification form as follows: TS/SCI = SF712 or Secret/Collateral = SF707; if TS/SCI and Secret are housed in the same MIO/zone box the box will be labeled as TS/SCI. Label the front of each MIO/zone box with a unique ID and patch panel with a unique ID within that cabinet. Label the front of each patch panel with the applicable classification. Annotate on the patch panel’s port labeling placard the distant MIO/zone box ID number and associated ports for each applicable module installed. Label the front of each MIO/zone box with the following information as applicable:

distant room number; cabinet ID and patch panel ID; port number; and classification.

Label all outlet faceplates with their classification and each individual outlet/connector will be labeled with the horizontal link identifier. The labeling shall appear on the faceplate in a way that clearly identifies the individual connector associated with the particular identifier.

Label all backbone trunk cables at each end with the following information as applicable distant end room number; cabinet ID, patch panel/module or MIO/zone box ID and module slot location. Any exposed cabling that is not color-coded for a classification will be also marked with appropriate color tape to identify its classification IAW CNSSAM TEMPEST/1-13 para 3.2 & 3.5.

Test and certify

All category fiber optic circuits must be tested using a test set that meets the accuracy requirements of TIA/EIA-568-C.1 and TIA/EIA-568-C.3. All test requirements must be completed as specified in TIA/EIA-568-C.1 and TIA/EIA-568-C.3.

Installation Guidelines

Corning Secure Pre-terminated Solutions or technical equivalent. Use OM3/OM4 Pretium EDGE® Module for Secure Solutions for high-density required areas and/or Universal Plug & Play™ Closet Connector Housings (CCH) Module for Secure Solutions for non-high density required areas.

All newly installed multimode fiber optic backbone or horizontal cabling cable installations will be OM3 or OM4 for high bandwidth requirements areas i.e., datacenter. New installations of OM1 multimode fiber will only be used in situations where unused, already-installed OM1 backbone fiber exists and it is not feasible to upgrade to OM3 or higher. The 690 ISS will no longer purchase OM1 fiber at the end of FY 2018.

No network drops from MIO/zone boxes or a wall outlet should exceed 20 meters in length.

Each distribution box will only house infrastructure from either unclassified (BLACK) networks or classification (RED) networks to support a RED/BLACK separation. Do not connect a network drop to a CCH cassette in a distribution box, which is color-coded or marked for a different classification. If a distribution box does not exist within range, a new one should be installed to support the required drop. The 690 ISS will only run patch cable with standardized lengths of 2 meters, 3 meters, 5 meters, 7meters, 10 meters, 15 meters, or 20 meters.

System trunks for backbone cabling will use a minimum of 12 strand multimode OM3/OM4 plug and play MTP cables. New backbone (trunk) cable must terminate to a CCH/EDGE cassette at each end. One end of a trunk cable will be at a distribution box to service hosts; the other end will terminate at a patch panel located in a building/floor distribution communications closet (unless the building/floor layout makes this unfeasible), located in close proximity to the network switch/router providing the connection and include a 1-meter maintenance loop. When 690 ISS provides support to run backbone cable, they will use custom cable lengths as required.

All MIO/Zone boxes should be secured to the building structure. All zone boxes must support Pretium EDGE® Module for Secure Solutions and/or Universal Plug & Play™ CCH Module for Secure Solutions (or technical equivalent); whichever is appropriate for the situation. Populate all MIO/zone boxes with the appropriate modules configured with RED LC connector for SIPRNet circuits or YELLOW LC connector for JWICS circuits. Populate all MIO/zone boxes with modules of sufficient quantity to support a minimum of 20% future growth. If Universal Plug & Play™ CCH Module for Secure Solutions is used; recommend using 24 fiber strand modules. Home runs from communication room patch panel to the outlet boxes will not be used.

Separate MIO/zone boxes for RED and BLACK will be used throughout the facility. MIO/zone boxes will not be shared between RED and BLACK networks.

If wall outlets are used, they should be configured with angled faceplates populated appropriately with color-coded OM3/OM4 LC connectors. Use fiber optic outlet boxes of at least 2-1/8” (54

mm) depth to provide dedicated space for current and future fiber optic cable installation. All circuits supporting wall outlets shall be routed from a MIO/zone box module above the dropped ceiling to the locations above where outlet boxes then via conduit (1” minimum) to outlet box.

Where access to the walls for installation of conduit and outlet boxes is not possible, use non-metallic surface mounted raceways.

Cable will be run under raised floor or over false ceiling (whichever is available) in areas rated for Open Storage. Patch cable will be run behind walls into a wall outlet when available; if not, patch cable will be enclosed and/or managed along areas where traffic is minimal. In locations rated for Closed Storage utilizing a SCIF-in-a-box solution, fiber cables will be run so that the entirety of the cable is visually inspected, approved clear conduit is recommended.

When running cable through false ceiling, run fiber through J-hooks or cable trays when possible.

When running cable through raised floor, run fiber through cable trays when possible.

Patch cable will have a 1-meter maintenance loop at a user machine to account for small movements and possible re-terminations.

Acronyms

APC Angled Physical Contact CCH Closet Connector Housing CMP Communications Multipurpose Plenum CMR Communications Multipurpose Riser CTTA Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority FPI Flat Panel Interface JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System LC Lucent Connector OM Optical Multimode; the number suffix refers to the rating OM1, OM2, etc.

OPM Optical Power Meter OS Optical Single mode; the number suffix refers to the rating OS1, OS2, etc.

OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer MIO Multiple Input-Output MTP Multi-fiber Termination Push-on MTRJ Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack NIC Network Interface Card NIPRNet Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network NSI National Security Information RJ Registered Jack; the number suffix specifies a standard RJ-11, RJ-45, etc.

SC Subscriber Connector, Square Connector, or Standard Connector SCIF Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility SIPRNet Secure Internet Protocol Router Network ST Straight Tip TIA/EIA Telecommunications Industry Standard/Electronics Industry Alliance TS Top Secret UPC Ultra Physical Contact

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

NUMBER TITLE WEBSITE OR LOCATION

BICSI Building Industry Consulting Service International, Inc. http://www.bicsi.org/ IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers http://www.ieee.org/

TIA-568-C.2 (2009) Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standards (Part 2) www.tiaonline.org

TIA-568.0-D (2015) Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises www.tiaonline.org TIA-568.1-D (2015) Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard www.tiaonline.org

ANSI/TIA-568.3-D

(2016)

Optical Fiber Cabling Components www.tiaonline.org

ANSI/TIA-569-D (2015) Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces www.tiaonline.org

TIA-606-C (2017) Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure www.tiaonline.org

UFC-3-580-01 (1 Jun 16) Telecommunications Building Cabling Systems Planning And Design www.wbdg.org http://www.bicsi.org/ http://www.ieee.org/ http://www.tiaonline.org/ http://www.tiaonline.org/ http://www.tiaonline.org/ http://www.tiaonline.org/ http://www.tiaonline.org/ http://www.tiaonline.org/ http://www.wbdg.org/