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U.S. AIR FORCE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

CABLING STANDARDS

802d Communications Squadron Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

12 July 2011

Chg 1, 1 Dec 11

This document provides guidance on the installations standards required for all Outside Plant (OSP) cabling and Inside Plant (ISP) cabling projects installed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE - GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

1.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

1.2.1 General

1.2.2 Environmental Requirements

1.2.3 Input Line Surge Protection

1.2.4 Power Line Surge Protection

1.3 QUALIFICATIONS

1.3.1 Minimum Contractor Qualifications

1.3.2 Minimum Manufacturer Qualifications

1.4 SUBMITTALS

1.4.1 Pre-construction Drawings - Communications Distribution System

1.4.2 Post-construction Drawings (As-Built Drawings) - Communications Distribution System

1.4.3 Instructions - Manufacturer‟s Recommendations

1.4.4 Qualifications

1.4.5 Reports - Copper Wire and Fiber Optic Cable Test Reports

1.4.6 Certificates - Communications Distribution System

1.4.7 Materials and Equipment

1.4.8 Installers

1.5 STORAGE AND DELIVERY

1.5.1 General

1.5.2 Delivery and Storage of Outside Plant Cable

1.6 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS

1.7 RECORD KEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION

1.7.1 Cables

1.7.2 Termination Hardware

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PART TWO - PRODUCTS

2.1 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

2.1.1 Quality

2.1.2 Nameplates

2.1.3 Connectors, Patch Panels, Faceplates

2.2 UNSHIELDED TWISTED-PAIR (UTP) CABLE SYSTEM

2.2.1 Cable Insulation

2.2.2 Underground Cable

2.2.3 Building Entrance Cable

2.2.4 Inside Wiring (I/W) Telephone & LAN/Data Cables

2.2.5 Horizontal Cable

2.2.6 Connecting Hardware

2.3 PROTECTOR MODULES

2.4 EQUIPMENT MOUNTING BACKBOARD/s

2.5 FIBER OPTIC CABLE SYSTEM

2.5.1 Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cable System

2.5.2 Backbone Fiber Optic Cable

2.5.3 Horizontal Distribution Fiber Optic Cable

2.5.4 Connecting Hardware

2.5.5 Outside Plant Cable Splices, Connectors, Cable Assemblies, and Organizers

2.6 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

2.6.1 Shield Connectors

2.6.2 Grounding

2.6.3 Grounding Braid

2.6.4 Cable Warning Tape

2.6.5 Nylon Pull Rope

2.7 CATEGORY 6 LAN PATCH PANELS

2.8 DATA CABINETS

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2.9 MANHOLES

2.10 CABLE RACKS AND CABLE RACK SUPPORTS

2.11 CONDUIT

2.12 COMMUNICATIONS CLOSETS

PART THREE - EXECUTION

3.1 WORKMANSHIP

3.2 VERIFICATION OF DIMENSIONS

3.3 INSTALLATION

3.3.1 General

3.3.2 Horizontal Distribution System

3.3.3 Telecommunications (Telephone & LAN/Data) Outlets

3.3.4 Terminal Blocks

3.3.5 Communications Raceways/Cable Trays

3.3.6 Conduit Below Slab-on-grade or in the Ground

3.3.7 Duct Lines

3.3.8 Building Entry Conduit

3.3.9 Cable

3.3.10 Manholes

3.4 UNDERGROUND CABLE SYSTEMS

3.4.1 Bending Radius

3.4.2 Electrical Protection

3.4.3 Underground Splice Closures

3.4.4 Encapsulant

3.4.5 Duct Sealing

3.4.6 Testing

3.4.7 Multi-pair Cable

3.4.8 Shield Continuity

3.4.9 Cable Faults and Splicer Errors

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3.4.10 Pressure Testing

3.5 BURIED CABLE SYSTEMS

3.5.1 Base Civil Engineering Work Clearance Request

3.5.2 Multi-pair Telephone Cable

3.5.3 Splicing

3.5.3.1 Splice Connectors

3.5.3.2 Shield Bonding Connectors

3.5.3.3 Outside Plant Multi-pair Cables

3.5.3.4 Splicing Sequence

3.5.4 Marking

3.5.4.1 Cable Tags

3.5.5 Buried Splice Closures

3.5.6 Encapsulant

3.5.7 Cut Cable Restorations

3.6 OUTSIDE PLANT CABLE SPLICING

3.6.1 Copper Conductor Splices

3.6.2 Fiber Optic Splices

3.7 TERMINATION

3.7.1 General

3.7.2 Procedure

3.7.3 Cable Protector Modules

3.7.4 Terminal Blocks

3.7.5 Common User Telephone & LAN/Data Outlets

3.7.6 Telephone Terminal Backboard (TTB)

3.7.7 Equipment Racks (Data Cabinets)

3.7.8 Rack Mounted Equipment

3.7.9 Concrete Pull-boxes and Manholes

3.8 GROUNDING

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3.8.1 General

3.8.2 Telecommunications Main Ground Bus Bar

3.8.3 Manholes

3.8.4 Bonding Ribbon Clamps

3.9 ADMINISTRATION AND LABELING

3.9.1 Labeling

3.9.2 Marking Cable Tags

3.10 CABLE TELEVISION INSTALLATION

3.11 INSTALLATION INSPECTIONS

3.11.1 Pre-installation Inspection

3.11.2 In-progress Inspections

3.11.3 Final Inspection

3.11.4 Corrective Action and Verification Inspection

3.12 COMMUNICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TESTING

3.12.1 General

3.12.2 Procedure

3.12.3 Unshielded Twisted-Pair Tests

3.12.14 Copper Cable Tests

3.12.5 Category 6 Circuit Tests

3.12.6 Fiber Optic Cable Tests - Outside Plant

3.12.7 Fiber Optic Cable Tests - Facility Interior

3.12.8 Test Results

3.13 REPAIR OF EXISTING WORK

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PART ONE - GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. These publications are referred to in the text by basic designation only.

Engineering Technical Letter (ETL) 02-12 (Jun 2002): Communications and Information System

Criteria for Air Force Facilities

38 EIG Handbook 33-01 (2005) Communications and Information

AETC First 400 Feet Standard Guidance at all AETC Bases (10 Mar 2006)

U.S. Air Force Technical Orders

31W3-10-12-WA-1 Copper cable Placement

31W3-10-13-WA-1 Cable Splicing

31W3-10-14-WA-1 Termination

31W3-15-15-WA-1 Outside Plant Testing

31W3-10-19-WA-1 Standard Install Practice, Telephone, Outside Plant Install, Pole line

31W3-10-21-WA-1 Outside Plant Cable Maintenance and Repair

31W3-10-22-WA-1 Telecommunications Engineering, Outside Plant, Telephone

31Z-10-37, 1-1-689-1-WA-1, 1-1-689-3-WA-1, 1-1-689-5-WA-1, 1-1-691-WA-1, 1-1-700-WA-1 Corrosion Prevention and Protection

31-1-141-1-WA-1 General Testing Information and Safety Precautions

31-10-3-WA-1 Standard Installation Practices

31-10-10-WA-1 Anchoring Devices for CE Ground Equipment

31-10-11-WA-1 Standard Installation Practices Cross Connections

31-10-13-WA-1 Cabling for Fixed Ground Equipment

31-10-24-WA-1 Comm Systems Grounding, Bonding and shielding

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM A228 Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Music Spring Quality

ASTM C338-93 (2008) Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Glass

ASTM E814-11a Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Penetration Fire Stop

Systems

Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Standards

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Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual 8610 Hidden River Parkway Tampa, FL 33637 1-800-242-7405 bicsi@bicsi.org

Electronic Industries Alliance / Telecommunications Industries Association (EIA/TIA)

TIA/EIA-455-25-B Repeated Impact Testing of Fiber Optic Cables and Cable

Assemblies

TIA/EIA-455-41-A Compressive Loading Resistance of Fiber Optic Cables

TIA/EIA-455-46-A Spectral Attenuation Measurement for Log Length, Graded-

Index Optical Fibers

TIA/EIA-455-51-A Pulse distortion Measurement of Multimode Glass Optical

Fiber Information Transmission Capacity

TIA/EIA-455-53-A (1990) Attenuation by substation Measurement for Multimode

Graded Index Optical Fiber

TIA/EIA-455-60-A Length Measurement of Optical Waveguide Fibers by Line-of-

Flight

TIA/EIA-568-B.1 (2001; Addendum 2001) Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling Standard- Part 1: General Requirements (ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1)

TIA/EIA-606-A (2002) Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings

TIA-569-B Commercial Building Standards for Telecommunications

Pathways and Spaces (ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A-98)

EIA/TIA-455-30-B Frequency Domain Measurement of Multimode Optical Fiber

EIA-455-33-A Fiber Optic Cable Tensile Loading and Bending Test

EIA/TIA-455-81-B Compound Flow (Drip) Test for Filled Fiber Optic Cable

EIA/TIA-455-82B Fluid Penetration Test for Fluid-Blocked Cable

American Standards Institute (ANSI)

ANSI-J-STD-607-A Commercial Building Grounding (Earth) and Bonding

Requirements for Telecommunications

ANSI/TIA/EIA-492AAAA-A (1998) Detail Specification for 50-um Core Diameter/ 125-um Cladding Diameter Class IA Graded Index Multimode Optical Fibers

ANSI/EIA/TIA-47B Output Far Field Radiation Pattern Measurement

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) mailto:bicsi@bicsi.org

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IEEE C62.41 (1991) Recommended Practice for Surge Voltages in Low-

Voltage AC Power Circuits

Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA)

ICEA S-56-434-1983 (1991) Polyolefin Insulated Communications Cables for

Outdoor Use

ICEA S-83-596-2001 (2001) Fiber Optic Premises Distribution Cable

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

NFPA 70 (2011) National Electrical Code

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

NEMA WC 63.1 (2005) Twisted Pair Premise Voice and Data Communications

Cables

NEMA WC 66 (2001) Category 6 and Category 7 100 Ohm Shielded and

Unshielded Twisted Pairs

Rural Utilities Service (RUS)

REA PC 2 Splicing Plastic-Insulated Cables

REA PE-33 (1985) Shield Bonding Connectors – Bulletin 345-65

REA PE-80 (1982) Gas Tube Surge Arresters - Bulletin 345-83

REA TE&CM 823 (1980) Electrical Protection by Use of Gas Tube Arrestors

RUS Bulletin 345-63 (PC-4) (1976) Standard for Acceptance Tests and Measurements of Telephone Plant

RUS Bulletin 1751F-644 (1998) Design and Construction of Underground cable (Physical Plant)

RUS Bulletin 1753F-201 (1997) Standard for Acceptance Tests and Measurements of

Telephone Plant

RUS Bulletin 1753F-401 (PC-2) (1995) Standard for Splicing Copper & Fiber Optic Cables

RUS Bulletin 1753F-401 (1995) Standard for Splicing Copper and Fiber Optic Cables

RUS Bulletin 1755I-100 (2009) List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Systems of REA Telephone Borrowers

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)

UL 497 (1995) Protectors for Paired Conductor Communication Circuits

UL 1479 Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Firestops

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1.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

1.2.1 General

The communications distribution system shall consist of inside-plant horizontal and outside-plant cables and connecting hardware to transport telephone and data (including LAN) signals between equipment in dispersed buildings as well as equipment within a building.

1.2.2 Environmental Requirements

Equipment and cable to be utilized indoors shall be rated for continuous operation under ambient environmental conditions of 0 to 50 degrees C dry bulb and 10 to 85 percent relative humidity, non-condensing. Equipment shall be rated for continuous operation under the ambient environmental temperature, pressure, humidity, and vibration conditions specified or normally encountered for the installed location.

1.2.4 Input Line Surge Protection

Inputs and outputs shall be protected against surges induced on wiring. Communications equipment shall be protected against surges induced on any communications circuit. Cables and conductors (except fiber optics which serve as communications circuits from consoles to field equipment and between field equipment) shall have surge protection circuits installed at each end. Protection shall be furnished at equipment, and additional triple electrode gas surge protectors rated for the application on each wire line circuit shall be installed within 1 meter of the building cable entrance. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection. The inputs and outputs shall be tested in both normal mode and common mode using the following two waveforms:

a. A 10-microsecond rise time by 1000 microsecond pulse width waveform with a peak voltage of 1500 volts and a peak current of 60 amperes.

b. An 8-microsecond rise time by 20 microsecond pulse width waveform with a peak voltage of 1000 volts and a peak current of 500 amperes.

1.2.5 Power Line Surge Protection

Equipment connected to ac circuits shall be protected from power line surges. Equipment shall meet the requirements of IEEE C62.41. Fuses shall not be used for surge protection.

1.3 QUALIFICATIONS

1.3.1 Minimum Contractor Qualifications

All work under this section shall be performed by and all equipment shall be furnished and installed by a BICSI Certified Telecommunications Contractor, hereafter referred to as the Contractor. With the exception of furnishing and installing conduit, electrical boxes, and pull-wires, the Electrical Contractor shall not do this work. The Contractor shall have the following qualifications in telecommunications systems installation:

a. Supervisors and installers assigned to the installation of this system or any of its components shall be Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) Registered Cabling Installers, Technician Level. Submit documentation of current BICSI certification for each of the key personnel.

b. All supervisors and installers assigned to the installation of this system or any of its components shall have factory certification from each equipment manufacturer that they are qualified to install and test

Page 12 of 40 2/8/12 the provided products. General electrical trade staff (electricians) shall not be employed for the installation of the communications distribution system cables, equipment, and associated hardware.

c. All installers assigned to the installation of this system or any of its components shall have a minimum of 3 years experience in the installation of the specified copper wire, fiber optic cable and components.

NOTE: Each installer may be required to make an approved dummy splice of each type to be employed in the execution of this contract in the presence of the Contracting Officer or representative. Splices shall be in accordance with the cable manufacturer‟s instructions. The Contractor shall furnish all materials needed for dummy splices, at no cost to the government.

1.3.2 Minimum Manufacturer Qualifications

The equipment and hardware provided under this contract will be new and the standard products of a manufacturer with a minimum of 3 years experience in producing the types of systems and equipment specified. Items of equipment shall essentially duplicate equipment that has been in satisfactory use at least 2 years prior to bid opening.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a “GA” designation; submittals having a “FIO” designation are for information only. The following shall be submitted in accordance with Section entitled, SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

1.4.1 Pre-construction Drawings - Communications Distribution System (FIO)

Detail drawings including a complete list of equipment and material. Detail drawings shall contain complete wiring and schematic diagrams and other details required demonstrating that the system has been coordinated and will function properly as a system. Drawings shall include vertical riser diagrams, equipment rack details, and elevation drawings of telecommunications closet walls, outlet faceplate details for all outlet configurations, sizes and types of all cables, conduits, and cable trays. Drawings shall show proposed layout and anchorage of equipment and associated items, and equipment relationship to other parts of the work including clearance for maintenance and operation.

1.4.2 Post-construction Drawings (As-Built Drawings) - Communications Distribution System

(FIO)

As-built drawings for the installed outside plant wiring system infrastructure shall be submitted per TIA/EIA-606-A. Drawings will be submitted to 802 CS in either AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation formats.

The drawings shall show the location of all cable terminations and location and routing of all cable terminations and location and routing of all backbone and horizontal cables. The identifier for each termination and cable shall appear on the drawings. As-built drawings for the installed inside plant wiring system infrastructure shall be submitted in Visio format. Copy of as-built drawings will be provided to 802 CS within 14 days after completion of installation.

1.4.3 Instructions - Manufacturer’s Recommendations (FIO)

Where installation procedures or any part thereof are required to be in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer of the material being installed, printed or electronic copies of these recommendations shall be provided prior to installation. Installation of the item will not be allowed to proceed until the recommendations are received and approved.

1.4.4 Qualifications (GA)

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The qualifications of the Manufacturer, Contractor, and the Installer to support and perform the work specified herein. This shall include proof of the minimum qualifications specified herein.

1.4.5 Reports - Copper Wire and Fiber Optic Cable Test Reports (GA)

Test Reports in booklet form with witness signatures verifying execution of tests. Reports shall show the field tests performed to verify compliance with the specified performance criteria. Test reports shall include record of the physical parameters verified during testing. Test reports shall be submitted to the Base Communications Squadron within 14 days after completion of testing. The Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, equipment, instrumentation, and supplies required to properly test and document the transmission media parameters of the voice and data transmission systems.

1.4.6 Certificates - Communications Distribution System (FIO)

Written certification that the premises distribution system complies with the TIA/EIA-568-B, TIA/EIA-569-B and TIA/EIA-606-A standards.

1.4.7 Materials and Equipment (FIO)

Where materials or equipment are specified to conform, are constructed or tested to meet specific requirements, certification that the items provided conforming to such requirements. Certification by a nationally recognized testing laboratory that a representative sample has been tested to meet the requirements, or a published catalog specification statement to the effect that the item meets the referenced standard, will be acceptable as evidence that the item conforms. Compliance with these requirements does not relieve the Contractor from compliance with other requirements of the specifications. All existing telephone & LAN/Data outlets, data patch panels or other communications equipment scheduled for demolition, shall be disposed of by the contractor. All demolished telephone LAN/Data outlet locations shall be replaced with equipment specified by paragraph 2.2.6.1 of this specification. Under no circumstances will telephone & LAN/Data outlets be demolished without replacement.

1.4.8 Installers (GA)

The Contractor shall submit certification that all the installers are factory certified to install and test the provided products. Supervisors and installers assigned to the installation of this system or any of its components shall be Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) Registered Cabling Installers, Technician Level. Submit documentation of current BICSI certification for each of the key personnel.

1.5 STORAGE AND DELIVERY

1.5.1 General

Material shall be delivered in unopened original containers plainly labeled with the manufacturer‟s name and brand. Equipment placed in storage shall be stored with protection from the weather, humidity and temperature variation, dirt and dust or other contaminants. Metallic materials exposed to the weather shall be protected against corrosion.

1.5.2 Delivery and Storage of Outside Plant Cable

All cable shall be shipped on reels. The diameter of the drum shall be at least 13 times the diameter of the cable. The reels shall be substantial and so constructed as to prevent damage during shipment and handling. The outer end of the cable shall be securely fastened to the reel head to prevent the cable from becoming loose in transit. The inner end of the cable shall project into a slot in the side of the reel, or into housing on the inner slot of the drum, in such a manner and with sufficient length to make it available for testing. The inner end shall be fastened to prevent the cable from becoming loose during installation.

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End seals shall be applied to each of the cables to prevent moisture from entering the cable. The reels with cable shall be suitable for outside storage conditions when the temperature ranges from minus 40 degrees C to plus 65 degrees C, with relative humidity from zero to 100 percent.

All project material shall be delivered to the following address:

410 North Franklin Luke Drive Bldg 1530, Gate 5, Bay 9 & 10, Door 11 San Antonio, TX 78226

1.6 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS

Commercial off-the-shelf manuals shall be furnished for operation, installation, configuration, and maintenance for all products provided as a part of the communications distribution system. Specification sheets for all cable, connectors, and other equipment shall be provided.

1.7 RECORD KEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION

1.7.1 Cables

A record of all installed cable shall be provided in hard copy format media using Windows based computer cable management software per TIA/EIA-606-A. The cable records shall include the required data fields for each cable and complete end-to-end circuit report for each complete circuit from the assigned outlet to the entry facility per TIA/EIA-606-A.

1.7.2 Termination Hardware

A record of all installed patch panels and outlets shall be provided in hard copy format using Windows based computer cable management software per TIA/EIA-606-A. The hardware records shall include only the required data fields per TIA/EIA-606-A.

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PART TWO - PRODUCTS

2.1 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

2.1.1 Quality

Materials and equipment shall be the standard products of a manufacturer regularly engaged in the manufacture of the products. They shall also be the manufacturer‟s latest standard design that has been in satisfactory use for at least 2 years prior to installation. Materials and equipment shall conform to the respective publications and other requirements specified below and to the applicable requirements of

NFPA 70.

2.1.2 Nameplates

Each major component of equipment shall have the manufacturer‟s name, address, type or style, model and/or serial number, and catalog number on a plate firmly secured to the equipment.

2.1.3 Connectors, Patch Panels, Faceplates

All horizontal cabling will be terminated to Leviton brand or compatible connectors, patch panels, and faceplates. 802 CS/SCOW will verify compatibility.

2.2 UNSHIELDED TWISTED-PAIR (UTP) CABLE SYSTEM

2.2.1 Cable Insulation

For each individual Category 6 cable, the insulation material used on each pair shall be the same in all physical, electrical, and chemical respects. The use of Teflon insulated plenum-rated Category 6 cable is acceptable for both plenum and non-plenum applications. If Teflon insulated plenum-rated cable is used by the Contractor; it shall be type 4x0, where all four-pairs are Teflon insulated. Type 3x1 and 2x2 are not acceptable.

2.2.2 Underground/Buried Cable

Underground/buried telephone cable smaller than 1800-pair, shall be type REA PE-89, #24 AWG solid copper conductor, gel-filled cable. Larger pair count cable (i.e.: 1800-pair, 2400-pair, and 3600-pair) shall be type REA PE-89, #26 AWG solid copper conductor, gel-filled cable. Gopher (armor) protection is required.

2.2.3 Building Entrance Cable

Building entrance cable shall be #24 AWG, solid copper conductor, type REA PE-89 gel-filled telephone cable.

2.2.4 Inside Wiring (I/W) Telephone & LAN/Data Cables

Inside wiring cables shall be 4-pair (#24 AWG) solid tinned copper, PVC insulated, station-type gray color, CMP rated, unshielded twisted-pairs, PVC jacket, Category 6 horizontal cable. I/W cable shall be continuous from each outlet to the Category 6 patch panel indicated on the drawings. Splicing of individual cables shall not be permitted. At each telephone & LAN/Data outlet, four-pair I/W cable shall be terminated on the modular outlet assembly wired per T568-B wiring configuration. At the communications room terminate the cable on CAT-6 common user patch panels and mark with the appropriate outlet number.

2.2.5 Horizontal Cable

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Horizontal cable shall meet the requirements of TIA/EIA-568B for Category 6 horizontal cable. Cable shall be label-verified. Cable jacket shall be factory marked at regular intervals indicating verifying organization and performance level. Conductors shall be solid untinned copper #24 AWG. Cable shall be rated CMP per NFPA 70.

2.2.6 Connecting Hardware

Connecting and cross-connecting hardware shall be the same category as the cable it serves. Hardware shall be in accordance with TIA/EIA-568B.

2.2.6.1 Telecommunications (Telephone & LAN/Data) Outlets

Quad outlets will be installed at each telephone & LAN/data location unless specified otherwise. Each quad shall contain 2ea telephone outlets and 2ea LAN/data outlets. Telecommunications outlets shall be Category 6, RJ45 8-pin voice and data modular outlet assemblies housed in a quad-hole, flush wall-mount faceplate. All terminations shall be done according to T568-B wiring scheme as required by TIA/EIA-568-B. Wall-mount telephone outlets (for wall-mounted telephone sets) shall be 8-pin modular outlet assemblies (type RJ-45 modular wall-telephone jack) mounted in a simplex housing as indicated on the drawings. Each modular outlet shall accept a 4-pair Category 6 cable (8-conductors) and each modular outlet assembly shall be numbered for easy identification and location. All outlets will be wired directly to the Common User Patch Panel located in the Telecommunications Room serving the floor that the outlets are located on.

2.2.6.3 Terminal Blocks

Terminal blocks shall be wall-mounted wire termination units consisting of insulation displacement connectors mounted in plastic blocks, frames or housings. Blocks shall be type 110, which meet the requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B for Category 6. Blocks shall be mounted on standoffs and shall include cable management hardware. Insulation displacement connectors shall terminate 22 or 24 gauge solid copper wire as a minimum and shall be connected in pairs so that the horizontal cable and cross-connect blocks shall terminate all subscriber lines. The blocks shall be attached to the left side of the plywood telephone terminal backboard in vertical rows.

2.3 PROTECTOR MODULES

The protector modules shall be of the three-electrode gas tube type. Protection modules shall be classified as light, medium, heavy, or maximum duty depending on their performance in categories of impulse life, maximum surge impulse and 60 Hz current carrying capacity as specified in REA TE & CM

823. The gas modules shall be fail-short and shall shunt high voltage to ground in less than 100 microseconds, shall have an external spark gap, and shall comply with UL 497.

2.4 EQUIPMENT MOUNTING BACKBOARD

Plywood backboards, ¾” thick (sized as specified) shall be provided and installed with the finished side facing outward and painted with two-coats of fire retardant paint.

2.5 FIBER OPTIC CABLE SYSTEM

2.5.1 Outside Plant Fiber Optic Cable System

2.5.1.1 Fiber Optic Cable

Reeled fiber optic cable shall be of continuous manufacture with no factory splices in the fiber.

2.5.1.2 Compatible Components

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Materials used within a given cable shall be compatible with all other materials used in the same cable when such materials come into intimate contact. All cable components used shall have no adverse affect on optical transmission or on the mechanical integrity characteristics of the fiber placed in the cable. All materials used shall be nontoxic, non-corrosive, and shall present no thermal hazard. The minimum required material components applied to fiber optic cable construction are central core or sheath strength member, color-coded optical fibers, inner jacket, pulling strength members, and outer jacket.

2.5.1.3 Cable Cores

A central core member or sheath strength member shall be included to serve as a cable core foundation to reduce strain on the fibers but not to serve as a pulling strength member. The materiel of the central core member shall be nonmetallic. The sheath strength member may be either metallic or nonmetallic.

The metallic strength element shall be spring quality music type wire per ASTM A228. The nonmetallic strength element shall be glass filament.

2.5.1.4 Single-mode Optical Fiber

Single-mode optical fibers (strand count to be specified) shall be contained in the cable. The single-mode fiber shall be step index optical glass. The core diameter, if an addressable parameter, shall be 8.5 plus or minus 2 microns. If the core diameter is not addressed, then the mode field diameter shall be 10 microns plus or minus 1 micron. The cladding diameter shall be 125 microns plus or minus 5 microns.

The core-cladding offset shall be less than 1 micron. The minimum tensile strength of the fiber after primary protective coating shall be greater than 344Mpa (50,000 psi). The softening point of the clad material of the optical fiber shall be 1630 degrees C plus or minus 50 degrees C in compliance with

ASTM C338-93.

2.5.1.5 Optical Fiber Coatings

The optical fiber shall be coated with a suitable material to preserve the intrinsic high tensile strength of the glass fiber. The outside diameter of the coated optical fiber shall be 250 microns plus or minus 15 microns. The coating material shall be readily removable, mechanically or chemically, without damaging the optical fibers when the removal is desired.

2.5.1.6 Color-Coding

The primary protective coated fiber shall be color-coded for individual fiber identification. The maximum outside diameter of color-code coated fiber shall be less than 300 microns.

2.5.1.7 Fiber Protection

The color-coded fibers shall be surrounded with loose buffer tubes, channels or other innovative design, or in a tight buffer construction, for protection from external mechanical and environmental influences.

The interior of the tube shall be filled with a suitable gel-filling compound to prevent water migration. The loose tube buffering, channel or other innovative design, or tight buffer construction, shall be color-coded for tube identification. The material of the buffering tube shall be PVC, Mylar, nylon, or a functionally equivalent material.

2.5.1.8 Tint Requirements

The color concentrates or tints used to color the optical fibers and the buffer tubes shall not be susceptible to migration and chemical reaction with gel-filling compound.

2.5.1.9 Buffer Tubes

The buffer tubes shall be located concentrically around the cable central core member and covered with a black, low or medium density polyethylene inner jacket in accordance with ICEA S-56-434-1983.

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2.5.1.10 Filling Compound Requirements

The inner jacket interior and buffer cavity shall contain a gel-type-filling compound. The filling compound shall be of suitable viscosity so that it shall protect the ingress of water and/or soluble chemicals and shall not flow at the temperature of up to 65 degrees C. The gel-filling compound shall be colorless, electrically non-conducting, inert gel-type, waterproof, nontoxic, with no thermal hazards, and compatible chemically and mechanically with all cable components and associated splice hardware materials to which it may make contact. The gel filling shall be removable, as required; using commercially available products under field conditions.

2.5.1.11 Tensile Strength

The cable shall contain a nonconductive central strength member as well as a layer of aramid type yarn encircling the cable core. The strength member shall provide a maximum pulling load of 1335 Newtons.

2.5.1.12 Outer Jacket

Black, low or medium density, high-molecular weight, polyethylene materials shall be applied longitudinally over the entire inner jacket and sheathing strength member to form the cable outer jacket, in accordance with ICEA S-56-434-1983. The outer jacket shall be smooth, concentric, non-nutrient to fungus, and free from holes, splits, blisters, or other imperfections. The overall outside cable diameter shall not exceed 3/4”.

2.5.1.13 Fiber Differentiation

The individual optical fiber shall be easily and positively identified from the buffer tube color code and the optical fiber primary coating color code.

2.5.1.14 Cable Labeling

The outer jacket shall bear the manufacturer‟s name, year of manufacture, and length marker. The length marking shall employ continuous four- or five-digit numbers in meters, such as:

Manufacturer‟s Name - Year XXXX meter

The markings shall be repeated clearly and distinguishably on every meter on the cable outer jacket. The marking ink shall be fully compatible with the jacket material, non-smearing, non-water soluble, abrasion resistant, and durable enough to withstand field handling during placement and subsequent operations.

2.5.1.15 Attenuation

The optical attenuation of each optical fiber in the reeled cable shall be no greater than 1.0 decibels/km within a peak emissive region of 850 nm to 1300 nm for multimode fiber optic cable and 1310 nm to 1550 nm for singlemode fiber optic cable. The attenuation shall be measured on completed cable reel length, and normalized linearly to 1 km. The measurement method shall be in accordance with TIA/EIA-455-46A (FOTP-46) or TIA/EIA-455-53A (FOTP-53).

2.5.1.16 Bandwidth

Each optic fiber within the cable (reeled) shall have its bandwidth measured between 3 decibels optical power points, as compared to a reference signal, for a light source with a peak optical emissive region of 850 nm to 1300 nm for multimode fiber optic cable and 1310 nm to 1550 nm for singlemode fiber optic cable. The effective system bandwidth of at least one GHz-km is required. The effective system bandwidth multiplied by the cable length raised to the negative length-dependence factor (or gamma

Page 19 of 40 2/8/12 factor). Gamma shall be in the range of 0.85 to 0.9. The bandwidth measurement shall be in accordance with EIA/TIA-455-30-B (FOTP-30) frequency domain or TIA/EIA-455-51A (FOTP 51) time domain.

2.5.1.17 Numerical Aperture

The numerical aperture of each optical fiber shall be 0.2 plus or minus 0.02 within an optical emissive region of 850 nm to 1300 nm for multimode fiber optic cable and 1310 nm to 1550 nm for singlemode fiber optic cable. The method of numerical aperture measurement shall be in accordance with EIA/TIA

455-47B (FOTP-47).

2.5.1.18 Bending Tolerance

The cable shall be able to withstand bending to a minimum radius of ten times the cable outer diameter with no tensile load applied and twenty times the cable outer diameter with maximum tensile load applied during installation, without damage to cable components or degradation of the optical fiber performance at room temperature.

2.5.1.19 Tensile Load Tolerance

The fiber optic cable shall withstand a pull force of at least 1780 Newtons, to be applied to the pulling strength member during operation without incurring any damage or detriment to fiber optic cable and optical performance. The tensile strength test shall be per EIA 455-33-A (FOTP-33).

2.5.1.20 Cyclic Flexing Tolerance

The fiber optic cable shall withstand at least twenty bending cycles at minimum bend radius without damage to the fiber optic cable components or degrading optical performance. The cyclic flexing test shall be in accordance with EIA 455-65 (FOTP-65).

2.5.1.21 Crush Resistance

The minimum crush resistance of the fiber optical cable shall be greater than 650 Newton/cm without damage to cable components or degrading optical performance. The crush resistance test shall be in accordance with TIA/EIA 455-41A (FOTP-41).

2.5.1.22 Impact Resistance

The fiber optic cable shall be capable of withstanding twenty impacts, at a force of five Newtons-meters, without damage to cable components, or degradation of optical performance. The impact resistance test shall be in accordance with TIA/EIA 455-25B (FOTP-25).

2.5.1.23 Gel Compound Temperature Tolerance

The optic cable shall be tested for the ability of the gel-filling compound in the interior of the inner jacket and buffer to resist flow at the temperature range of minus 40 degrees C to 60 degrees C in accordance with EIA/TIA-455-81B (FOTP-81).

2.5.1.24 Fluid Penetration Test

The optic cable shall be capable of preventing the entry of axial migration of 62 kPa (9 psi) pressurized water when subjected to fluid penetration testing in accordance with EIA/TIA-455-82-B (FOTP-82).

2.5.1.25 Performance Requirements

The fiber optic cable shall comply with the mechanical performance requirements herein while used in duct applications where the temperature varies minus 20 degrees C to plus 60 degrees C. Optical

Page 20 of 40 2/8/12 performance degradation shall be less than 5 percent of the optical performance requirements in the temperature range of minus 20 degrees C to plus 60 degrees C. The fiber optic cable shall not be damaged in storage where the temperature may vary from minus 40 degrees C to plus 65 degrees C.

2.5.1.26 Defects and Imperfections

Fiber optic cables shall be free of material and manufacturing defects, and of dimensional non-uniformity which would seriously impair the functionality of the cables. The fiber optic cables shall also be free from surface imperfections and internal defects, which would prevent them from meeting the mechanical and transmission requirements of this specification.

2.5.2 Backbone Fiber Optic Cable

2.5.2.1 Multimode

Multimode fiber optic backbone cable (strand count to be specified) shall meet the requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B, TIA/EIA-492AAAA-A and ICEA S-83-596-2001 for 50/125-micrometer multimode graded index optical fiber cable. Numerical aperture for each fiber shall be a minimum of 0.275. Cable construction shall be tight buffered type. Individual fibers shall be color-coded for identification. Cable shall be imprinted with fiber count and aggregate length at regular intervals. Cable shall be rated OFNR per NFPA 70.

2.5.3 Horizontal Distribution Fiber Optic Cable

2.5.3.1 Multimode

Multimode fiber optic horizontal cable shall meet the requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B, TIA/EIA-492AAAA- A, and ICEA S-83-596-2001 for 50/125-micrometer multimode graded index optical fiber cable.

Numerical aperture for each fiber shall be a minimum of 0.275. Cable construction shall be tight buffered type, two strands. Individual fibers shall be color-coded for identification. Cable shall be imprinted with fiber count, fiber type, and aggregate length at regular intervals of 40”. Cable shall be rated and marked OFPN per NFPA 70.

2.5.4 Connecting Hardware

2.5.4.1 Connectors

Connectors shall be SC-type with ceramic ferrule material with a maximum insertion loss of .5 decibels.

Connectors shall meet performance requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B. Connectors shall be field installable.

Connectors shall utilize adhesive for fiber attachment to ferrule. Connectors shall terminate fiber sizes as required for the service. Station cable faceplates shall be provided and shall be ivory in color, impact resistant plastic double gang, with double-sided female SC coupler.

2.5.4.2 Fiber Optic Patch Panels

Patch panels shall be a complete system of components by a single manufacturer, and shall provide termination, splice storage, routing, radius limiting, cable fastening, storage, and cross-connection. Patch panels shall be 19” wall/rack-mounted panels. Patch panels shall provide strain relief for cables. Panels shall be provided with labeling space. Patch panel connectors and couplers shall be the same type and configuration as used elsewhere in the system.

2.5.4.3 Patch Cords

Patch cords shall be cable assemblies consisting of flexible optical fiber cable with connectors of the same type as used elsewhere in the system. Optical fiber shall be the same type as used elsewhere in the system. Patch cords shall be complete assemblies from manufacturer‟s standard product lines.

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Patch cords will be rated at the same or higher performance category as the cabling to which it connects and must meet the requirements described in TIA/EIA-568-B.1.

2.5.5 Outside Plant Cable Splices, Connectors, Cable Assemblies, and Organizers

2.5.5.1 Copper Cable Splices

Copper cable splices shall consist of a moisture resistant, two- or three-wire connector held rigidly in place to assure maximum continuity. The correct connector size shall be used to accommodate the cable gauge of the cable to be supplied. Connectors used shall be listed in RUS Bulletin 1755I-100.

2.5.5.2 Splice Connectors

Splicing connectors will be PICABOND filled and suitable for the gauge of conductor being spliced. Splices will be in fold-back configuration.

2.5.5.3 Fiber Optic Cable Splices

Fiber optic cable splices shall consist of a fusion splice where two fibers are thermally fused together forming a continuous fiber length.

2.5.5.4 Pre-connectorized Single-Fiber Cable Assembly

Fiber cable connectors shall be the biconical type, field installable, self-aligning, and self-centering. The connectors shall be terminated on a 10-foot length of single-fiber cable. The single-fiber cable shall contain a buffered optical fiber of the same type and specification as that used in the multi-fiber cable.

2.5.5.5 Fiber Optic Splice Organizer

The splice organizer shall be suitable for housing fiber optic fusion splices in a neat and orderly fashion.

The closure shall allow for a minimum of one meter of cable to be neatly stored without kinks or twists.

The splice organizer in the closure shall provide individual strain relief for each splice. The case shall be suitable for reentry for future maintenance or modification, without damage to the cable or splices. All required splice organizer hardware, such as splice trays, protective glass shelves, and shield bond connectors shall be provided in the organizer kit.

2.6 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

2.6.1 Shield Connectors

Shield bonding connectors, bond bars, braids, ribbons, clamps, etc. shall be IAW RUS Bulletin 1753F-803 (PE-33). Shield connectors shall make a stable, low-impedance electrical connection between the shield of the communications cable and a conductor such as a strap, bar, or wire. The connector shall be made of tin-plated tempered brass. Cable shields shall be bonded and continuous throughout the cable length.

2.6.2 Grounding

Grounding hardware such as corrosion resistant wire, clamps, etc. necessary to properly bond/ground the cable in maintenance holes shall be provided.

2.6 2 Grounding Braid

Grounding braid shall provide low electrical impedance connections for dependable shield bonding. The braid shall be made from flat tin-plated copper.

2.6.3 Cable Warning Tape

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Cable warning tape shall be a minimum of 3” wide, orange in color, and suitable for buried applications.

The warning tape shall be continuously imprinted with the words “WARNING - COMMUNICATIONS CABLE BELOW”, at not more than 48” intervals and shall be placed approximately 12” below finished grade levels of such lines to permit easy location of the duct line.

2.6.4 Nylon Pull Rope

A ¼” nylon pull rope shall be installed in all empty duct runs & innerduct runs.

2.7 CATEGORY 6 COMMON LAN/VOICE (CLV) PATCH PANELS

CLV patch panels shall consist of RJ-45 8-pin modular jacks (front of patch panel); with rear-installation type 110 insulation displacement terminations. 4-pair Category 6 wire from CLV jack at workstation shall terminate at the rear of patch panel. Size of patch panel shall reflect number of CLV drops on blueprint (i.e. one port on patch panel to each individual telephone/data outlet on the faceplate, plus 15 percent for future use). Mount CLV patch panels inside wall mounted lockable data cabinets 40”H X 24”W X 24”D deep (unless specified differently). All wiring and components shall be TIA/EIA-568-B compliant, wired to T568-B wiring configuration. Label patch panels IAW TIA/EIA-606-A

2.7.1 Voice Frequency (VF) Patch Panels

VF patch panels shall consist of RJ-45 8-pin modular jacks (front of patch panel); with rear-installation type 110 insulation displacement terminations. Install 24AWG Tie Cable from the back of VF patch panels to type 110 punch down blocks mounted on the telecommunications room plywood backboard. All 8 wires of each RJ-45 jack shall be wired to the 110 type punch down block. The 110 type punch down block shall be labeled to identify corresponding RJ-45 jacks in the patch panel. Provide patch panel density to terminate number of telephone and other analog services identified in drawings plus 15 percent for expansion. All wiring and components shall be TIA/EIA-568-B compliant, wired to T568-BA wiring configuration. Label patch panels IAW TIA/EIA-606-A

2.8 DATA CABINETS

Data cabinets shall be floor mounted enclosures with side panels, metal mesh lockable front & rear doors with identical keys, and depth-adjustable front and rear mounting rails. Horizontal cable management devices shall be integral to the cabinets. One 19” rack mounted power strip with 12 outlets with surge protection, a ground bus bar with a #6 AWG ground cable connected to the master ground bus bar, and a quad 120V, 20A outlet on 2ea dedicated circuit breakers terminated to NEMA 5-20 receptacles mounted within the cabinet. Depending on network equipment to be installed, 802 CS may also require a 208V, 30A outlet on a dedicated circuit breaker terminated to NEMA receptacle and mounted within the cabinet (specific NEMA receptacle type TBD dependent on equipment to be installed). Equipment racks shall provide capability to mount equipment 19” wide. The equipment rack shall be 72”H x 24”W x 42”D.

Lockable data cabinets shall be Rittal, Blackbox or 802 CS approved equivalent.

2.9 MANHOLES

Manholes will be type J-4, designed for telephone communications. Minimum dimensions of manholes will be 10‟L x 6‟W x 7‟H (or as specified). Each manhole wall that is opposite a duct entrance will have one pulling-in iron installed 6”-12” below the duct entrance level. LockDown-LockDry manhole locks will be installed on all communications manhole covers.

2.10 Cable Racks and Cable Rack Supports

Communications industry standard cable racks, hooks and extensions shall be used to support cables in maintenance holes. The cable hooks shall be secured using cable rack locking clips. All cables and splice closures shall be supported using racking clips, cable racks, and cable hooks. If cable racks and supports

Page 23 of 40 2/8/12 do not exist on sections that require support, the contractor shall be required to provide and install necessary hardware to support the cable.

2.11 CONDUIT

Conduit will be bell-end type. Number and size will be specified. All ducts shall be placed a minimum of 30” below finished grade and encased in concrete. Conduits that are bore installed are not required to be encased in concrete.

2.12 COMMUNICATIONS CLOSETS

Communications closets will be minimum 8‟ X 10‟, climate controlled with dedicated electrical circuits installed as specified. A minimum four each 4” conduits will be installed from the servicing communications manhole/handhole to the room. Conduits will run into the room and terminate at the wall centered under one of the TTBs.

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PART THREE - EXECUTION

3.1 WORKMANSHIP

All materials and equipment shall be installed in accordance with recommendations of the manufacturer to conform to the contract documents.

3.2 VERIFICATION OF DIMENSIONS

The Contractor shall become familiar with the details of the work, verify dimensions in the field, and advise the Contracting Officer of any discrepancy before performing the work.

3.3 INSTALLATION

3.3.1 General

System components and associated items shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 70, manufacturer‟s instructions, and as shown. Necessary interconnections, services, and adjustments required for a complete and operable signal distribution system shall be provided. Components shall be labeled in accordance with TIA/EIA-606-A. Penetrations in fire-rated construction shall be firestopped in accordance with Section entitled, FIRESTOPPING. Wiring shall be installed in accordance with TIA/EIA- 568-B. Wiring, terminal blocks, and outlets shall be marked in accordance with TIA/EIA-606-A. Cables shall not be installed in the same cable tray, utility pole compartment, or floor trench compartment with ac power cables. Cables not installed in conduit or wireways shall be properly secured and neat in appearance.

3.3.2 Horizontal Distribution System

3.3.2.1 Cable Laying

3.3.2.2 Interior wiring shall be installed in raceways, cable trays, and boxes as specified and terminated at station locations indicated.

3.3.2.3 All cables between the same points shall be run over the same path.

3.3.2.4 All cables and wiring shall be installed and terminated at all station locations as indicated on project drawings. Wiring shall take the form of a “Universal Wiring Plan” where horizontal cables are wired directly, home run fashion, from a distribution point to the appropriate modular jack plate, jack assembly, or floor jack to support the use of single-line type sets and electronic sets. Each individual cable run shall be continuous and uninterrupted and shall have no bridge taps, branches, splices or connections at any point.

3.3.2.5 Cables shall be installed in accordance with applicable fire codes, the manufacturer‟s recommendations and the requirements listed below.

3.3.2.6 There shall be no kinks, sharp bends or deformation in the installed cable. Any bends in the cable shall meet the recommendations of the cable manufacturer.

3.3.2.7 There shall be attachments, fastenings, and supports in conformance with the cable manufacturer‟s recommendations for the type and size cable, as installed, and consistent with the installed environment.

3.3.2.8 All vertical cable runs in duct or on ladder shall be tied with plastic straps or lacing twine at the top of the run and at least every 36” to prevent cable strain. Horizontal wiring shall not be bundled in groups larger than 16 cables.

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3.3.2.9 A proper cable lubricant, approved by the Contracting Officer or representative, shall be applied at the manufacturer‟s recommended rate during the installation of the cable assemblies into conduits. No cable lubricant is to be utilized on cable assemblies installed in cable trays.

3.3.2.10 The cable shall be installed in a manner to prevent crushing, stretching, abrasion, puncture, and other mechanical damage.

3.3.2.11 All cables and cross-connects shall be neatly strapped, dressed and adequately supported.

Provide cable clamps, strain relief devices, and ties as required to maintain the professional appearance of the installation and as recommended by the manufacturer. Where required, strain relief devices and ties shall be classified low smoke and low fume for use in air pleonasm in accordance with NFPA 70.

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