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BUI LDI NG TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG SYSTEM

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ELECTRONI C COMPONENTS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( ECI A)

ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E ( 2005) Cabi net s, Racks, Panel s, and Associ at ed Equi pment

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE 100 ( 2000; Ar chi ved) The Aut hor i t at i ve Di ct i onar y of I EEE St andar ds Ter ms

I NSULATED CABLE ENGI NEERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( I CEA)

I CEA S- 83- 596 ( 2021) I ndoor Opt i cal Cabl e

I CEA S- 90- 661 ( 2021) Cat egor y 3 and 5E I ndi v i dual l y Unshi el ded Twi st ed Pai r s, I ndoor Cabl es ( Wi t h or Wi t hout an Over al l Shi el d) f or Use i n Gener al Pur pose and LAN Communi cat i ons Wi r i ng Syst ems

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NECA)

NECA/ BI CSI 568 ( 2006) St andar d f or I nst al l i ng Bui l di ng Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

ANSI / NEMA WC 66 ( 2019) Per f or mance St andar d f or Cat egor y 6 and Cat egor y 7 100 Ohm Shi el ded and Unshi el ded Twi st ed Pai r s

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 70 ( 2023; ERTA 4 2023; ERTA 5 2023; ERTA 6

2023) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( TI A)

TI A- 455- 21 ( 1988a; R 2012) FOTP- 21 - Mat i ng Dur abi l i t y of Fi ber Opt i c I nt er connect i ng Devi ces

TI A- 526- 7 ( 2015a; R 2022) Measur ement of Opt i cal Power Loss of I nst al l ed Si ngl e- Mode Fi ber Cabl e Pl ant , Adopt i on of I EC 61280- 4- 2

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I nst al l ed Cabl e Pl ant - Si ngl e- Mode At t enuat i on and Opt i cal Ret ur n Loss Measur ement

TI A- 568. 0 ( 2020e) Gener i c Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng f or Cust omer Pr emi ses

TI A- 568. 1 ( 2020e) Commer ci al Bui l di ng Tel ecommuni cat i ons I nf r ast r uct ur e St andar d

TI A- 568. 2 ( 2018d) Bal anced Twi st ed- Pai r Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng and Component s St andar ds

TI A- 568. 3 ( 2022e) Opt i cal Fi ber Cabl i ng Component s St andar d

TI A- 569 ( 2019e; Add 1 2022) Tel ecommuni cat i ons Pat hways and Spaces

TI A- 606 ( 2021d) Admi ni st r at i on St andar d f or Tel ecommuni cat i ons I nf r ast r uct ur e

TI A- 607 ( 2019d) Gener i c Tel ecommuni cat i ons Bondi ng and Gr oundi ng ( Ear t hi ng) f or Cust omer Pr emi ses

TI A- 1152 ( 2016; R 2021) Requi r ement s f or Fi el d Test I nst r ument s and Measur ement s f or Bal anced Twi st ed- Pai r Cabl i ng

TI A/ EI A- 598 ( 2014D; Add 2 2018) Opt i cal Fi ber Cabl e Col or Codi ng

TI A/ EI A- 604- 10 ( 2002a) FOCI S 10 Fi ber Opt i c Connect or I nt er mat eabi l i t y St andar d - Type LC

U. S. FEDERAL COMMUNI CATI ONS COMMI SSI ON ( FCC)

FCC Par t 68 Connect i on of Ter mi nal Equi pment t o t he Tel ephone Net wor k ( 47 CFR 68)

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 50 ( 2015) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Encl osur es f or El ect r i cal Equi pment , Non- Envi r onment al Consi der at i ons

UL 444 ( 2017; Repr i nt Jun 2021) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Communi cat i ons Cabl es

UL 467 ( 2022) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng Equi pment

UL 514C ( 2014; Repr i nt Feb 2020) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Nonmet al l i c Out l et Boxes, Fl ush- Devi ce Boxes, and Cover s

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UL 723 ( 2020) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Test f or Sur f ace Bur ni ng Char act er i st i cs of Bui l di ng Mat er i al s

UL 969 ( 2017; Repr i nt May 2023) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Mar ki ng and Label i ng Syst ems

UL 1286 ( 2022; Repr i nt Aug 2023) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Of f i ce Fur ni shi ngs

UL 1666 ( 2007; Repr i nt Sep 2021) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Test f or Fl ame Pr opagat i on Hei ght of El ect r i cal and Opt i cal - Fi ber Cabl es I nst al l ed Ver t i cal l y i n Shaf t s

UL 1863 ( 2004; Repr i nt Oct 2019) UL St andar d f or Saf et y Communi cat i on Ci r cui t Accessor i es

1. 2 RELATED REQUI REMENTS

Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM appl y t o t hi s sect i on wi t h addi t i ons and modi f i cat i ons speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 3 DEFI NI TI ONS

Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed, el ect r i cal and el ect r oni cs t er ms used i n t hi s speci f i cat i on shal l be as def i ned i n TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2, TI A- 568. 3, TI A- 569, TI A- 606 and I EEE 100 and her ei n.

1. 3. 1 Campus Di st r i but or ( CD)

A di st r i but or f r om whi ch t he campus backbone cabl i ng emanat es.

( I nt er nat i onal expr essi on f or mai n cr oss- connect ( MC) . )

1. 3. 2 Bui l di ng Di st r i but or ( BD)

A di st r i but or i n whi ch t he bui l di ng backbone cabl es t er mi nat e and at whi ch connect i ons t o t he campus backbone cabl es may be made. ( I nt er nat i onal expr essi on f or i nt er medi at e cr oss- connect ( I C) . )

1. 3. 3 Fl oor Di st r i but or ( FD)

A di st r i but or used t o connect hor i zont al cabl e and cabl i ng subsyst ems or equi pment . ( I nt er nat i onal expr essi on f or hor i zont al cr oss- connect ( HC) . )

1. 3. 4 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Room ( TR)

An encl osed space f or housi ng t el ecommuni cat i ons equi pment , cabl e, t er mi nat i ons, and cr oss- connect s. The r oom i s t he r ecogni zed cr oss- connect bet ween t he backbone cabl e and t he hor i zont al cabl i ng.

1. 3. 5 Ent r ance Faci l i t y ( EF) ( Tel ecommuni cat i ons)

An ent r ance t o t he bui l di ng f or bot h pr i vat e and publ i c net wor k ser vi ce cabl es ( i ncl udi ng wi r el ess) i ncl udi ng t he ent r ance poi nt at t he bui l di ng wal l and cont i nui ng t o t he equi pment r oom.

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1. 3. 6 Equi pment Room ( ER) ( Tel ecommuni cat i ons)

An envi r onment al l y cont r ol l ed cent r al i zed space f or t el ecommuni cat i ons equi pment t hat ser ves t he occupant s of a bui l di ng. Equi pment housed t her ei n i s consi der ed di st i nct f r om a t el ecommuni cat i ons r oom because of t he nat ur e of i t s compl exi t y.

1. 3. 7 Open Cabl e

Cabl i ng t hat i s not r un i n a r aceway as def i ned by NFPA 70. Thi s r ef er s t o cabl i ng t hat i s " open" t o t he space i n whi ch t he cabl e has been i nst al l ed and i s t her ef or e exposed t o t he envi r onment al condi t i ons associ at ed wi t h t hat space.

1. 3. 8 Open Of f i ce

A f l oor space di v i s i on pr ovi ded by f ur ni t ur e, moveabl e par t i t i ons, or ot her means i nst ead of by bui l di ng wal l s.

1. 3. 9 Pat hway

A physi cal i nf r ast r uct ur e ut i l i zed f or t he pl acement and r out i ng of t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl e.

1. 4 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

The bui l di ng t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway syst em shal l i ncl ude per manent l y i nst al l ed backbone and hor i zont al cabl i ng, hor i zont al and backbone pat hways, ser vi ce ent r ance f aci l i t i es, wor k ar ea pat hways, t el ecommuni cat i ons out l et assembl i es, condui t , r aceway, and har dwar e f or spl i c i ng, t er mi nat i ng, and i nt er connect i ng cabl i ng necessar y t o t r anspor t t el ephone and dat a ( i ncl udi ng LAN) bet ween equi pment i t ems i n a bui l di ng.

The hor i zont al syst em shal l be wi r ed i n a st ar t opol ogy f r om t he t el ecommuni cat i ons wor k ar ea t o t he f l oor di st r i but or or campus di st r i but or at t he cent er or hub of t he st ar . The backbone cabl i ng and pat hway syst em i ncl udes i nt r abui l di ng and i nt er bui l di ng i nt er connect i ng cabl i ng, pat hway, and t er mi nal har dwar e. The i nt r abui l di ng backbone pr ovi des connect i v i t y f r om t he f l oor di st r i but or s t o t he bui l di ng di st r i but or s or t o t he campus di st r i but or and f r om t he bui l di ng di st r i but or s t o t he campus di st r i but or as r equi r ed. The backbone syst em shal l be wi r ed i n a st ar t opol ogy wi t h t he campus di st r i but or at t he cent er or hub of t he st ar . Pr ovi de t el ecommuni cat i ons pat hway syst ems r ef er enced her ei n as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON

SYSTEM.

1. 5 SUBMI TTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on. Submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on

01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Dr awi ngs; G

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Dr awi ngs; G

I n addi t i on t o Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES, pr ovi de shop

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SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng ( backbone and hor i zont al ) ; G

Pat ch Panel s; G

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Out l et / Connect or Assembl i es; G

Equi pment Suppor t Fr ame; G

Submi t t al s shal l i ncl ude t he manuf act ur er ' s name, t r ade name, pl ace of manuf act ur e, and cat al og model or number . I ncl ude per f or mance and char act er i st i c cur ves. Submi t t al s shal l al so i ncl ude appl i cabl e f eder al , mi l i t ar y, i ndust r y, and t echni cal soci et y publ i cat i on r ef er ences. Shoul d manuf act ur er ' s dat a r equi r e suppl ement al i nf or mat i on f or c l ar i f i cat i on, t he suppl ement al i nf or mat i on shal l be submi t t ed as speci f i ed i n par agr aph REGULATORY REQUI REMENTS and as r equi r ed i n Sect i on

01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES.

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng Test i ng; G

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cont r act or Qual i f i cat i ons; G

Key Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i ons; G

Manuf act ur er Qual i f i cat i ons; G

Test Pl an; G

SD- 09 Manuf act ur er ' s Fi el d Repor t s

Fact or y Reel Test s; G

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng and Pat hway Syst em Dat a Package 5; G

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

Recor d Document at i on; G

1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 6. 1 Shop Dr awi ngs

I n except i on t o Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES, submi t t ed pl an dr awi ngs shal l be a mi ni mum of 11 by 17 i nches i n s i ze usi ng a mi ni mum scal e of 1/ 8 i nch per f oot . I ncl ude wi r i ng di agr ams and i nst al l at i on det ai l s of equi pment i ndi cat i ng pr oposed l ocat i on, l ayout and ar r angement , cont r ol panel s, accessor i es, pi pi ng, duct wor k, and ot her i t ems t hat must be shown t o ensur e a coor di nat ed i nst al l at i on. Wi r i ng di agr ams shal l

SECTI ON 27 10 00 Page 5 i dent i f y c i r cui t t er mi nal s and i ndi cat e t he i nt er nal wi r i ng f or each i t em of equi pment and t he i nt er connect i on bet ween each i t em of equi pment .

Dr awi ngs shal l i ndi cat e adequat e c l ear ance f or oper at i on, mai nt enance, and r epl acement of oper at i ng equi pment devi ces. Submi t t al s shal l i ncl ude t he namepl at e dat a, s i ze, and capaci t y. Submi t t al s shal l al so i ncl ude appl i cabl e f eder al , mi l i t ar y, i ndust r y, and t echni cal soci et y publ i cat i on r ef er ences.

1. 6. 1. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Dr awi ngs

Pr ovi de r egi st er ed communi cat i ons di st r i but i on desi gner ( RCDD) appr oved, dr awi ngs i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. The i dent i f i er f or each t er mi nat i on and cabl e shal l appear on t he dr awi ngs. Dr awi ngs shal l depi ct f i nal t el ecommuni cat i ons i nst al l ed wi r i ng syst em i nf r ast r uct ur e i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. The dr awi ngs shoul d pr ovi de det ai l s r equi r ed t o pr ove t hat t he di st r i but i on syst em shal l pr oper l y suppor t connect i v i t y f r om t he EF t el ecommuni cat i ons and ER t el ecommuni cat i ons, BD' s, and FD' s t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons wor k ar ea out l et s. Pr ovi de a pl ast i c l ami nat ed schemat i c of t he as- i nst al l ed t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl e syst em showi ng cabl i ng, BD' s, FD' s, and t he EF and ER f or t el ecommuni cat i ons keyed t o f l oor pl ans by r oom number . Mount t he l ami nat ed schemat i c i n t he EF t el ecommuni cat i ons space as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The f ol l owi ng dr awi ngs shal l be pr ovi ded as a mi ni mum:

a. T1 - Layout of compl et e bui l di ng per f l oor - Bui l di ng Ar ea/ Ser vi ng Zone Boundar i es, Backbone Syst ems, and Hor i zont al Pat hways. Layout of compl et e bui l di ng per f l oor . The dr awi ng i ndi cat es l ocat i on of bui l di ng ar eas, ser vi ng zones, ver t i cal backbone di agr ams, t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms, access poi nt s, pat hways, gr oundi ng syst em, and ot her syst ems t hat need t o be vi ewed f r om t he compl et e bui l di ng per spect i ve.

b. T2 - Ser vi ng Zones/ Bui l di ng Ar ea Dr awi ngs - Dr op Locat i ons and Cabl e I dent i f i cat i on ( I D’ S) . Shows a bui l di ng ar ea or ser vi ng zone. These dr awi ngs show dr op l ocat i ons, t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms, access poi nt s and det ai l cal l out s f or common equi pment r ooms and ot her congest ed ar eas.

c. T4 - Typi cal Det ai l Dr awi ngs - Facepl at e Label i ng, Fi r est oppi ng, Amer i cans wi t h Di sabi l i t i es Act ( ADA) , Saf et y, Depar t ment of Tr anspor t at i on ( DOT) . Det ai l ed dr awi ngs of symbol s and t ypi cal s such as f acepl at e l abel i ng, f acepl at e t ypes, f acepl at e popul at i on i nst al l at i on pr ocedur es, det ai l r acki ng, and r aceways.

1. 6. 1. 2 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Dr awi ngs

Pr ovi de T3 dr awi ngs i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606 t hat i ncl ude t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms pl an vi ews, pat hway l ayout ( cabl e t r ay, r acks, l adder - r acks, et c. ) , mechani cal / el ect r i cal l ayout , and cabi net , backboar d and wal l el evat i ons. Dr awi ngs shal l show l ayout of appl i cabl e equi pment i ncl udi ng i ncomi ng cabl e st ub or connect or bl ocks, bui l di ng pr ot ect or assembl y, out goi ng cabl e connect or bl ocks, pat ch panel s and equi pment spaces and cabi net / r acks. Dr awi ngs shal l i ncl ude a compl et e l i s t of equi pment and mat er i al , equi pment r ack det ai l s, pr oposed l ayout and anchor age of equi pment and appur t enances, and equi pment r el at i onshi p t o ot her par t s of t he wor k i ncl udi ng cl ear ance f or mai nt enance and oper at i on. Dr awi ngs may al so be an enl ar gement of a congest ed ar ea of T1 or T2 dr awi ngs.

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1. 6. 2 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Qual i f i cat i ons

Wor k under t hi s sect i on shal l be per f or med by and t he equi pment shal l be pr ovi ded by t he appr oved t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or and key per sonnel .

Qual i f i cat i ons shal l be pr ovi ded f or : t he t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em cont r act or , t he t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em i nst al l er , and t he super vi sor ( i f di f f er ent f r om t he i nst al l er ) . A mi ni mum of 30 days pr i or t o i nst al l at i on, submi t document at i on of t he exper i ence of t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or and of t he key per sonnel .

1. 6. 2. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cont r act or

The t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or shal l be a f i r m whi ch i s r egul ar l y and pr of essi onal l y engaged i n t he busi ness of t he appl i cat i ons, i nst al l at i on, and t est i ng of t he speci f i ed t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems and equi pment .

The t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or shal l demonst r at e exper i ence i n pr ovi di ng successf ul t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems wi t hi n t he past 3 year s of s i mi l ar scope and si ze. Submi t document at i on f or a mi ni mum of t hr ee and a maxi mum of f i ve successf ul t el ecommuni cat i on syst em i nst al l at i ons f or t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or .

1. 6. 2. 2 Key Per sonnel

Pr ovi de key per sonnel who ar e r egul ar l y and pr of essi onal l y engaged i n t he busi ness of t he appl i cat i on, i nst al l at i on and t est i ng of t he speci f i ed t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems and equi pment . Ther e may be one key per son or mor e key per sons pr oposed f or t hi s sol i c i t at i on dependi ng upon how many of t he key r ol es each has successf ul l y pr ovi ded. Each of t he key per sonnel shal l demonst r at e exper i ence i n pr ovi di ng successf ul t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems wi t hi n t he past 3 year s.

Super vi sor s and i nst al l er s assi gned t o t he i nst al l at i on of t hi s syst em or any of i t s component s shal l be Bui l di ng I ndust r y Consul t i ng Ser vi ces I nt er nat i onal ( BI CSI ) Regi st er ed Cabl i ng I nst al l er s, Techni c i an Level .

Submi t document at i on of cur r ent BI CSI cer t i f i cat i on f or each of t he key per sonnel .

I n l i eu of BI CSI cer t i f i cat i on, super vi sor s and i nst al l er s assi gned t o t he i nst al l at i on of t hi s syst em or any of i t s component s shal l have a mi ni mum of 3 year s exper i ence i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he speci f i ed copper and f i ber opt i c cabl e and component s. They shal l have f act or y or f act or y appr oved cer t i f i cat i on f r om each equi pment manuf act ur er i ndi cat i ng t hat t hey ar e qual i f i ed t o i nst al l and t est t he pr ovi ded pr oduct s. Submi t document at i on f or a mi ni mum of t hr ee and a maxi mum of f i ve successf ul t el ecommuni cat i on syst em i nst al l at i ons f or each of t he key per sonnel .

Document at i on f or each key per son shal l i ncl ude at l east t wo successf ul syst em i nst al l at i ons pr ovi ded t hat ar e equi val ent i n syst em si ze and i n const r uct i on compl exi t y t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em pr oposed f or t hi s sol i c i t at i on. I ncl ude speci f i c exper i ence i n i nst al l i ng and t est i ng t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems and pr ovi de t he names and l ocat i ons of at l east t wo pr oj ect i nst al l at i ons successf ul l y compl et ed usi ng opt i cal f i ber and copper t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng syst ems. Al l of t he exi st i ng t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em i nst al l at i ons of f er ed by t he key per sons as successf ul exper i ence shal l have been i n successf ul f ul l - t i me ser vi ce f or at l east 18 mont hs pr i or t o t he i ssuance dat e f or t hi s sol i c i t at i on.

Pr ovi de t he name and r ol e of t he key per son, t he t i t l e, l ocat i on, and compl et ed i nst al l at i on dat e of t he r ef er enced pr oj ect , t he r ef er enced pr oj ect owner poi nt of cont act i nf or mat i on i ncl udi ng name, or gani zat i on, t i t l e, and t el ephone number , and gener al l y, t he r ef er enced pr oj ect

SECTI ON 27 10 00 Page 7 descr i pt i on i ncl udi ng syst em si ze and const r uct i on compl exi t y.

I ndi cat e t hat al l key per sons ar e cur r ent l y empl oyed by t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or , or have a commi t ment t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or t o wor k on t hi s pr oj ect . Al l key per sons shal l be empl oyed by t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or at t he dat e of i ssuance of t hi s sol i c i t at i on, or i f not , have a commi t ment t o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or t o wor k on t hi s pr oj ect by t he dat e t hat t he bi d was due t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Not e t hat onl y t he key per sonnel appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n t he successf ul pr oposal shal l do wor k on t hi s sol i c i t at i on' s t el ecommuni cat i ons syst em. Key per sonnel shal l f unct i on i n t he same r ol es i n t hi s cont r act , as t hey f unct i oned i n t he of f er ed successf ul exper i ence. Any subst i t ut i ons f or t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cont r act or ' s key per sonnel r equi r es appr oval f r om The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 6. 2. 3 Mi ni mum Manuf act ur er Qual i f i cat i ons

Cabl i ng, equi pment and har dwar e manuf act ur er s shal l have a mi ni mum of 3 year s exper i ence i n t he manuf act ur i ng, assembl y, and f act or y t est i ng of component s whi ch compl y wi t h TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2 and TI A- 568. 3.

1. 6. 3 Test Pl an

Pr ovi de a compl et e and det ai l ed t est pl an f or t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng syst em i ncl udi ng a compl et e l i s t of t est equi pment f or t he component s and accessor i es f or each cabl e t ype speci f i ed, 60 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed t est dat e. I ncl ude pr ocedur es f or cer t i f i cat i on, val i dat i on, and t est i ng.

1. 6. 4 Regul at or y Requi r ement s

I n each of t he publ i cat i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n, consi der t he advi sor y pr ovi s i ons t o be mandat or y, as t hough t he wor d, " shal l " had been subst i t ut ed f or " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s. I nt er pr et r ef er ences i n t hese publ i cat i ons t o t he " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on, " or wor ds of s i mi l ar meani ng, t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Equi pment , mat er i al s, i nst al l at i on, and wor kmanshi p shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he mandat or y and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 70 unl ess mor e st r i ngent r equi r ement s ar e speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed.

1. 6. 5 St andar d Pr oduct s

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment t hat ar e pr oduct s of manuf act ur er s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he pr oduct i on of such pr oduct s whi ch ar e of equal mat er i al , desi gn and wor kmanshi p. Pr oduct s shal l have been i n sat i sf act or y commer ci al or i ndust r i al use f or 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng. The 2- year per i od shal l i ncl ude appl i cat i ons of equi pment and mat er i al s under s i mi l ar c i r cumst ances and of s i mi l ar s i ze. The pr oduct shal l have been on sal e on t he commer ci al mar ket t hr ough adver t i sement s, manuf act ur er s ' cat al ogs, or br ochur es dur i ng t he 2- year per i od. Wher e t wo or mor e i t ems of t he same cl ass of equi pment ar e r equi r ed, t hese i t ems shal l be pr oduct s of a s i ngl e manuf act ur er ; however , t he component par t s of t he i t em need not be t he pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er unl ess st at ed i n t hi s sect i on.

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1. 6. 5. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons

Pr oduct s havi ng l ess t han a 2- year f i el d ser vi ce r ecor d wi l l be accept abl e i f a cer t i f i ed r ecor d of sat i sf act or y f i el d oper at i on f or not l ess t han 6000 hour s, excl usi ve of t he manuf act ur er s ' f act or y or l abor at or y t est s, i s f ur ni shed.

1. 6. 5. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e

Pr oduct s manuf act ur ed mor e t han 1 year pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o s i t e shal l not be used, unl ess speci f i ed ot her wi se.

1. 7 DELI VERY AND STORAGE

Pr ovi de pr ot ect i on f r om weat her , moi st ur e, ext r eme heat and col d, di r t , dust , and ot her cont ami nant s f or t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and equi pment pl aced i n st or age.

1. 8 ENVI RONMENTAL REQUI REMENTS

Connect i ng har dwar e shal l be r at ed f or oper at i on under ambi ent condi t i ons of 32 t o 140 degr ees F and i n t he r ange of 0 t o 95 per cent r el at i ve humi di t y, noncondensi ng.

1. 9 WARRANTY

The equi pment i t ems shal l be suppor t ed by ser vi ce or gani zat i ons whi ch ar e r easonabl y conveni ent t o t he equi pment i nst al l at i on i n or der t o r ender sat i sf act or y ser vi ce t o t he equi pment on a r egul ar and emer gency basi s dur i ng t he war r ant y per i od of t he cont r act .

1. 10 MAI NTENANCE

1. 10. 1 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Manual s

Commer ci al of f t he shel f manual s shal l be f ur ni shed f or oper at i on, i nst al l at i on, conf i gur at i on, and mai nt enance of pr oduct s pr ovi ded as a par t of t he t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway syst em, Dat a Package

5. Submi t oper at i ons and mai nt enance dat a i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA and as speci f i ed her ei n not l at er t han 2 mont hs pr i or t o t he dat e of benef i c i al occupancy. I n addi t i on t o r equi r ement s of Dat a Package 5, i ncl ude t he r equi r ement s of par agr aphs TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS DRAWI NGS, TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS SPACE DRAWI NGS, and RECORD DOCUMENTATI ON. Ensur e t hat t hese dr awi ngs and document s depi ct t he as- bui l t conf i gur at i on.

1. 10. 2 Recor d Document at i on

Pr ovi de T5 dr awi ngs i ncl udi ng document at i on on cabl es and t er mi nat i on har dwar e i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. T5 dr awi ngs shal l i ncl ude schedul es t o show i nf or mat i on f or cut - over s and cabl e pl ant management , pat ch panel l ayout s and cover pl at e assi gnment s, cr oss- connect i nf or mat i on and connect i ng t er mi nal l ayout as a mi ni mum. T5 dr awi ngs shal l be pr ovi ded i n har d copy f or mat . Pr ovi de t he f ol l owi ng T5 dr awi ng document at i on as a mi ni mum:

a. Cabl es - A r ecor d of i nst al l ed cabl e shal l be pr ovi ded i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. The cabl e r ecor ds shal l i ncl ude onl y t he r equi r ed dat a f i el dsi n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. I ncl ude manuf act ur e dat e of cabl e

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b. Ter mi nat i on Har dwar e - A r ecor d of i nst al l ed pat ch panel s, cr oss- connect poi nt s, di st r i but i on f r ames, t er mi nat i ng bl ock ar r angement s and t ype, and out l et s shal l be pr ovi ded i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. Document at i on shal l i ncl ude t he r equi r ed dat a f i el ds as a mi ni mum i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 COMPONENTS

Component s shal l be UL or t hi r d par t y cer t i f i ed. Wher e equi pment or mat er i al s ar e speci f i ed t o conf or m t o i ndust r y and t echni cal soci et y r ef er ence st andar ds of t he or gani zat i ons, submi t pr oof of such compl i ance. The l abel or l i s t i ng by t he speci f i ed or gani zat i on wi l l be accept abl e evi dence of compl i ance. I n l i eu of t he l abel or l i s t i ng, submi t a cer t i f i cat e f r om an i ndependent t est i ng or gani zat i on, compet ent t o per f or m t est i ng, and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The cer t i f i cat e shal l st at e t hat t he i t em has been t est ed i n accor dance wi t h t he speci f i ed or gani zat i on' s t est met hods and t hat t he i t em compl i es wi t h t he speci f i ed or gani zat i on' s r ef er ence st andar d. Pr ovi de a compl et e syst em of t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway component s usi ng st ar t opol ogy. Pr ovi de suppor t st r uct ur es and pat hways, compl et e wi t h out l et s, cabl es, connect i ng har dwar e and t el ecommuni cat i ons cabi net s/ r acks.

Cabl i ng and i nt er connect i ng har dwar e and component s f or t el ecommuni cat i ons syst ems shal l be UL l i s t ed or t hi r d par t y i ndependent t est i ng l abor at or y cer t i f i ed, and shal l compl y wi t h NFPA 70 and conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s speci f i ed her ei n.

2. 2 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS PATHWAY

Pr ovi de t el ecommuni cat i ons pat hways i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 569 and as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM. Pr ovi de syst em f ur ni t ur e pat hways i n accor dance wi t h UL 1286.

2. 3 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG

Cabl i ng shal l be UL l i s t ed f or t he appl i cat i on and shal l compl y wi t h TI A- 568. 0, TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2, TI A- 568. 3 and NFPA 70. Pr ovi de a l abel i ng syst em f or cabl i ng as r equi r ed by TI A- 606 and UL 969. Shi p cabl e on r eel s or i n boxes bear i ng manuf act ur e dat e f or f or unshi el ded t wi st ed pai r ( UTP) i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 90- 661 f or al l cabl e used on t hi s pr oj ect . Cabl i ng manuf act ur ed mor e t han 12 mont hs pr i or t o dat e of i nst al l at i on shal l not be used.

2. 3. 1 Backbone Cabl i ng

2. 3. 1. 1 Backbone Opt i cal Fi ber

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 83- 596, TI A- 568. 3, UL 1666 and NFPA 70.

Cabl e shal l be i mpr i nt ed wi t h f i ber count , f i ber t ype and aggr egat e l engt h at r egul ar i nt er val s not t o exceed 40 i nches.

Pr ovi de t he number of st r ands i ndi cat ed, ( but not l ess t han 12 st r ands bet ween t he mai n t el ecommuni cat i on r oom and each of t he ot her t el ecommuni cat i on r ooms) , of s i ngl e- mode( OS2) , t i ght buf f er ed f i ber opt i c cabl e.

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Pr ovi de pl enum ( OFNP) , r i ser ( OFNR) , or gener al pur pose ( OFN or OFNG) r at ed non- conduct i ve, f i ber opt i c cabl e i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. The cabl e cor dage j acket , f i ber , uni t , and gr oup col or shal l be i n accor dance wi t h TI A/ EI A- 598.

Pr ovi de pl enum ( OFNP) r i ser ( OFNR) , or gener al pur pose ( OFN or OFNG) r at ed non- conduct i ve, f i ber opt i c cabl e i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. The cabl e cor dage j acket , f i ber , uni t , and gr oup col or shal l be i n accor dance wi t h TI A/ EI A- 598.

2. 3. 2 Hor i zont al Cabl i ng

Pr ovi de hor i zont al cabl e i n compl i ance wi t h NFPA 70 and per f or mance char act er i st i cs i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 1.

2. 3. 2. 1 Hor i zont al Copper

Pr ovi de hor i zont al copper cabl e, UTP, 100 ohm i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 2, UL 444, ANSI / NEMA WC 66, I CEA S- 90- 661 . Pr ovi de f our each i ndi v i dual l y t wi st ed pai r , mi ni mum si ze 24 AWG conduct or s, Cat egor y 6, wi t h a bl ue t her mopl ast i c j acket . Cabl e shal l be i mpr i nt ed wi t h manuf act ur er s name or i dent i f i er , f l ammabi l i t y r at i ng, gauge of conduct or , t r ansmi ssi on per f or mance r at i ng ( cat egor y desi gnat i on) and l engt h mar ki ng at r egul ar i nt er val s i n accor dance wi t h I CEA S- 90- 661. Pr ovi de pl enum ( CMP) , r i ser ( CMR) , or gener al pur pose ( CM or CMG) communi cat i ons r at ed cabl i ng i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. Subst i t ut i on of a hi gher r at ed cabl e shal l be per mi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70. Cabl es i nst al l ed i n condui t wi t hi n and under s l abs shal l be UL l i s t ed and l abel ed f or wet l ocat i ons i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 70.

2. 4 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS SPACES

2. 4. 1 Backboar ds

Pr ovi de voi d- f r ee, i nt er i or gr ade A- C pl ywood 3/ 4 i nch t hi ck 4 by 8 f eet .

Backboar ds shal l be f i r e r at ed by manuf act ur i ng pr ocess. Fi r e st amp shal l be c l ear l y v i s i bl e. Pai nt appl i ed over f i r e r et ar dant backboar d shal l be UL 723 f i r e r et ar dant pai nt . Pr ovi de l abel i ncl udi ng pai nt manuf act ur er , dat e pai nt ed, UL l i s t i ng and name of I nst al l er . When pai nt ed, pai nt l abel and f i r e st amp shal l be c l ear l y v i s i bl e. Backboar ds shal l be pr ovi ded on a mi ni mum of t wo adj acent wal l s i n t he t el ecommuni cat i on spaces.

2. 4. 2 Equi pment Suppor t Fr ame

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E and UL 50.

a. Cabi net s, wal l - mount ed modul ar t ype, 16 gauge st eel or 11 gauge al umi num const r uct i on , mi ni mum, t r eat ed t o r esi st cor r osi on. Cabi net shal l have have l ockabl e f r ont and r ear door s, l ouver ed si de panel s, 250 CFM r oof mount ed f an, gr ound l ug, and t op and bot t om cabl e access. Cabi net shal l be compat i bl e wi t h 19 i nches panel mount i ng.

A dupl ex AC out l et sur ge pr ot ect ed power st r i p wi t h 6 dupl ex 20 amp r ecept acl es shal l be pr ovi ded wi t hi n t he cabi net .

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2. 4. 3 Cabl e Gui des

Pr ovi de cabl e gui des speci f i cal l y manuf act ur ed f or t he pur pose of r out i ng cabl es, wi r es and pat ch cor ds hor i zont al l y and ver t i cal l y on 19 i nches equi pment cabi net s. Cabl e gui des of r i ng or br acket t ype devi cescabi net f or hor i zont al cabl e management and i ndi v i dual l y mount ed f or ver t i cal cabl e management . Mount cabl e gui des wi t h scr ews, or nut s and l ockwasher s.

2. 4. 4 Pat ch Panel s

Pr ovi de por t s f or t he number of hor i zont al and backbone cabl es t er mi nat ed on t he panel pl us 25 per cent spar e. Pr ovi de pr e- connect or i zed opt i cal f i ber and copper pat ch cor ds f or pat ch panel s. Pr ovi de pat ch cor ds, as compl et e assembl i es, wi t h mat chi ng connect or s as speci f i ed. Pr ovi de f i ber opt i c pat ch cabl es wi t h cr ossover or i ent at i on i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 3.

Pat ch cor ds shal l meet mi ni mum per f or mance r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2 and TI A- 568. 3 f or cabl es, cabl e l engt h and har dwar e speci f i ed.

2. 4. 4. 1 Modul ar t o 110 Bl ock Pat ch Panel

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 1 and TI A- 568. 2. Panel s shal l be t hi r d par t y ver i f i ed and shal l compl y wi t h EI A/ TI A Cat egor y 6 r equi r ement s.

Panel shal l be const r uct ed of 0. 09 i nches mi ni mum al umi num and shal l be cabi net mount ed and compat i bl e wi t h an ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E 19 i nches equi pment cabi net . Panel shal l pr ovi de 48 non- keyed, 8- pi n modul ar por t s, wi r ed t o T568A. Pat ch panel s shal l t er mi nat e t he bui l di ng cabl i ng on Type 110 I DCs and shal l ut i l i ze a pr i nt ed ci r cui t boar d i nt er f ace. The r ear of each panel shal l have i ncomi ng cabl e st r ai n- r el i ef and r out i ng gui des.

Panel s shal l have each por t f act or y number ed and be equi pped wi t h l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es above each por t .

2. 4. 4. 2 Fi ber Opt i c Pat ch Panel

Pr ovi de panel f or mai nt enance and cr oss- connect i ng of opt i cal f i ber cabl es. Panel shal l be const r uct ed of 16 gauge st eel or 11 gauge al umi num mi ni mum and shal l be cabi net mount ed and compat i bl e wi t h a ECI A EI A/ ECA 310- E 19 i nches equi pment r ack. Each panel shal l pr ovi de 24 si ngl e- mode adapt er s as dupl ex LC i n accor dance wi t h TI A/ EI A- 604- 10 wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c al i gnment s l eeves, al i gnment s l eeves. Pr ovi de dust cover f or unused adapt er s. The r ear of each panel shal l have a cabl e management t r ay a mi ni mum of 8 i nches deep wi t h r emovabl e cover , i ncomi ng cabl e st r ai n- r el i ef and r out i ng gui des. Panel s shal l have each adapt er f act or y number ed and be equi pped wi t h l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es above each adapt er .

2. 5 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS OUTLET/ CONNECTOR ASSEMBLI ES

2. 5. 1 Out l et / Connect or Copper

Out l et / connect or s shal l compl y wi t h FCC Par t 68, TI A- 568. 1, and TI A- 568. 2.

UTP out l et / connect or s shal l be UL 1863 l i s t ed, non- keyed, 8- pi n modul ar , const r uct ed of hi gh i mpact r at ed t her mopl ast i c housi ng and shal l be t hi r d par t y ver i f i ed and shal l compl y wi t h TI A- 568. 2 Cat egor y 6 r equi r ement s.

Out l et / connect or s pr ovi ded f or UTP cabl i ng shal l meet or exceed t he r equi r ement s f or t he cabl e pr ovi ded. Out l et / connect or s shal l be t er mi nat ed usi ng a Type 110 I DC PC boar d connect or , col or - coded f or bot h T568A and T568B wi r i ng. Each out l et / connect or shal l be wi r ed T568A. UTP out l et / connect or s shal l compl y wi t h TI A- 568. 2 f or 200 mat i ng cycl es.

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2. 5. 2 Opt i cal Fi ber Adapt er s( Coupl er s)

Pr ovi de opt i cal f i ber adapt er s sui t abl e f or dupl ex LC i n accor dance wi t h TI A/ EI A- 604- 10 wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c al i gnment s l eeves, as i ndi cat ed.

Pr ovi de dust cover f or adapt er s. Opt i cal f i ber adapt er s shal l compl y wi t h TI A- 455- 21 f or 500 mat i ng cycl es.

2. 5. 3 Opt i cal Fi ber Connect or s

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 455- 21. Opt i cal f i ber connect or s shal l be dupl ex LC i n accor dance wi t h TI A/ EI A- 604- 10 wi t h z i r coni a cer ami c al i gnment s l eeves, 8/ 125 si ngl e- mode f i ber . The connect or s shal l pr ovi de a maxi mum at t enuat i on of 0. 3 dB at 1310 and 1550 nm wi t h l ess t han a 0. 2 dB change af t er 500 mat i ng cycl es.

2. 5. 4 Cover Pl at es

Tel ecommuni cat i ons cover pl at es shal l compl y wi t h UL 514C, and TI A- 568. 1, f l ush or sur f ace mount ed desi gn const r uct ed of t o mat ch col or of r ecept acl e/ swi t ch cover pl at es speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM. Pr ovi de l abel i ng i n accor dance wi t h t he par agr aph LABELI NG i n t hi s sect i on.

2. 6 GROUNDI NG AND BONDI NG PRODUCTS

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h UL 467, TI A- 607, and NFPA 70. Component s shal l be i dent i f i ed as r equi r ed by TI A- 606. Pr ovi de gr ound r ods, bondi ng conduct or s, and gr oundi ng busbar s as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00

I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM.

2. 7 FI RESTOPPI NG MATERI AL

Pr ovi de as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 07 84 00 FI RESTOPPI NG.

2. 8 MANUFACTURER' S NAMEPLATE

Each i t em of equi pment shal l have a namepl at e bear i ng t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, model number , and ser i al number secur el y af f i xed i n a conspi cuous pl ace; t he namepl at e of t he di st r i but i ng agent wi l l not be accept abl e.

2. 9 TESTS, I NSPECTI ONS, AND VERI FI CATI ONS

2. 9. 1 Fact or y Reel Test s

Pr ovi de document at i on of t he t est i ng and ver i f i cat i on act i ons t aken by manuf act ur er t o conf i r m compl i ance wi t h TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2, TI A- 568. 3, TI A- 526- 7 f or s i ngl e mode opt i cal f i ber PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 I NSTALLATI ON

I nst al l t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and pat hway syst ems, i ncl udi ng t he hor i zont al and backbone cabl e, pat hway syst ems, t el ecommuni cat i ons out l et / connect or assembl i es, and associ at ed har dwar e i n accor dance wi t h NECA/ BI CSI 568, TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2, TI A- 569, NFPA 70, and UL st andar ds as appl i cabl e. Pr ovi de cabl i ng i n a st ar t opol ogy net wor k. Pat hways and out l et boxes shal l be i nst al l ed as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM. I nst al l t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng wi t h copper medi a

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3. 1. 1 Cabl i ng

I nst al l UTP, t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng syst em as det ai l ed i n TI A- 568. 1.

Scr ew t er mi nal s shal l not be used except wher e speci f i cal l y i ndi cat ed on pl ans. Use an appr oved i nsul at i on di spl acement connect i on ( I DC) t ool k i t f or copper cabl e t er mi nat i ons. Do not exceed manuf act ur er s ' cabl e pul l t ensi ons f or copper and opt i cal f i ber cabl es. Pr ovi de a devi ce t o moni t or cabl e pul l t ensi ons. Do not exceed 25 pounds pul l t ensi on f or f our pai r copper cabl es. Do not chaf e or damage out er j acket mat er i al s. Use onl y l ubr i cant s appr oved by cabl e manuf act ur er . Do not over c i nch cabl es, or cr ush cabl es wi t h st apl es. For UTP cabl e, bend r adi i shal l not be l ess t han f our t i mes t he cabl e di amet er . Cabl es shal l be t er mi nat ed; no cabl e shal l cont ai n unt er mi nat ed el ement s. Cabl es shal l not be spl i ced. Label cabl i ng i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph LABELI NG i n t hi s sect i on.

3. 1. 1. 1 Backbone Cabl e

b. Opt i cal f i ber Backbone Cabl e. I nst al l i nt r abui l di ng backbone opt i cal f i ber i n i ndi cat ed pat hways. Do not exceed manuf act ur er ' s r ecommended bendi ng r adi i and pul l t ensi on. Pr epar e cabl e f or pul l i ng by cut t i ng out er j acket 10 i nches l eavi ng st r engt h member s exposed f or appr oxi mat el y 10 i nches. Twi st st r engt h member s t oget her and at t ach t o pul l i ng eye. Ver t i cal cabl e suppor t i nt er val s shal l be i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons.

3. 1. 1. 2 Hor i zont al Cabl i ng

I nst al l hor i zont al cabl i ng as i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs Do not unt wi st Cat egor y 6 UTP cabl es mor e t han one hal f i nch f r om t he poi nt of t er mi nat i on t o mai nt ai n cabl e geomet r y. Pr ovi de sl ack cabl e i n t he f or m of a f i gur e ei ght ( not a ser vi ce l oop) on each end of t he cabl e, 10 f eet i n t he t el ecommuni cat i ons r oom, and 12 i nches i n t he wor k ar ea out l et .

3. 1. 2 Pat hway I nst al l at i ons

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 569 and NFPA 70. Pr ovi de bui l di ng pat hway as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM.

3. 1. 3 Cabl e Tr ay I nst al l at i on

I nst al l cabl e t r ay as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM. Onl y CMP and OFNP t ype cabl e shal l be i nst al l ed i n a pl enum.

3. 1. 4 Wor k Ar ea Out l et s

3. 1. 4. 1 Ter mi nat i ons

Ter mi nat e UTP cabl e i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2 and wi r i ng conf i gur at i on as speci f i ed. Ter mi nat e f i ber opt i c cabl es i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 3.

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3. 1. 4. 2 Cover Pl at es

As a mi ni mum, each out l et / connect or shal l be l abel ed as t o i t s f unct i on and a uni que number t o i dent i f y cabl e l i nk i n accor dance wi t h t he par agr aph LABELI NG i n t hi s sect i on.

3. 1. 4. 3 Cabl es

Unshi el ded t wi st ed pai r and f i ber opt i c cabl es shal l have a mi ni mum of 12 i nches of s l ack cabl e l oosel y coi l ed i nt o t he t el ecommuni cat i ons out l et boxes. Mi ni mum manuf act ur er ' s bend r adi us f or each t ype of cabl e shal l not be exceeded.

3. 1. 4. 4 Pul l Cor ds

Pul l cor ds shal l be i nst al l ed i n condui t ser vi ng t el ecommuni cat i ons out l et s t hat do not have cabl e i nst al l ed.

3. 1. 5 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Space Ter mi nat i on

I nst al l t er mi nat i on har dwar e r equi r ed f or Cat egor y 6 and opt i cal f i ber syst em. An i nsul at i on di spl acement t ool shal l be used f or t er mi nat i ng copper cabl e t o i nsul at i on di spl acement connect or s.

3. 1. 5. 1 Pat ch Panel s

Pat ch panel s shal l be mount ed cabi net s wi t h suf f i c i ent por t s t o accommodat e t he i nst al l ed cabl e pl ant pl us 25 per cent spar es.

a. Copper Pat ch Panel . Copper cabl e ent er i ng a pat ch panel shal l be secur ed t o t he panel as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er t o pr event movement of t he cabl e.

b. Fi ber Opt i c Pat ch Panel . Fi ber opt i c cabl e l oop shal l be 3 f eet i n l engt h. The out er j acket of each cabl e ent er i ng a pat ch panel shal l be secur ed t o t he panel t o pr event movement of t he f i ber s wi t hi n t he panel , usi ng cl amps or br acket s speci f i cal l y manuf act ur ed f or t hat pur pose.

3. 1. 5. 2 Equi pment Suppor t Fr ames

I nst al l i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 569:

d. Cabi net s, wal l - mount ed modul ar t ype. Mount cabi net t o pl ywood backboar d i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons. .

Coor di nat e hei ght wi t h Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 1. 6 Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng

Pr ovi de i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 607, NFPA 70 and as speci f i ed i n Sect i on

26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM.

3. 2 LABELI NG

3. 2. 1 Label s

Pr ovi de l abel i ng i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606. Handwr i t t en l abel i ng i s unaccept abl e. St enci l ed l et t er i ng f or voi ce and dat a c i r cui t s shal l be pr ovi ded usi ng l aser pr i nt er .

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3. 2. 2 Cabl e

Cabl es shal l be l abel ed usi ng col or l abel s on bot h ends wi t h i dent i f i er s i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606.

3. 2. 3 Ter mi nat i on Har dwar e

Wor kst at i on out l et s and pat ch panel connect i ons shal l be l abel ed usi ng col or coded l abel s wi t h i dent i f i er s i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 606.

3. 3 FI ELD APPLI ED PAI NTI NG

Pai nt el ect r i cal equi pment as r equi r ed t o mat ch f i ni sh of adj acent sur f aces or t o meet t he i ndi cat ed or speci f i ed saf et y cr i t er i a. Pai nt i ng shal l be as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 09 90 00 PAI NTS AND COATI NGS.

3. 3. 1 Pai nt i ng Backboar ds

I f backboar ds ar e r equi r ed t o be pai nt ed, t hen t he manuf act ur ed f i r e r et ar dant backboar d must be pai nt ed wi t h f i r e r et ar dant pai nt , so as not t o i ncr ease f l ame spr ead and smoke densi t y and must be appr opr i at el y l abel ed. Label and f i r e r at i ng st amp must be unpai nt ed.

3. 4 FI ELD FABRI CATED NAMEPLATE MOUNTI NG

Pr ovi de number , l ocat i on, and l et t er desi gnat i on of namepl at es as i ndi cat ed. Fast en namepl at es t o t he devi ce wi t h a mi ni mum of t wo sheet - met al scr ews or t wo r i vet s.

3. 5 TESTI NG

3. 5. 1 Tel ecommuni cat i ons Cabl i ng Test i ng

Per f or m t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng i nspect i on, ver i f i cat i on, and per f or mance t est s i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2. Test equi pment shal l conf or m t o TI A- 1152. Per f or m opt i cal f i ber f i el d i nspect i on t est s v i a at t enuat i on measur ement s on f act or y r eel s and pr ovi de r esul t s al ong wi t h manuf act ur er cer t i f i cat i on f or f act or y r eel t est s. Remove f ai l ed cabl e r eel s f r om pr oj ect s i t e upon at t enuat i on t est f ai l ur e.

3. 5. 1. 1 I nspect i on

Vi sual l y i nspect UTP and opt i cal f i ber j acket mat er i al s f or UL or t hi r d par t y cer t i f i cat i on mar ki ngs. I nspect cabl i ng t er mi nat i ons i n t el ecommuni cat i ons r ooms and at wor kst at i ons t o conf i r m col or code f or T568A or T568B pi n assi gnment s, and i nspect cabl i ng connect i ons t o conf i r m compl i ance wi t h TI A- 568. 1, TI A- 568. 2, . Vi sual l y conf i r m Cat egor y 6, mar ki ng of out l et s, cover pl at es, out l et / connect or s, and pat ch panel s.

3. 5. 1. 2 Ver i f i cat i on Test s

UTP backbone copper cabl i ng shal l be t est ed f or DC l oop r esi st ance, shor t s, opens, i nt er mi t t ent f aul t s, and pol ar i t y bet ween conduct or s, and bet ween conduct or s and shi el d, i f cabl e has over al l shi el d. Test oper at i on of shor t i ng bar s i n connect i on bl ocks. Test cabl es af t er t er mi nat i on but pr i or t o bei ng cr oss- connect ed.

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3. 5. 1. 3 Per f or mance Test s

Per f or m t est i ng f or each out l et and MUTOA as f ol l ows:

a. Per f or m Cat egor y 6 l i nk t est s i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 1 and TI A- 568. 2. Test s shal l i ncl ude wi r e map, l engt h, i nser t i on l oss, NEXT, PSNEXT, ELFEXT, PSELFEXT, r et ur n l oss, pr opagat i on del ay, and del ay skew.

b. Opt i cal f i ber Li nks. Per f or m opt i cal f i ber end- t o- end l i nk t est s i n accor dance wi t h TI A- 568. 3.

3. 5. 1. 4 Fi nal Ver i f i cat i on Test s

Per f or m ver i f i cat i on t est s f or UTP and opt i cal f i ber syst ems af t er t he compl et e t el ecommuni cat i ons cabl i ng and wor kst at i on out l et / connect or s ar e i nst al l ed.

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3.1.6 Grounding and Bonding