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Army Reserve IT Manual 15 February 2008 With Change 3, October 17, 2011

Change 1 Summary Sheet

Subject: Army Reserve IT Manual

Cancels: Army Reserve IT Manual, dated 15 February 2008

Description of Changes:

• Editorial and typographic corrections throughout

• Various updates, clarifications and additions throughout

Change 2 Summary

Subject: Army Reserve IT Manual Change 2

Cancels: Army Reserve IT Manual, Change 1 dated 20 October 2008

Change 3 Summary

Subject: Army Reserve IT Manual Change 3

Cancels: Army Reserve IT Manual, Change 2 dated 20 October 2008

Table of Contents

Page Chapter 1 – Introduction and General Overview

1.1 Purpose of this Manual

1.2 Overview of strategy for telecommunication services for

Army Reserve facilities

1.2.1 ARNET concept

1.2.2 Telecommunication service provider

1.2.3 Information Technology service and distribution spaces

1.2.4 Telephone switch

1.2.5 Mission IT requirements

1.2.6 Secure communications

1.2.7 Joint-use facilities

1.2.8 Funding of IT provisions

1.2.9 Future developments

1.3 Applicable criteria

1.4 Telecommunications Qualifications………………………………………….12

Chapter 2 – Army Reserve Information Technology Spaces and Requirements

2.1 Army Reserve IT spaces – general

2.2 Individual Space Criteria

2.2.1 Entrance Facility

2.2.2 Telecommunications Equipment Room

2.2.3 Telecommunications Room

Chapter 3 – Infrastructure

3.1 Pathways

3.1.1……………………………………………………………………………14 3.1.2……………………………………………………………………………14

3.1.3 Conduit Design Criteria

3.1.4 Cable Tray Design Criteria

3.1.5 Cable Runway Design Criteria

3.1.6 IT Racks and Cabinets

3.1.7 Rack Cable Management Design Criteria

3.2 Cabling

3.2.1

3.2.2 Campus Outside Plant (OSP) Cable

3.2.3 Voice Backbone UTP Cable

3.2.4 Optical Fiber Backbone Cable

3.2.5 Voice and Data Horizontal Cabling

3.2.6 Panel System Furniture Communication Cabling

3.2.7 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON)

3.2.8 CATV Cabling

3.3 Terminations

3.3.1 Service Provider Terminations

3.3.2 Campus OSP Terminations

3.3.3 Optical Fiber Cable Terminations

3.3.4 Voice Backbone Cable Terminations

3.3.5 Voice and Data Horizontal Cable Terminations

3.3.6 Patch Cables

3.3.7 Labeling

3.3.8 Testing

3.3.9 Documentation

3.4 Telephone System Requirements

3.5 SIPRNET

3.5.1 General

3.5.2 SIPRNET Café

3.5.3 IDS

3.6 HVAC

3.7 Electrical

3.7.1 Clean Power

3.7.2 Grounding and Bonding

3.8 Joint Use Facilities Data Network

Chapter 3 Figures

Chapter 4-Access Control System

Chapter 5-Intrusion Detection System Chapter 5 Figures

Appendix A – Glossary of Terms and Acronyms in this Manual

Appendix B – Army Reserve Information Technology Matrix

Appendix C- MILCON/IT Supply/Install Responsibility Matrix………………….56

Appendix D- Army Reserve Standards: Furniture Panel System Electrical/Communication Requirements …………………………………………………………………………..57

Chapter 1 – Introduction and General Overview

1.1 Purpose of this Manual

1.1.1 The Army Reserve has a large inventory of facilities throughout the country, and continues to acquire additional facilities. The purpose of this Manual is to define current Army Reserve standards and requirements for telecommunication systems, and especially standards and requirements for new facilities and facility revitalization. The Manual’s goal is to encourage consistent and efficient design and construction of Army Reserve IT provisions.

1.1.2 Army Reserve telecommunication strategy will evolve over time, and individual facilities may have unique requirements. This Manual is intended to present the “80% solution” for the moving target of telecommunications strategy – it presents the preferred Army Reserve strategy that should apply 80% of the time, and does not resolve every issue for every project. The Manual will be updated periodically to reflect Army Reserve telecommunication strategy evolution. The Army Reserve Project Officer has the responsibility for authorizing individual project criteria updates, and additions to or variations from the information in this Manual.

1.1.3 This Manual is intended to document and explain the Army Reserve telecommunication strategy to the Army Reserve’s design and construction agent, the Corps of Engineers. Additionally, the Manual will provide guidance to individual project designers developing individual project designs or design/build requests for proposal.

1.1.4 USARC G2/6 is the proponent for Army Reserve Information Technology, and will participate in individual project Pre-Design and Charette Meetings to define the project IT requirements and implementation plan.

1.1.5 The Manual does not supersede any contract for design of an individual Army

Reserve project; if conflicts exist between the Manual and a contract, the conflict must be brought to the attention of the Corps Project Engineer/Architect for resolution.

1.2 Overview of strategy for telecommunication services for Army Reserve facilities

1.2.1 ARNET Concept

1.2.1.1 ARNET is an enterprise network hosting all enterprise applications from a centralized location.

1.2.2 Telecommunication service provider

1.2.2.1 When a Reserve Center is located off of an Installation, out in the community, the Army Reserve will obtain voice and data service from a public service provider.

1.2.2.2 On any military Installation, the Army Reserves prefers to obtain telecommunications service through the Installation, if the Installation can provide the services the Army Reserve requires. If the Installation cannot provide the services the Army Reserve requires, the Army Reserve Project Officer will provide direction on whether to pursue service through a public service provider. The Army Reserve will obtain data services from a public service provider to be delivered to the Installation Demarcation Point. The service will then be extended over existing/new OSP fiber optic cable to the entrance facility of the building/campus.

1.2.2.3 The Army Reserve envisions a single service provider for all Army Reserve data service (Verizon as of the date of this Manual), but this should not affect facility or infrastructure requirements. Single service provider for voice service is not planned. Thus there will likely be two service providers for the “last mile” of service to any facility – one for voice and one for data. If some discrepancy with this strategy arises on an individual project, or if multiple providers offer voice service, the Project Development Team must present the issues and their recommendations to the Project Officer.

1.2.2.4 Provide both copper and fiber service for Reserve Centers, if such service is reasonably available.

1.2.3 Information Technology service and distribution spaces

1.2.3.1 Provide each Army Reserve Center (ARC) and Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) with a single Entrance Facility (EF).

1.2.3.2 Provide a TER for each Service (Army Reserve, Army National Guard, USMC, etc) occupying a joint-use AFRC. Refer to 1.2.7 and Figure 3-

12. No encryption/decryption devices are located in the TER.

1.2.3.3 Provide Telecommunications Rooms (TR, formerly known as IT closet), at a minimum, at each floor above the ground floor in a building with a TER, and at each floor of other buildings. No TR is required in buildings with minimal telecommunications provisions, such as Unheated Storage (UHS). Provide a TR for each Service (i.e. Army Reserve, Army National Guard, USMC, etc) occupying a joint-use Reserve Center (AFRC) as described above. Refer to 1.2.7 and Figure 3-12.

1.2.3.4 Additional TRs may be required in larger buildings to maintain compliance with TIA/EIA 568-B.1 295 ft. (90 m.) horizontal link distance limit.

1.2.3.5 There is to be a TR for every 10,000 sq. ft. of usable floor space.

1.2.4 Telephone switch

1.2.4.1 Each Reserve Center will have a GFGI telephone switch or soft PBX solution.

1.2.4.2 No switch is typically necessary for on-Installation Reserve Centers, if the Installation can provide Army Reserve-desired switching capabilities.

However, some Installation systems may require the Army Reserve facility to provide a switch or Remote Telephone Unit (RTU).

1.2.4.3 When not located on a military Installation, if the service provider cannot support a local switch on their system, the Army Reserve will accept remote switching provided by the local service provider as a last resort.

1.2.5 Mission IT requirements

1.2.5.1 The following are the general mission IT requirements for Army Reserve facilities, regardless of unit type. Specific User IT requirements for individual projects will be determined by USARC G6 in coordination with the Command/Unit G6.

1.2.5.2 Regional Support Command (RSC), Brigade, Operational and Functional Command, and major Subordinate Command facilities

- Video-teleconferencing (VTC) and secure VTC (SVTC)

- Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Network or NIPRNET

- Secure or Classified Network, or SIPRNET

- Community/Cable Access Television (CATV)

- Industry standard voice Private Automatic Branch Exchange

(PABX)/interface switches and data communication connections

1.2.5.3 Battalion Headquarter facilities

- VTC (SVTC may be required for mobilizing or deploying units)

- SBU Network or NIPRNET

- Secure or Classified Network, or SIPRNET

- CATV

- Industry standard voice PABX/interface switches and data communication connections

1.2.5.4 Company and below facilities

- VTC

- SBU Network or NIPRNET

- Secure or Classified Network, or SIPRNET

- CATV

- Industry standard voice PABX/interface switches and data communication connections

1.2.6 Secure communications

1.2.6.1 Presently, the Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate (ARIMD) Project Officer must validate User requests for secure communication provisions not documented in the project 1391 or Functional Space Detail backup to the 1391. In the future, individual project secure communication requirements should be fully described in the project 1391.

1.2.6.2 Provide each Reserve Center with a “SIPRNET Café” room cabled and ready for secure communications to be installed by USARC G2/6 action.

The Army Reserve’s shift from a Strategic Reserve to an Operational Reserve dictates that this increased capability is needed to support the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) training and deployment requirements.

1.2.6.3 The necessary equipment for secure communication capability noted immediately above will be provided to the Reserve Center at the appropriate point in the ARFORGEN cycle. New Army Reserve Centers will only have this secure communications capability when the “secure” equipment is provided. Secure communications equipment is funded and provided by the USARC, not the facility project.

1.2.6.4 At this time, SIPRNET to individual office or workstation desktops is authorized only for General Officers (G.O.). USARC G3 must authorize any exceptions for ARIMD approval, subject to funding. It is unlikely that a G.O. office or suite will be constructed or operated as a Controlled Access Area (CAA), so SIPRNET cabling to the G.O. space will require a hardened protective distribution system (PDS) as described in NSTISSI 7003, Protective Distribution Systems. Designers may want to contact Information Systems Engineering Command, Fort Detrick Engineering Directorate (ISEC-FDED) for creative suggestions on how best to accomplish this with minimal visual and operational impact to the G.O.

space.

1.2.6.5 At this time, provisions for SVTC will be provided to one space in each facility only. Provide one classroom or conference room for each Army Reserve facility with a SIPRNET data drop to allow for SVTC use on an as-needed basis. The space will not need to be constructed as a Secure Room; it can be guarded on the occasions when being used for SVTC. It must have either provisions for light-tight window blinds or no windows.

1.2.6.6 A Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), when authorized for an Army Reserve project, must comply with appropriate Director of Central Intelligence Directive No. 6/9 Physical Security Standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities.

1.2.7 Joint-use facilities

1.2.7.1 Project authorization documents will determine whether any Service (i.e.

Army Reserve, National Guard, etc) has authorization for its own separate IT spaces or other telecommunication provisions. When separate spaces are authorized, they will be provided, preferably collocated to be able to utilize common HVAC systems.

1.2.7.2 Infrastructure to each Service’s exclusive space will be exclusive. In joint-use spaces with telecommunications drops (classrooms, Assembly Hall, etc.), separate drops for each service with separate IT provisions will be provided.

1.2.7.3 While Services may have separate IT provisions, components of a single service (i.e. units) will not.

1.2.7.4 When the Army Reserve is the host in a joint-use facility, it is responsible for providing other Service tenants with telecommunications service, operations and maintenance, but not separate equipment. When separate IT spaces and other provisions are authorized for other Services, any required separate equipment remains the responsibility of the other Service. For example, the Army Reserve will provide telephone switching for a facility – if another Service requires their own telephone switch, it is their responsibility to either fund it, or provide and install it.

1.2.7.5 The Army Reserve Project Officer will determine joint and separate IT provisions for individual projects.

1.2.8 Funding of IT provisions

1.2.8.1 The following installed equipment and provisions are designed, constructed and funded through the individual project design and construction authorization. Project funding is further divided into Military Construction Army Reserve (MCAR) funding and Operations and Maintenance Army Reserve (OMAR) funding.

- Infrastructure (MCAR): this includes cabling, conduit, cable trays, equipment racks, backboards, patch panels, and Protective Distribution Systems (PDS), if required.

- Power and HVAC provisions (MCAR)

1.2.8.2 The following installed equipment and provisions are designed, installed and funded by other sources.

- Computers, servers, data switches, routers, and network setup

- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems

- Secure communications devices (KIV equipment, secure telephones, safes, etc.), including ARFORGEN equipment provided during the training cycle

1.2.8.3 For MCAR projects, starting in FY08, the OMAR IT Tail funding associated with MCAR projects will no longer be sent to USARC. It will now be provided to the (ISEC-FDED) Construction Team, and will be dispersed appropriately after validation of requirements.

1.2.8.4 For Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) projects, all OMAR IT Tail funding will be programmed by the ISEC BRAC Office. ISEC must see all requirements and solutions and be able to recommend to Headquarters, Department of the Army, Chief Information Office (HQDA CIO/G-6) for validation of BRAC requirements prior to programming these funds through ARIMD. When the requirement is validated, and the funding is required, the ISEC BRAC office will request the funds from ARIMD, and it will forward to U.S Army Reserve Command (USARC) for their distribution to the appropriate execution vehicle.

1.2.9 Future developments

1.2.9.1 Army Reserve G6 has authorized a 500-day plan to transition to voice over Internet protocol. Scheduling and implementation of this plan is subject to funding.

1.2.9.2 The Army Reserve standard for horizontal cabling is CAT 6. CAT 6a will not be utilized at present for voice or data even though an industry standard for CAT 6a has been ratified.

1.3 Applicable criteria

1.3.1 Army Reserve design and construction criteria, and telecommunications terminology will move toward compliance with industry standards, with limited Government criteria being cited, except in the case of secure communications provisions.

1.3.2 The current versions of the following Government criteria are applicable to telecommunications design for Army Reserve facility projects, except for specific deviations noted in this Manual:

1.3.2.1 UFC 4-171-05; Army Reserve Facilities (Design Guide or DG)

1.3.2.2 AR 380-5; Department of the Army Information Security Program -

Chapter 7, Section III

1.3.2.3 Military Handbook (MIL HDBK) 1013/1A, Design Guide for Physical

Security of Facilities, for protection of openings into secure areas such as SIPRNET Café, COMSEC, and Army Global Command and Control System (AGCCS).

1.3.2.4 Technical Criteria for Installation Information Infrastructure Architecture (I3A).

1.3.2.5 If on an Installation, any Installation design and construction guidance (bring any conflicts with Army Reserve requirements in this Manual to the attention of Project Officer for resolution)

1.3.2.6 The documents listed above (except for Installation design guidance) may be accessed at the Louisville District Corps of Engineers website for the Army Reserve.

1.3.2.7 For clarification on relationship between the I3A and the Army Reserve IT Manual the following is to be adhered to:

• The I3A Criteria is the governing document to which all inside and outside plant cabling is designed and constructed to.

• This manual (Army Reserve IT Manual) modifies the I3A for Army Reserve specific requirements.

• If there are conflicts between the I3A and the Army Reserve IT Manual, these are to be addressed by the Project Delivery Team.

• For items not covered in the Army Reserve IT Manual, the I3A must be followed.

1.3.3 The current versions of the following are industry, national and local criteria applicable to telecommunications design for Army Reserve facility projects:

1.3.3.1 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.0 Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises

1.3.3.2 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.1 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

1.3.3.3 ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-4 Addendum 4 Solderless Connection Reliability Requirements for Copper Connecting Hardware

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

1.3.3.5 TIA-568-C.3 Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard

1.3.3.6 ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-B Commercial Building Standard for

Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

1.3.3.7 ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-7 Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed

Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant

1.3.3.8 ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-14B Measurement of Optical Power Loss of

Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant

1.3.3.9 ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A Administrative Standard for the

Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings

1.3.3.10 ANSI-J-STD-607-A Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and

Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

1.3.3.11 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code

1.3.3.12 Local codes and regulations for individual project locations

1.3.3.13 Service provider requirements

1.4 Telecommunications Qualifications

1.4.1 Telecommunications Design and Drawings

1.4.1.1 The telecommunications design and drawings are to be approved by a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) and indicated such with the RCDD’s stamp and signature on each telecommunications sheet.

1.4.2 Telecommunications Infrastructure Installation

1.4.2.1 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.

Documentation of current BICSI certification for each of the key personnel must be provided.

Chapter 2 – Army Reserve Information Technology Spaces and Requirements

2.1 Army Reserve IT Spaces - General

2.1.1 The Army Reserve IT spaces described below are the spaces in an Army Reserve facility that are dedicated to housing telecommunication service and distribution provisions for the facility, or to providing space solely for User data processing and telecommunications operations. Almost all Army Reserve spaces have some IT provisions to allow Users access to data or communications; the spaces described below have data access and telecommunication as their primary purpose.

2.1.2 Descriptions and requirements for most Army Reserve spaces are found in UFC 4-171-05 Army Reserve Facilities (Design Guide or DG). The information for IT spaces listed in this manual are in addition to what is specified in UFC 4-171-05.

It is intended to be IT specific and used by the designer of the IT infrastructure for the Army Reserve facility.

2.2 Individual Space Criteria

2.2.1 Entrance Facility (EF)

2.2.1.1 The purpose of this room is to isolate telecommunication service provider equipment and provisions from the remainder of the facility telecommunications infrastructure. Due to Government servers and other equipment in TER, the EF is required to be a separate space to maintain security of TER from service provider personnel

2.2.1.2 Refer to Figures 3-2 and 3-6 for typical EF plan view and elevation drawings.

2.2.2 Telecommunications Equipment Room (TER)

2.2.2.1 This space is provided to house file and print servers, data switches and the telephone switch. It will typically be located in the main building of a multi-building facility, normally the Reserve Center building. It is the main telecommunications distribution point for its building and the facility.

2.2.2.2 In a joint use facility, each component service in the building requires a separate TER space which can be provided by rooms, caging, or locking cabinets separated on the floor space.

2.2.2.3 The TER may serve as the TR for the floor it occupies; larger buildings or building configuration may require additional TRs on that floor.

2.2.2.4 Refer to figures 3-3 and 3-7 for typical TER plan view and rack elevation drawings.

2.2.3 Telecommunications Room (TR)

2.2.3.1 These spaces serve as distribution points for workstation voice and data cables, and other terminations.

2.2.3.2 Refer to Figures 3-4, 3-5, 3-8 and 3-9 for typical TR plan views and rack elevation drawings.

Chapter 3 – Infrastructure

3.1 Pathways

3.1.1 Provide a complete telecommunications pathway system that provides a flexible, re-usable, expandable pathway for premises and outside plant distribution of telecommunication services throughout the facility.

3.1.2 The preferred pathway for installing service entrance and campus outside plant

(OSP) cables is underground conduits. Aerial installation will only be considered when aerial facilities exist and only as a last option.

3.1.3 Conduit Design Criteria

3.1.3.1 Service entrance conduit. Provide four 4-inch (10 cm) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduits from the EF to the point of connection for separate copper, fiber and CATV services as well as one spare.

3.1.3.1.1 The point of connection on a military installation is normally the nearest suitable maintenance hole or pedestal. The point of connection when not on a military installation is normally the property line.

3.1.3.1.2 Service entrance conduits to stub up in the EF and shall extend between 4 to 6 inches above finished floor (AFF) and be properly sealed or plugged in accordance with I3A.

3.1.3.1.3 Provide direct buried conduits. Encase conduits in

concrete where required by the installation, service provider or I3A.

3.1.3.1.4 Provide three 1-1/4 inch (3.2 cm) innerducts in the conduits for fiber and CATV services and in the spare conduit. Plug all innerducts to prevent foreign material from entering innderduct until it is used.

3.1.3.1.5 Provide handholes and/or maintenance holes as

described for OSP conduit below.

3.1.3.1.6 Properly fire stop and moisture seal floor, exterior wall penetrations and conduit/innderduct.

3.1.3.1.7 Installation to meet or exceed I3A requirements.

3.1.3.2 Provide 4-inch conduits from the EF to the TER for separate copper and fiber backbone cables. If the cable tray system extends to the corridor immediately outside the EF, then these conduits may be omitted. In this case, provide sleeves through the EF wall and route backbone cable through the cable tray. Properly fire stop all wall penetrations.

3.1.3.3 Outside plant conduit. Refer to Technical Criteria for Installation Information Infrastructure Architecture (I3A) for OSP design criteria.

Provide a minimum of 2 separate, direct buried 4-inch (10 cm) PVC or HDPE conduits from the TER to TR in other buildings for copper, fiber, CATV services and one spare. Encase conduits in concrete where required by the installation or I3A.

3.1.3.3.1 Provide three 1-1/4 inch (3.2 cm) innerducts in the conduits for fiber and CATV services and in the spare conduit. Plug all inner duct to prevent foreign material from entering inner duct until used.

3.1.3.3.2 Provide handholes and/or maintenance holes in

accordance with I3A.

3.1.3.4 Sleeves. Provide four 4-inch (10 cm) conduit sleeves stubbed up a minimum of 3” through the floor of each TR to connect to the TR or TER below it. Properly fire stop floor penetrations with removable, modular self-sealing, elastomeric inserts that allow for cable revisions without the need to remove or replace any fire stop materials.

3.1.3.5 Workstation conduit. Provide 1-inch (2.5 cm) conduit from each outlet stubbed out to accessible ceiling space. For connections to modular system furniture, provide flush wall or flush floor mounted junction boxes for each group of furniture of up to six workstations. Provide (2) 1-1/4 inch (3.2 cm) conduits from the box to accessible ceiling space and a 2 inch (5.1 cm) liquid-tight flexible metal conduit from the box to the modular system furniture base feed point for every six workstations.

3.1.3.5.1 When conduit is ran in a concrete slab, this is considered a wet location and therefore the cable must be OSP rated or Indoor/Outdoor rated cable.

3.1.3.6 Provide a non-continuous support system of dedicated independent rods or wires and Category 6 rated J-hooks spaced at intervals that shall not exceed 60 inches from the conduit stub up to the cable tray. J-hooks shall not exceed 24 cables or 50 percent of the fill capacity, whichever is less.

3.1.4 Cable Tray Design Criteria

3.1.4.1 Provide cable tray with a minimum size of 6 inches x 2 inches (15 cm x 5 cm) and a maximum depth of 6 inches (15 cm). This cable tray is to be used for pathways and horizontal distribution outside of the IT spaces

(EF, TER, TR).

3.1.4.2 Design cable tray to be filled with project provided cabling to a maximum of 25% of the physical dimension of the tray. This will provide 100% growth in installed cable before the National Electrical Code (NEC) maximum fill of 50% is reached.

3.1.4.3 Design a continuous cable tray system originating in the TER/TR serving the respective area, properly sized/installed to support 90% of the user work areas premise cabling. The linear distance between conduit stub-up and cable tray shall not exceed 40 feet.

3.1.4.3.1 Conduit (shall be bonded per I3A 2.4.4.3) or non-

metallic J-hooks (installed a maximum of 5 feet apart) shall be installed between conduit stub-up and cable tray to properly support premise cabling.

3.1.4.4 Provide ladder type cable runway within the TER/TR as shown in the TER/TR typical room and rack diagrams in Figures 3-4 thru 3-9.

3.1.4.5 Mounting style in order of preference - wall mount or trapeze mount.

Center hung cable tray is not an option.

3.1.4.6 Provide normal access to the cable tray via lay-in ceiling tile. Provide access panels in non lay-in ceilings such that there is no point in the cable tray system that is more than 20 feet from an access point.

3.1.4.7 Provide 12-inch (30 cm) minimum clearance above the top of the tray and 3-inch (7.5 cm) minimum clearance below the tray.

3.1.4.8 Provide rectangular, modular, fire rated wall penetration assemblies using either integral, sliding covers or removable plugs. Provide usable penetration area equal to cable tray cross section.

3.1.4.9 Properly bond and ground per Section 3.7.2 and ANSI J-STD 607-A.

3.1.4.10 All transitions to cable trays must be done is such a way that support is provided so that cable bend radius requirements are met.

3.1.5 Cable Runway Design Criteria

3.1.5.1 Provide ladder type cable runway in EF, TER and TR above equipment rack and along plywood backboard as shown in the EF, TER and TR typical room and rack diagrams in Figures 3-2 thru 3-9.

3.1.5.2 Cable runway is a heavy duty, flat top, ladder rack style pathway system designed for use in TR and TER spaces. Construct runway of 1-1/2 inch x 3/8 inch (3.75 cm x 1 cm) tubular stringers with 1/2 inch x 1 inch (1.25 cm x 2.5 cm) welded rungs at 9-inch (23 cm) intervals. The minimum width is 18 inches (45 cm). Equip runway with metal cable dropouts where cables feed to equipment racks.

3.1.5.3 Design cable runway to hold premises cabling, including service loops, backbone, and workstation cables according to sizing criteria described for cable tray in Section 3.1.4.

3.1.5.4 Install cable runway 6 inches (15 cm) above equipment racks and fastened to equipment racks with elevation kits and rack to runway mounting kits; fasten to wall with support brackets. Use radius dropouts attached to the ladder rack in order to maintain proper bend radius of the cabling.

3.1.5.5 Properly bond and ground per section 3.7.2 and ANSI J-STD 607-A.

3.1.6 IT Racks and Cabinets

3.1.6.1 Provide heavy duty, two or four post, standard 19-inch racks with 6-inch channels in quantities sufficient to accommodate the cabling systems and equipment provided for the project.

3.1.6.2 Provide adequate rack space for the Government-furnished, Government-installed network equipment.

3.1.6.3 Provide as a minimum the racks shown in the typical TER and TR layouts shown in Figures 3-7, 3-8 and 3-9.

3.1.6.3.1 Racks shall be located with adequate clearances as

specified in TIA/EIA 569-B.

3.1.6.4 In joint use facilities, separate data networks and TER spaces are required for each military service as described under Voice and Data Horizontal Cabling Section 3.2.5.

3.1.6.4.1 The separate data patch panels described under Voice and Data Horizontal Cable Terminations shall be installed in separate racks in TR. In TER, provide separate data racks for each service component in separate TER spaces. Note that these separate racks will be required to be physically separated by caging, partition walls, or separate lockable data cabinets within the TER and TR.

3.1.6.4.1.1 If separated by caging or a wall there

must be separate entries for each space.

3.1.6.5 If lockable data cabinets are used they are to be 30” in depth, have adequate internal ventilation (louvers and fans) and there must be a 20 Amp dedicated Clean Power receptacle located inside of the cabinet.

3.1.6.6 Properly bond and ground per section 3.7.2 and ANSI J-STD 607-A.

3.1.7 Rack Cable Management Design Criteria

3.1.7.1 Provide the following cable management.

3.1.7.1.1 Provide horizontal cable managers installed as shown on the typical rack diagrams in Figures 3-1, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9 and with the following:

3.1.7.1.1.1 Provide 2 RU space between patch

panels in lieu of horizontal cable managers on the data rack.

3.1.7.1.1.2 Minimum of two horizontal cable

manager s at the top of every equipment rack.

3.1.7.1.1.3 Minimum of one spare horizontal cable

manager on the bottom section of each rack for management of voice and data network equipment connections.

3.1.7.1.2 Provide double sided, vertical cable managers installed as shown on the typical rack diagram in Figures 3-7, 3-8 and 3-9. Vertical cable managers shall include cable management for patch cables on the front of the rack and backbone cables on the rear of the rack.

3.1.7.1.3 Provide horizontal and vertical cable managers equipped with double-hinged covers.

3.2 Cabling

3.2.1 Provide cable meeting the requirements of the USARC G2/6 and the intended application. Other telecommunication systems, including CCTV, audio-video, security, paging, intercom, fire alarm, energy management or other smart building systems may utilize portions of the cabling system described in this document. However, it is not the intent of this document to describe unique communications cabling systems that may not be required in typical Army Reserve facilities.

3.2.1.1 CATV Service.

3.2.1.1.1 If CATV service is authorized and available, coordinate with the local service provider. The CATV service provider will typically provide a coaxial cable feed into the building. However, an optical fiber cable may be used for CATV service as an alternate to coaxial cable at the service provider’s discretion.

3.2.1.1.2 Locate CATV service cabling termination and head-end equipment in the EF.

3.2.2 Campus Outside Plant (OSP) Cable

3.2.2.1 Where an Army Reserve Center consists of multiple buildings, provide OSP campus backbone cable to make connections to the required and authorized communication systems. A typical arrangement is shown in Figure 3-1.

3.2.2.1.1 Provide OSP cables rated for outdoor use, filled with a water blocking compound. Bond the cable shield of OSP copper cables to the communications grounding system at both ends.

3.2.2.1.2 If CATV service is authorized and available, coordinate installation of this service with the local service provider. The CATV service provider will typically provide a coaxial cable feed into the building. However, an optical fiber cable may be used for CATV service as an alternate to coaxial cable at the service provider’s discretion.

3.2.2.1.3 Locate CATV service cabling termination and head-end equipment in the EF.

3.2.3 Voice Backbone UTP Cable

3.2.3.1 Provide a minimum of 50 pair, voice grade outside plant rated cable for voice backbone from the EF to the Service Provider Point of Connection (e.g. Local Exchange Carrier, LEC, local pedestal, property line maintenance hole).

3.2.3.2 Provide a minimum of 50 pair, multi-pair, voice grade cable for voice backbone installed as follows:

3.2.3.2.1 Minimum of 50 pair from the EF to wall mounted punch down blocks on the wall of the TER.

3.2.3.2.2 Minimum of 25 pair from the wall mounted punch down blocks in the TER to wall mounted punch down blocks on the walls of each TR.

3.2.3.3 Provide one voice cabling system in a facility even though it may be a joint use facility with separate military components and/or separate military services as tenants.

3.2.3.4 If the Service Provider circuit is terminated at the EF of the building or any other location (i.e. another room or building), it shall be extended to the TER where the router and distribution switch will be installed.

3.2.3.5 See Figure 3-1 for a typical backbone arrangement.

3.2.4 Optical Fiber Backbone Cable

3.2.4.1 Provide optical fiber cable installed in a star configuration from the TER to each TR.

3.2.4.2 Provide separate data backbone cables to support separate data networks for each service in joint use facilities as described under Voice and Data Horizontal Cabling Section 3.2.5. Refer to Figure 3-12 for a basic configuration diagram for joint use facility network.

3.2.4.3 Provide optical fiber cable with a minimum of 12 strands of single-mode (SM). Verify applications and requirements with the using agency on a project by project basis. In joint use facilities at this point in time, each military service requires a separate fiber optic backbone.

3.2.4.4 See Figure 3-1 for a typical arrangement.

3.2.5 Voice & Data Horizontal Cabling

3.2.5.1 Provide Category 6 horizontal voice and data cabling from TER/TR to user workstation locations, including those in modular furniture systems.

3.2.5.1.1 The maximum physical length of the permanent link

(cable length from TER or TR termination to user workstation outlet) shall be 295 ft (90 m) and the maximum physical length of the channel (link plus workstation cable and TER/TR patch cords) shall be 328 ft (100 m) in accordance with ANSI/TIA/

EIA-568-C.

3.2.5.1.2 Provide one voice cabling system in a facility even though it may be a joint use facility with separate military components and/or separate military services as tenants. Provide white cable jacket color for voice cabling system.

3.2.5.1.3 In Army Reserve facilities, provide blue cable jacket color for data cabling. In joint use facilities at this point in time, each military service component requires a separate data network. For example: The Army Reserve, Army National Guard and Marine Corps sharing a facility would each have a separate data network (refer to Figure 3-12 for a basic configuration diagram for a joint use facility). Provide blue data cable jacket color for Army Reserve, and provide the following cable jacket colors for each service: Army National Guard-Green; Air Force Reserve-Black; Navy Reserve-Grey; Marine Reserve-Tan; USACAPOC- Orange.

3.2.5.2 Where authorized, provide Cat6 horizontal data cabling from TER/TR to Wireless Access Point (WAP) locations. One WAP location will be placed at the center of each 55 foot x 55 foot square grid on each floor of each facility (excluding Unheated Storage buildings). WAP location outlet height should be 12 inches above finished ceiling height for all drop ceiling locations. If grid location will support less than 20 users, then provide one Cat6 cable. For grid locations with over 20 users, provide two (2) Cat6 cables.

3.2.6 Panel System Furniture Communication Cabling

3.2.6.1 Provide a minimum of one 2 inch conduit from the floor or wall box to an accessible ceiling space adjacent to the communications cable tray for each group of six workstations.

3.2.6.2 Provide 2 inch liquid-tight flexible metal conduit and fittings necessary to connect each floor box or wall box to the acoustic panel raceway.

3.2.6.3 One RJ-45 telephone jack and one RJ-45 data jack are to be provided for each panel system furniture workstation.

3.2.6.4 Provide and install all conduit, fittings, faceplates, jacks and terminate all cables necessary to complete the communications system installation within the panel systems furniture workstations. Upon completion of the communications system installation, all cable, connections and jacks are to be tested and, if necessary, repaired to assure proper functionality.

3.2.6.5 The GFGI furniture package will only provide communication raceways at the base of each acoustic panel for routing communications cables.

The raceway covers will be provided to accept the communications jacks and faceplates furnished by the contractor.

3.2.6.6 For more information on communications cabling and connections for panel system furniture in common office areas refer to Appendix D for document titled “Army Reserve Standards: Furniture Panel System Electrical/Communication Requirements”.

3.2.7 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON)

Department of the Army (DA) Directive 2010-XXX has directed that all camps, posts, and stations undergoing modernization shall adopt Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) technologies where feasible. In order to meet that directive, the following guidance is provided for all USAR MILCON projects

3.2.7.1 It is the responsibility of USARC G-2/6 to make a final decision on whether to use the GPON design or the SCS design and this decision will be made during the MILCON design process. An IT infrastructure design that will support GPON technology should be considered by the A/E RCDD as an alternative to a standard Structured Cabling System

(SCS).

3.2.7.2 The following is provided as minimum requirements for GPON IT Infrastructure design

3.2.7.2.1 Fiber Optic Outlet Placement

3.2.7.2.1.1 One fiber optic outlet shall be provided

for each individual office in the facility.

3.2.7.2.1.2 For multi-user areas (e.g. open office

space, classrooms, assembly halls), one fiber optic outlet shall be provided for a maximum of 24 users and shall be located as needed.

3.2.7.2.2 Optical Fiber Cable

3.2.7.2.2.1 Provide 2 strands of single-mode fiber

optic cable from each fiber optic cable outlet location to the TER.

3.2.7.2.2.2 Terminate optical fiber optic cables with

duplex SC-type connectors.

3.2.7.2.2.3 Fiber optic outlets in individual offices

shall be terminated in appropriate faceplates and labeled per TIA/EIA 606- A.

3.2.7.2.2.4 Fiber optic outlets in multi-user areas

shall be terminated in rack-mounted enclosures. A lockable cabinet shall be provided to house the fiber optic rack enclosure, Optical Network Terminal (ONT), and copper patch panels.

3.2.7.2.3 Horizontal Cabling for Multi-User Areas

3.2.7.2.3.1 Provide category 6 horizontal voice and

data cabling from user workstation locations to the appropriate ONT location for that multi-user area.

3.2.7.2.3.2 The maximum physical length of the

permanent link (cable length from fiber optic outlet location termination to user workstation outlet) shall be 295 ft (90

m) and the maximum physical length of the channel (link plus workstation patch) shall be 328 ft (100 m) in accordance with ANSI/TIA/ EIA-568-C.2.

3.2.7.2.3.3 Terminate Category 6 cabling on 8-

position, 7-contact (RJ45 type) connectors using pin/pair assignments in accordance with the T568A pin-out sequence.

3.2.7.2.3.4 Terminate voice and data horizontal

workstation cables at the appropriate fiber optic outlet location for that multi-user area on rack mounted Category 6 patch panels using separate voice and data patch panels.

3.2.7.2.4 Electrical Power Outlets

3.2.7.2.4.1 Provide one (1) dedicated, 20 Amp 110

VAC quadraplex receptacle fed from a Clean Power panelboard at each multi-user fiber optic outlet location.

3.2.8 CATV Cabling

3.2.8.1 When CATV service is authorized and available for a facility, provide a 75-ohm broadband coaxial cabling system installed in a “trunk and tap” method.

3.2.8.1.1 Provide RG-11 cables for trunk lines from the EF to taps (or couplers) mounted in accessible ceiling spaces or TR.

Provide RG-6 cable routed from taps (or couplers) to CATV outlets. Provide required amplifiers, splitters, taps, outlets, and F-type connectors for a complete and usable system.

3.2.8.1.2 Coaxial cable for CATV is not to be ran in same cable tray that the voice/data cabling system uses.

3.3 Terminations

3.3.1 Service Provider Terminations

3.3.1.1 Service provider copper cables will be terminated on entrance protector terminals or primary protector blocks. The service provider will typically provide the entrance protectors for their cable to serve as the demarcation point.

3.3.1.2 Service provider optical fiber are typically terminated in a wall mounted, lockable enclosure near the entrance protector panels to serve as the demarcation point.

3.3.1.3 If the Service Provider circuit is terminated at the EF of the building or any other location (i.e. another room or building), it shall be extended to the TER where the router and distribution switch will be installed.

3.3.2 Campus OSP Terminations

3.3.2.1 Terminate campus OSP copper cable on 110-type entrance protector terminals or primary protector blocks in the TER and TRs of each building.

3.3.3 Optical Fiber Cable Terminations

3.3.3.1 Terminate optical fiber cables with duplex SC-type connectors in rack-mounted enclosures placed near the top of equipment racks in the TER and TRs of each building.

3.3.4 Voice Backbone Cable Terminations

3.3.4.1 The Army Reserve does not require nor desire the extra level of cross-connection for the voice backbone cable. Provide cross-connection as indicated in Figure 3-1.

3.3.4.2 Terminate multi-pair, ISP voice grade voice backbone cable on wall mounted 110-type blocks.

3.3.4.3 Cross-connect telephones from 110-type block to workstation patch panels with patch cables (8-pin modular to 1-pair 110 clip). Label the 8-pin modular end of the patch cable with the telephone extension number to facilitate relocation of telephone instruments.

3.3.5 Voice and Data Horizontal Cable Terminations

3.3.5.1 Terminate Category 6 cabling on 8-pin, 8-conductor (RJ45 type) connectors using pin/pair assignments in accordance with the T568A pin-out sequence.

3.3.5.2 Terminate voice and data horizontal workstation cables in the TER/TR on rack mounted Category 6 patch panels using separate voice and data patch panels in different racks or different spaces in a rack for clear separation of voice and data terminations.

3.3.5.3 Provide separate data patch panels in separate racks to support separate data networks for each military service in joint use facilities as described under Voice and Data Horizontal Cabling section 3.2.5.

3.3.5.4 Voice cable terminations shall occupy a separate section of the racks and not occupy more than half of any rack leaving a minimum on half of the rack space for voice equipment. Data cable terminations shall occupy a separate section of the racks with 2 RU space between the patch panels and not occupy more than two-thirds of any rack leaving the remaining one-third for other data equipment.

3.3.5.5 Voice and data terminations shall be done in separate patch panels.

3.3.5.6 Terminate voice and data horizontal workstation cables at the workstation on Category 6 jacks (the same color as the cable jacket and manufacturer as the patch panels) mounted in faceplates of the same material, color and style as the electrical receptacle faceplates. Provide the appropriate faceplate or adapter plate for workstation cable terminations in modular system furniture, at wall phones locations, or in floor boxes. Colors to be: Voice-White; Army Reserve-Blue; Army National Guard-Green; Air Force Reserve-Black; Navy Reserve-Grey;

Marine Reserve-Tan; USACAPOC-Orange.

3.3.5.7 Standard administrative workstation outlets shall consist of a two-gang box with reducer ring and a single-gang faceplate. The faceplate shall have the voice and data jacks mounted side-by-side at the top with two blank knockouts at the bottom for future expansion. Standard wall phone outlets shall consist of a single-gang box with a single-gang, lug-type faceplate suitable for direct wall mounting of a telephone instrument.

3.3.6 Labeling

3.3.6.1 Label all cable terminations and both ends of all cables in accordance with TIA/EIA-606-A, including the termination field color coding.

3.3.6.1.1 In joint use facilities, label each faceplate with the appropriate service component (Army Reserve, National Guard, Marine Corps, etc.), in addition to the TIA/EIA- 606-A requirements.

3.3.6.2 Fiber Optic Tray Label

3.3.6.2.1 The fiber optic connector tray must be clearly marked.

Labels must include the type of fiber optic cable, number of strands, and identify the TR fiber tray it is terminated in.

3.3.6.3 Cabinet, Rack, Patch Panel and Port Labeling

3.3.6.3.1 Each TER and TR, and the offices, classrooms, workstations and other work spaces that they provide network connectivity to must have all punched down ports labeled with a unique identifier.

3.3.6.3.1.1 Each cabinet or rack must be labeled in

front to identify the branch of service (i.e. USAR, ARNG, etc).

3.3.6.3.1.2 Each patch panel must be labeled A to

ZZ continuously within a TER and TR.

3.3.6.3.1.3 All punched down ports at both ends (at

the patch panel and at the data outlet) must be labeled with:

3.3.6.3.1.3.1 Branch of Service (R for USAR, G for ARNG)

3.3.6.3.1.3.2 Type of cabling (D for Data, V

for Voice)

3.3.6.3.1.3.3 Patch Panel ID (A to ZZ)

3.3.6.3.1.3.4 Room Number

3.3.6.3.1.3.5 Port Number (01 to 48)

3.3.6.4 An Outlet Matrix Worksheet must be completed by the Designer of Record and issued as part of the construction documents. The USARC G6 Telecommunications Outlet Matrix worksheet can be found at:

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/ed2/default.asp?mycategory=212 or ftp://ftp.usace.army.mil/pub/lrl/Army%20Reserve%20- %20LRL%20Design%20Guide%20Files/IT%20Spreadsheets/

3.3.7 Testing

3.3.7.1 Test all cabling in accordance with TIA/EIA 568-C standards, copper and fiber, with the appropriate level tester for copper and OTDR and Power Meter for optical fiber. All testing devices used must have been calibrated/recertified within one year of performing field testing. Proof of calibration/recertification is to be provided with the test results.

3.3.7.2 Test results are to be supplied electronically to the project RCDD and the Corps Project Engineer/Architect in the test program native format. If the test results are supplied in a spreadsheet format, it is a requirement to use the spreadsheets titled USARC_G6_TestResults_Copper_OSP Riser and USARC_G6_TestResults_Fiber found at:

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/ed2/default.asp?mycategory=212 or ftp://ftp.usace.army.mil/pub/lrl/Army%20Reserve%20- %20LRL%20Design%20Guide%20Files/IT%20Spreadsheets/

3.3.7.3 The project RCDD is required to review and approve the test results and supply the evaluation/approval to the Corps Project Engineer/Architect and be made part of the project documentation package.

3.3.8 Documentation

3.3.8.1 Provide as-built documentation including complete test result reports, floor plans showing user workstations with cabling labeling, and backbone cable schematic and labeling in an electronic format (PDF or other acceptable) format and a printed hardcopy.

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3.4 Telephone System Requirements

3.4.1 The telephone system PABX and handsets are GFGI items. The contractor is responsible to provide and install all supporting cabling and equipment as described in other sections of this manual.

3.4.1.1 Provide one telephone system in a facility even though it may be a joint use facility with separate military components and/or separate military services as tenants.

3.4.1.2 Specify that the Contractor shall initiate the application for telephone service and assist the Government in completing the application for service; accepting installation of service; start-up of service; and activation of specific telephone numbers and dedicated lines for fire alarm, security, and elevator panels.

3.5 SIPRNET

3.5.1 General

3.5.1.1 Implementation of SIPRNET in an Army Reserve facility is based on encryption within a SIPRNET Café with a few exceptions for individual SIPRNET lines in specific spaces outside of the SIPRNET Café.

SIPRNET shall also be extended outside of the SIPRNET Café per UFC 4-171-05 in a hardened Protection Distribution System (PDS) IAW the SIPRNET Technical Information Criteria (STIC), UFC and UFGS 27- 05-39.