BUILDING DESIGN GUIDE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS

1 DEFINITIONS
  A.  TR
      1  EF
      2  BDF
      3  IDF
      4  ADF
  B.  Types of ISP TR Facilities
      1  EF
      2  BDF
      3  IDF
      4  ADF
      5  ...uses...
  C.  TR Use Restrictions
      1.  no passageway
      2.  no sharing
2  LOCATING TR FACILITIES WITHIN A BUILDING
  A.  Stacking and room to expand
  B.  Horizontal Location
  C.  Stacking (again)
  D.  Room to expand (again)
  E.  EF and N.E.C. fire rules
  F.  Accessibility
  G.  Rectangular shape
  H.  One per floor
  I.  Electrical noise
  J.  Access to pathways
  K.  Not under water
  L.  Not intake air space
3.  TR ROOM Construction GUIDELINES
  A.  Walls
     1.  Full height walls
     2.  Meet requirements
     3.  Fire stopping
  B.  Ceiling
  C.  Floor
     1.  No raised floor
     2.  Tile or sealed concrete
  D.  Door
  E.  Windows (none)
  F   Water infiltration
  G.  Sprinkler Systems
  H.  Plywood sheeting
4.  TR ROOM SIZING GUIDELINES AND TWO TYPICAL ROOM LAYOUTS
  A.  Size to hold equipment
  B.  Remember, there shall be a minimum of one IDF per floor 
  C.  Size based on served available SF
      1.  less than 5000 SF
      2.  5000 - 8000 SF
      3.  8000 - 10000 SF
      4.  GT 10000 SF
      5.  Size of second IDF
      6.  No Jerymandering
      7.  BDF or ADF
      8.  Small bldgs
      9.  Smaller bldgs (LT 5000 gsf)
  D.  TR Size
  E.  Typical TR Layouts
      1.  Front and Back rack clearance
      2.  Front and back equipment clearance
      3.  wall equipment allowance
      4.  rows between racks
      5.  exit row clearance
      6.  Clearance measurements
  F.  IDF/MDF Racks, Patch Panels, Fiber Panels, 
      1.  Rack height
      2.  Vertical cable manager
      3.  Patch panels
      4.  Horizontal cable manager
      5.  Panels per rack
      6.  Fiber cabinet placement
      7.  Fiber cabinet space requirement
5. TR ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
  A.  HVAC
      1.  Dedicated HVAC
      2.  serving panel
      3.  Temperature range
      4.  Humidity 
      5.  Air change rate
      6.  A/C
          a)   IDF
          b)   BDR/IDF
          c)   ADF
      7.  Dust
  B.  Lighting
      1.  Light level
      2.  Standby power
6.  TR ROOM ELECTRICAL
  A.  Dedicated subpanel
      1.  Individual branch circuits
      2.  sub panel location
      3.  Standby power
      4.  Convenience wall outlets
          a.  spacing, height
          b.  description
          c.  labeling
  B.  Estimating Electronics Power Circuit Count for Equipment Racks  
      1.  2 NEMA 5-20R 
      2.  2 NEMA 5-20R standby power 
      3.  Box mounting
      4.  Do not block
      5.  Three racks per TR
  C.  Estimating Electronics Power Circuit Count for Equipment Cabinets
      1.  2 NEMA 5-20R
      2.  2 30A 6-R30 220V.
7.  THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUNDING AND BONDING SYSTEM
8.  TR FIRE SAFETY AND PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
  A.  Do it right
  B.  sprinker drains
9.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS ISP PATHWAY
  A.  Coordination
  B.  Interior TR Pathway
      1.  Wiremesh cable tray
      2.  Zone 4
      3.  Do a submittal
  C.  Riser pathway
      1.  riser
      2.  riser count and size
  D.  Primary horizontal cabling pathways
      1.  horizontal cabling pathways
      2.  fire stopping
      3.  routing
      4.  Access is important
  E.  Secondary horizontal cabling pathways: to each WAO 
      1.  Use conduit
      2.  Wall boxes
      3.  Special cases
        a.  Modular furniture
        b.  Wall mount
      3.  Conduit size
      4.  Homerun cables
10.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS OSP PATHWAY
  A.  Environment
  B.  Cable connection point 
  C.  Entrance Facility
        1.  Conduit count
        2.  Dual path is nice
11.  Structured Cabling System
  A.  name
  B.  Installer is certified [why is this here?]
  C.  Planning phase cost estimating [why is this here?]