SECTION BACKBONE CABLING SPECIAL NOTE: (REMOVE FROM FINAL DOCUMENTATION)

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1 SECTION BACKBONE CABLING SPECIAL NOTE: (REMOVE FROM FINAL DOCUMENTATION) These specifications guidelines detail the intents of KCTCS for Telecommunications Infrastructure Design and Installation. Every effort has been made to follow all required codes, standards, regulations, and specifications in formulating this documentation. However this document is for guidance purposes only. In all cases it will be the responsibility of the submitting authority involved in the design, installation, specifications and details of a KCTCS Capital Construction Project to be sure that the latest codes, standards, regulations, and specifications are referenced regardless of codes, standards, regulations, and specifications stated in this document. All documentation must be checked, and verified with approved changes by KCTCS Technology Solutions and KCTCS Facilities Management prior to Phase C and again prior to final construction bid documentation. Questions, problems or comments concerning this document or the referenced codes, standards, regulations, and specifications should be directed to KCTCS Technology Solutions or KCTCS Facilities Management. PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY A. SCOPE 1. This section includes the copper, fiber and coax cable and the termination requirements for backbone media connecting Campus Multifunctional Communications Rooms (MCR) to Building MCRs and Building MCRs to Floor ICRs. 2. This section includes minimum requirements for the following: a) Outside Plant (OSP) 1) Data media (i) Outdoor Rated Optical Fiber Cables (ii) Optical Fiber Connectors - SM/MM (iii) Optical Fiber Splicing Trays for Exterior Enclosures (iv) Optical Fiber Splice Enclosures 2) Voice (i) 24 AWG Underground Rated Copper Cables (PE89) (ii) Copper Splicing requirements 3) Video (i) RG 11 Coax b) Inside Plant (ISP) 1) Data (i) Plenum and Riser Rated Optical Fiber Cables (ii) Riser and Plenum Rated Innerducts (iii) Optical Fiber Connectors SM/MM 2) Voice (i) ARMM/CMR Copper Cables (ii) Copper Splicing requirements 3) Video (i) RG 11 Coax (ii) F Connectors BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 1

2 1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. All cable shall be installed in a neat and workmanlike manner by a qualified contractor per Section B. All methods of construction and installation shall follow all applicable national, state, and local codes, standards, regulations and KCTCS specifications. C. Equipment and materials shall be of the quality and manufacture indicated. The equipment specified is based on the acceptable manufacturers listed. Where "accepted equal is stated, equipment shall be equivalent in every way to that of the equipment specified. D. Materials and work specified herein shall comply with the requirements of: 1. Panduit Certification Plus system requirements 2. ANSI/TIA/EIA B Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard 3. ANSI/TIA/EIA A Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathway and Spaces 4. EIA/TIA-606-A Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of Commercial Buildings 5. EIA/TIA-607 Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding requirements for Telecommunications 6. NFPA , including: a) NEC - Article 770 b) NEC - Article Underwriters Laboratory 8. NEMA Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Design Manual 11. BICSI Customer Owned Outside Plant Design Manual 12. BICSI Telecommunications Cabling Installation Manual 13. ANSI/NECA/BICSI Standard for Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling 14. ISO/IEC Bellcore GR KCTCS Design, Specifications and Drawing Guidelines 1.3 SUBMITTALS A. Manufacturers catalog sheets, specifications and installation instructions for all products to be installed within the scope of work included under this contract. (submit with bid) B. Test Results and Warranty Documentation as per Sections and PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 OUTSIDE PLANT OPTICAL FIBER (DATA) A. Multimode Fiber 50 /125μm 1. Multimode (Minimum 24 strand) a) Shall be graded-index optical fiber wave-guide with nominal 50/125μm-core/cladding diameter. b) The fiber shall comply with ANSI/EIA/TIA-492AAAA c) Transmission Characteristics: Each cabled fiber shall meet the graded performance specifications below. 1) Attenuation shall be measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA , 53 or 61. 2) Information transmission capacity shall be measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA or 30. 3) The measurements shall be performed at 23 degrees C +/- 5 degrees. BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 2

3 4) Maximum attenuation 850/1300 nm: 3.5/2.0 5) Bandwidth nm. 6) Bandwidth nm. 2. Physical Characteristics: a) Shall be suitable for use in both outdoor and indoor applications without the use of a transition at the building entrance. b) Shall be suitable for use in risers, plenums and horizontal applications. c) Shall have a dry water blocking system for cable core and buffer tubes. d) Shall be available with a fiber strand count range from 6 to 72. e) Shall have a 3.0 mm sub-unit diameter. f) Shall have and be marked with an UL-OFNR Flame Rating. g) Shall be independently verified to comply with Bellcore GR-409 and GR20. h) Shall be independently verified to comply with ICEA S & ANSI/ICEA S i) Strength members shall be FGE/Aramid yarn. j) Suitable for underground or aboveground conduits. k) Loose Tube fibers shall be color coded in accordance with EIA / TIA 598 with an overall black jacket. l) Shall have a ripcord for overall jacket. m) Suitable for operation between -40 o to +75 o C n) Shall be UV resistant o) Shall be of an all dielectric design 3. Design Make: a) See KCTCS Approved Materials List 4. Acceptable Manufacturers: a) No submission allowed B. Singlemode a) Single Mode (Minimum 12 strand) 1) Class IVa dispersion un-shifted singlemode optical fibers complying with ANSI/EIA/TIA-492CAAA. Primary coating diameter of 250μm UV cured acrylate buffer material. 2) The zero dispersion wavelength shall be between 1300 nm and 1324 nm. The ANSI/EIA/TIA A maximum value of the dispersion slope shall be no greater than ps/km-nm 2. Dispersion measurements shall be made in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA or ANSI/EIA/TIA ) The nominal mode field diameter shall be 8.7 μm to 10.0 μm with a tolerance of +/- 0.5 μm at 1300 nm when measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA A or ANSI/EIA/TIA A. 4) Transmission Characteristics: (i) Maximum attenuation shall be 1310/1550 nm: 0.5/0.4 (ii) The cutoff wavelength shall be <1279 nm when measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA b) Physical Characteristics: 1) Shall be suitable for use in both outdoor and indoor riser applications without the use of a transition at the building entrance. 2) Shall be of a loose tube construction. 3) Shall have a water blocking, single tube design of an all dielectric construction. 4) Shall be available with a fiber strand count range from 2 to ) Shall have 2.4 mm or 3.0 mm sub-unit diameter. 6) Shall have an UL-OFNR/FT4 Flame Rating. 7) Shall have dry water-blocking system in cable core. 8) Suitable for underground or aboveground conduits. 9) Loose tube fibers shall be color coded in accordance with EIA / TIA 598 with an overall black jacket. BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 3

4 10) Suitable for operation between -40 o to 75 o C. c) Design Make: 1) See KCTCS Approved Materials List d) Acceptable Manufacturers: 1) No submission allowed 2.2 OUTSIDE PLANT UNDERGROUND RATED BACKBONE COPPER VOICE CABLES A. Multi-pair Voice (Minimum 100 pair) 1. Shall be specifically designed for direct burial or duct applications. 2. CONDUCTORS: Shall consist of a core of 24 AWG solid annealed copper, color coded in accordance with telephone industry standards. 3. INSULATION: Conductors shall be insulated with an inner layer of foamed, natural polyolefin covered by an outer layer of solid, colored polyolefin. The conductor insulation shall be color coded in accordance with industry standards. 4. TWISTED PAIRS: Individual conductors shall be twisted into pairs with varying lay lengths to minimize crosstalk and specific color combinations to provide pair identification. 5. CORE ASSEMBLY: Cables of 25 pairs or less are assembled into a cylindrical core. Cables larger than 25 pairs are assembled into units, which are then used to assemble the core. Units shall be individually identifiable by color coded unit binders. 6. FILLING COMPOUND: The core assembly shall be filled with an 80 C ETPR compound, completely filling the interstices between the pairs and under the core wrap. 7. CORE WRAP: A non-hygroscopic, dielectric tape shall be applied over the core assembly to provide protection for the core. B. Design Make: 1. See KCTCS Approved Materials List C. Acceptable Manufacturers: 1. No submission allowed 2.3 COPPER SPLICE CASE /ENCAPSULATED CLOSURE A. Closure 1. Minimum inside diameter shall be 5" (127mm). 2. Minimum inside length shall be 26" (660mm). 3. Actual sizes shall be indicated on the drawings. Otherwise, closure to be sized to accommodate the maximum number of cable pairs to be spliced and the type of connector to be used for splicing. 4. Closure shall be re-enterable. 5. When assembled the closure shall be air and water tight. B. End Caps and Closure Extension Sleeves for Ecapsulated Closure 1. Actual end caps and closure extension sleeves to be provided shall be based on the quantity and diameter of the feed cables to be spliced. C. Splicing Tapes 1. See inside plant category for same, this section. D. Bonding Harnesses 1. See inside plant category for same, this section. E. Encapsulants 1. Encapsulant shall be transparent. 2. Encapsulant shall be on low viscosity to allow it to penetrate around connectors and wires. 3. When splice is re-entered, the encapsulant must easily come off hands. 4. Must possess sufficient tack to adhere well to the splice components during expansion and contraction caused by temperature changes. 5. When new gel is poured it must bond thoroughly to existing gel in the closure. BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 4

5 6. Shall be compatible with the cable insulation. 7. Shall not be corrosive to copper and must not support fungi or mold growth. 8. Shall cure quickly. (20-30 minutes) F. Splicing Modules Filled 1. See inside plant category for same, this section. G. De-Gel Stripper 1. Shall be non toxic. 2. Shall be compatible with the cable insulation. 3. Shall not be corrosive to copper. H. Acceptable Manufactures: 1. Submit for all sections above 2.4 OUTSIDE PLANT RG-11 COAX VIDEO CABLE (INDOOR/OUTDOOR RATED) A. RG11 (Minimum 1 strand) 1. Type: BC Bare Copper 2. Insulation Material: Foam Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene 3. Shield: Aluminum Foil-Polyester Tape-Aluminum Foil/Braid Shield 4. Nominal Outside Diameter: Inch 5. Wire Size: 14 AWG Solid 6. Nominal Impedance: 75 Ohm 7. Application: Precision Video Cable For Analog and Digital Applications 8. Nominal Core Outside Diameter: 0.28 Inch 9. Type: RG-11/U, Type CMR 10. Jacket Color: Black 11. Jacket Material: PVC B. Design Make: 1. See KCTCS Approved Materials List C. Acceptable Manufacturers: 1. No submission allowed 2.5 F CONNECTOR FOR RG 11 VIDEO CABLING A. Design Make: 1. See KCTCS Approved Materials List B. Acceptable Manufacturers: 1. Submission allowed if determined as need 2. All submissions must be accepted by KCTCS Technology Solutions and KCTCS Facility Management. 2.6 INSIDE PLANT A. Optical Fiber Multimode Fiber 50 /125ųm (Minimum 12 strand) 1. Shall be graded-index optical fiber wave-guide with nominal 50 /125ųm-core/cladding diameter. The primary coating diameter of 900μm UV cured acrylate buffer material. 2. The fiber shall comply with ANSI/EIA/TIA-492A 3. Transmission Characteristics: a) Each cabled fiber shall meet the graded performance specifications below. b) Attenuation shall be measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA , 53 or 61. c) Information transmission capacity shall be measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA or 30. d) The measurements shall be performed at 23 degrees C +/- 5 degrees. e) Maximum attenuation 850/1300 nm: 3.5/2.0 f) Bandwidth nm. g) Bandwidth nm. 4. Physical Characteristics: BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 5

6 a) Shall be suitable for use in both outdoor and indoor applications without the use of a transition at the building entrance. b) Shall be suitable for use in risers, plenums and horizontal applications. c) 900μm tight-buffered construction d) Shall have a water resistant, single tube design of an all dielectric construction. e) Shall be available with a fiber stand count range from 6 to 72. f) Shall have an UL-OFNP/FT6 Flame Rating. g) Strength members shall be FGE/Aramid yarn. h) Suitable for underground or aboveground conduits. i) Tight buffered fibers shall be color coded in accordance with EIA/TIA 598 with an overall orange jacket. j) Suitable for operation between -20 o to 75 o C. 5. Design Make: a) See KCTCS Approved Materials List 6. Acceptable Manufacturers: a) No submission allowed B. Single Mode (Not to be used in Inside Plant without approval from KCTCS Technology Solutions) 1. Class IVa dispersion - unshifted single mode optical fibers complying with ANSI/EIA/TIA- 492CAAA. Primary coating diameter of 250μm UV cured acrylate buffer material. 2. The zero dispersion wavelength shall be between 1300 nm and 1324 nm. The ANSI/EIA/TIA maximum value of the dispersion slope shall be no greater than ps/km-nm 2. Dispersion measurements shall be made in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA or ANSI/EIA/TIA The nominal mode field diameter shall be 8.7 μm to 10.0 μm with a tolerance of +/- 0.5 μm at 1300 nm when measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA or ANSI/EIA/TIA Transmission Characteristics: a) Maximum attenuation 1310/1550 nm: 1.0/1.0 b) The cutoff wavelength shall <1279 nm when measured in accordance with ANSI/EIA/TIA c) Distance vs. bandwidth using a Laser transmitter operating at a 1310 nm wavelength 5. Physical Characteristics: a) Shall be suitable for use in both outdoor and indoor applications without the use of a transition at the building entrance. b) Shall be suitable for use in risers, plenums and horizontal applications. c) 900μm tight-buffered construction d) Shall have a water resistant, single tube design of an all dielectric construction. e) Shall be available with a fiber stand count range from 6 to 72. f) Shall have an UL-OFNP/FT6 Flame Rating. g) Strength members shall be FGE/Aramid yarn. h) Suitable for underground or aboveground conduits. i) Tight buffered fibers shall be color coded in accordance with EIA/TIA 598 with an overall orange jacket. j) Suitable for operation between -20 o to 75 o C. 6. Design Make: a) See KCTCS Approved Materials List 7. Acceptable Manufacturers: a) No submission allowed C. Optical Fiber Connectors 1. Physical Characteristics a) Provide SC 9 /125µm, 62.5 /125µ connectors. b) The connectors shall meet ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-B.3 performance standards. BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 6

7 c) Shall be field polished. d) Fiber cable size shall be 3mm or 900µm. e) Shall be FOCIS-3 compliant. 2. Transmission Characteristics a) Insertion loss: 0.10dB typical (multimode), 0.15dB typical (singlemode) b) Return loss: >20dB (multimode), >40dB (singlemode) c) Fiber Compatibility: 62.5/125μm and 50/125μm multimode; 9/125μm singlemode d) Fiber cable type: Tight-buffered recommended e) Fiber cable size: 3.0mm jacketed cable or 900μm tight-buffered fiber f) Ferrule type: 2.5mm zirconia ceramic (highest durability for repeated matings) g) Free floating housing ensures complete latching even when inserted by the boot, especially in high density spacing applications h) High temperature thermoplastic design allows the use of high glass transition temperature epoxies (with cure temperatures up to 150 C) i) Flammability rating meets Telcordia GR-326-CORE, Issue 3 j) Use Field Polish Termination Kit k) Anaerobic adhesive recommended for field polish connectors 3. Design Make: a) See KCTCS Approved Materials List 4. Acceptable Manufacturers: a) No submission allowed D. Optical Fiber Splice Enclosures 1. Features shall include: a) Steel construction b) Enclosures shall provide cable bend radius protection. c) Locking capability between installer and user segments. 2. Design Make: a) See KCTCS Approved Materials List 3. Acceptable Manufacturers: a) No submission allowed 3.2 INSIDE PLANT UTP BACKBONE CATEGORY 5 VOICE CABLES A. Multi-pair Category 5 (Minimum 50 pair) 1. Shall be a maximum of 12.7mm (0.50 inches) in diameter. 2. Shall consist of a core of.52mm (24 AWG) solid bare copper conductors insulated with thermoplastic, color-coded in accordance with BellCore standards using a three layer core construction jacketed in flame-retardant PVC. 3. Shall have a operating temperature of C B. Shall meet or exceed the following: 1. Physical Characteristics CMR CMP Mutual Capacitance,nF/100m nom DC resistance, Ohms/100m max Nominal Velocity of Propagation % Characteristic Impedance (Ohms) 100±15 100±15 Conductor Diameter in. (mm).020 (0.52).020 (0.52) Cable Diameter in. (mm).500 (12.7).460 (11.7) Bend Radius in. (mm) 5.0 (127) 4.75 (121) 2. Electrical Characteristics: Frequency Attenuation PS NEXT SRL MHz db/100m db db BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 7

8 Max. Min. Min C. Cable shall be third party verified to meet Category 5 Backbone Cable Power Sum Performance. D. Cable must be able to support 10BASE-T, 100 BASE-T, Fast Ethernet, Token Ring,TP- PMD,155 Mb/s ATM, Voice and Telephone. E. The outer jacket shall consist of a fire retardant sheath that meets NEC low flame requirements. F. Cable shall be suitable, listed and marked for intended use. G. Manufacturers cable code, pair size, manufacturer name, month and year of manufacture shall be marked on cable. H. Design Make: 1. See KCTCS Approved Materials List I. Acceptable Manufacturers: 1. No submission allowed 2.7 INTERIOR COPPER VAULT AND RISER SPLICE CASE A. Closure 1. shall consist of a black solid or split PVC sleeve as indicated on the drawings. 2. Minimum inside diameter shall be 5" (127mm). 3. Minimum inside length shall be 26" (660mm). 4. Actual sizes shall be indicated on the drawings. Otherwise, closure to be sized to accommodate the maximum number of cable pairs to be spliced and the type of connector to be used for splicing. 5. Closure shall be flame retardant. 6. Closure shall be re-enterable. 7. When assembled with properly sized end caps, bushing, plugs and clamps, the closure shall be air and water tight. B. Vault closure End Caps 1. At MDF and BDF locations multiple End caps shall be sized precisely to fit the diameter of the tip cables entering the closure. 2. Number of openings in the multiple end caps shall be determined by dividing the number pairs in the feed cable by 100 and doubling that number. (ie pair cable would have 24 openings for tip cables. 3. Collared Cap opening can be up to 6.35mm (1/4") larger than the feed cable diameter. 4. Actual end cap to be provided shall be based on the diameter of the feed cable to be spliced. C. Plugs 1. Use tapered or collared plugs as required to fill extra opening in end caps. 2. Use sealant to seal if inside diameter of hole is less than 6.35mm (.25"). D. Bushings 1. Use rubber or variable bushing as required to reduce standard opening in end caps to accommodate custom diameters. 2. Use KBS-1 to seal if inside diameter of hole is less than 6.35mm (.25"). E. Lubricants BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 8

9 1. Shall consist of a urethane adhesive designed for sealing split vault sleeves and split end caps. F. Clamps 1. Provide Sleeve and Collared clamps as required to complete work. 2. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. G. Bonding Harnesses 1. Shall be used to ground the shields of the spliced cables. 2. Bonding harness shall be 14 AWG and sized according to closure. 3. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. H. Splicing Modules 1. All splicing modules shall have an integrated encapsulate in all environments. (ISP and OSP). 2. Crimping process shall strip the installation from the wire and trim the excess wire. 3. The module shall create a gas tight connection. 4. All modules shall have test entry ports on the front side of the module. 5. Straight splicing modules, shall have a yellow cover and body top and the base and body bottom shall be dark gold. 6. Pluggable/Bridge splicing modules, shall have a transparent cover, the body top and bottom shall be blue and the insulator shall be red. I. Straight Splicing Modules J. Pluggable/Bridge Splicing Modules K. Splicing Tapes 1. Shall be an all weather, Vinyl Plastic material. 2. Shall resist: a) Water b) Acids c) Alkalies 3. Shall be flame retardant 4. Shall not be affected by sunlight. 5. Shall release smoothly in zero weather and will not ooze adhesive in hot climates. L. Bonding Connectors 1. Shall consist of a base and upper member, two securing nuts and a plastic shoe to aid connector installation and protect the conductors. 2. Base and upper members shall be made of tin plated tempered brass, slightly curved so as to exert a continuous spring form on sheath and shield after clamping. M. Grounding Braid 1. Shall be a flat tin plated copper braid conductor. 2. Shall have eyelets at regular intervals. 3. Eyelets shall fit shield connector studs up to 6 mm (1/4") in diameter N. Acceptable Manufactures: 1. Submit for all sections above 2.8 INSIDE PLANT RG-11 COAX VIDEO CABLE A. RG11 (Minimum 1 strand) 1. Shield Type: Duofoil +63% Tinned Copper Braid 2. Brand or Series: Brilliance 3. Insulation Material: Foam Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene 4. Nominal Outside Diameter: Inch 5. Wire Size: 14 AWG Solid 6. Nominal Impedance: 75 Ohm 7. Application: Standard Analog Video Cable 8. Nominal Core Outside Diameter: Inch 9. Type: RG-11/U, Type CMP, CATVP #89292 BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 9

10 10. Jacket Color: Black 11. Temperature Rating: 200 Degree C 12. Jacket Material: FEP 13. Weight per 1000 Foot: 74 Lbs B. Design Make: 1. See KCTCS Approved Materials List C. Acceptable Manufacturers: 1. No submission allowed 2.9 F CONNECTOR FOR RG 11 VIDEO CABLING A. Design Make: 1. See KCTCS Approved Materials List B. Acceptable Manufacturers: 1. Submission allowed if determined as need 2. All submissions must be accepted by KCTCS Technology Solutions and KCTCS Facility Management. PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 OUTSIDE PLANT OUTDOOR RATED OPTICAL FIBER CABLES A. Inter building Optical fiber cable shall be installed with a minimum strand count of 24 multimode and 12 singlemode fiber. B. Optical Fiber cable shall be installed in either an innerduct installed in a 4 conduit or shall be installed in a multicell raceway such as Intra-Gard or Multi-Gard. In no case shall an Optical Fiber cable be installed in a 4 conduit without being run in a sub-duct. C. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. D. A service loop of 30 feet shall be maintained at all points of termination and in all manholes. Service loops shall not exceed manufacturer's recommended bend radius and shall be neatly dressed with D rings on the backboard and shall not interfere with other cables and termination equipment. Non UL listed cables shall not exceed 50 from the building entrance (see NEC Article ). E. Pulling tensions shall not exceed those recommended by the fiber optic cable manufacturer. F. Manufacturer's minimum specified bend radius shall not be exceeded. 3.2 UNDERGROUND RATED COPPER CABLES A. Minimum pair count for all inter-building cables is 100 pair. (Projects may likely require larger sizing.) B. All open ends of the cable shall have sealing caps installed at the factory prior to shipping so that infiltration of moisture between shipment and installation is prevented. C. Contractor shall provide notice 2 days advance notice prior to pulling any cable greater that 400 pairs in size or when a winch is planned for use. 1. Owners representative shall be present to observe all pulling activities of cable greater than 400 pair or when a winch is planed for use. D. Cable bend radius shall be at least 10 times the diameter of the cable. E. Contractor shall be responsible for verifying that ducts are ready for occupancy prior to cable placement. F. Contractor shall assume responsibility for any difficulties or damage to the cable during placement. G. Cable feeder guides shall be used between the cable reel and the face of the duct. H. Cable shall be watched and inspected for sheath defects, as it is payed off the reel. Pulling operation shall be stopped and owner representative shall be notified if a defect or any other irregularity is found. I. Cable shall be payed off from the top of the reel. BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 10

11 J. Adhere to all manufacturers requirements regarding pulling tension allowable lubricants and bending radius. K. Use Line Tension meter during cable pull to provide accurate measurement of the force exerted on a cable as it is installed. The meter shall have a programmable overload set point with an audible and visual indication of an overload condition. The meter shall have controls to disengage the cable puller if an overload condition occurs. Provide chart recorded information of the cable pull for the owners records. L. Secure all cables and splice cases as required with heavy duty ty-wraps to T-slot cable racking and steps. See section for for additional exterior pathway requirements. M. Cable shield shall be continuous from end to end. N. Ground and bond all cable at the lightning protection. Also see section All cables to be grounded at the MDF end with a minimum #6 solid soft copper ground wire as required by code. O. All cable pairs shall be terminated. P. A service loop of 30 feet shall be maintained at all points of termination. Service loops shall not exceed manufacturer's recommended bend radius and shall be neatly dressed with D rings on the backboard and shall not interfere with other cables and termination equipment. Q. Cables shall be tested and the results documented on owner provided or approved test sheets as specified in section R. Cables shall be labeled as specified in section ENCAPSULATED CLOSURES A. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. B. Support closure at both end via racks and steps. 3.4 END CAPS AND CLOSURE EXTENSION SLEEVES A. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. 3.5 ENCAPSULANTS A. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. 3.6 SPLICING TAPES A. Adhere to all manufacturer usage guidelines. 3.7 DE-GEL STRIPPER A. Adhere to all manufacturer usage guidelines. 3.8 INSIDE PLANT PLENUM AND RISER RATED OPTICAL FIBER CABLES A. Intra-Building Optical fiber cable shall be installed with a minimum strand count of 12 multimode fiber. B. All intra-building fiber optic cable shall be installed in conduit when running horizontally between MCRs on the same floor or the riser path requires horizontal transitioning between riser closets on different floors. C. All intra building fiber optic cable installed in a vertical riser (stacked MCRs) shall be installed in innerduct and pass through sleeves when transitioning between floors. D. Maintain polarization for entire system as described in ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-B.1 E. Cable shall be continuous from the ER to the ER's and TR's. F. A service loop of 30 feet shall be maintained at all points of termination. Service loops shall not exceed manufacturer's recommended bend radius and shall be neatly dressed with D rings on the backboard and shall not interfere with other cables and termination equipment. G. Adhere to all manufacturers requirements regarding pulling tension and allowable lubricants. H. The contractor shall be responsible for verifying the actual footage s and distances identified on the attached prints (i.e. wall-to-wall, pullbox-to-pullbox and MCR to ICR). BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 11

12 I. The contractor shall be responsible for verifying that conduits and raceways are "ready for occupancy" before cable placement. J. The contractor shall assume the responsibility for any difficulties or damage to the cable during placement. K. Where fiber optic cable passes through a vertical riser closet or MCR/ICR secure fiber to wall vertically every 48". Review fasteners, strain relief and routing with customer. L. Test, label and document as per section RISER AND PLENUM RATED INNERDUCT A. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. B. Properly support innerduct per manufacturer s requirements OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS SM/MM A. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines. B. Connector shall be installed with less than.5db of attenuation per mated pair INSIDE PLANT COPPER GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. All placement shall conform to industry standards with regard to anchoring, cable support and separation from other facilities. B. All placement shall conform to industry standards with regard to anchoring, support, etc. C. Cables and Innerduct shall not sag or droop but should be installed so as to maintain a flat plane with smooth transitions from one level or direction to another. D. All cables entering and leaving a splice as well as the splice itself shall be appropriately racked to eliminate stress on the cables and/or connections. E. A service loop of 30 feet shall be maintained at all points of termination. Service loops shall not exceed manufacturer's recommended bend radius and shall be neatly dressed with D rings on the backboard and shall not interfere with other cables and termination equipment F. All cables shall be sufficiently racked and supported in order to eliminate stress on the cable or splice CMR/CMP COPPER VOICE CABLES A. UTP backbone cables may be installed in conduit, cable tray, or in cable hangers 6 on center. B. Cables above drywall ceilings shall be installed in conduit. Cables in exposed areas other than communications equipment rooms shall be installed in conduit or surface raceway. C. Cables shall not be allowed to lay on ceiling or ceiling support structure. They must be anchored in such a way as to not interfere with other services or space access. D. Unless otherwise specified, noted UTP backbone cables shall be sized based on twopairs/connected voice jack. Round up to the next audible pair sizing when doing calculations. The minimum size for intra-building copper backbone cabling shall be 50 pair cable. E. Where UTP backbone cable incorporates a campus system (i.e., multiple buildings connected to the backbone), all cable shall be installed with gas tube or solid state protection devices at both ends. F. When terminating copper backbone cabling on 48 port patch panels terminate 1 pair per port except for the 24 th and 48 th port that have the spare pairs (slate) terminated for 2 pair applications. G. Test, label and document as per section ARMM COPPER VOICE CABLES (NOT TO BE USED UNLESS REQUIRED) A. Secure all ARMM cables to wall within 12" of all splice enclosures B. UTP backbone cables may be installed in conduit, cable tray, or in cable hangers 6 on center. C. Cables above drywall ceilings shall be installed in conduit. Cables in exposed areas other than communications equipment rooms shall be installed in conduit or surface raceway. D. Cables shall not be allowed to lay on ceiling or ceiling support structure. They must be anchored in such a way as to not interfere with other services or space access. BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 12

13 E. Unless otherwise specified, noted UTP backbone cables shall be sized based on twopairs/connected voice jack. Round up to the next audible pair sizing when doing calculations. The minimum size for intra building copper backbone cabling shall be 50 pair cable. F. Where UTP backbone cable incorporates a campus system (i.e., multiple buildings connected to the backbone), all cable shall be installed with gas tube or solid state protection devices at both ends. G. A service loop of 30 feet shall be maintained at all points of termination. Service loops shall not exceed manufacturer's recommended bend radius and shall be neatly dressed with D rings on the backboard and shall not interfere with other cables and termination equipment H. Test, label and document as per section COPPER SPLICING FOR BACKBONE VOICE CABLING A. In vault environment or other horizontally installations support splice closure at both end via racks and steps. B. Secure Riser closures to wall with heavy duty tie-wraps. C. Splicing 1. Fold back method of splicing is required for all new splices. 2. Ends of unused binder groups shall be staggered, cleared and encapsulated with capping kits. 3. Terminal counts shall be installed as per the drawings and may not be split or multiplied. 4. Binder group and color code integrity shall be maintained. 5. Striped nylon cable ties shall be used to identify binder groups on both sides of the splices and at all other sheath openings. 6. The quantity of bad pairs per sheath of 100 pairs or more shall not exceed 1% of the total pair count. 7. Use Cover Removal Tool to remove bases and covers. 8. Use Separation Tool to separate modules from any other module. 9. All cable pairs shall be free of electrical opens, shorts (within and between pairs), polarity reversals, transpositions, and the presence of AC voltage, from the Communication Equipment Room to the termination hardware at the main crossconnect frame. All defects must be corrected. D. Splicing Tapes 1. Tape all entries to vault and riser closures to prevent water, insects or rodents from entering enclosure. E. Bonding Connectors 1. Install Bonding Connectors so as not to damage the conductors in the cable. F. Grounding Braid 1. Adhere to all manufacturer installation guidelines RG 11 VIDEO CABLING A. All RG 11 video cabling shall be terminated with F connectors per manufacturers recommendations. END OF SECTION BACKBONE CABLING SECTION PAGE 13