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Boise State University May 7, 2023

Division 27: Global Communications Specification Document

Division 27 Master Specification for

Information Transport Systems and Spaces

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Table of Contents

1 Section 27 10 01 Structured Cabling General Requirements1.1 Scope1.2 Approved Contractor1.3 Submittals1.4 Quality Assurance1.5 Related Documents1.6 References1.7 Warranty1.8 Summary1.9 Definitions1.10 System Description1.11 Design Criteria1.12 Warranty1.13 Submittals1.14 Definitions of Acceptance1.15 Project Record Documents1.16 Approvals and Substitutions1.17 Workmanship1.18 Service Continuity1.19 Layout and Tolerances1.20 Construction Review

2 Section 27 11 00 Communications Equipment Room Fittings2.1 Summary2.2 Telecommunications Backboards2.3 Free Standing Equipment Racks

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2.4 Wall Mounted Equipment Cabinet2.5 Heavy Duty Wall Mount Rack2.6 Free Standing Equipment Cabinets2.7 Vertical Managers for Free Standing Equipment Racks2.8 Horizontal Wire managers2.9 Telecommunications Grounding Busbar2.10 Wire Cable Tray (Basket Tray)2.11 Installation Practices 2.12 Grounding and Bonding2.13 Firestop

3 Section 27 13 00 Communications Backbone Cabling3.1 Riser Cable3.2 Campus Backbone Cable3.3 Copper Cable Protection Units3.4 Termination Blocks3.5 Fiber Optic Termination Hardware3.6 Fiber Optic Adapter Panels3.7 Fiber Optic Connectors3.8 Optical Fiber Termination Hardware3.9 Backbone Cable Installation3.10 Copper Termination Hardware

4 Section 27 15 00 Communications Horizontal Cabling4.1 Summary4.2 Station Cabling4.3 Modular Jacks4.4 Work Area Outlets4.5 110 Terminations

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4.6 Patch Panels4.7 Execution: Work Area Outlets4.8 Execution: Horizontal Distribution Cable Installation4.9 Unshielded Balanced Twisted Pair Cable Installation Practices4.10 Unshielded Balanced Twisted Pair Termination4.11 Optical Fiber Cable Installation Practices4.12 Testing Procedure4.13 Testing and Acceptance4.14 System Documentation4.15 Test Results4.16 Identification and Labeling4.17 Final Acceptance and System Configuration

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SECTION 27 10 01 STRUCTURED CABLING GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 SCOPE:

This document describes general products and execution requirements relating to furnishing and installing Telecommunications Cabling for Boise State University. Backbone and horizontal cabling comprised of Copper and Fiber Optic, and support systems are covered under this document. All installations are warranted and shall be pre-registered with Ortronics/Superior-Essex before work begins as does Corning Fiber Systems when fiber optics are involved.

The Horizontal (workstation) Cabling System shall consist of a minimum of Category 5e+, 4-pair Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Copper Cables to each work area outlet unless otherwise noted for specific locations. The cables shall be installed from the Work Area Outlet to the Telecommunications Room (TR) located on the same floor (unless otherwise specified), and routed to the appropriate rack serving that area and terminated as specified in this document.

All cables and related pathways, supports, terminations, and grounding hardware shall be furnished, installed, wired, tested, labeled, and documented by the Telecommunications contractor as detailed in this document.

Product specifications, general design considerations, and installation guidelines are provided in this document. Quantities of telecommunications outlets, communication room details, equipment racks, cable routing and outlet types will be provided as project specific information by bid specification and/or bid drawings. The contractor shall meet or exceed all requirements for any infrastructure system as detailed within this document. This document shall be referenced within a projects specific scope of work.

1.2 APPROVED CONTRACTOR:

The Telecommunications contractor submitting a response regarding a Boise State University Voice/Data Infrastructure RFP/RFQ must be an approved Ortronics Certified Installer Plus (CIP) for copper installations and Corning Network of Preferred Installers (NPI) for optical fiber installations. RFP/RFQ submissions from a single contractor not certified by Ortronics (CIP) and Corning (NPI) will not be accepted. A certificate from Ortronics and Corning must be submitted with RFP/RFQ responses in order for such submissions to be accepted. The Telecommunications contractor is responsible for workmanship and installation practices in accordance with the Ortronics CIP Program and Corning NPI.

It is the intent of Boise State University's Campus Infrastructure Standard to ensure that a contractor is an Ortronics CIP installer. Contractors must possess an Ortronics CIP and Corning NPI certification within the state of Idaho to qualify for RFP/RFQ responses.

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1.3 SUBMITTALS:

Submit appropriate cut sheets and samples for all products, hardware and cabling as detailed in project specifications and drawings.

Work shall not proceed without Boise State University Telecommunication Services approval of the submitted items.

"OR EQUAL"

The products listed in this document represent the quality of product expected by Boise State, to include re-quired certification of installers, testing results and warranty by the manufacturer. The contractor may re-quest a substitution of an "or equal" materials, product or service specified within this telecommunications' master specification document. If the substitution request is provided 10 days prior to the Award Date, the request will be reviewed by the Operations Services group of OIT, Boise State to determine if the material, products or services are acceptable or not acceptable within 5 days. If the contractor submits less than 10 days prior, or anytime within 35 days after the award of contract, Operations Services group of OIT, Boise State will review the substitution request within 10 days of submittal. No substitution requests will be con-sidered after more than 36 days after award of contract.

The request for substitution of an "or equal" item, must include; manufacturer, product identification number or name, manufacturer specification sheet(s), manufacturer installer education expectations (certification programs), and manufacturer warranties and/or enhanced warranties.

The proponent of a proposed equal item submitted under these procedures detailed above bears the burden of proof that the proposed item is equal to what is required in the bid specifications.

1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE:

Telecommunications contractor shall be a company specializing in communication cabling installation. The contractor shall be manufacturer authorized to install and provide extended manufacturer warranties for Ortronics, nCompass, and Corning Optical Communications Systems infrastructures.

1.5 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. This Section shall be used in conjunction with the following other specifications and related Contract Documents to establish the total general requirements for the project communications systems and equipment:

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1. Contract Documents2. Division 00 –Procurement & Contracting Requirements Group3. Division 1 – General Requirements4. Section 012500 – Substitution Procedures5. Section 270526 – Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems 6. Section 270528 – Pathways for Communications Systems7. Section 271100 – Communications Equipment Room Fittings8. Section 271300 – Communications Backbone Cabling9. Section 271500 – Communications Horizontal Cabling10. Section 271600 – Communications Connecting Cords, Devices and Adapters11. Division 26 00 00 –Electrical: Electrical Systems and Components

1.6 REFERENCES

A. All work shall be performed in accordance with the following Codes and industry Standards, unless noted otherwise:

1. NEC® 2011: National Electric Code®, 2011.2. ANSI/TIA-568-C.0 - Generic Communications Cabling for Customer Premises.3. ANSI/TIA -568-C.1. Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard. Part

1: General Requirements4. ANSI/TIA-568-C.2: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard5. ANSI/TIA-568-C.3: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, Part 3:

Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standards6. ANSI/TIA-569-C: Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and

Spaces7. ANSI/TIA-606-B. The Administration Standard for the Telecommunications infrastructure

of Commercial Building8. ANSI/TIA-STD-607-B. Commercial Building Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) Require-

ments for Telecommunications9. TIA-758-B – Customer Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard10. TIA-527 – Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed Single Mode Fiber Cable Plant –

OFSTP-711. TIA-526-14-A - Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed Multimode Fiber Cable

Plant-OFSTP-14A.12. TIA-598-C – Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding (January 2005).13. BICSI-TDMM, Building Industries Consulting Services International, Telecommunications

Distribution Methods Manual Revision 12 (use most current revision)14. Occupational Safety and Health Act Standards (OSHA)15. All other applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

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1.7 WARRANTY

A. COPPER- The telecommunications contractor must be an approved Ortronics Certified Installer at a Plus tier (CIP, CIP-ESP). The Telecommunications contractor is responsible for workmanship and installation practices in accordance with the Ortronics Certified Installer Program. The certified contractor shall have 30% of their technicians trained on copper & fiber installations and testing by Ortronics; they also shall have at least 1 project manager successfully complete an Ortronics 2-Day Management Certification class. Ortronics/Superior Essex will extend an nCompass Limited Lifetime Static, Dynamic and applications warranty to the end user. Note: nCompass warranty requires that the channel be completed with Ortronics factory terminated copper and fiber optic patch cords. Approved product is listed on nCompass data sheets for each nCompass solution.

B. OPTICAL FIBER- The telecommunications contractor must be an approved Corning Network of Preferred Installers (NPI) member. The Telecommunications contractor is responsible for workmanship and installation practices in accordance with the Corning NPI program. Corning Optical Communications will extend a 25 year LANScape warranty to the end user.

1.8 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes general requirements specifically applicable to Division 27.

B. Work Specifically Excluded from Project:

1. Incoming common carrier services.2. Private Branch Exchange Systems.3. Wide Area Network Systems.4. Materials provided by the owner as identified in the Contract Documents.

C. The Contractor shall be responsible for:

1. Providing all additional materials, and the necessary labor and services required to ensure all components of the system are completely installed in accordance with the intent of the Contract Documents.

2. Furnishing and installing all incidental items not actually shown or specified, but which are required by good practice to provide complete functional systems.

3. Coordinating the details of facility equipment and construction for all specification divisions that affect the work covered under this Division.

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Coordinating all activities with the overall construction schedule.4. Developing bill of materials, perform material management and efficient use of the materials

whether they are issued by the Contractor, the owner or purchased by the Contractor.5. Ensure materials in excess of those required to complete the project are kept in their original

condition and packaging for restocking.6. Ensure project is properly registered for an nCompass and/or Corning LANScape warranty.

D. Intent of Drawings:

1. Communications plan drawings show only general locations of equipment, devices, raceways, cable trays, boxes, etc. All dimensioned locations and elevations are approximate. The contractor is responsible for the field coordination of communications work with the other trades prior to beginning work.

2. The contractor shall be responsible for the proper placement and routing of equipment, cable, raceways, cable tray, and related components; according to the Contract Documents and subject to prior review by contractor.

3. Refer all conflicts between Contract Documents to contractor for resolution.

1.9 DEFINITIONS

A. Active Equipment: Electronic equipment used to develop various WAN and LAN services.

B. Backbone: Collective term sometimes used to describe the campus and vertical distribution subsystem facilities and media interconnecting service entrances, communications rooms, and communications cabinets.

C. Bonding: Permanent joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conductive path which will assure electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct safely any current likely to be imposed on it.

D. Cabinet: Freestanding, floor-mounted modular enclosure designed to house and protects rack-mounted electronic equipment.

E. Cable Tray: Vertical or horizontal open supports usually made of steel, basket style construction that is fastened to a building ceiling or wall. Cables are laid in and fastened to the trays. A cable tray is not a raceway.

F. Campus: Grounds and buildings of a multibuilding premises environment.

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G. Channel: The end-to-end transmission path between two points at which application specific equipment is connected; may include one or more links, cross-connect jumper and/or patch cords, and work area station cords. Does not include connection to active equipment.

H. Communications Equipment Room –See Telecommunications Room (TR)

I. Cross-Connect: Equipment used to terminate and tie together communications circuits.

J. Cross-Connect Jumper: A cluster of twisted-pair conductors without connectors used to establish a circuit by linking two cross-connect termination points.

K. Fiber Optic Distribution Unit (FDU): Cabinet with terminating equipment used to develop fiber optic cross-connect facilities.

L. Grounding: A conducting connection to earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of earth.

M. Hinged Cover Enclosure: Wall-mounted box with a hinged cover that is used to house and protect electrical devices.

N. Horizontal: Pathway facilities and media connecting Telecommunications Rooms (TR) to Telecommunications Outlets (TO).

O. Jack: Receptacle used in conjunction with a plug to make electrical contact between communications circuits, e.g., eight-position/eight-contact modular jacks.

P. Ladder Rack: Vertical or horizontal open supports made of steel, flat construction (so sides), is fastened to a building ceiling or wall within telecom rooms. Cables are laid in and fastened to the trays. A cable tray is not a raceway.

Q. Link: A transmission path between two points, not including terminal equipment, work area cables, and equipment cables; one continuous section of conductors or fiber, including the connecting hardware at each end.

R. Local Area Network (LAN): Data transmission facility connecting a number of communicating devices, e.g., serial data, Ethernet, token ring, etc. Typically, the network is limited to a single site.

S. Media: Twisted-pair, coaxial, and fiber optic cable or cables used to provide signal transmission paths.

T. Mounting Frame: Rectangular steel framework which can be equipment rack or wall mounted to support wiring blocks, patch panels, and other communications equipment.

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U. Passive Equipment: Non-electronic hardware and apparatus, e.g., equipment racks, cable trays, electrical protection, wiring blocks, fiber optic termination hardware, etc.

V. Patch Cords: A length of wire or fiber cable with connectors on one or both ends used to join communications circuits at a cross-connect.

W. Patch Panel: System of terminal blocks or connectors used with patch cords that facilitate administration of cross-connect fields.

X. Pathway: Facility for the placement of communications cable. A pathway facility can be composed of several components including conduit, wireway, cable tray, surface raceway, underfloor systems, raised floor, ceiling support wires, etc.

Y. Private Branch Exchange (PBX): Private communications switching system located on the user’s premises. A PBX switches voice and data calls within a building or premises and between the premises and facilities provided by public common carrier networks.

Z. Protectors: Electrical protection devices used to limit foreign voltages on metallic communications circuits.

AA. Raceway: An enclosed channel designed expressly for holding wires or cables; may be of metal or insulating material. The term includes conduit, tubing, wireway, underfloor raceway, and surface raceway; does not include cable tray.

BB. Racks: An open, freestanding, floor-mounted structure, typically made of aluminum or steel, used to mount equipment; usually referred to as an equipment rack.

CC. Telecommunication Outlet (TO): Connecting device mounted in a work area used to terminate horizontal cable and interconnect cabling with station equipment.

DD. Telecommunications Room (TR): Distributes communications services to users within a serving zone. Typically, the TER contains passive equipment used for cross-connect and active network equipment used for LANs. TR is sometimes referred to as the communications equipment room.

EE. Wide Area Network (WAN): Active communications transmission facilities extending beyond the premises.

FF. Wiring Block: Punch down terminating equipment used to develop twisted-pair cross-connect facilities.

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1.10 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

A. The owner will implement a comprehensive integrated communications distribution system, as described in paragraph B below, to provide wiring infrastructure which may be used to support one or more of the following services and systems:

1. Data telecommunications.2. Wireless systems.3. Facilities management systems.

B. The communications distribution system consists of the following major subsystems, as specified elsewhere:

1. Interbuilding Backbone: The interbuilding subsystem refers to all twisted-pair and fiber optic backbone communications cabling connecting the Main Building Equipment Room to each building equipment room in all buildings on the campus. Note: typically outside plant cables.

2. Intrabuilding Backbone: The intrabuilding subsystem refers to all twisted-pair and fiber optic backbone communications cabling connecting the Main Telecommunications Room (TR) to each Telecommunication Room (TR) in the buildings.

3. Communication Rooms: The communications room contains the distribution subsystem comprised of the passive components used to terminate cabling subsystems and distribute communications services. This subsystem includes installations in the Building Equipment Rooms, in Telecommunications Rooms (TRs) and Telecommunications Enclosures (TEs). Constructed as specified in Section 271100.

4. Horizontal Distribution: The horizontal distribution subsystem refers to all intra-building twisted-pair and fiber optic communications cabling connecting telecommunication rooms (TR’s) to telecommunication outlets (TOs) located at individual work areas. Constructed as specified in Section 271500.

5. Work Area Distribution Subsystem: Patch cords, adapters, and devices located between the TO and station equipment. Constructed as specified in Section 271600.

C. The communications distribution system is based on a combination of the following communications transmission technologies as defined by specific project specifications:

1. 100-ohm 4-pair unshielded twisted-pair cable. (Cat 5e+)2. 100-ohm multi-pair unshielded twisted-pair cable. (Cat 3). Note: nCompass warranty does

not apply to 100- ohm multi-pair cables.

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3. OM3 and OM4 multimode fiber optic cable.4. 850 nm Laser Optimized 50/125-micron multimode fiber optic cable.5. 8.3/125-micron singlemode fiber optic cable.6. 8-position telecommunications jacks.7. 8-position telecommunications patch panels8. Insulation displacement connector (IDC) type field terminated wiring blocks9. Factory Terminated copper patch cords10. Rack mount fiber optic hardware11. Wall mounted fiber optic hardware12. Fiber optic connectors.13. Factory terminated fiber optic patch cords

D. The work locations and limits of work are shown on the drawings.

1.11 DESIGN CRITERIA

A. BICSI RCDD Certification is required for anyone performing infrastructure design specifications and/or drawings for RFP/RFQ and construction.

B. Compliance by the contractor with the provisions of this specification does not relieve him of the responsibilities of furnishing materials and equipment of proper design, mechanically and electrically suited to meet operating guarantees at the specified service conditions.

C. The following are incorporated into the design:

1. The communications room installations are designed to be as similar as possible.2. Electrical protection is provided for all exposed inter-building twisted-pair cabling.3. The location of communication rooms is intended to restrict the maximum horizontal

subsystem wiring length (defined as a channel between a telecommunications room cross-connect termination field and a served TO) to 295 feet (90 meters).

1.12 WARRANTY

A. The contractor shall provide a manufacturer’s warranty on the horizontal riser and outside plant systems.

B. In addition to the standard warranty requirements, the Certified Ortronics/Corning NPI Contractor shall provide the following during the warranty period:

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1. Within 24 hours after notification of a defect, the Ortronics/Corning Certified Contractor shall start to make the necessary corrections and inform the appropriate Project Manager of the planned corrective actions. The Certified Ortronics/Corning Contractor shall follow this initial contact with continuous effort and complete any required corrective work within 15 days after notification.

1.13 SUBMITTALS

A. General:

1. Provide ongoing inspection and permit certificates and certificates of final inspection and acceptance from the authority having jurisdiction.

2. Manufacturer’s standardized schematic diagrams and catalog cuts shall not be acceptable unless applicable portions of same are clearly indicated and non-applicable portions clearly deleted or crossed out.

3. When the specifications include product descriptions, model numbers, part numbers, etc. that have been superseded, changed, or discontinued, the contractor shall submit a comparable substitution for review by Boise State University.

4. Ortronics Certified Installer Program certificate stating that the communications installer is in good standing in Ortronics program.

5. Corning Optical Communications NPI Contractor shall provide current program certificate stating Contractor is in good standing in NPI Program. Contractor shall provide list of, and certificates for, all technicians trained in the installation of Corning Optical Communications products who will be working on the project.

1.14 DEFINITION OF ACCEPTANCE

A. System acceptance shall be defined as that point in time when the following requirements have been fulfilled:

1. All submittals and documentation have been submitted, reviewed, and approved.2. The complete system has successfully completed all testing requirements.3. All owner staff personnel training programs have been completed.4. All punch list items have been corrected and accepted.5. Project registration for warranty by manufacturer.

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1.15 PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS

A. Provide detailed project record documentation within 30 days after completion of the work.

1. Maintain separate sets of red-lined record drawings for the communications work which show the exact placement and identification of as-built system components.

2. Provide communication pathway record drawings which indicate exact placement and routing for all components, e.g., maintenance holes, handholes, conduit, wireway, cable tray, pull boxes, enclosures, telecommunications outlet boxes, etc.

3. Provide communication room record drawings which indicate exact placement for all components; e.g., conduit, wireway, cable tray, backboards, equipment cabinets, equipment racks, cross-connect equipment, etc.

4. Provide communication wiring and cabling record “As-Builds’” drawings and schedules which indicate exact placement, routing, and connection details for all components, e.g., twisted-pair and fiber optic cables, splices, cable cross-connect termination locations, enclosures, telecommunications outlets, cross-connect jumpers, patch cords, etc. Two (2) full sets to the OIT manager as well as the general contractor.

5. Provide network schematics when appropriate.6. Provide all test results as required by the specification.

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1.2 APPROVALS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

A. Equivalent product(s) may be considered for substitution for those products specified, however, the equivalent product(s) must be approved and show demonstrated and documented equivalence to the product(s) specified. Documentation shall include, but is not limited to: product samples, data sheets, and actual test data. The request for product substitution, and supporting documentation, must be submitted, in writing, prior to submitting the bid. Written approval for product substitution must be submitted prior to bid submission. Substitutions are not authorized without written approval from Boise State University Network Services.

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1.17 WORKMANSHIP

A. Manufactured products, materials, equipment, and components shall be provided, conditioned, applied, installed, connected, and tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and printed instructions.

B. The installation of all system components shall be carried out under the direction of qualified personnel. Appearance shall be considered as important as mechanical and electrical efficiency. Workmanship shall meet or exceed industry standards.

1.18 SERVICE CONTINUITY

A. Maintain continuity of communications services to all functioning portions of the process or buildings during hours of normal use.

B. Arrange temporary outages for cutover work with electrical contractor, general contractor and OIT staff. Keep outages to a minimum number and a minimum length of time in order to provide minimum impact.

1.19 LAYOUT AND TOLERANCES

A. Follow as closely as practicable the design shown on the drawings. Make all necessary measurements in the field to verify exact locations and ensure precise location and fit of specified items in accordance with the drawings. Make no substantial alterations without prior approval of contractor, the Architect/Engineer (A/E), and OIT staff.

B. Perform all work to the lines, grades, and elevations indicated on the drawings. Provide experienced, competent personnel to locate and lay out the work and provide them with suitable tools, equipment, and other materials required to complete layout and measurement work. Use lasers or other approved methods to establish line and grade.

1.20 CONSTRUCTION REVIEW

A. The A/E’s RCDD and contractor will review and observe installation work to ensure compliance by the contractor with requirements of the Contract Documents.

B. The contractor shall inspect and test completed communications installations to demonstrate specified performance levels including the following:

1. Furnish all instruments and personnel required for the inspections and tests.

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2. Perform tests in the presence of the A/E, Boise State University, and Contractor.3. Demonstrate that the system components operate in accordance with the Contract

Documents.

C. Review, observation, assistance, and actions by the Architect/Engineer (A/E) or General Contractor (GC) shall not be construed as undertaking supervisory control of the work or of methods and means employed by the Contractor. The A/E’s and General Contractor‘s review and observation activities shall not relieve the contractor from the responsibilities of these Contract Documents.

D. The fact that the A/E, GC or the owner does not make early discovery of faulty or omitted work shall not bar the A/E, GC or the owner from subsequently rejecting this work and insisting that the contractor make the necessary corrections.

E. Regardless of when discovery and rejection are made, and regardless of when the contractor is ordered to correct such work, the contractor shall have no claim against the A/E, GC or the owner for an increase in the Subcontract price, or for any payment on account of increased cost, damage, or loss.

PART 2 SECTION 27 11 00 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ROOM FITTINGS

2.1 SUMMARY

A. The telecommunications spaces will be referred as Building Entrance Facilty (BEF), Equipment Room (ER), Telecommunications Room (TR), Telecommunications Enclosure (TE), and Data Center (DC) in this document is intended to house racks, cabinets and equipment necessary for the support of the communications cabling infrastructure.

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2.2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS BACKBOARDS

A. Wall mounted termination block fields shall be mounted on A/C 4' x 8' x .75" void free plywood. The plywood shall be mounted vertically 12" above the finished floor. The plywood shall be painted with a minimum two coats of white fire retardant paint on all (6) sides. Mounting hardware shall also be painted white for cosmetic purposes.

2.3 FREE STANDING EQUIPMENT RACKS

A. All racks and wire management shall be Ortronics as specified in project specifications and drawings. The equipment rack shall provide vertical and horizontal cable management and support for patch cords and protection for the horizontal cables inside the legs of the rack. Waterfall cable management shall be provided at the top of the rack for patch cords and for horizontal cables entering the rack channels for protection and to maintain proper bend radius and cable support. Wire management shall also be mounted above each patch panel and or piece of equipment on the rack. The rack shall include mounting brackets for cable tray ladder rack to mount to the top of the rack. Rack shall be black in color. Equipment Rack as detailed by project specifications and drawings

1. 2 Post 7 foot high, 19 inches wide, 10.5 inch channel depth, EIA free-standing rack, UL listed, black finish

a. Ortronics Mighty Mo 6 p/n OR-MM6710

1) Racks shall be securely attached to the concrete floor using minimum 1/4" hardware or as required by local codes. Earthquake restrictions, requirements, and zoning codes shall be strictly followed.

2) Racks shall be placed with a minimum of 36-inch clearance from the walls on all sides of the rack. When mounted in a row, maintain a minimum of 36 inches from the wall behind and in front of the row of racks and from the wall at each end of the row.

3) All racks shall be grounded to the telecommunications ground bus bar in accordance with Section 2.9 of this document.

4) Rack mount screws not used for installing patch panels and other hardware shall be bagged and left with rack.

2. 7 foot high, 19 inches wide, rail-to-rail depth adjustable from 6 to 32 inches, EIA four post equipment rack, UL listed, with universal 5/8 inch x 5/8 inch x ½ inch hole pattern with EIA square hole rails, #12-24 cage nuts and screws, black finish.

a. Ortronics Mighty Mo Server Rack OR-MM107SVR

B. 20 AMP dedicated 4-plex Power Outlets at top of rack.

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Refer to Ortronics catalog for additional part numbers and accessories.

2.6 HEAVY DUTY WALL MOUNT RACK

A. Heavy Duty Wall Mount EQ Rack Ortronics OR-604045451

2.7 FREE STANDING EQUIPMENT CABINETS

A. Modular Freestanding Server Cabinet, 7 foot tall, 42 RUs, 32 inches wide, 42 inches deep, frame configured with cable opening at rear, frame levelers, two pairs of RU labeled mounting rails with 3/8” square holes, full profile mesh front door, split flat rear mesh rear door, two “L” shaped finger managers on rear rails, vertical PDU mount and lacing bar, divider or side panels, solid top panel in front, cable entry top panel in rear, #12-24 cage nuts (50), #12-24 mounting screws (100), additional adhesive rack unit labels.

B. Modular Freestanding Network Cabinet, 7 foot tall, 32 inches wide, 34 inches deep, frame configured with cable opening at bottom front, frame levelers, two pairs of RU labeled mounting rails, with #12-24 tapped holes, full profile plexiglass front door, full flat sold rear door, two “L” shaped finger managers on front rails, right and left locking side panels, fan top panel in front, cable entry top panel in rear, #12-24 mounting screws (50).

1. Ortronics Mighty Mo Network Cabinet OR-MMC423234-00001I


2.8 VERTICAL WIRE MANAGERS FOR FREE STANDING EQUIPMENT RACKS

A. 7 foot high, 6.58 inches wide, 6 inches deep with dual-hinged door and integral one rack unit high horizontal management, black finish.

1. OR-MM6VMD706 for Mighty Mo 6 Rack

B. Vertical Wire managers shall be installed on both sides of each rack.


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2.9 HORIZONTAL WIRE MANAGERS

A. At the top and bottom of every patch panel, install the following:1. OR-60400131Refer to Ortronics catalog for additional part numbers and accessories.

2.10 TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUNDING BUSBAR

A. The TBB shall be designed and/or approved by a qualified PE, licensed in the state that the work is to be performed. The TBB shall adhere to the recommendations of the TIA-607 standard, and shall be installed in accordance with best industry practice. A licensed electrical contractor shall perform installation and termination of the main bonding conductor to the building service entrance ground

B. Solid copper busbar kit, 12.0 inches long x 4.0 inches wide, wall-mounted, with standoffs.

1. Telecommunications Main Ground Busbar Kit OR-GB4X12TGBKIT


2.11 WIRE CABLE TRAY (BASKET TRAY)

A. 24 inches wide, 4 inches deep, 10 foot lengths, steel construction.

1. Cablofil P/N 105/600BL

B. 12 inches wide, 4 inches deep, 10 foot lengths, steel construction.

1. Cablofil P/N 105/300BL

C. Cable exit manager.

1. Cablofil P/N CABLEXIT

D. Cable tray to wall termination angle.

1. Cablofil P/N HB2

E. Cable tray to wall mounting bracket.

1. Cablofil P/N CPR400

F. Cable tray splice kit

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1. Cablofil P/N EDRN

G. Ground lug

H. Basket tray to be used outside of telecom rooms only; Chatsworth, Ortronics, or B-Line ladder rack in telecom rooms (black).

I. All tray will be grounded per National Electric Code.

J. All tray must be cut using the Cablofil tray cutter: COUPFIL or CUTYFIL. All cut cable tray will be filed to remove burrs and painted to match color. All cutting, filing, and painting will be done outside of building.

Refer to Cablofil, Ortronics or B-Line catalog for additional part numbers and accessories.

2.12 INSTALLATION PRACTICES

A. All materials shall be installed as per the manufacturers’ instructions, unless noted otherwise.

B. Furnish and install telecommunication backboards on wall of communication equipment rooms as indicated. The bottom of the backboards shall be placed approximately twelve inches above finished floor (AFF), and must extend to a minimum height AFF of eight feet. Mount backboards with the smooth side facing away from the wall, and paint the backboard with two coats of fire resistant white paint prior to mounting. A minimum of six appropriate fasteners shall be used for every sixteen square feet of backboard.

C. Free-standing equipment racks shall be fastened to the communications room floor using a minimum of four 3/8 inch concrete anchors.

D. Equipment racks shall be positioned according to drawings with a minimum of 3 feet clearance in front and back. The contractor shall field verify the dimensions of the room prior to installation of racks and report any discrepancies to the owner or owners representative.

E. Vertical wire managers for free-standing racks shall be bolted to the side or front of the rack using the manufacturers recommended hardware.

F. All equipment racks, cabinets, enclosures, cable tray, and conduits, shall be bonded to the Telecommunications Grounding Busbar (TMG) (one per Telecommunications Room), which

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shall be bonded to the Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar (TMGB), which shall be grounded to the main electrical ground in the main electrical room. Coordinate with electrical contractor. Coordinate exact routing and connection points with the electrical work. All surfaces that are used as a bond shall be filed to bare metal before completing connections.

G. Install cable tray as shown in drawing package. The locations shown may need to be adjusted slightly in the field to assure proper placement. Note: Drawings may be in Division 16 Electrical.

H. All tray sections shall be field cut to length as required with a minimum number of splice points. All field cuts shall be made using the manufacturers recommended equipment.

I. All wire basket cable tray’s shall be supported from the building structure using threaded rod and FAS type supports and shall be bonded to ground.

J. All 4in conduits that enter TR for horizontal cabling shall be fitted with a conduit waterfall. Panduit #CWF400.

2.13 GROUNDING AND BONDING

A. The facility shall be equipped with a Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB). This backbone shall be used to ground all telecommunications cable shields, equipment, racks, cabinets, raceways, and other associated hardware that has the potential to act as a current carrying conductor. The TBB shall be installed independent of the building's electrical and building ground and shall be designed in accordance with the recommendations contained in the ANSI/TIA-607-B Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding Standard. The TBB shall be a minimum of 3/0 AWG with compression connectors.

B. The main entrance facility/equipment room in each building shall be equipped with a telecommunications main grounding bus bar (TMGB). Each telecommunications room shall be provided with a telecommunications ground bus bar (TGB). The TMGB shall be connected to the building electrical entrance grounding facility. The intent of this system is to provide a grounding system that is equal in potential to the building electrical ground system. Therefore, ground loop current potential is minimized between telecommunications equipment and the electrical system to which it is attached.

C. All racks, metallic backboards, cable sheaths, metallic strength members, splice cases, cable trays, etc.entering or residing in the TR or ER shall be grounded to the respective TGB or TMGB using a minimum #6 AWG green stranded copper bonding conductor and compression

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connectors.

D. All wires used for telecommunications grounding purposes shall be identified with a green insulation. Non-insulated wires shall be identified at each termination point with a wrap of green tape. All cables and busbars shall be identified and labeled in accordance with the System Documentation Section of this specification.

2.14 FIRESTOP

A. Firestop system is comprised of the item or items penetrating the fire-rated structure, the opening in the structure and the materials and assembly of the materials used to seal the penetrated structure. Firestop systems comprise an effective block for fire, smoke, heat, vapor, and pressurized water stream.

All Penetrations through fire-rated building structures (walls and floors) shall be sealed with an appropriate fire stop system. This requirement applies to through penetrations (complete penetration) and membrane penetrations (through one side of a hollow fire-rated structure). Any penetration item, i.e., riser slots and sleeves, cables, conduit, cable tray, and raceways, etc. shall be properly fire stopped.

B. REFERENCES

1. ASTM E 84, “Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials”.

2. ASTM E 119, “Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials”.

3. ASTM E 814, “Fire Tests of Penetration Firestop Systems”.

4. ANSI/UL263, “Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials”.

5. ANSI/UL723, “Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials”.

6. ANSI/UL1479, “Fire Tests of Through Penetration Firestops”.

7. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) – Fire Resistance Directory

8. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – NFPA 101: Life Safety Code.

9. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – NFPA 70: National Electrical Code.

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C. Provide firestopping composed of components that are compatible with each other, the substrates forming openings, and the items, if any, penetrating the firestopping under conditions of application and service, as demonstrated by firestopping manufacturer based on testing and field experience.

D. Provide components for each firestopping system that are needed to install fill materials. Use only components specified by the firestopping manufacturer and approved by the qualified testing and inspecting agency for the designated fire-resistance-rated systems. Accessories include but are not limited to the following items

1. Permanent forming/damming/backing materials including the following:

a. Semirefractory fiber (mineral wool) insulation.

b. Ceramic fiber.

c. Sealants used in combination with other forming/damming materials to prevent leakage of fill materials in liquid state.

d. Fire-rated formboard.

e. Joint fillers for joint sealants.

f. Temporary forming materials

g. Substrate primers.

h. Collars.

i. Steel sleeves.

F. MANUFACTURERS

1. Specified Technologies Inc. (STI)

G. MATERIALS

1. General: Use only firestopping products that have been tested for specific fire resistance rated construction conditions conforming to construction assembly type, penetrating item type, annular space requirements, and fire rating involved for each separate instance.

2. Firestop Sealants: STI SpecSeal® Brand single component latex formulations that upon cure do not re-emulsify during exposure to moisture, the following products are acceptable:

a. Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) SpecSeal® Series SSS Sealant

b. Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) SpecSeal® Series LCI Sealant

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3. Firestop Putty: STI SpecSeal® Brand intumescent, non-hardening, water resistant putties containing no solvents, inorganic fibers or silicone compounds, the following products are acceptable:

a. Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) SpecSeal® Series SSP Putty

4. Firestop Pillows: STI SpecSeal® Brand re-enterable, non-curing, mineral fiber core encapsulated on six sides with intumescent coating contained in a flame retardant poly bag, the following products are acceptable:

a. Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) SpecSeal® Series SSB Pillows

5. Fire Rated Cable Pathways: STI EZ-PATH™ Brand device modules comprised of steel raceway with intumescent foam pads allowing 0 to 100 percent cable fill, the following products are acceptable:

a. Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) EZ-PATH™ Fire Rated Pathway

6. Firestop Plugs: Re-enterable, foam rubber plug impregnated with intumescent material for use in blank openings and cable sleeves, the following products are acceptable:

a. Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI) SpecSeal Series FP Firestop Plug

7. Fire-Rated Cable Grommet: Molded two-piece grommet made from plenum grade polymer with a foam inner core for sealing individual cable penetrations up to 0.27 in. (7 mm) diameter, the following products are acceptable:

a. Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI) Ready Firestop Grommet1. Penetration Sealants: Non-combustible penetrating items (conduit, steel pipe, EMT, copper).

PART 3 SECTION 27 13 00 COMMUNICATIONS BACKBONE CABLING

3.1 INDOOR RISER CABLE

A. Data riser cable shall be plenum rated as detailed within project specifications and drawings. Pair counts shall also be project specific.

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B. Data riser cable shall consist of:

1. Plenum fiber optic cable – Corning Optical Communications OM3, OM4, colored aqua for Multimode and project specific

2. Plenum fiber optic cable – Corning Optical Communications singlemode, colored yellow for singlemode. 3. 24 Cat 5e+ cables, 24AWG and manufactured by Superior Essex

C. Fiber optic riser cable shall be routed in indoor rated Innerduct, labeled every 20 feet with "Caution Fiber Optics" warning label permanently attached to Innerduct. Innerduct shall be plenum rated or as detailed within project specifications and drawings.

D. Innerduct shall have fixed machine-labeled, yellow fiber optic ID tags, with labeling information specified by Boise State University Network Services.

3.2 CAMPUS BACKBONE CABLE

A. UTP cable shall be category 3, Pic-Filled, jacketed cable with overall sheath. PE-89. Approved manufacturer are Superior Essex.

B. UTP cable shall not be installed alone in a 4” conduit. Conduit must to be filled with innerduct as specified below (section 3.2 G).

C. Fiber Cable shall be graded index single mode fiber, non-conductive and be of loose tube construction. Strand counts shall also be project specific. Approved product is Corning ALTOS or FREEDM type cable.

D. Corning duplex SC or LC (if approved by Boise State OIT) connectorized pre-polished· pigtail assemblies will be fusion spliced onto all singlemode fiber optic cable. Field terminated SC connectors shall not be permitted.

E. Fusion splice all cables that require splicing as detailed in project specifications and drawings. Mechanical splices are not acceptable anywhere within the physical system.

F. Cable Jacket shall have a permanently attached label that identifies Boise State University cable

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number, strand count and destination at ever termination and/or splice as the cabling enters and/or leaves a splice enclosure, vault, hand hole, building, building floor, and patch panels. The tag shall be engraved with black lettering on yellow background with information provided by Boise State University Network Services.

1. Example: SM16,1-36 TUNNEL ENTRANCE "D"

1. Example: SM04, 1-6 Plageman Hall

G. Quantity of 3 1 ¼” rigid, smooth wall, innerducts in outside plant installs, copper/innerducts pulled in same 4” conduit, fiber added to innerduct

H. Install #12 THHN solid green locate wire while pulling in innerducts for locate proposes if locate wire does not currently exist within conduit.

3.3 COPPER CABLE PROTECTION UNITS:

A. All copper circuits shall be provided with protection between each building with an entrance cable protector panel. All building-to-building circuits shall be routed through this protector. The protector shall be connected with a #6 AWG green copper bonding conductor between the protector ground lug and the TC ground point.

3.4 TERMINATION BLOCKS

A. Cat 3, 110-Style Blocks

1. OR-30200007

B. Wiring troughs

1. Vertical backbone managers wall mount 300 pair.

a. Ortronics OR- 806003194

C. 110 block labels

1. Clear plastic holder for 110 blocks with paper inserts, for blocks with legs

a. Ortronics P/N OR-70400646

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D. Provide Cat-3 tie cable from customer side of protector to 24 port patch panel on rack

Note: Refer to Ortronics catalog for more complete 110 termination block kits.

3.5 FIBER OPTIC TERMINATION HARDWARE

A. Fiber Optic Termination Hardware

1. Corning CCHa. CCH-01Ub. CCH-04U

Refer to Corning catalog for additional part numbers and accessories.

3.6 FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER PANELS

A. Corning adapter panels1. OM3/OM4 – CCH-CS12-E7-P00TE, Duplex SC -- SC2. Singlemode – CCH-CS12-59-P00RE, Duplex SC -- SC

B. Corning Pre-terminated Modules1. Corning Universal Play SC Module, shuttered SC to MTP

C. Corning CCH Pigtail Splice Cassettes1. Multimode OM3: CCH-CS12-E7-P00TE2. Multimode OM4: CCH-CS12-E7-P00QE3. Singlemode: CCH-CS12-59-P00RE

Refer to Corning catalog for additional part numbers and accessories.

3.7 FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS

A. Corning fiber option connectors

1. Multimode OM3/OM4: 95-050-41-X

2. Singlemode: 95-200-41

3.8 OPTICAL FIBER TERMINATION HARDWARE:

A. All Optical fiber cables shall be fanned out when terminating with UniCam Connectors utilizing

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Corning fan-out kits (FAN-BT47-12 or FAN-OD47-12). UniCam connectors must be approved by Boise State OIT.

B. Fiber slack shall be neatly coiled within the fiber splice tray or enclosure. No slack loops shall be allowed external to the fiber panel except in the pathway.

C. Each cable shall be individually attached to the respective splice enclosure by mechanical means. The cables strength member shall be securely attached the cable strain relief bracket in the

enclosure.

D. Each fiber bundle shall be stripped upon entering the splice tray and the individual fibers routed in the splice tray.

E. Each cable shall be clearly labeled at the entrance to the splice enclosure. Cables labeled within the bundle shall not be acceptable.

3.9 BACKBONE CABLE INSTALLATION

A. Backbone cables shall be installed separately from horizontal distribution cables.

B. A pull cord (nylon; 1/8" minimum) shall be co-installed with all cable installed in any conduit.

C. Where cables are housed in conduits, the backbone and horizontal cables shall be installed in separate conduits.

D. Where backbone cables and distribution cables are installed in a cable tray or wireway, backbone cables shall be installed first and bundled separately from the horizontal distribution cables.

E. All backbone cables shall be securely fastened to the sidewall of the TR on each floor.

F. Backbone cables spanning more than three floors shall be securely attached at the top of the cable run with a wire mesh grip and on alternating floors or as required by local codes.

G. Vertical runs of cable shall be supported to messenger strand, cable ladder, or other method to provide proper support for the weight of the cable.

H. Large bundles of cables and/or heavy cables shall be attached using metal clamps and/or metal banding to support the cables.

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3.10 COPPER TERMINATION HARDWARE

A. Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with the recommendations made in the ANSI/TIA568-C (C.0, C.1, C.2, C.3) document, manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practices.

B. Copper riser shall be terminated on 110 IDC block separate from OSP protection units.

C. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed 12 mm (one-half inch).

D. Bend radius of the cable in the termination area shall not exceed 4 times the outside diameter of the cable.

E. Cables shall be neatly bundled and dressed to their respective panels or blocks. Each panelblock shall be fed by an individual bundle separated and dressed back to the point of cable entrance into the rack or frame.

F. The cable jacket shall be maintained to within 25 mm (one inch) of the termination point. G. Each cable shall be clearly labeled on the cable jacket behind the patch panel at a location that

can be viewed without removing the bundle velcro ties. Cables labeled within the bundle, where the label is obscured from view shall not be acceptable.

PART 4 SECTION 27 15 00 COMMUNICATIONS HORIZONTAL CABLING

4.1 SUMMARY

A. The horizontal distribution subsystem refers to all intra-building twisted-pair and fiber optic communications cabling connecting Telecommunication Rooms (TR’s) to telecommunication outlets (TO’s) located at individual work areas.

B. Horizontal cabling may consist of a combination of the following types of cable from the TR to the TO:

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1. Enhanced Category 5e+, (100 Ohm, 4-pair, unshielded twisted pair) cables from the TR’s to the TO’s.) Port 1 or Port 2

2. Laser Optimized OM3/OM4, optical fiber cable.

C. The Horizontal System includes cables, jacks, patch panels, connecting blocks, fiber connectors as well as the necessary support systems, such as cable managers and faceplates.

D. No zip ties anywhere in the installation. Velcro cable straps only.

E. Cables may be routed through conduit, cable trays, spaces below raised floors, open ceiling areas, non-ventilated spaces above ceiling tile, and through plenum air-handling spaces above ceiling tile. Coordinate with General Contractor (GC).

F. Telecommunications contractor shall furnish and install all materials necessary for a complete system per project documents.

G. Contactor is responsible for the appearance of all cables in the cable trays. If other trades intend to place low voltage cable in the cable trays, they must work directly with the communication cabling contractor.

4.2 STATION CABLING

A. Data – Superior Essex Cobra Cat 5e+ Blue Plenum and White Riser

B. Fiber Optic – Superior Essex- Single Unit Distribution OM3 Aqua Plenum

4.3 MODULAR JACKS

A. Work area outlet shall be a front-loading module with linear 110 termination.

1. Ortronics data – Series II Fog White a. S215E00-88

Please refer to Ortronics catalog for additional color options.

B. Multimode fiber modular adapter

1. 2-strand fiber optic Series II modular adapter, Duplex LC type connectors, Phosphor bronze alignment sleeves with 180-degree exit

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a. Ortronics OR-60900329

2. 2-strand fiber optic Series II modular adapter, Duplex LC type connectors, Phosphor bronze alignment sleeves with 45-degree exit


3. 1-strand fiber optic Series II modular adapter, Simplex SC type connectors, Phosphor bronze alignment sleeves with 45-degree exit


4. 2-strand fiber optic Series II modular adapter, two Simplex SC type connectors, Phosphor bronze alignment sleeves with 180-degree exit


Please refer to Ortronics catalog for additional color options.

4.4 WORK AREA OUTLETS

A. Flush mounted faceplates

1. One port TracJack faceplate with mounting lugs for wall phone, constructed from stainless steel, mounts within a single gang wall box.

a. Ortronics OR-403STJ1WP.

2. Six port Series II faceplate, constructed from high impact thermo-plastic, with recessed label fields, mounts within a single gang wall box.

a. Ortronics OR-40300158, fog white. Series II

B. Dust covers/blank modules

1. Single port dust cover for modular openings, color to match faceplate.

a. Ortronics OR-40300164, fog white.

4.5 110 TERMINATION BLOCKS

A. Wiring Troughs

1. Horizontal trough for routing of patch cords and cross-connect wire, with mounting legs.

a. Ortronics OR-30200140.

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B. 110 block labels (Cat 3)

1. Clear plastic holder for 110 blocks with paper inserts, for blocks with legs

a. Ortronics OR-70400646.

b. Ortronics OR-70400680.

4.6 PATCH PANELS

A. Category 5e modular patch panels

1. 48 port, 8P8C modular jack panel, high density, 6 port modules, Category 5e, IDC terminals, T568A/B wiring scheme. Angled or standard patch panels per specific project specification determined by Boise State University Network Services.

a. Ortronics OR-PHD5EU48.

b. Ortronics Angled OR-PHA5eU48

2. 24 port patch panels must be approved by Boise State OIT. If approved, 24 port, 8P8C modular jack panel, high density, 6 port modules, Category 5e, IDC terminals, T568A/B wiring scheme. Angled or standard patch panels per specific project specification determined by Boise State University Network Services.

a. Ortronics OR-PHD5EU24.

b. Ortronics OR-PHA5EU24

4.7 EXECUTION: WORK AREA OUTLETS

A. The cable jacket shall be maintained to within 25mm (one inch) of the termination point.

4.8 EXECUTION: HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION CABLE INSTALLATION:

A. Cable shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practices.

B. A pull cord (nylon; 1/8" minimum) shall be co-installed with all cable installed in any conduit. Cable raceways shall not be filled greater than the ANSI/TIA-569-B maximum fill for the

particular raceway type or 40% (Initial Installations). C. Cables shall be installed in continuous lengths from origin to destination (no splices) except for

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transition points, or consolidation points. D. Where transition points, or consolidation points are allowed, they shall be located in accessible

locations and housed in an enclosure intended and suitable for the purpose. E. The cable's minimum bend radius and maximum pulling tension shall not be exceeded.

F. If a J-hook or trapeze system is used to support cable bundles all horizontal cables shall be supported at a maximum of 48-inch (1.2 meter) intervals. At no point shall cable(s) rest on light fixtures, acoustic ceiling grids, panels, conduits, sprinkler pipe, water pipe, and/or HVAC system ducting.

G. Horizontal distribution cables shall be bundles in groups of no more than 50 cables when being supported by J-Hook or trapeze systems. Cable bundle quantities in excess of 50 cables may cause deformation of the bottom cables within the bundle and degrade cable performance. An exception to this rule is when cable is installed in cable tray systems.

H. Cable shall be installed above fire-sprinkler systems and shall not be attached to the system or any ancillary equipment or hardware. The cable system and support hardware shall be installed so that it does not obscure any valves, fire alarm conduit, boxes, or other control devices.

I. Cables shall not be attached to ceiling grid or lighting fixture wires. Where support for horizontal cable is required, the contractor shall install appropriate carriers to support the cabling.

J. Any cable damaged or exceeding recommended installation parameters during installation shall be replaced by the contractor prior to final acceptance at no cost to the Owner.

K. Cables shall be identified by a self-adhesive machine label in accordance with the System Documentation Section of this specification and ANSI/TIA-606-B. The cable label shall be applied to the cable behind the faceplate on a section of cable that can be accessed by removing the cover plate.

M. Unshielded twisted pair cable shall be installed so that there are no bends smaller than four times the cable outside diameter at any point in the run and at the termination field.

N. Pulling tension on 4-pair UTP cables shall not exceed 25-lbf for a four-pair UTP cable.O. All data drops within an office will have a service coil above ceiling so that in the future

the cables may reach anywhere within the office. This will be the case in all 12’x12’ or smaller offices. P. All ceiling drops will be required to have a 20ft coil at the drops location.

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4.9 UNSHIELDED BALANCED TWISTED PAIR CABLE INSTALLATION PRACTICES

A. Cable shall be installed in accordance with Ortronics and Superior Essex recommendations and best industry practices.

B. Cables shall be installed in continuous lengths from origin to destination (no splices) except for transition points, or consolidation points.

C. Where transition points or consolidation points are allowed, they shall be located in accessible locations and housed in an enclosure intended and suitable for the purpose.

D. The cable’s minimum bend radius and maximum pulling tension shall not be exceeded Bend radius for UTP = 4 x Cable OD, FTP = 4 x Cable OD.

E. Unshielded twisted pair cable shall be installed so that there are no bends smaller than four times the cable outside diameter at any point in the run and at the termination field.

F. Pulling tension on 4-pair UTP cables shall not exceed 25-lbf for a four-pair UTP cable.

G. Separation from Power Lines:

1. Provide the following minimum separation distances between pathways for copper communications cables and power wiring of 480 volts or less:

a. Open or Nonmetal Communications Pathways:

1) 12 inches from electric motors, fluorescent light fixtures, and unshielded power lines carrying up to 3 kVA.

2) 36 inches from electrical equipment and unshielded power lines carrying more than 5 kVA.

3) 48 inches from large electrical motors or transformers.

b. Grounded Metal Conduit Communications Pathways:

1) 2 1/2 inches from electrical equipment and unshielded power lines carrying up to 2 kVA.

2) 6 inches from electrical equipment and unshielded power lines carrying from 2 kVA to 5 kVA.

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3) 12 inches from electrical equipment and unshielded power lines carrying more than 5 kVA.

4) 3 inches from power lines enclosed in a grounded metal conduit (or equivalent shielding) carrying from 2 kVA to 5 kVA.

5) 6 inches from power lines enclosed in a grounded metal conduit (or equivalent shielding) carrying more than 5 kVA.

4.10 UNSHIELDED BALANCED TWISTED PAIR TERMINATION

A. Cables shall be coiled to house the cable coil without exceeding the manufacturers bend radius. In hollow wall installations where box-eliminators are used, excess wire can be stored in the wall. No more than 12” of UTP and 36” of fiber slack shall be stored; Excess slack shall be loosely coiled and stored in the ceiling above each drop location when there is not enough space present in the outlet box to store slack cable.

B. Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with the recommendations made in the ANSI/TIA-568-C.0 document, manufacturer's recommendations and best industry practices.

C. All 4 pair cables shall be terminated on the jack and patch panels using T568-B wiring scheme.

D. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed 12 mm (one-half inch).

E. Bend radius of the horizontal cable shall not be less than 4 times the outside diameter of the UTP cable and 4 times for FTP cables.

F. The cable jacket shall be maintained to within 25mm (one inch) of the termination point.

G. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed 13 mm (0.5 inch).

H. Cables shall be neatly bundled and dressed to their respective panels or blocks. Each panel or block shall be fed by an individual bundle separated and dressed back to the point of cable entrance into the rack or frame.

I. The cable jacket shall be maintained as close as possible to the termination point. Cable shall not have more than 1.0” removed.

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4.11 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE INSTALLATION PRACTICES

A. Place fiber optic cable so as to maintain the minimum cable bend radius limits specified by the manufacturer or ten times the cable diameter, whichever is larger.

B. Use care when handling fiber optic cable. Carefully monitor pulling tension so as not to exceed the limits specified by the manufacturer.

C. There shall be no splicing of Horizontal fiber optic cable.

4.12 TESTING PROCEDURES

A. All cables and termination hardware shall be 100% tested for defects in installation and to verify cabling system performance under installed conditions according to the requirements of ANSI/TIA-568-C. All pairs of each installed cable shall be verified prior to system acceptance. Any defect in the cabling system installation including but not limited to cable, connectors, patch panels, and connector blocks shall be repaired or replaced in order to ensure 100% useable conductors in all cables installed.

B. All cables shall be tested in accordance with this document, the ANSI/TIA standards, the Ortronics procedures and best industry practice. If any of these are in conflict, the Contractor shall bring any discrepancies to the attention of the project team for clarification and resolution.

C. Cables, jacks, connecting blocks, and patch panels shall be in there final position with the building energized.

D. All Unshielded Balanced Twisted Pair cables shall be tested as follows:

1. All twisted-pair copper cable links shall be tested for continuity, pair reversals, shorts, opens and performance as indicated below. Additional testing is required to verify Category performance. Horizontal cabling shall be tested using an approved Ortronics certification tester (Fluke or Agilent) for category 6a, category 6, and category 5e performance compliance as specified in ANSI/TIA-568-C.

2. Follow the Standards requirements established in ANSI/TIA-568-C.3. Testing shall be accomplished with an approved Ortronics certification tester (Fluke)4. The basic tests required are:

a. Wire Mapb. Length (feet)c. Insertion Loss (dB) (Formerly Attenuation)d. NEXT (Near end crosstalk) (dB)

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e. Return Loss (dB)f. ELFEXT (dB)g. Propagation Delay (ns)h. Delay skew (ns)i. PSNEXT (Power sum near-end crosstalk loss) (dB)j. PSELFEXT (Power sum equal level far-end crosstalk loss) (dB)

Cat 5e+ Ortronics nCompass shall be tested to a Cat 5e auto test to 350 MHz.

5. All test results shall be provided in the approved certification testers original software format on a CD, with the following minimum information per cable:

a. Circuit IDb. All information from above.c. Test result, “Pass” or “Fail”d. Date and Time of teste. Project Namef. NVPg. Version of software

Note: No asterisk * will be accepted by Ortronics. These results shall be retested and submitted after a PASS is received.

6. A software copy of the test results, in the original tester software format, shall be provided to the Owner and Ortronics.

7. Contractor shall provide a fully functional version of the tester software for use by the Owner in reviewing the test results.

8. Any failed test results that cannot be remedied through re-termination (as in the case of reversed or split pairs), must be reported in writing to the Owner immediately, along with a copy of the test results.

E. All Optical Fiber shall be tested as follows:

1. All fiber shall be tested on the reel prior to installation and acceptance utilizing an OTDR. Contractor shall provide factory test results and on the reel test results to Boise State University OIT prior to installation. Test shall provide overall length and loss measurments.

2. Testing procedures shall be in accordance with the following:

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a. ANSI/TIA-568-Cb. ANSI/TIA-568-C.3c. ANSI/TIA-526-7d. ANSI/TIA-526-14-B (Encircled Flux launch requirements)

3. Test Equipment

a. Certification tester (Fluke).

4.13 TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE

GENERAL:

A. All cables and termination hardware shall be 100% tested for defects in installation and toverify cabling system performance under installed conditions according to the

requirements of ANSI/TIA-568-C. All pairs of each installed cable shall be verified prior to system acceptance. Any defect in the cabling system installation including but not limited to cable, connectors, feed through couplers, patch panels, and connector blocks shall be repaired or replaced in order to ensure 100% useable conductors in all cables installed.

B. All cables shall be tested in accordance with this document, the ANSI-TIA standards, the Ortronics and Superior Essex Certification Program Information Manuals and best Indus-try practice. If any of these are in conflict, the Contractor shall bring any discrepancies to the attention of the project team for clarification and resolution.

COPPER CHANNEL TESTING:

A. All twisted-pair copper cable links shall be tested for continuity, pair reversals, shorts, opens and performance as indicated below. Additional testing is required to verifyCategory performance. Horizontal cabling shall be tested using a level IV test unit for

category 5e or category 6, performance compliance, respectively.

B. Continuity - Each pair of each installed cable shall be tested using a test unit that shows opens, shorts, polarity and pair-reversals. crossed pairs and split pairs. Shielded/screened cables shall be tested with a device that verifies shield continuity in addition to the above stated tests. The test shall be recorded as pass/fail as indicated by the test unit in accordance with the manufac-turers' recommended procedures, and referenced to the appropriate cable identification number and circuit or pair number. Any faults in the wiring shall be corrected and the cable re-tested

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prior to final acceptance.

C. Length - Each installed cable link shall be tested for installed length using a TDR typedevice. The cables shall be tested from patch panel to patch panel, block to block, patch panel to outlet or block to outlet as appropriate. The cable length shall conform to the maximumdistances set forth in the ANSI-TIA-568-C Standard. Cable lengths shall be recorded,

referencing the cable identification number and circuit or pair number. For multi-pair cables, the shortest pair length shall be recorded as the length for the cable.

D. Category 5E:

1. Follow the Standard requirements established in ANSI/TIA-568-C:

2. A level IV test unit is required to verify category 5e performance and must be updated to include the requirements of ANSI/TIA-568-C.

3. The primary field-test parameters leading to Pass/Fail criteria used to verify installed hori-zontal cabling are listed below. These parameters are defined in ANSI/TIA-568-C.

Wire MapLengthInsertion LossNear-end cross talk (NEXT) loss Power sum near-eand cross talk (PSNEXT) lossEqual-Ievel-far-end cross talk (ELFEXT) Power sum equal-level-far-end cross talk (PSELFEXT)Return Loss Propagation Delay Delay Skew

Approved test unit manufacturer is Fluke DSX or DTX. Other test units are unacceptable. The Fluke DSX or DTX shall have the latest software version installed at time of project testing.

FIBER TESTING:

A. Each fiber of the multimode intrabuilding fiber optic riser and horizontal cables, shall be tested for end-to-end attenuation at the 850nm bandwidth unidirectionally in accordance with ANSI/TIA-568-C.0.

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B. Each fiber of the singlemode intrabuilding fiber optic riser and horizontal cables shall be tested for end-to-end attenuation at the 1310 and 1550nm bandwidths unidirectionally in accordance with ANSI/TIA-568-C.0.

C. Each fiber of the singlemode interbuilding fiber optic cables (campus outside plant) shall be tested for end-to-end attenuation at the 1310 and 1550nm. Each fiber shall also have an OTDR trace at both the 1310 and 1550nm bandwidths.

E. Test set-up and performance shall be conducted in accordance with ANSI/TIA-526-14-B Standard.

F. Where links are combined to complete a circuit between devices, the Contractor shall test each link from end to end to ensure the performance of the system. ONLY BASIC LINK TEST IS REQUIRED. The contractor can optionally install patch cords to complete the circuit and then test the entire channel. The test method shall be the same used for the test described above. The values for calculating loss shall be those defined in the ANSI/TIA Standard.

G. Attenuation testing shall be performed with a stable launch condition using two-meter jum-pers to attach the test equipment to the cable plant. The light source shall be left in place after calibration and the power meter moved to the far end to take measurements.

4.14 SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION

A. Per project contract documents

4.15 TEST RESULTS:

A. Submit completed test results with close out documentation on CD-ROM. CD-ROM shall be labeled with Boise State University Project name and project number. This applies to all Horizontal copper and all fiber optic test results. All test results shall be provided in a format accessible to BSU at no additional charge.

B. Cat 5e cabling shall be tested with Fluke DSX 5000 Level V tester or DTX 1800 Level IV tester. Test results produced by other testers WILL NOT be accepted. A summary report will accompany the individual graph format test results. Test results shall have the Technicians names, correct date and time. Test results without the correct information and not in colored graph format shall not be accepted.

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4.16 IDENTIFICATION AND LABELING

A. OSP copper labels shall be engraved. OSP copper labels shall be black letters on white background.

B. OSP Fiber Optic labels shall be engraved, black letters on yellow background.

C. Outlet, patch panel and wiring block labels shall be installed on, or in, the space provided on the device. Ortronics LabelMO software shall be used to label all data patch panels.

D. All horizontal cables are to be labeled using a machine printed label at each end of the cable approximately 6 inches of the termination point. Handwritten labels shall not be used.

E. All patch panel ports and TO ports shall be labeled with the cable identifier.

F. All inside building cabling, termination, hardware, protection units, patch panels, and work area outlets shall comply with ANSI/TIA-606-B labeling standard color codes.

G. Labeling scheme information and format to be provided by Boise State University Network Services.

1. Typical label scheme – commroompaneljack – 1A24.

2. Note all labeling information on the as-built drawings.

4.17 FINAL ACCEPTANCE & SYSTEM CERTIFICATION:

A. Completion of the installation, in-progress inspections, receipt of the test and as-built documentation, and successful performance of the cabling system will constitute acceptance of the system. Upon successful completion of the installation and subsequent inspection, Boise State University OIT shall be provided with a numbered certificate, from Ortronics or Superior Essex and/or Corning if applicable, registering the installation.

B. Boise State University OIT shall be provided with two hard copies and one electronic copy of the final as-built drawings.

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