Structured Cabling/Security System Specification

General requirements

1. Conform to the requirements of this document, the Electrical specifications and drawing, and the Architectural Tender specifications and drawings.
2. All tender documents, drawings, and specifications are the property of the Owner and must be returned along with the submitted Bid.

Work included

1. Price quotations are to include the furnishing of all materials, equipment, maintenance, training manuals, tools, and the provision of all labour and services necessary or proper for the completion of the work, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in the contract documents. The Owner will not be liable for any costs beyond those proposed herein and awarded.
2. Work to be done under this section must include furnishing of labour, materials, and equipment required for installation, testing, and putting into proper operation complete communications systems as shown, as specified, and as otherwise required. Complete systems must be left ready for continuous and efficient satisfactory operation. Provide equipment, materials, labour, and services not specifically mentioned or shown which may be necessary to complete or perfect all parts of this installation and in compliance with requirements stated or reasonably inferred by the contract documents.
3. All work must be performed as per the schedule prepared by the General Contractor. Allow for work to be done after hours and on weekends as dictated by the schedule.

Pre/post occupancy provisions

1. Include, in the Contract, the following additional installations:
   1. Five (5) typical Data/ VoIP outlets on each floor
2. Each drop must have up to 90m of cable installed and terminated in the IT Room. Allow for materials and labour. Include cable, jacks, faceplates, labels, terminations, testing, and documentation for each drop. Assume, for bidding purposes, that these can be added at any time during construction including at the end of the construction and in any location as directed on site. Devices not installed at construction completion are to be turned over to the Owner as spare parts for future installation.

Codes and standards

1. All work performed on this project will be installed in accordance with the current edition of the Canadian Electrical Code and all local codes and ordinances, authorities having jurisdiction, and the following standards (including all sub-headings, addenda, and TSBs):
   1. ANSI/TIA-568.0-E-2020 (March 2020) Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises
   2. ANSI/TIA-568.1-E-2020 (March 2020) Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard
   3. ANSI/TIA-568.2-D (September 2018) Balance Twisted Pair Communications and Components Standard
   4. ANSI/TIA-568.2-D-2 (August 2020) Balance Twisted Pair Communications and Components Standard Addendum 2: Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling
   5. ANSI/TIA-568.3-D (October 2016) Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard
   6. ANSI/TIA-568.3-D (January 2019) Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard-Addendum 1: General Updates
   7. TIA-526.2-A (July 2015) Effective Transmitter Output Power Coupled into Single-Mode Fiber Optic Cable - Adoption of IEC 61280-1-1 ed. 2 Part 1-1: Test Procedures for General Communication Subsystems – Transmitter Output Optical Power Measurement for Single-Mode Optical Fiber Cable
2. 1. ANSI/TIA-569-E (May 2019) Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces
   2. ANSI/TIA-598-D (July 2014) Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding
   3. ANSI/TIA-598-D-1 (August 2018) Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding in Cable-Addendum 1, Additional Colors for Elements 13-16
   4. ANSI/TIA-598-D-2 (March 2018) Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding in Cable-Addendum 2, Jacket Color for OM5 Indoor Fiber Cables
   5. ANSI/TIA-606-D (October 2021) Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure
   6. ANSI/TIA-607-D (July 2019) Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises
   7. ANSI/TIA-758-B (March 2012) Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunication Infrastructure Standard
   8. ANSI/TIA-862-B (February 2016) Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standard for Intelligent Building Systems
   9. ANSI/TIA-942-B (July 2017) Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers

3. 2. ANSI/TIA-526-7-A (July 2015) Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant
   3. TSB-162, Telecommunications Cabling Guidelines for Wireless Access Points
   4. CSA C22.1-06, Canadian Electrical Code, Part I: Safety Standard for Electrical Installers
   5. CSA C22.1HB-06, CE Code Hand book
   6. CSA T568.1-05, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 1: General Requirements (adopted ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.1)
   7. Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) TDM Manual latest editions at the time of tender.
   8. Manufacturers design guide.
4. BICSI – Building Industry Consultative Services International – Published Standards
   2. ANSI/BICSI 001-2009, Information Transport Systems Design Standard for K-12 Educational Institutions
   3. ANSI/BICSI 002-2014, Data Center Design and Implementation Best Practices
   4. ANSI/BICSI-003-2014 Building Information Modeling (BIM) Practices for Information Technology Systems
   5. BICSI 004-2012, Information Technology Division Systems Design and Implementation Best Practices for Healthcare Institutions and Facilities
   6. ANSI/BICSI 005-2016, Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) System Design and Implementation Best Practices
   7. BICSI 006-2015 Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Design and Implementation Best Practices
5. The Contractor’s performance of the work must comply with applicable national, provincial, and local laws, rules, and regulations. The Contractor must give required notices, must procure necessary governmental licenses and inspections, and must pay without burden to the Owner, all fees, and charges in connection therewith unless specifically provided otherwise. In the event of violation, The Contractor must pay all fines and penalties, including attorney’s fees, and other defense costs and expenses in connection therewith.

General

1. Contractor must provide a 25-year Panduit® System Warranty on all copper links and/or channels.
   1. The manufacturer must be Panduit.
2. Panduit^® System Warranty must meet the following criteria:
   1. A 25-year guarantee that the installed cabling system will pass the Commercial Building Telecommunications Standards cited in this document.
   2. This warranty will cover all registered links and/or channels.
   3. Contractor must indicate in warranty documentation whether registered links are to be link or channel.
   4. If links are covered, this warranty may be invoked only if the links are comprised entirely of Panduit components in combination with Panduit^® branded products.
   5. If channels are covered, this warranty may be invoked only if entire channel links are comprised of continuous Panduit components and patch cables in combination with Panduit^® branded products.
3. The communications Contractor will correct any problems and malfunctions that are warranty-related issues without charge for the entire warranty period.
4. If the Panduit^® System Warranty is needed within the warranted period and the original installer is no longer in business, Panduit must find a substitute Panduit ONE^SM (certified) contractor and assume costs to fulfill the obligations of the warranty.
5. Upon acceptance of the warranty paperwork and test results from the Contractor, Panduit will mail a notification letter to the installer and a notification letter with warranty certificate to the University of Waterloo.
6. The warranty period must commence following the final acceptance of the project by the University of Waterloo and written confirmation of warranty from Panduit.
7. Workmanship and installation methods used must be equal to or better than that found in the BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International) Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM) most current edition and the NeiS document “Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling”.

Manufacturer

General

1. Manufacturer refers to the company that manufactures the components and is responsible for the design and installation guidelines used by the Reseller (Installer, Vendor, or similar designation) to complete this cabling system installation.

• The manufacturer along with the Reseller is responsible for the final warranty and certification of the application assurance.
• The Reseller must show proof of a contractual relationship with the Manufacturer and must pass through the Manufacturer's certification to the purchaser.
• Where no manufacture is specified, provide products from manufactures in compliance with the listed requirements.

Submittals

Pre-construction Submittals

1. Shop drawings
2. Submit shop drawings and product data with promptness as not to cause delay in work or in the activities of separate contractors. Submit shop drawings, product data, and samples as a complete set within of award of contract for Engineer’s Review.
3. By submitting shop drawings, the Contractor represents that the materials have been carefully reviewed and verified, as well as related quantities, field measurements, and field construction criteria. It also represents that the Contractor has checked, coordinated, and verified that information contained within shop drawings and samples conform to the requirements of the contract documents.
4. The Review of shop drawings, product data, and samples submitted by the Contractor must not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for deviations from requirements of the contract documents, unless the contractor has specifically informed the Engineer in writing of such deviation at time of submittal, and the Engineer has given written approval of the specific deviation. The Contractor must continue to be responsible for deviations from requirements of the contract documents not specifically noted by the Contractor in writing, and specifically approved by the Engineer in writing.
5. The Engineer’s Review of shop drawings, product data, and samples must not relieve the contractor of responsibility for errors or omissions in such shop drawings, product data, and samples.
6. The Engineer’s Review of shop drawings, product data, and samples, is for the limited purpose of checking for conformance with information given and design concept expressed in the contract documents. The Engineer’s Review of such submittals is not conducted for the purpose of determining accuracy and completeness of other details such as dimensions and quantities, or for substantiating instructions for installation or performance of equipment or systems, all of which remain the responsibility of the contractor as required by the contract documents. The Review must not constitute approval of safety precautions or of construction means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures. The Engineer’s Review of a specific item must not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component.
7. Perform no portion of the work requiring submittal and review until the Engineer has reviewed the respective submittal.
8. Submit copies of each shop drawing in PDF format for review.
9. ​​​​​​​Shop drawings with multiple products shown on a single page must clearly indicate which products are to be reviewed or the shop drawing will automatically be rejected.

Fire stopping

1. Submit a schedule indicating each type of communication penetration, type of building construction being penetrated including the hourly resistance rating of floor, wall, or other partition of building construction into which firestop design will be installed.
2. Submit shop drawings, product data and documentation for fire stop devices or systems proposed for use. Include any fire-retardant paints that will be used.
3. ​​​​​​​Submit copies of each document for Review.

Post-construction Submittals (Maintenance manuals)

1. The Contractor must submit within two (2) weeks of the end of construction:
   1. Manufacturer's technical documentation on all devices used in cabling system.
   2. Manufacturer supplied Application Guidelines for required applications.
   3. The Manufacturer’s and Contractors Warranty and Certification
   4. Complete cable testing documentation in soft copies. Provide licensed versions of any software required for viewing test results.
   5. An End User's Manual describing the essential system elements and if applicable, a manual detailing the end user's responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the cabling system over time. This Manual must include, as a minimum, guidelines for system expansion and modification (moves, additions, changes of service) as well as labelling and record keeping.
   6. The project must not be considered complete until all documents, including the original Manufacturer’s Certification, have been delivered to the Owner.

As-built drawings

1. The Contractor must keep one complete set of prints at the site office, including all addendums, change orders, site instructions, clarifications, and revisions for the purpose of record drawings. As the work on site proceeds, the Contractor must clearly record in Red Pencil all as-built conditions that deviate from the original contract documents.
2. Within two (2) weeks of the Projects completion the Contractor must submit a complete set of As-Built drawings in AutoCAD format. The drawings should include cable routing, Telecommunication Rooms layouts, and riser diagrams and telecommunications outlets. The layout must detail locations of all equipment and indicate all wiring pathways, and outlets (including cable ID numbers). This as-built information must include Addendums, Change Orders, Clarifications, Revisions, and Site Instructions.
3. Upon completion the Contractor must certify, in writing, that the as built records are complete and that they accurately indicate all communication services related to the communications infrastructure. This must include all visible and all invisible items. The information must also correspond with all identifications applied by the Contractor to cables and termination devices in the buildings.​​​​​​​
4. The Contractor must forward a letter of certification to the Consultant for final review and as-built CAD drawings to the Consultant for final review.

Project Manager

1. Within ten (10) days of the date of acceptance of this Bid, the Contractor must notify the Consultant of the appointment of a competent Project Manager, experienced in the design and installation of structured cabling systems and in the supervision of similar contract work.
2. The Project Manager must be available during the entire life of the Contract to answer all questions pertaining to the contractual work and must be available at the site from the commencement date of equipment delivery to the commissioning completion date.
3. The Project Manager must represent the Contractor and must have authority to carry out directions given to him as the Contractor’s representative.

Communications Installer

1. The staff selected for the installation of the structured cabling system must conform to the following:
   1. The communication cabling contractor must have A BICSI RCDD on staff and assigned to the project.
   2. Only qualified technicians must terminate all cables (at both ends) and test.
   3. Staff must comply with the following:
      1. Site safety and fire regulations
      2. Occupational Health and Safety Act
      3. Ontario Hydro Electrical Safety Code
      4. Ontario building code
      5. Governing local municipal regulations
   4. Staff must make any changes or alterations required by an authorized inspector of the authority having jurisdiction.

General requirements

1. All voice and data outlets must be flush mounted where possible, otherwise a surface mount must be used unless otherwise indicated on the supplied drawings.

2. All wall outlets must be of a style and color to match electrical face plates in the area unless otherwise noted. Include for using stainless steel cover plates in locations where electrical cover plates are stainless steel (otherwise use plastic). Colors must be verified by the Interior Designer before purchase.
3. Blank inserts are to be placed into outlet ports not containing communications jacks. The blanks are to be colored to match the faceplate.
4. All four pairs of horizontal cables are to be terminated. ISDN T568A wiring configuration is to be used. The splitting of pairs is strictly prohibited.
5. All drop locations and quantities to be confirmed prior to the start of the installation. Allow a variation of 4.5m.
6. Horizontal cabling will be split and dressed on ply-wood backboards and rack. Distribute cables evenly and neatly in bundles.
7. The length of each individual run of horizontal cable from the patch panel on each floor to the telecommunications outlet must not exceed 90m.
8. All cables must be loosely bundled using Velcro cable ties every 150mm.
9. Utilize all indicated and available cable pathways such as conduit, cable trays, ducts, raceways, and furniture system channels except where otherwise noted. Exercise caution when pulling cables in such pathways to avoid damage to any cabling and to ensure that the cable manufacturers' maximum pull-force and minimum bend radii specifications are adhered to.
10. All free running cables must be securely fastened to appropriate cable supports so that cables routed to the underside of the floor tiles with maximal inter-harness cable sag of 150mm. All cables must be completely supported by the harness so that the entire mass of the cables and harnesses are self-supporting, and no weight is transferred to any other existing fixture or structure in the ceiling space. The Contractor must be responsible for the supply of all materials (such as hangers, harnesses or supports) and labour that may be required to achieve this.
11. Route all cables to maintain minimum separations from sources of lighting, power cables, HVAC and electrical equipment as indicated in the Manufacturer’s minimum separation schedule or otherwise required. The Contractor must be responsible for the supply of all materials (such as hangars, harnesses or supports) and labour that may be required to maintain the indicated minimum separations.
12. In the Communications Rooms all communications cables must be neatly bundled, supported, and routed to the corresponding termination panel. The Contractor must be responsible for the supply and installation of any additional cable supports. Velcro tie-wraps on cables should be loose and rotate freely
13. Each run of cable between the termination block and the data outlet must be continuous without any joints or splices.
14. Where the Contractor is required to remove ceiling tiles, such work must not break or disturb grid or tiles.
15. Terminated conductor ends must be properly trimmed to assure a minimum clearance of 6mm (¼inch) between the conductors of adjacent modules.
16. Ground all Telecommunications equipment, racks and cable trays using green insulated #6 AWG copper wire to the Telecommunications Ground Bar. All ground wires must be home run back to the Telecommunications Ground Bar. Do not daisy chain.

Telecommunications equipment racks and cabinets

1. The Contractor must provide racks and cabinets as indicated on the drawings.
2. Each rack must consist of the following:
   1. Rack used must be Panduit four-post rack part # R4P.
   2. Vertical mounting space must be 44 rack units.
   3. One (1) vertical cable manager on each side of the rack. The enclosure must be sized at 125mm x 152mm or as indicated in the drawings.
3. Supply and install any additional equipment shown on the drawings and not specifically indicated in the specifications.
4. Approved manufacturer of rack is:
   1. Panduit (To Match University of Waterloo Standards)

Rack and cabinet grounding

1. Each rack and cabinet must be equipped with the following grounding equipment:

   1. Cabinet Grounding Bus bar
2. All racks and cabinets must be home-run grounded to the Telecommunications Ground Bus bar using green #6 AWG copper wire by the Contractor. Use crimp-type long barrel two-hole code conductors at each end.

Active equipment

1. The Active Equipment consists of shared (common) electronic communications equipment to be provided by the Owner in the Telecommunications Room.

2. Active equipment includes switches, routers, wireless access points, UPSs, access control controllers, alarm system controllers, etc. Active equipment will be provided and mounted by the Owner.

Cleaning

1. The Contractor must clean all Communication Rooms, Server Rooms, and Entrance Rooms where they performed work before the Owner takes occupancy. All equipment must be cleaned using compressed air and the floors are to be vacuumed, such that the environment is dust and debris free. Clean room after all trades have completed work.
2. Remove and dispose of all unused and redundant cables and communications equipment, both vertical and horizontal.

General

1. A backbone distribution system is the part of a premises distribution system that provides connection between Communications Rooms, Server Rooms, and the Entrance Room
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2. The main communication room is the communication room directly connected to the entrance room or is also the entrance room
3. Approved cabling manufacturers are:
   1. Panduit - Termination Panels, Jacks
   2. Corning – Fiber & Termination Hardware
   3. Panduit – Category 6A UTP Cable
   4. Belden/CDT - BIX Termination Fields (Only)
   5. Remee – Multi Conductor Access Control Cable

Voice backbone terminations

1. Run a 25 pair cable from other (pre-existing) building telecom room (TBD) into the new building main communication room
2. Terminations in the Communications Rooms must be as indicated consisting of the following components:
   1. BIX 1A termination block for 5-pair terminations (for backbone cables)
   2. BIX 10A mount
       
3. Home run two Category 6A cables from all communication rooms to the main communication room and terminate on backboards.
4. All cables must be FT6 rated.

Access control communication cabling

1. As indicated in the communications drawings all door controllers require a single Category 6A network drop within the local telecom room to the patch panel.
2. One Category 6A from fire panel to main telecom room is required
3. One Category 6A from key reset plate to main telecom room is required
4. Category 6A cable needs to be run in series from main communication room through all other telecom rooms for fire panel disconnect of access control.
   1. This is run to the backboard
   2. This is left unterminated with a service loop of 10metres

Intrabuilding fibre optic backbone cabling

1. For intrabuilding fibre optic backbone cables that have a distance to the main communication room less than or equal to 90m
   1. Intrabuilding fibre optic backbone cables must consist of multi-strand multi-mode OM4 fibre optic cable.
   2. A 12-strand multimode OM4 fiber cable must be home run from the main communication to each communication room.
   3. The fiber cable will be spliced into a CCH pigtailed splice cassette, Corning part # CCH-CS12-E4-P00TE
2. For intrabuilding fibre optic backbone cables that have a distance to the main communication room greater than 90m
   1. Intrabuilding fibre optic backbone cables must consist of multi-strand single-mode OS2 fibre optic cable.
   2. A 12-strand single-mode OS2 fiber cable must be home run from the main communication to each communication room.
   3. The fiber cable will be spliced into a CCH pigtailed splice cassette, Corning part # CCH-CS12-AP-P00RE

Interbuilding fibre optic backbone cabling

1. Interbuilding fibre optic backbone cables must consist of multi-strand single-mode OS2 fibre optic cable.

2. A 12-strand single-mode OS2 fiber cable must be run from each (2) of the existing fibre splices to the main communication room.  (Total 24-strands)
3. The fiber cable will be spliced into a CCH pigtailed splice cassette, Corning part # CCH-CS12-AP-P00RE

General

1. Each workstation must have two (2) horizontal data/VoIP drops unless otherwise noted (see drawings).
2. All horizontal cables will be FT6 rated for plenum environment (CMP).
3. All terminations must be in T568A configuration.
4. For all horizontal cables provide 3m of slack at the communications room end and 1m of cable slack at the workstation end. All cable slack must be suspended off the ceiling tiles inside the cable tray or using J-hooks.
5. Follow the Manufactures guidelines for pulling force. If no guidelines are present the maximum pull force for 4-pair horizontal twisted-pair cables is 111N (25 lbf).
6. Maintain the manufactures recommended bend radius at all times. If no guidelines are present, ensure the bend radius does not exceed four (4) times the outside cable diameter.
7. Work Area outlets will consist of modular jacks installed in wall, floor box or raceway associated faceplates. Verify faceplate colours and styles with Division 16 before purchasing. Provide any mounting plates required for use in floor boxes or modular furniture.
8. Cables will be routed through conduits, cable tray and J-hooks. The Division 16 Contractor will provide the cable tray throughout the floor space and in the communications rooms. All conduits will be provided by Division 16. Where there are no pathways indicated, the cabling contractor must provide J-Hooks cable supports cables. Cables are not to be suspended using tie-wraps.
9. All cables to the furniture base feed is to be protected by an inner duct from the distribution point to the furniture raceway. The communication contractor is responsible for supplying and installing ducts. Coordinate colours with architectural finishes.
10. Approved cabling manufacturers are Panduit Category 6A

Horizontal Data/VoIP Cables

1. Install cables from the work area outlets to nearest communication room
2. Terminations in the communications rooms must be as indicated consisting of the following components:
   1. 48-port 19" modular rack mountable patch panel, 2U
   2. 8-conductor 8-wire (RJ45) modular jack for Category 6A performance (installed in patch panels).
3. Each data outlet must include the following parts:
   1. 8-conductor 8-wire (RJ45) modular jack for Category 6A performance.
   2. Blank inserts (where required) coloured to match faceplate.
   3. Faceplate of wall strap depending on the application
4. The 8-conductor 8-wire modular telecommunications jack must accept 4 or 6 position modular plugs (RJ11 or RJ12) while providing proper electrical connection and not damaging telecommunications outlet (jack).
5. When terminating data cables, all four (4) pairs must be punched down.

Wireless Access Points (WAP)

1. Install cable for wireless access points in the work area as indicated on the drawings
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2. Install cables from the work area outlets to nearest communication room
3. Each wireless access point outlet must consist of two (2) drops.
4. In the Communications Room terminate WAP cables on the same patch panels as all other horizontal cables.
5. Leave 7.6m of cable slack to allow for relocation during the systems commissioning.
6. The mounting height of WAP and clearances are specified in the electrical specification.
7. WAP must be mounted below drop ceilings (if exist) or below obstructions such as lighting/HVAC if ceiling space is open
8. No other equipment installed for the building can operate on frequencies used by wireless networks. (2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, 6Ghz)

IP Surveillance Camera

1. Install cable for IP surveillance cameras in the work area as indicated on the drawings.
2. Each IP surveillance camera outlet must consist of one (1) drop.
3. Install cables from the work area outlets to the nearest communication room.
4. In the Communications Room terminate IP surveillance camera cables on the same patch panels as all other horizontal cables.

Access Control

1. Install cable for access control in the work area as indicated on the drawings
2. The communication contractor is only installing and supplying cabling.
3. The cable installation is to be performed by the communication contractor
4. Each door will require a run of 725937M1Y Remee OSDP access control cable.
5. All access control hardware to be supplied and installed by IST is as follows:
   1. Door Contact
   2. Request to Enter/Exit Device
   3. Card Reader
   4. Door Sounder/Buzzer
   5. Automatic Door Operator Sequencing board
   6. Intercom
   7. Door Controllers and associated hardware
   8. Electric Strike Power Supply Units with cord whip installed
      1. Does not include electric strike, magnetic lock or any other electrified lockset
   9. Fire Alarm Disconnect (relay board in PSU, key reset plate)
6. All door hardware, equipment, and modifications not specified are to be supplied and installed by other parties.

Communications Connecting Cords, Devices and Adapters

1. All Patch Cords supplied and installed by Owner.

Identification for Communications Systems

General

1. The Administration Subsystem links all of the subsystems together. It consists of labelling hardware for providing identification.
2. Administration mustfollow the TIA/EIA-606 most current edition standard for Class 2 Administration. Identifiers are required in the following locations:
   1. Communications Room
   2. Intrabuilding backbone cable
   3. Intrabuilding backbone cable pairs or strands
   4. Horizontal link
   5. TMGB
   6. TGB
3. The Owner may deviate from the TIA/EIA-606 most current edition standard to suit they own particular administration system.

4. Submit a complete labelling schedule (as noted in the per-construction submits section) to the Owner for review. Allow for the Owner to make changes.

5. The Contractor must provide labels at the following locations:
   1. At each end of the cable jacket within 6" of where the jacket has been stripped.
   2. On the front of each faceplate
   3. On the inside of each outlet box
   4. On the front of the patch panel or termination block
6. Labels must be machine printed with black text on white backing.
7. The minimum height of text must be 3/16".
8. Use labels produced by the cabling manufacture as recommended for the application.

Numerical Identification

1. Label cables and infrastructure as indicated on the drawings.

Existing Cable Removal

1. Any copper or fibre communication cables that need to be removed due to construction should be pulled back from the outlet location to the network rack. No cables are to be cut in the network rack as a first step to cabling removal.
2. If for any reason a cable cannot be pulled back before removal, a plan for addition verifications should be presented and discussed to ensure the correct cable is cut.

Commissioning of Communications

General

Provide commissioning verification, inspection and certification of all communications cables installed.100% of all cables installed must be tested and certified per most recent TIA-568 standards.

1.  All cables and termination hardware must be 100% tested for defects in installation and to verify cabling system performance under installed conditions.
2.  All copper pairs or optical fibers of each installed cable must be tested and verified prior to system acceptance.
3.  Any defect in the cabling system performance or installation including but not limited to cable, connectors, feed through couplers, patch panels, and connector blocks must be repaired or replaced in order to ensure 100% useable conductors or fibers in all cables installed.
4. All cables must be tested in accordance with this document, the ANSI/TIA Standards, the Panduit warranty guidelines, and industry best practice. If any of these are in conflict, the Contractor must bring any discrepancies to the attention of the project team for clarification and resolution.

Fibre Optic Cable Test Requirements

1. Perform Tier 1 certification on all multimode fibre strands at 850nm and 1300nm to the TIA-568.3-D standard.
2. Perform Tier 1 certification on all Single mode fibre strands at 1310nm and 1550nm to the TIA-568.3-D standard.
3. Perform Tier 2 OTDR certification on 25% of all installed multimode strands at 850nm and 1300nm to the TIA-568.3-D standard.
4. Perform Tier 2 OTDR certification on 25% of all installed Single-mode strands at 1310nm and 1550nm to the TIA-568.3-D standard
5. Perform all OTDR testing in both directions to obtain the bi-directional average per TIA-568.3-D.
6. All software used will be updated to the latest standards, and licensed.
7. Acceptable tester manufacturers: Fluke Networks

Fibre Optic Cable Test Standards

1. All testing procedures and field-test instruments must comply with applicable requirements of:
   1. ANSI Z136.2, ANS For Safe Use of Optical Fiber Communication Systems Utilizing Laser Diode and LED Sources
   2. ANSI/EIA/TIA 455 50B, Light Launch Conditions for Long-Length Graded-Index Optical Fiber Spectral Attenuation Measurements
   3. ANSI/TIA/EIA-455-59A, Measurement of Fibre Point Discontinuities Using an OTDR
   4. ANSI/TIA/EIA 455 60A, Measurement of Fibre or Cable Length Using an OTDR
   5. ANSI/TIA/EIA 455 61A, Measurement of Fibre or Cable Attenuation Using an OTDR
   6. ANSI/TIA/EIA 526 7, Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed Singlemode Fibre Cable Plant
   7. ANSI/TIA 526 14 C, Optical Power Loss Measurements of Installed Multimode Fibre Cable Plant; IEC 61280-4-1:2010, Fibre-Optic Communications Subsystem Test Procedure- Part 4-1: Installed cable plant- Multimode attenuation measurement
   8. TIA-TSB-4979 Practical Considerations for Implementation of Multimode Launch Conditions in the Field
   9. ANSI/TIA-568.3-D: Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard, and Optical Fibre Cabling Components Standard
   10. ANSI/TIA-606-B, Administration Standard for Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure, including the requirements specified by the customer, unless the customer specifies their own labeling requirements

Copper Cable Test Requirements

1. Every cabling link in the installation must be tested in accordance with the field test specifications defined by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) standard ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.1.
2. The installed twisted pair horizontal links must be tested from the IDF in the Telecommunications Room to the telecommunication outlet in the work area against the Permanent Link performance limits specification as defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.1.
3. 100% of the installed cabling links must be tested and must pass the requirements of the standards mentioned in above specifications. Any failing links must be diagnosed and corrected. The corrective action must be followed with a new test to prove that the corrected link meets the performance requirements. The final and passing result of the tests for all links must be provided in the test results documentation in accordance with Section below.
4. Trained technicians who have successfully attended an appropriate training program and have obtained a certificate as proof thereof must execute the tests.
5. The test equipment (tester) must comply with the accuracy requirements for Level III field testers as defined in TIA-568-C.1
6. The tester must be within the calibration period recommended by the vendor in order to achieve the vendor-specified measurement accuracy.
7. The tester interface adapters must be of high quality and the cable must not show excessive twisting or kinking resulting from repetitive coiling and storing of the tester interface adapters.
8. The Pass or Fail condition for the link-under-test is determined by the results of the required individual tests. Any Fail or Fail* result yields a Fail for the link-under-test. In order to achieve an overall Pass condition, the results for each individual test parameter must Pass or Pass*.
9. A Pass or Fail result for each parameter is determined by comparing the measured values with the specified test limits for that parameter. The test result of a parameter must be marked with an asterisk (*) when the result is closer to the test limit than the accuracy of the field tester. The field tester manufacturer must provide documentation as an aid to interpret results marked with asterisks.
10. A representative of the consultant and end-user must be invited to witness field testing. The representative must be notified of the start date of the testing phase 5 business days before testing commences.
11. A representative of the consultant and end-user will select a random sample of 5% of the installed links. The representative (or his authorized delegate) must test these randomly selected links and the results are to be stored in accordance with the prescriptions in Specifications. The results obtained must be compared to the data provided by the installation contractor. If more than 2% of the sample results differ in terms of the pass/fail determination, the installation contractor under supervision of the end-user representative must repeat 100% testing and the cost must be borne by the installation contractor.
12. Acceptable tester manufacturers: Fluke Networks

Copper Cable Test Standards

1. Test all horizontal copper cables to Category 6 & 6A standards.
2. The test parameters for Category 6 and 6A are defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA 568C.1. The test of each link must contain all of the following parameters as detailed below. In order to pass the link, test all measurements (at each frequency in the range from 1 MHz through 250 MHz) must meet or exceed the limit value determined in the above-mentioned Category 6 standard.
3. Test all Category 3 links to the following parameters: wire map, length, insertion loss, and NEXT loss.
4. When testing copper cables, the correct NVP value must be entered in to the tester for the particular cable being tested or the test results will be considered void.

Test Result Documentation

1. The test results information for each link must be recorded in the memory of the field tester upon completion of the test.
2. Test results saved within the field-test instrument must be transferred to the Fluke Networks’. flw’ file format. Read using the PC software Linkware™.
3. The test results documentation must be available for inspection by the Owner or the Owner’s representative during the installation period and must be passed to the Owner's representative within 5 working days of completion of tests on cabling served by a telecommunications room or of backbone cabling.  The installer must retain a copy to aid preparation of as built information.
4. The database for the completed job must be stored and delivered on USB including the software tools required to view, inspect, and print any selection of test reports.
5. The identification of the link in accordance with the naming convention defined in the overall system documentation.
6. For OTDR testing include all ray traces and graphical outputs.

Clean-up

General

1. Remove all redundant cables completely-both horizontal and vertical cable
2. All existing cables and communications equipment needs to be removed.
3. The Telecommunications Rooms are to be cleaned using canned compress air suitable for cleaning electronic equipment. All equipment must be cleaned of dust and debris. The floors are to be vacuumed and all garbage removed prior to the owner taking occupancy.
4. Do not dust and vacuum until all trades have completed work.