Section 16745 PREMISE CABLING SYSTEMS PART ONE GENERAL 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division-1 Specification sections, apply to work of this section. B. Division-16 Basic Materials and Methods section apply to work specified in this section. 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK A. This work includes the installation of: 1. Computer structured building cabling, Category 6. 2. Computer modular outlets: Where shown on the plans provide combination types and configurations as detailed. 3. Computer patch panels. B. The Owner shall purchase and install the telephone switch, computer system and associated equipment. Owner s telephone vendor shall perform the cross-connect. C. Note: All work specified under this section shall be omitted under the Deductive Alternate listed on Bid Form. All raceways and boxes shall remain. 1.3 SUBMITTALS A. General: 1. Material and documentation shall be submitted for review and approval as follows: a. Index with individual tabbed sections in three ring binder b. Installation and operation instructions c. Manufacturer s descriptive literature d. Applicable riser diagrams e. Floor plans as described below f. Submit four copies 2. Incomplete or partial submittals will not be reviewed nor approved until all requested items are provided to the Engineer. Completeness of the submittal is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. 3. Sufficient information, clearly marked, shall be presented in order for the reviewer to determine compliance with contract documents. Unmarked submittals shall be returned un-reviewed. 4. A complete submittal shall contain: a. Product Descriptions, b. Floor Plans and Comm. Closet layouts, c. O & M Manual (excluding project test reports) VADEN, RAGSDALE & WOODWARD, INC. 2015 Page 1 of 6
B. Product Descriptions: 1. Provide manufacturer s standard catalog sheets for the voice/data system devices proposed. This shall include (but not limited to) cabling (copper and fiber optic), modular jacks, device plates, patch panels, equipment racks, surge protection devices, sample labels, and sample test report. 2. Each item proposed shall be clearly marked with complete part numbers. C. Floor Plans: 1. Provide large scale drawings (24 x 36 or 32 x 42 ). Drawings shall be produced with a CAD program. Photocopied floor plans from the contract document set are unacceptable. 8½ x 11 drawings are also unacceptable. CAD file background drawings are available from the Architect/Engineer; refer to Section 16010 Basic Electrical Requirements. 2. Floor plans shall show as a minimum: 1/8 scale walls, rooms with names and numbers, voice/data outlet locations, symbol legend, wire and cable types and counts. 3. Provide large scale (e.g. ¼ = 1-0 ) of communication closet layouts showing all equipment locations and dimensioned from walls. 4. Provide a site plan showing exterior building connections where applicable. D. O & M Manuals: 1. Manuals shall be bound into book form and marked O & M VOICE/DATA System Manual. 2. Manuals shall contain system operating information along with component technical sheets. 3. Manuals shall contain system component interconnection wiring diagrams marked as applicable for this project. General wiring diagrams are unacceptable. 4. Manuals shall provide clear and concise information on such items (but not limited to): a. Product data sheets b. Basic Troubleshooting c. Cabling test reports d. Contact Information for Warranty, Repair, Maintenance work 1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in manufacture of premise cabling products of types and ratings required, whose products have been in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 5 years. B. Installer: Qualified with at least 5 years of successful installation experience on projects with voice and data cabling work similar to that required for this project. Installers shall have proof of factory certification for products specified for this project. C. NEC Compliance: Comply with NEC as applicable to construction and installation of products and work specified herein. VADEN, RAGSDALE & WOODWARD, INC. 2015 Page 2 of 6
1.5 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS A. Companies who have formed alliances and have engaged in manufacture of Category 6 cabling products of types and ratings as specified herein and whose products have been in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 3 years. PART TWO PRODUCTS 2.1 CABLING 1. Group 1: Berk-Tek and Ortronics under the trade name NETCLEAR. 2. Group 2: Amp Products under the trade name NETCONNECT. 3. Group 3: Siemon and Commscope under the trade name SYSTEM 6. A. Computer building wiring shall be 4 pair Category 6 UTP #24 AWG plenum rated, NEC type CMP. Outer jacket shall be blue in color. Accepted Category 6 manufacturer shall be as listed in Section 1.05. (Cable shall be 550 MHz rated.) 2.2 MODULAR JACKS A. Provide data modular jacks style RJ-45, 8P8C, 568B wired, with 110 style punch down terminations for computer use. Color selection by Owner. Accepted Category 6 manufacturer shall be as listed in Section 1.05. B. Provide thermoplastic faceplates with two, three, or four modular ports and configuration of modular jacks as specified on the plans. Where required provide blank closures. Color to match other wiring devices. 2.3 COMPUTER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT A. Patch Panels: Provide rack mounted Category 6 patch panels wired for 568B as required for termination of computer cables. Configure panels in 24 and 48; provide 50% spare capacity in each rack. Each rack shall have a maximum of 240 ports. Accepted Category 6 manufacturer shall be as listed in Section 1.05. A. Provide self-supporting 4-post floor mounted rack(s) for mounting of computer patch panels, fiber optic termination panels, and Owner's equipment. Unit shall be 84" in height and 19" in width constructed of anodized aluminum. Rails shall be drilled and tapped. Provide equivalent to AMP, Siemon, or Ortronics. Rack shall be fully enclosed with smoke glass door and have lockable front and back panels. PART THREE EXECUTION 3.1 GENERAL A. All system components and appurtenances shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions as specified and indicated. All installation work must be done in accordance with the safety requirements set forth in the general requirements of ANSI C2 and NFPA 70. VADEN, RAGSDALE & WOODWARD, INC. 2015 Page 3 of 6
B. Interior cabling shall be installed and terminated at all station locations as indicated on the Drawings and herein specified. Cabling shall take the form of a "Structural Building Wiring Plan" where station cables are wired directly from a distribution point to the appropriate outlet location. Station cables shall not be installed in the same raceway with AC power cables. Station cables not installed in raceways shall be properly secured above the ceiling on system cable supports as shown on the Drawings. Cables shall not be installed on top of the tiles of lay-in ceiling grid system. C. Labeling and marking shall be as follows: 1. Provide permanent markers on each cable at each termination point for easy identification. Numbering for jack identification shall be as described below unless the Owner has a predetermined identification scheme. 2. Jack numbering shall match the corresponding patch panel in the communications closet. Labels are to be machine made; hand written labels are unacceptable. 3. Data jacks shall be numbered with the flowing scheme: nn-01-d01, where nn is the building number, 01 is the floor number, D indicates data, and 01 is the 1 st cable in the sequence for that floor. D. All cables shall be terminated in approved modular jacks or termination enclosures. No cables shall be left "free" unless so stated on the Drawings. 3.2 INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURED COMPUTER CABLING A. The computer wiring standard shall be T568B. B. The Contractor shall install the computer system connecting all outlets and cabling to patch panels for a complete premise wiring system. This system shall be tested as specified herein. 3.3 TESTING - GENERAL A. After installation the Contractor shall test the structured cabling systems as outlined below. Tests performed will have the results recorded in a three ring binder form and submitted to the Architect; provide three copies for review. Test reports shall be attached a signed affidavit by the contractor certifying the reports. Outlets/cables failing these test procedures shall be corrected (or replaced) and retested at no additional cost to the Owner. After testing all cables will have a PASS rating. B. The Contractor shall provide the necessary testing equipment for testing all cabling under this project. Installers testing cabling shall have a minimum of three years experience in industry testing procedures; installers shall also have factory certification in testing. Copies of this certification shall be available to Owner for examination upon request. C. The Owner reserves the right to witness any or all testing. The Contractor shall advise the Owner in written when testing is scheduled at least one week in advance of actual testing. 3.4 TESTING - STRUCTURED COMPUTER CABLING A. Each computer cable shall be tested from each outlet (jack) to the patch panel for the following parameters: VADEN, RAGSDALE & WOODWARD, INC. 2015 Page 4 of 6
Frequen cy MHz 1. Basic data: a. Cable manufacturer and part number, NVP b. ester manufacturer, model, serial number and hardware/software versions. c. Project name and circuit ID number d. Autotest specification used e. Overall PASS/FAIL indication f. Date of test 2. Wire Map: a. Continuity b. Shorts between conductors c. Crossed pairs d. Reversed pairs e. Split/open pairs 3. TIA/EIA 568-B.2 testing criteria for Permanent Link shall be followed as described below and shall meet the minimum values specified in the table below. a. Cable length in meters b. Propagation delay c. Delay skew d. Attenuation e. Near End Cross Talk (NEXT); both ends f. Power sum NEXT (PS NEXT); both ends g. ELFEXT; both ends h. Power Sum ELFEXT (PS ELFEXT); both ends i. Return Loss; both ends j. ACR k. Power Sum ACR Attenuati on, Permanent Link Performance based upon TIA/EIA 568-B.2 (Draft 9b) Return Loss, NEXT, PS NEXT, ELFEXT, PS ELFEXT, ACR, PS ACR, 1.0 1.9 19.1 65.0 62.0 64.2 61.2 62.0 59.0 4.0 3.5 21.0 64.1 61.8 52.1 49.1 60.6 58.3 8.0 5.0 21.0 59.4 57.0 46.1 43.1 54.4 52.1 10 5.6 21.0 57.8 55.5 44.2 41.2 52.3 49.9 16 7.0 20.0 54.6 52.2 40.1 37.1 47.6 45.2 20 7.9 19.5 53.1 50.7 38.2 35.2 45.2 42.8 25 8.9 19.0 51.5 49.1 36.2 33.2 42.6 40.2 31.25 10.0 18.5 50.0 47.5 34.3 31.3 40.0 37.6 62.5 14.4 16.0 45.1 42.7 28.3 25.3 30.8 28.3 100 18.6 14.0 41.8 39.3 24.2 21.2 23.3 20.7 200 27.4 11.0 36.9 34.3 18.2 15.2 9.6 7.0 250 31.1 10.0 35.3 32.7 16.2 13.2 4.2 1.6 Propagation Delay: 498 ns Delay Skew: 44 ns VADEN, RAGSDALE & WOODWARD, INC. 2015 Page 5 of 6
B. UTP testers shall be approved for Level III as a field test device. Testers shall be factory calibrated by the manufacturer. The contractor shall provide a copy of the calibration certificate upon request by the Engineer or Owner. 3.5 WARRANTY A. The Contractor shall warrant his installation against product defects and workmanship. All cabling components shall meet or exceed the requirements of TIA/EIA-568B, for a minimum period of 10 years. END OF SECTION VADEN, RAGSDALE & WOODWARD, INC. 2015 Page 6 of 6