Building Industry
Consulting Services
(BICS)
Specifications for Termination Space
for
Building Entrance Applications
Hereafter TELUS Communications Company will be referred to as TELUS.
The Owner/Developer Is Responsible For Providing The Following:
The Service Entrance and Network distribution cables can be terminated in an area of a project which
is shared by Electrical distribution, Cablevision and Fire alarms, if the following conditions can be met
and maintained:
Termination or Equipment Space:
1. The location of termination shall be as closed as practicable to the point at which the conductors
enter the structure (C.E.C. 60.200.2).
2. The location is accessible only to authorized personnel.
3. The area assigned to telephone termination is of adequate size to allow for any anticipated
expansion "TELUS recommends an additional 600 mm (2') for future Fibre Optic equipment".
4. The area must not be exposed to any outside elements or have any risk of potential contact of
water spray within the build (e.g. pressure washer)
5. A relative humidity between 30% and 55%.
6. A separate telephone room is required when power provider voltage exceeds 8700V.
7. The maximum exposed (outside type) entrance cables allowable in the main telephone room are 3
m for a 1 hour or less fire rated room. A main telephone room with a fire rating of over 1 hour may
contain exposed entrance cables longer than 3 m (i.e. concrete encased room). (See BC Building
Code 3.1.4.3(2)).
8. To meet TELUS security requirements a separate and secured area may be required for TELUS
use only, as determined by the BICS representative.
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9. Unless these conditions can be met, the owner must provide a separate room for TELUS use only,
with environmental conditions as specified above.
10. The Termination area shall not be located in noisy locations, fan rooms, electrical vaults or, in the
case of potential multi-tenant buildings, rooms which are used to house tenants telephone
equipment. Access must be through public area and must not be through washrooms.
11. A new, good one side, 19mm (¾”) plywood backboard mounted at working level height, located in a
joint telephone/electrical room or in a separate closet is required. The size to be determined by
TELUS design representative.
12. For outside wall applications, a 150mm (6 inches) “hasp lockable” metal weatherproof Telephone
Termination Cabinet (TTC) equipped with full size 19mm (¾” ) plywood back-board as per TELUS
specs, located on an accessible outside wall. The size to be determined by TELUS design
representative.
13. (Power/ Hydro service entrance work to be completed in main termination room prior to TELUS
entrance cable installation
14. A - 120V electrical outlet is required on a separate circuit adjacent to the backboard.
15. Provide adequate lighting [minimum 300 lux at 760 mm (30”) above the floor].
16. Maintain min. clear working space of 1 m (3 1/3 ft.) or in accordance with the Provincial Safety
code, whichever is greater.
17. Terminate service entrance ducts on the left side and distribution conduits on the right side adjacent
to the plywood backboard.
18. Contractor to provide approved ground in accordance with current Canadian Electrical Code
requirement (Section 60), at each protector location
a. # 6 Green insulated A.W.G. ground wire (Max 8M) to the electrical power panel and/or
b. 25 mm (1”) rigid PVC conduit [max. 6 meters (20 ft)] to approved ground, if located on wall
other than protector location.
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Clearance examples
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TELUS TV Requirements:
1. Additional Backboard (Size specification as required by number of units). The size to be
determined by TELUS design representative.
Distribution:
Between the Suite & Secondary or Main Panel
1. 25mm (1”) from the individual suite panel to the secondary room (or main panel depending on
configuration), or
2. A fibre cable and Cat5e cable together to each suite. (see MDU Fibre requirements below)
Please review your development with the TELUS Design Technician to confirm the type of
cabling required.
Within the Suite (Star Method)
1. 20mm (3/4”) conduit with a Cat5e cable in the conduit to each outlet or two Cat5e cables to each
outlet.
2. For Business applications with accessible suspended ceiling - maximum 6m (20’.0”) of exposed
wire or cable.
3. All conduits to be equipped with a waterproof pull string installed.
NOTES:
1. It is the responsibility of the developer/owner to meet all, Electrical, Fire, and Building Code
Regulations as outlined by the Electrical Code and Provincial Building Code.
2. Conduit and Plywood backboard specified here within are provided for TELUS USE ONLY as per
TELUS BICS standards. All conduits are to be supplied with sweeping 90 degree bends, NO
L.B. fittings as this compromises services.
MDU: FIBRE REQUIREMENTS between the Telephone Panel and each Living Unit in
Fibre Serving Areas:
Your residential development is within a servicing area that uses fibre optics to provide TELUS
services. TELUS requests that your development be “made ready” for the provisioning of inside fibre.
Please review the follow requirements:
Cabling to each living unit:
1.
A “pathway” (suggest 25mm) conduit or a fibre cable to be placed from the telephone panel (either
main or secondary panel depending on the conduit architecture) that contains the Network Access
Point (NAP) to each living unit or
2.
A fibre cable and Cat5e cable together to each suite.
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The inside fibre cable specifications is as follows:
Bend Insensitive, 1 fibre, 4.8mm outside diameter, 457m (1500’) of drop per box.
a. Indoor/Outdoor (if any part of the route is below grade)
ü Corning’s Rugged Clear Curve001U3F-A9422-2901500
ü 4.8mm diameter, black jacket
b. Indoor
ü Prysmian Alltera Link
0001RKHNTAHJRNF
§ 4.8mm diameter, neutral jacket
ü Corning’s Rugged Clear Curve
001U31-A9423-29
§ 4.8mm diameter, neutral jacket
ü Corning’s Rugged Clear Curve
001U31-A9729-29
§ 4.8mm diameter, yellow jacket
At this time we are asking the following distributors to stock these products:
· Anixter
· Eecol
· Nedco
· TVC Canada
Cabling for elevator, fire, security, & business services:
1.
Occupancy circuits (elevator, fire, security, and commercial business services) still require Cat5e
copper wiring back to the Main Telephone Room (MTR)
2.
If your development requires any of these copper based services, please contact the Telus
designer ASAP to discuss the servicing of these options.
Cabling within each living unit:
No change to in-suite wiring. Cat5e in star configuration is required. (See Distribution section)
Panel within each living unit:
1.
A Media Panel can be placed in the suite or a 600mm x 900mm back board.
2.
A non switched electrical outlet to be located adjacent to the above wall box for communication
purposes.
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Multi media/ Smart Panel
Or a 600mm (24”) x 900mm (36”) back board space.
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