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ANSl/TIA-942-B-2017
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ADY lNCIN6 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
TI AST ND RD
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Standard for Data Centers
July 2017
TIA-942-8
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ANSl/TIA-PN-942-B
Telecommunications Infrastructure
for
Standard
Data Centers
Table
of
ontents
1
SCOPE ................... ... .. . .... ..... ...........
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2
NORMATIVE REFERENCES .......
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3
DEFINITION OF TERMS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, AND UNITS OF
MEASURE ..........................................................................................................................
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General ................
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Definition of terms .................. ... ... .. ...... ... .......
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Acronyms and abbrevia
abbreviations
tions ...
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Units of measure ..... ... .. .. .........
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4
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8
DAT A CENTER DESIGN OVERVIEW .........
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4.1
General .................................................................................... ....................... .. .......
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4.2
4.3
4.4
Relationship
Relationshi
p of data center spaces to other building spaces . .................. .. ..... .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. 9
Availa bility and Securi
Availability
Security
ty ......................... ....... ......................... .. ... ...............
.................... ...... ......
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..... 10
Consideration for involvement of professionals ........
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5
DATA
DAT
A CENTER CABL
CABLING
ING SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTU
INFRASTRUCTURE
RE .........
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6
DATA CENT
CENTER
ER TELECOMMU
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NICATIONS SPACES AND RELATED TOPOLOGIES ... 15
6 .1
General .....
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6.2
Data center structure ............................. ..... ..................... ........... ... ....................
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6.2.1
Major elements ............................... .. ..................................... ..................
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6.2.2
Basic data cente
centerr topology .............
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6.2.3
Reduced data center topologies ............................................ ..................................
6.2.4
Distributed data center topologi
topologies
es ...............
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6.2.5
Topologies
Topologi
es for broadband coaxial cabling ...................
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6.3
Energy efficie
efficient
nt design ....................
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15
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18
6.3.1
General .................................................................................. ..... .. ........ ..... .............
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6.3.2
Energy effici
efficiency
ency recommendation
recommendations
s ...................................... .................................. 19
6.4
Common require
requirements
ments for compute
computerr rooms and entrance rooms .................................. 22
6.4.1
General ........... .. ..................... ....... ........ .... .... .. ...... .......... .. ...... ..... ............
................ ... ......... 22
6.4.2
Architecturall design ........
Architectura
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6.4.3
Environmental design ..............
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6.4.4
Electrical design ........................... ...........
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........................... .... ................ .................. 24
6.4.5
Fire protection ...........
.................................. ....... ............................... .... . ........... .. .. ... ... ......... 25
6.4.6
Water infiltrati
infiltration
on ............................. .. ...................................... .. .......... ....... ... ............ 25
6.4.7
Access ....... ............................. ............
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.......................... 25
6.5
Computer
Comput
er room requireme
requirements
nts ..............
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.................................... .................................. 25
6.5.1
General ..................................................
........................................... ....... ...... ....................... ... ......... .. ....................... 25
6.5..2
6.5
Location .... ................................... ... ...................................... .....
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......... ....... 26
6.5.3
Environmentall design - HVAC .......... ... .................. ..........
Environmenta
.................
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6.5..4
6.5
Electrical design ...................................................................... .....
.................................. 26
6.6
Entrance room requirements ...............
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6.6.1
General .........
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6.6.2
Location .......... ........ .. .........
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6.6.3
Quantity ............................................... ............................................. ............ ......... .. . 26
6.6.4
Entrance conduit routing unde
underr access floor .....................
....................................
............... .......... .. .. ........ . 27
6.6.5
Access provider and service provider spaces ..........................
.................................
....... ........... .. .... .. ... .. 27
6.6.6
Building entrance terminal .................
...................................
...................................
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6.6.7
Architectural design .................
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.......................... 27
6.7
Main distribution area ..........................
...............................
..... ................................................ .. .. ..........
.................... 28
6. 7 1
General ...................................................................................... .............................. 28
6.7.2
Location ........... ... ... ............... ...... ....... ......
............. .. ...... .......... ......... .. ... ............... .. ........ 28
6.7.3
Facility requirements ...........
............... ..... ........ .... .. ..... .... .......... ... ........ .... ............... ....... ...... 28
6.8
Intermediate
Interme
diate distributi
distribution
on area .............
......................
...............
...... .... .... ....... .... ...... .. .. ................................ 28
6.8.1
General ............................................................................................. .. .... ..... ....
.........
......... 28
6.8.2
Location .. ....................................... ... ...................................... .... ........
........... ..... .... .... ... 29
6.8.3
Facility requirements ...................... .......................................... .... .. ... .. ..........
.............. ....... 29
6.9
Horizontal distributi
distribution
on area .................. .. ................... ........
.........................
...................... ..................... .. . 29
6.9.1
General ..................................................................................... .... .... .. ........... ..... ....
...... 29
6.9.2
Location ............................................................................................ .....
........... ... ..... ..... 29
6.9.3
Facility requirements .................. .. ............................................... ...... ..... .. .. .... ... .. ..... 29
6.10 Zone distribution area ..............
...............................
.................................
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...............................
............... ........... .... ..... .. . 29
6.11 Equipment distribution areas ..................... ...... ... .. ............................. ..... ....... .... ....... ...... 29
6.12 Telecommu
Telecommunicati
nications
ons room ........... ... .. .. ....... .........
...............
...... ......
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............................... ... 30
6.13 Data center support areas
areas..............
.............. ......
............................................
...................................... .. ...... .. .... .. .. ................... 30
6.14 Cabine
Cabinets
ts and racks ..................................................................................... .......... .......... 30
6.14.1
General ............................................................................................. ....................... 30
6.14.2
Hot and cold aisles ....................
.........................................
.........................
........................ ..... ... .. .. .. . .. ... ......... 30
6.14.3 Placement relative to floor tile grid .................................................... ............ .. ..... .. .. 31
6.14.4 Access floor tile cuts .............
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......... .......... ... .. ..... 31
6.14.5 Installation of racks on access floors ................................................ .........
..............
............. .. 32
6.14.6 Rack
Racks
s and cabinets in entrance room, MDAs, IDAs and HDAs ........ .... .. .. .. .....
............. 32
7
DATA
DA
TA CENTER CABLI
CABLING
NG SYSTEMS ..........
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7 .1
General. .... ... . ... .. ................... ....... .. ... .... ... .. .. ............
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7 .2
Choosing media ........ ......................... .................... .. .......
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7.2.1
General ......................................... ..................................................... ........ ..............
7.2.2
Cable fire rating requireme
requirements
nts ..... .. .................................................... .......... .. ...... .. ..
73
Horizontal Cabling .............................................................................. .. .... .. .... .....
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7.3.1
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General ......................................
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7.3.2
Topology .. .................................................................................... ..... .. .. .. .. ........ .. .....
7.3.3
Horizontal cabling length ..............
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33
33
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34
34
7.3.4
Direct attach cabling ...................
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7.3.5
Recognized media ............................................................................ ....
....:: ...... ... .. ...... 35
7.3.6
Optical fiber connectors .................. .... .............. .. ...... .... ............
..................
...... .. ......... .. ............ 35
7.3.7
Coaxial cable connecto
connectors
rs .... ......... .... ..... .. ....... .. .......................... ..... .. ....................... 35
7.4
Backbone cabling ......................
....................................
.............. .................................................. ...................... 36
7.4.1
General .......................................... .. .. ............................................... ....................... 36
7.4.2
Topology ........................................ .. ................................................. ....................... 36
7.4.3
Redundant cabling topologi
topologies
es ........ .. ................................................ ............ .. ......... 37
7.4.4
Recognized media ...............
.............................
.............................
..............................
.......................
........ .... .....
............
................. ... .... 37
7.4.5
Optical fiber connectors ............... .... .. ......................................... .. .... ........... .. .......... 38
7.4.6
Coaxial cable connecto
connectors
rs ........... .. .................................................... ...................... .. 38
7.4.7
Backbone cabling lengths ..........
........................................................ .. .......
.............................
...................... .. 38
7.5
Centralized
Centralize
d optical fiber cabling .... .... .... .... .... .... ................................ .. ......
...........................
..................... . 38
7.5..1
7.5
General ..... .. .. .. .. ..................................... .... ... .. ................. .. ......
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38
7.5.2
Implementation ....
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...... 38
7.6
Cabling transmissi
transmission
on performance and test requirements .................... ......................... 38
7.6.1
General .. ... ......................... ..................................................................... .. ............... 38
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Additional requireme
requirements
nts for field testing of 75-ohm coaxial cabling ... ...... ... ... ......... 38
DATA CENT
CENTER
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CABLING
G PATHWAYS ... ......
...............
............... ............
................................................... 40
General ............................................................................................................
........................................................................................................... ... ...... .... .... 40
8.2
Security for data center cabling ...............
...............................
................................
................................
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.... .. .. ............... 40
8.3
Routing of telec
telecommuni
ommunication
cations
s cables ...................
.....................................
.....................................
.....................
.. ... .............. 40
8 .3.1
Separation between power or lighting and balanced twisted-pair cables ...... ... .. . .... 41
8 .3.2
Separation offi er and balanced twisted-pair cabling ............................. ................ 41
8.1
8.4
Telecommu nications
Telecommunicati
ons entrance pathways .................
..................................
..................................
......................
..... ................ 41
Entrance pathway types ..........................................................................................
........................................................................... ............... 41
8.4.2
Diversity .............
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............. ... . 41
8.4.3
Sizing .......................... .. ........................................................................... ....... ........ . 41
8.5
Access floor systems ..............
..............................
................................
................................
................................
........................
........................
................ 42
8.5.1
General ...................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................... ................. 42
8.5.2
Access floor performance requirements .....................
..........................
..... .......................... .............. 42
8 .5.3
Floor tile cut edging .....................
..........................................
..........................
..... .. .................................... .. .. ......... 42
8.6
Cable trays ...............
.............................
............................
............................
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..................
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.... .. ......... 42
8 .6.1
General ......................... ...........................................................................
.......................................................................... ......... ....... 42
8.6.2
Cable trays in access floor systems ...................................... .. ................... .. ... ........ 43
8.6.3
Overhead cable trays ..............
............................
............................
.............................
.............................
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...........
.... 43
8.6.4
Coordination of cable tray routes ...............
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... .. .. .. .. . .... 43
8.4.1
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DATA CENTER REDUNDAN
REDUNDANCY
CY .... .................................... ...........
................................................ 44
..
Introduction mainten
....................................................................
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...... ..........
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.... 44
.... .......... .. .......
.. ........................ 45
Redundant
maintenance
ance holes and entrance pathways ......
Redundant acce ?S provider services ..................................
............................. ..... .. ................ .. ...... .. .............. .. 45
Redundant entranc
entrance
e room ................
.................................
..............................
....................................
....................... .. ................... .... 45
Redundant main distributi
distribution
on area .... .. ...... .. ..................... .... .. ... ......... .. .. .. ........................ 46
Redundant backbon
backbone
e cabling ....................
................... ...... .... ...........
................
..... .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. ................... .. ... 46
Redundant horizontal cabling ..................
.....................................
.....................
...........
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...................... .. .. .. ...... .... ... 46
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
10
CABLING
CABLIN
G INSTA
INSTALLATI
LLATION
ON REQUIREMENTS ...........
.......................
...............
... .. .. ......... .. .......................... 46
11
CABLING TRANSMISSIONG PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ... . ............................. 46
12
CABLING
CABLIN
G FOR INTELLI
INTELLIGENT
GENT BUILDING SYSTEMS .........
...................
...................
.................
........................... 46
13
CABLING
CABL
ING FOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS ............
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
..................
........ 46
14
CABLING
CABL
ING FOR DISTRIBUTED ANTE
ANTENNA
NNA SYSTEMS .........
...................
....................
....................
....................
............
.... . 46
15
POWER
POWE
R DELIVERY OVER BALANC
BALANCED
ED TWISTED-P
TWISTED-PAIR
AIR CABLING ...............
................. ........
................ 46
16
GROUNDING AND BONDING .......
..............
..............
.........
.. .. ................. ..........
................................
........................................ 46
17
FIRESTOPPING .. ....... ....... ... ...... ..... .. ........
........... .... .... .... ... ................. ................... ... ..... ... ... ...... 47
18
PHYSICAL
PHYSICA
L SECURITY .........
...................
....................
....................
.............
... ... ......................... ................ .... .. .. ........
.......... 47
19
ADMINISTRATION ................................................................ .............................................. 47
ANNEX A
A.1
INFORMATIVE) CABL
CABLING
ING DESIGN CONSIDERATION
CONSIDERATIONS
S ..................
.....................
........
............... 49
Application
Applicati
on cabling lengths ...............
...............................
................................
..............................
.............. ........ .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ...... 49
A.1.1
A.1.2
T-1, E-1, T-3 and E-3 circuit lengths ....................................... ...............
....................
..... .. .. ... ...... 49
Baluns E-3 and T-3 circuits ................... .. .............................. .... .. ........... .. . .... ........... 51
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TIA-232 and TIA-56
TIA-561
1 console connections ...................
......................................
...................................
................ ....... 52
A.2
Cross-connectio
Cross-co
nnections
ns ..............
.............................
.............................
.............................
..............................
..............................
..........................
.................
........ 53
A.3
Separation of functions in the main distribution area ......................................................
................................................ ...... 53
A.3.1
Twisted-pair main cross-connect .............................................................................
...................................................................... ....... 53
A.3.2
Coaxial main cross-conn
cross-connect..
ect.. ...............
...............................
.................................
.................................
.............................
............. ...... 53
A.3.3
Optical fibe
fiberr main cross-c
cross-connect
onnect ................
.................................
..................................
..................................
......................
..... .. .. . 53
A.4
Separation of functions in the horizontal distribution area ..............................................
....................................... ....... 54
A.5
Cabling to end equipment .............................................................................................
........................................................................................ ..... . 54
... .. 54
A.6
Fiber
Fib
er
design
consideration
considerati
on
................................
................
................................
...............................
...............................
.........................
.........
A. 7
Balanced twisted-pair design
design consideration
consideration ..........
...................
..................
..................
..................
...................
...............
........ ..... 54
ANNEX B
{INFORMATIVE)
{INFORMATIV
E) ACCESS PROVIDER INFORMATION ......................
.....................................
............... .. 55
B.1
Access provider coordination ..........................................................................................
................................................................................... ....... 55
B.1.1
General ....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................... 55
55
to
to
B.1.2
Information provide access providers ..............................................................
....................................................... ....... 55
B.1.3
Information that the access providers should provide ......................
.....................................
............... ........ 55
B.2
Access provider demarcation in the entrance room ............................................... ........ 56
B.2.1
Organization .......................................................................................................... ... 56
B.2.2
Demarcation of low-speed circuits ................
................................
.................................
..................................
....................
.........
...... 56
B.2.3
Demarcation of T-1 circuits ......................................................................................
.............................................................................. ........ 59
B.2.4
B.2.5
ANNEX C
Demarcation of E-3 T-3 circuit
circuits
s ..................
.....................................
.....................................
................................
.............. .....
........ 59
Demarcation of optical fiber circuits ................
.................................
..................................
................................
............... ........ 60
INFORMATIVE) COORDINATION OF EQUIPMENT PLANS WIT
WITH
H OTHER
ENGINEERS .................
...............................
.............. ......... ........... ........
..................
.................................................. ...........
ANNEX D
6
INFORMATIVE) DATA CENTER SPACE CONSIDERATIONS ..........
............................ 62
INFORMATIVE) DATA CENTER SITE SELECTION AND BUILDING DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 63
NNEXE
E.1
E.2
E.3
E.4
E.5
E.6
E. 7
General ............................................................................................. ........... .. ... ... . ... . ... ....
Architectural
Architec
tural site selection and building design conside
considerations
rations .................. .. .. .. .. .... ... .....
Electrical site selection and buildi
building
ng design conside
considerations
rations ....................... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... ...
Mechanical site selection and building design considerations .................. .. .... ..... .... ... ....
Telecommunicat
Teleco
mmunications
ions site selection and building design consider
considerations
ations .... ..... .. .. . ....... .. ..
Security
Securi
ty site selection and building design conside
considerations
rations ........................ ...... ... . .... ..... ..
Otherr site selection consid
Othe
consideratio
erations
ns ................
..................................
....................................
..........................
..................
................. .. ...
ANNEX F
INFORMATIVE) DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE RATING ......
..........................
63
63
63
64
64
64
65
66
F.1 General .............................................................................................................. ... ..... ...... .... 66
F 1.1 Redundancy overview .....................................................................................
..................................................................................... .... ...... .... 66
F.1.2 Overview ....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................... ... 66
F.2
Redundancy ...................................................................................................
.............................................................................................. .............
........ ... .. .... 66
F.2.1
N - Base requirement ..................
............................
...................
...................
....................
...................
.................
.........................
................. .... 66
N 1 redundancy .............................. .. ................................................. ..................... 67
F.2.2
F.2.3
N+x redundancy ....................... .. ................. .. .... .. ....... .... ....... .. ...... .. .... ..................... 67
F.2.4
2N or N+N redundancy ................... .. .................................................. .. ........ .. .......... .. . 67
F.2.5
2(N+1) redundan
redundancy
cy ................
................................
.................................
..................................
............................
........... .. ...... .. ........... 67
F.2.6
Concurrent
Concurr
ent maintain
maintainabilit
ability
y and testing capabilit
capability
y ........................
...............................
....... ... .................. 67
F.2.7
Fault tolerant ................
...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................
.........................
......... .. ......
...................
............. 67
F.2.8
Capacity and scalabil
scalability
ity ..............
...............................
.................................
................................
.......................
....................
............. .. ...... 67
F.2.9
Isolation ..............
..............................
...............................
..............................
...............................
...............................
...................
.........................
..................... 67
F 2.10 Data cente
centerr rating ...............
..............................
.............................
.............................
..............................
......................
....... .... ........... .... 67
F.3
Telecommunications .......................................................................................
................................................................................... ...... ......
........ ........ 68
F.3.1
I Data Center: Basic (telecommunications) ......................................... .................... 68
F.3.2
II Data Center: Redundant Component (telecommunications) ............ ... .... .. ........... 69
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Ill Data Center: Concurre
Concurrently
ntly Maintain
Maintainable
able telecommunicati
telecommu nications)
ons) .... ........... .. .........
F.3.4
IV Data Center: Fault Tolerant telecommu
telecommunicatio
nications)
ns) ...................
..................................
....................
...........
......
F.4
Architectural and structural ..................
.......................................
.........................................
............................
........ ...............
...................
.... .......
F.4.1
General .......................................................................................... .............. ... .. .......
F.4.2
I Data Center: Basic architectur
architectural)
al) ......................
............................................
..........................
.......................
................... .. .....
II Data Center: Redundant Component architec
F.4.3
architectural)
tural) ................. ... ........................
F.4.4
Ill Data Center: Concurre
Concurrently
ntly Maintain
Maintainable
able architectur
architectural)
al) .......... .. ........ .........
..............
...... ...
F.4.5
IV Data Center: Fault Tolerant architec
architectural)
tural) ............................... .......... .................
69
70
71
71
71
71
71
71
F.5
Electrical ................
...............................
...............................
................................
...............................
..................
... .. ............ .....................
........................... 71
F.5.1
I Data Center: Basic electrical) ....................
........................................
.................... ............
.................
...... ... .. ... ............. 71
F.5.2
II Data Center: Redundant Component electrica
electrical)
l) ...................... ...... .. ... ... ............. 72
F.5.3
Ill Data Center: Concurre
Concurrently
ntly Maintain
Maintainable
able electrical
electrical)) ................
........................
........ ... ......... .. ..... . 72
F.5.4
IV Data Center: Fault Tolerant electrica
electrical)
l) .....................
..............................
......... ..... ............ .. .... ... ....... 73
F.6
Mechanical systems ................
................................
...............................
...............................
..............................
.............. ........ ... .... .......
...........
..... 73
F.6.1
I Data Center: Basic mechanical
mechanical)) ................
.................................
................................
............... ........................ .. . 73
F.6.2
II Data Center: Redundant Component mechani
mechanical)
cal) ..................
.................. ......... ........ .. .......
......... 73
F.6.3
Ill Data Center: Concurre
Concurrently
ntly Maintain
Maintainable
able mechanic
mechanical)
al) .............
.....................................
........................ .. . 74
IV Data Center: Fault Tolerant mechanic
F.6.4
mechanical)
al) ....................
................................
............ ............. .. ........ .... 74
ANNEX G
G.1
G.2
G.3
INFORMATIVE)
INFORM
ATIVE) DAT
DATA
A CENTER DES
DESIGN
IGN EXAMPLES ... ... .... ....... ... .. .....
........ .. ....... 88
Small data center design example ........................................... ..... ....
...........
....... .. ........ .... .. .... . .. 88
..
.....
Corporate data center design example ................
................................
..................
..
.............. ....... .. .... .. ... ... 89
..........
Internet data cente
centerr design example ....................
........................................
.................... ...... .. .......... ................. .. .. 91
ANNEX
ANN
EX H
INFORMATIVE) CABL
CABLING
ING GUIDELINES FOR DA
DATA
TA CENTER FABRICS .....
........
... 94
H.1
Traditional Switch Architecture ................................................................................... .... 94
H.2
Multiple Connection
Connections
s ..............
.............................
..............................
.............................
.............................
..............................
..........................
........... .... 96
H.3
Data Center Switch Fabrics ................
...............................
..............................
...............................
...............................
...........................
.............. .. 97
H.3.1
Data center fabric fat-tree .................................................................................... .. .. 97
H.3.2
Data center fabric full-mesh .............
............................
.............................
............................
............................
..........................
............ . 101
H.3.3
Data center fabric inter-co
inter-connected
nnected meshes ................
.................................
..................................
.......................
...... .. . 103
H.3.4
Data center fabric centralized switch ................
................................
................................
................................
...................
... .. 104
H.3.5
Data center fabric virtual switch .............
............................
.............................
............................
............................
....................
........ 106
ANNEX
ANNE
XI
INFORMATIVE) BIBL
BIBLIOGR
IOGRAPHY
APHY ..........
....................
....................
....................
....................
.....................
...................
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Figure 1: Illustrative relationship between the ANSl/TIA-568 Series and other relevant TIA
standards ...............
..............................................
............................... .......... . ................................... ...... .................. . x
Figure 2: Relations
Relationship
hip of spaces in a data center ..........
.............................................
................................... ...................... .... 10
Figure 3: Functional elements of generic cabling topology ........................................................ ... 12
Figure 4: Examples of interconnecti
interconnections
ons and cross-conn
cross-connections
ections for Distributor A .... ...... ........ ..... 13
Figure 5: Example of a typical data cente
centerr topology
.......
.....
.. .... ...................... ....................... ... 14
Figure 6: Example of a basic data center topology ....
............
........ ............................. ..... .................. ... 16
Figure 7: Example of a reduced data center topology ........................................ ...................... . 17
Figure 8: Example of a distributed data center topology with multiple entrance rooms ............ .... 18
Figure 9: Examples of routing cables and air flow contention ........................... ........ ............... . 20
Figure 10: Example of hot aisles, cold aisles and cabinet placement..
placement.... ................................ 31
Figure 11: Tile cuts should not be where it touches any of the lines on a cross formed by the
corners of the tile ......... ................................... ...... ................................. ............ .................. 32
Figure 12: Typical horizontal cabling using a star topology .............................. ....... ............
34
Figure 13: Typical backbone cabling using a star topology ..... ......................... ...... ...... ...... .... .. 37
Figure 14: Telecommunications cabling pathway and space redundancy .....
....................
44
Figure 15: Cross-connection circuits to IDC connecting hardware cabled to modular jacks in the
T568A 8-pin sequence ........................................................................................................... 57
Figure 16: Cross-connection circuits to IDC connecting hardware cabled to modular jacks in the
T568B 8-pin sequence ........................................................................................................... 58
Figure 17:
17: Comput er room layou
layoutt showing hot and cold aisles ................................................ 88
Figure 18: Example of corporate data center ................................................................................ 90
Figure 19: Example of Internet data center ...............................................................
....................................................... ........ .................... 92
Figure 20: Example of traditional three-tier data center switch architecture .... ........ ..................... 94
Figure 21: Example of ANSl/TIA-942-B cabling topology .......................
............................
.....................
.................................
................. 95
Figure 22: Examples of redundant connectivit
connectivity
y ............................................................................ 96
Figure 23:
23 : Fat-tree example .... .... ...................
. ...
......
.......
.... ..... .. .... ....... ..... .......... ......... ..... ..... 97
Figure 24: Fat-tree with port extenders example ........................................................................... 98
Figure 25: Example of use of structured cabling for fat-tree switch architecture .... ...................... 99
Figure 26: Interconnected fat-tree pods example ........
...........................................
................................... ............ ................. 100
Figure 27: Full-mesh example ........................................
........................... ...............................................
.................................. ........ ................... 101
Figure 28: Example of use of structured cabling for full-mesh switch architecture ..................... 102
Figure 29: Interconnected meshes example .................. ................................. ........ .................. 103
Figure 30: Example of use of structured cabling for interconnected mesh fabric ..... .................. 104
Figure
31: Example
Centralized
switch example ................. .........
................
....... .............................. ..... ..................
Figure 32:
of use of structured cabling for centralized switch fabric ............................
Figure 33: Virtual switch example ........................ ..... ..... ....
..... . .... ....
...... ......... .....
Figure 34 : Example of cabling for fabric virtual switc
switch
h architecture .................. ........................
104
105
106
107
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o f tables
Table 1:
1: Conduit sizes ........ ................................... ......... .............................. ..........
..... ..... 3
Table 2:
2 : Maximum Coaxial Cable Insertion Loss .... ...................................... ........ ..........
............ . 39
Table 3:
3 : Maximum circuit lengths with no DSX panel ......
............................. .... . ............. 49
Table 4:
4 : Reduction in circuit lengths for DSX panel
..... .....
..........
..... ........................ ................. 49
Table 5:
5 : Reduction in circuit lengths per connection or outlet... .... .........
...............
...... ........ .....
...... . . 50
Table 6:
6 : Maximum circuit lengths for the typical data center configuration ....... ...... .... ....... .... . 51
Table 7
7:: Maximum backbone length for the typical data center configuration ............
.. ....... 51
Table 8:
8 : Maximum circuit lengths over baluns NOT including insertion loss of baluns .......... ...... 52
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Table 10: Reduction in maximum circuit length
length for each additional twisted-pair connection after
the 1st
1st two) .
52
Table 11: Reference guide telecommunic
telecommunications)
ations) ..........
....................
....................
....................
.....................
.....................
....................
............
.. 75
Table 12: Reference guide architectural) .........................
....................................
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
..................
....... 76
Table 3: Reference guide electrical) .........
....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
....................
.....................
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Table 14: Reference guide
gu ide mechanical) ...........
......................
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FOREWORD
(This foreword is not considered part of this Standard.)
This Standard was developed by TIA Subcommittee TR-42.1 .
Approval
This
o
this Standard
Standard
was
approved
by
the
Telecommunications
Industry
Association
(TIA)
Subcommittee TR 42.
42 . 1 TIA Technical Engineering Committee TR 42, and the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI).
ANSI/TIA reviews standards every 5 years. At that time, standards are reaffirmed, revised, or
withdrawn according to the submitted updates. Updates to be included in the next revision of this
Standard should be sent to the committee chair or to TIA.
Contributing organizations
More than 60 organizations within the telecommunications industry (including manufacturers,
consultants, end users, and other organizations) contributed their
thei r expertise to the development of
this Standard.
Documents superseded
This Standard replaces ANSl/TIA-942-A dated August 2012 and its addenda.
This Standard incorporates the technical content of ANSl/TIA-942-A, Addendum 1
Guidelines for Data enter Fabrics
abling
Major modifications from ANSl/TIA 942 A
The major modifications in ANSl/TIA-942-B from ANSl/TIA-942-A include:
•
Added
Add
ed MP0-1
MP0-16
6 and MP0-32 (ANSl/TIA-604-18) and MP0:24 (ANSl/TIA-604-5) as
options for termination of more than two fibers in addition to the MP0-12 connector
•
Added category 8 as an allowed type of balanced twisted-pair cable
cable..
Changed
recommendation for category 6A balanced twisted-pair cable to category 6A or higher.
•
Added OMS as an allowed and recommended type of multimode fiber cable.
•
Added 75-ohm broadband coaxial cables and connectors as
ANSl/TIA-568.4-D as allowed types of coaxial cables and connectors .
•
Added recommendation to not install optical fiber cords and cables (both
(both bend insensi
insensitive
tive
and non-bend insensitive) without adequate armoring or sufficiently thick jacket in
pathways that can create microbends,
microbends , such as non-continuous cable supports,
supports , wire
basket trays,
trays , and cable ladders without radiused cable supports or solid bottoms.
•
Reduced quantit
quantity
y of conveni
convenience
ence outlets required on computer room walls.
•
Local fire protection codes may be use
used
d inste
instead
ad of
o f NFPA 75.
•
Power for air conditio
conditioning
ning systems and controls in computer rooms and entrance rooms
should be redundant, but do not need to be powered from the same PDUs or panel
boards that serve ICT equipment in the room.
•
Recommended maximum cable lengths for direct attach cabling in EDAs has been
reduced from 10 m (33 ft to 7 m (23 ft Additional guidance added that direct attach
cabling between rows is not recommended .
•
Added recommendation that cabinets be at 1200 mm (48") deep and to consider cabinets
wider than 600 mm (24") wide.
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Added recommendation to consider preterminated cabling to reduce installation time and
improve consistency and quality
qu ality of terminations.
•
Added recommendation to consider needs for proper labeling, cable routing,
routing, cable
management, and ability to insert and remove cords without disrupting existing or
adjacent connect
connections.
ions.
•
Adds normative reference to ANSl/T
ANSl/TIA-50
IA-5017
17 regarding physical security for the data
center telecommunications infras
infrastructur
tructure.
e.
•
Adds normative reference to ANSl/TI
ANSl/TIA-862A-862-B
B regarding requirements for cabling for
intelligent building systems including networked data center electrical, mechanical, and
security equipment.
•
Added reference to TIA TSB 162-A for guideline
guidelines
s regarding cabling for wireless access
points in data centers
•
Added reference to TIA TSB-501
TSB-5018
8 for guideline
guidelines
s regarding cabling for distributed antenna
systems in data centers.
•
Added reference
reference to TIA TSB-184-A for guidelines
guidelines regarding
regarding power
power delivery over balanced
balanced
twisted-pair cablin
cabling.
g.
•
Numerous changes to the rating tables in Annex F including those that specify concurrent
maintainability
maintainabil
ity for RatingRating-3
3 (former
(formerly
ly Tier 3) and fault tolerance for Rating-4 (formerly Tier
4).
Relationship to other TI
standards and documents
The following are related standards regarding various aspects o structured cabling that were
developed and are maintained by Engineering Committee TIA TR-42. An illustrative diagram of
the ANSl/TIA-568 Serie
Series
s relationship to other relevant TIA standards is given in figure 1.
•
ANSl/TIA-568.0-D, Generic Telecommunications Cabling f or Customer Premises
•
ANSl/TIA-568.1-D, Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard
•
ANSl/TIA-568-2.C, Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components
standard
•
ANSl/TIA-568.3-D, Optical Fibe r Cabling
•
ANSl/TIA-568.4.D, Broadband Coaxial Cabling and Components Standard
•
ANSl/TIA-569-D, Telecommunications Pathways
•
ANSl/TIA-606-C, Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure
•
ANSl/TIA-607-C, Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding
Grounding
Premises
•
ANSl/TIA-758-B,
Standard
•
ANSl/TIA-862-B, Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standa rd for Intelligent Building Systems
•
ANSl/TIA-5017, Telecommunications Physical Network Security Standard
Customer-Owned
nd
Components Standard
Outside
nd
Spaces
Plant
Telecommunications
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The following documents may also be useful to the reader:
•
National Electrical Safety
•
National Electrical
ode® NESC®)
ode® NEC®)
(IEEE C 2-2012)
(NFPA 70-2014)
Useful supplements to this Standard are the BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods
Manual, the Outside Plant Design Reference Manual, and the Information Transport Systems
Installation Methods Manual. These manuals provide recommended practices and methods by
which many o f the requirements
requirements of this Standard may be implemented.
Other references are listed in Annex I.
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to this Standard. Annexes A B C D E F G H and I are informative
and not considered to be requirements of this Standa
Standard.
rd.
Purpose
o
this Standard
The purpose of this Standard is to provide requirements and guidelines for the design and
installation of a data center or computer room. It is intended for use by designers who need a
comprehensive understanding of the data center design, including the facility planning, the
cabling system, and the network design. The standard will enable the data center design to be
considered early in the building development process, contributing to the architectural
considerations, by providing information that cuts across the multidisciplinary design efforts,
promoting cooperation in the design and construction phases. Adequate planning during building
construction or renovation is significantly less expensive and less disruptive than after the facility
is operational. Data centers in particular can benefit from infrastructure that is planned in advance
to support growth and changes in the computer systems that the data centers are designed to
support.
This document presents an infrastructure topology for accessing and connecting the respective
elements in the various cabling system configurations currently found in the data center
environment. In order to determine the performance requirements of a generic cabling system,
various telecommunications services and applications were considered. In addition, this
document addresses the floor layout related to achieving the proper balance between security,
rack density, and manageability.
The standard specifies a generic telecommunications cabling system for the data center and
related facilities whose primary function is information technology. Such application spaces may
be dedicated to a private company or institution, or occupied by one or more service providers to
host Internet connections and data storage devices.
Data centers support a wide range of transmission protocols. Some of these transmission
protocols impose length restrictions that are shorter than those imposed by this Standard. Consult
standards, regulations, equipment vendors, and system service suppliers for: applicability,
limitations, and ancillary requirements when applying specific transmission protocols. Consider
consolidating standardized and proprietary cabling into a single structured cabling system.
Data centers can be categorize
categorized
d according to whether they serve the private domain ( enterprise
data centers) or the public domain (internet data centers, co-location data centers, and other
service provider data centers). Enterprise facilities include private corporations, institutions or
government agencies,
agencies, and may involve the establishment of either intranets or extranets. Internet
facilities include traditional telephone service providers,
providers, unregulated competitive service providers
and related commercial operators. The topologies specified in this document, however, are
intended to be applicable to both in satisfying their respective requirements for connectivity
(internet access and wide-area communications), operational hosting (web hosting, file storage
and backup, database management, etc.), and additional services (application hosting, content
distribution, etc.). Failsafe power, environmental controls, fire suppression, system redundancy
and security are also common requirements to facilities that serve both the private and public
domain.
Stewardship
Telecommunications infrastructure affects raw material consumption. The infrastructure design
and installation methods also influence product life and sustainability o electronic equipment life
cycling. These aspects o telecommunications infrastructure impact our environment. Since
building life cycles are typically planned for decades, technological electronic equipment
upgrades are necessary. The telecommunications infrastructure design and installation process
magnifies the need for sustainable infrastructures with respect to building life, electronic
equipment life cycling and considerations of effects on environmental waste. Telecommunications
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conservation of fossil fuels as part of the design process.
See ANSl/TIA-4994 and TIA TSB-5046 for sustainability processes and guidelines.
Specification
o
criteria
Two categories o criteria are specified; mandatory and advisory. The mandatory requirements
are designated by the word shall ; advisory
adviso ry requirements are designat
designated
ed by the words should ,
may , or desirable which are used interchan
interchangeably
geably in this Standard .
Mandatory criteria generally apply to protection, performance, administration and compatibility;
they specify minimally acceptable requirements. Advisory criteria are presented when their
attainment may enhance the general performance of the cabling system in all its contemplated
applications.
A note in the text, table, or figure is used for emphasis or offering informative suggestions, or
providing additional information.
Metric equivalents
o
US customary units
The dimensions in this Standard are metric or US customary with approximate conversion to the
other.
ife
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this Standard
This Standard is a living document. The criteria contained in this Standard are subject to revisions
and updating as warranted by advances in building construction techniques and
telecommunications technology.
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This Standard specifies the minimum requirements for telecommunications infrastructure of data
centers and computer rooms, including single tenant enterprise data centers and multi-tenant
data centers. The topology specified in this document is intended to be applicable to any size
data center.
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NORMATIVE REFERENCES
The following standard contains provisions that, through references in this text, constitute
provisions of this Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All
standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this Standard are
encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards
published by them.
a)
ANSl/ATIS 0600404:2005, Network
Interface Specification
b}
ANSl/NFPA
ANSl/NF
PA 75-2
75-2017,
017, Standard for the Fire Protection
c)
ANSl/TIA-568.0-0:2015
ANSl/TIA-568.0-0
:2015 - Generic Telecommunications Cabling
and
Customer Installation Interfaces - DS3 and Metallic
of
Information
Informat
ion Technology Equipment®
for
Customer Premises
d} ANSl/TIA-5
ANSl/TIA-568.1-0:2015
68.1-0:2015 - Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard
e) ANSl/TIA-568-C.2:2009,
f)
Balanced
Twisted-Pair
Telecommunications
Cabling
and
Components Standard
ANSl/TIA-568.3-0:2016 - Optical Fiber Cabling
ANSl/TIA-568.3-0:2016
Cabling an d Components Standard
g) ANSl/TIA
ANSl/TIA-568.4-0:20
-568.4-0:2017
17 - Broadband Coaxial Cable and Components Standard
h}
ANSl/TIA-569-0:2015- Telecommuni
Telecommunications
cations Pathways
i)
ANSl/TIA-604-5-E:2015 - FOCIS 5 - Fib
Fiber
er Optic Connector
Conne ctor lntermateabili ty Standard,
Standard, Ty
Type
pe
MPO
j
ANSl/TIA-604-10-8:2008 - FOCIS 10 - Fiber Optic Connector lntermateability Standard,
Type LC
k)
Conne ctor lntermateabil ity Standard,
Standard, Typ
Type
e
ANSl/TIA-604-18:2015 - FOCIS 18 - Fibe r Optic Connector
and
Spaces
MP0 16
I)
Telecommunications Infrast
Infrastructure
ructure
ANSl/TIA-606-C:2017 - Administration Standard for Telecommunications
m) ANSl/TIA-607-C:2015 Customer Premises
Telecommunications
Telecommunic
ations
Bonding
and
Grounding
Earthing)
for
n)
ANSl/TIA-758-8:2012 - Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure
Standard
o)
ANSl/TIA-862-8:2016 - Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standard for Intelligent Building
Systems
p)
ANSl/TIA-5017:2016 - Telecommuni
Telecommunications
cations Physical Network Security Standard
q) ANSl/TIA-5048:2017 Automat ed infras
infrastructu
tructure
re
Requirements, data exchange and applications
management
AIM)
r)
OSHA CFR 1926.441 - Battery Rooms a nd Battery Charging
s)
Telcordia GR-63:2012 - NEBS™ Requirements: Physical Protection
Protection
t)
Telcordia
Telcord
ia GR-3175:2014 - Generic Requirements for lntrabuilding Coaxial Cable
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3.1
DEFINITION OF TERM
DEFINITION
TERMS,
S, ACRON
ACRONYMS
YMS AND ABBREVI
ABBREVIATION
ATIONS,
S,
AND UNITS OF MEASURE
General
The generic definitions in this clause have been formulated for use by the entire family of
telecommunications infrastructure
infrastructure standards.
standards. Specifi
Specific
c requirements are
are found
found in the normative
clauses of this Standard.
3.2
Definition o f terms
For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply .
removable and interchangeable floor panels that
access floor: A system consisting of completely removable
are supported on adjustable pedestals
pedest als or stringers or both) to allow access to the
the area beneath.
access provider: The operator of any facility that is used to convey telecommunications signals
to and from a customer premises.
access switch: A switch used to connect devices, such as servers, to a local area network.
administration: The method for labeling, identification, documentation and usage needed to
implement moves, additions and changes of the telecommunications infrastructure.
aggregation switch: A switch that aggregates network traffic to and from access switches and
that may also
also connect to network service device
devices
s e.g., load balancers, network appliances, fire
walls).
backbone: A facility
Cabling Subsystem 3.
e.g., pathway, cable or bonding conductor) for cabling Subsystem 2 and
backbone cable: See backbone .
blocking switch fabric: A switch fabric that does not have sufficient bandwidth to ensure that
any port can communicate with any other port in the switch fabric at the full bandwidth capacity of
either port.
bonding: The joining of metallic parts to form an electrically conductive path.
cabinet: A container that may enclose connection devices, terminations, apparatus, wiring, and
equipment.
cable: An assembly of one or more insulated conductors or optical fibers, within an enveloping
sheath.
cabling: A combination of all cables, jumpers, cords, and connecting hardware.
Cabling Subsystem 1: Cabling from the equipment outlet to Distributor A, Distributor B, or
Distributor C.
Cabling Subsystem 2: Cabling between Distributor A and either Distributor B or Distributor
Distributor C if
Distributor B is not implemented).
Cabling Subsystem 3: Cabling between Distributor B and Distributor C.
centralized cabling: A cabling configuration using a continuous cable, an interconnect, or a
splice from an equipment outlet to a centralized cross-connect in Distributor B or Distributor C.
centralized switch fabric: A data center switch fabric architecture in which the switch fabric is
implemented in a single centralized switch .
channel: The end-to-end transmission path between two points at which application-specific
equipment is connected .
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common equipment room (telecommunications): An enclosed space used for equipment and
backbone interconnections for more than one tenant
in
a building or campus.
compartment alizati on: cr
crea
eatio
tion
n of a physical barrier between two or more compartments which
have separate fire suppression and cooling systems.
computer room: An
processing equipment.
architectural space whose primary function
is
to
accommodate data
concurrently maintainable: The ability to have planned maintenance performed at any time on
any path, equipment or component of the system without interrupting the operation of the system.
conduit: (1) A raceway of circular cross-section.
cross-secti on. (2) A structure containing
containi ng one or more ducts.
NOTE: For the purposes of this Standard the term conduit includes electrical metallic
tubing (EMT) or electrical non-metallic tubing (ENT).
conduit sizes: For the purposes of this Standard, conduit sizes are designated according to
metric designator and trade size as shown below:
Table 1: Conduit sizes
Metric Designator
Trade Size
1/2
3/4
1
6
2
27
35
1
1 1/4
1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
4
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129
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connecting hardware: A device providing mechanical cable terminations.
consolidation point: A connection facility within Cabling Subsystem 1 for interconnection of
cables extending from building pathways to the equipment outlet.
cord (telecommunications): An assembly of cord cable with a plug on one or both ends.
core switch: A backbone switch at the highest hierarchical layer of a network.
cross connect: A facility enabling the termination of cable elements and their interconnection or
cross-connection.
cross connection: A connection scheme between cabling runs, subsystems, and equipment
using patch cords or jumpers that attach
to
connecting hardware
on
each end.
data center: A building or portion of a building whose primary function
and its support areas
areas..
is to
house a computer
room
demarcation point: A point where the operational control or ownership changes.
dew point: The temperature to which air must be cooled (assuming constant air pressure and
moisture content) to reach a relative humidity
humidi ty of 100
(i.e. saturation).
direct attach cabling: Cabling that provides a connection between equipment without any
interven ing connections. Note,
intervening
point-to-point cabling.
as
in
prior versions of this standard direct attach cabling was known
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Distributor A: Optional connection facility in a hierarchical star topology that is cabled between
the equipment outlet and Distributor B or Distributor C.
Distributor B: Optional intermediate connection facility in a hierarchical star topology that is
cabled to Distributor C.
Distributor C: Central connection facility in a hierarchical star topology.
dry bulb temperature: The temperature of air measured by a thermometer freely exposed to the
air but shielded from radiation (e.g., sunlight, radiant heat) and moisture.
eart hin
hing:
g: Se
See
e grounding
grounding..
electromagnetic interference: Radiated or conducted electromagnetic energy that has an
undesirable effect on electronic equipment or signal transmissions.
entrance point (tel eco
ecommun
mmunica
ica tio
tions)
ns) : The point of emerge
emergence
nce for telecomm
telecommunicat
unications
ions cabling
cabling
through an exterior wall, a floor, or from a conduit.
entrance room or space (telecommunications): A space in which the joining of inter or intra
building telecommunications cabling takes place.
equipment cord: See cord.
equipment distribution area: The computer room space occupied by equipment racks or
cabinets.
equipment outlet: Outermost connection facility in a hierarchical star topology.
equipment room (telecommunications): An environmentally controlled centralized space for
telecommunications equipment that usually houses Distributor B or Distributor C.
external network interface: Interface between the computer room cabling and external cabling.
fat tree, fabric: A switch connection topology where each access switch is connected to every
interconnection switch within the fabric.
fault tolerant: The ability to withstand a single fault
fiber optic: See optical fiber.
full-mesh, fabric: A switch connection topology where each switch is directly connected to all
other switches within the mesh.
ground: A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit
(e.g., telecommunications) or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in
(e.g.,
place of earth.
grounding: The act of creating a ground.
grounding conductor: A conductor
conduc tor used to connect the grounding
ground ing electrode
ele ctrode to the building
build ing s
main grounding busbar.
horizontal cabling: Cabling Subsystem 1.
horizontal cross connect: Distributor A.
horizontal distribution area: A space in a data center where a horizontal cross-connect is located.
identifier: An item of information that links a specific element of the telecommunications
infrastructure with its corresponding record.
infrastructure (telecommunications): A collection of those telecommunications components,
excluding equipment, that together provide the basic support for the distribution of information
within a building or campus.
interconnected mesh fabric: A switch connection topology in which pods, each containing a full
mesh fabric, are connected using interconnection switches.
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interconnection: A connection scheme that employs connecting hardware for the direct
connection of
o f a cable to another cable without a patch cord or jumper, or employs a patch cord or
jumper to make a connection between connecting hardware and equipment.
A switch used to
interconnection switches, in a fabric.
interconnection
switch:
connect access switches, or lower level
interme diate cros s-conn ect: Dis
Distri
tribut
butor
or B.
intermediate distribution area: A space in a data center where an intermediate cross-connect is
located.
jumper: 1) An assembly of twisted pairs without connectors, used to join telecommunications
circuits/links
circuit
s/links at the cross-connect. 2) An assembly of optical fiber cable with a connector on each
end (often referred to as a cord).
leaf and spine switch fabric architecture: See fat tree, fabric.
leaf switch: An access switch in a leaf and spine switch fabric architecture.
link: A transmission path between two points, not including equipment and cords.
liquidtight: Impervious to moisture ingress.
main cross- conne ct: Dis
Distri
tribut
butor
or C.
main distribution area: The space in a data center where the main cross-connect is located.
mechanical room: An enclosed space serving the needs of mechanical building systems.
media (telecommunications): Wire, cable, or conductors used for telecommunications.
modular jack: A female telecommunications connector that may be keyed or unkeyed and may
have 6 or 8 contact positions, but not all the positions need be equipped with jack contacts.
multimode optical fiber: An optical fiber that carries many paths of light.
non blocking switch
switch fabric: A switch fabric that has sufficient bandwidth to ensure that any port
can communicate with any other port in the switch fabric at the full bandwidth capacity of either
port.
optical fiber: Any filament made of dielectric materials that guides light.
optical fiber cable: An assembly consisting of one or more optical fibers.
over-subscribe (bandwidth): The assignment of more traffic to a link than the bandwidth capacity
of the link.
patch cord: A cord used to establish connections on a patch panel.
patch panel: A connecting hardware system that facilitates cable termination and cabling
administration using patch cords.
pathway: A facility for the placement of telecommunications cable.
plenum: A compartment or chamber to which one or more air ducts are connected and that
forms part of the air distribution system.
pod, data center: A modular subset of the data center.
port: A connection point for one or more conductors or fibers.
port extender: A device that provides additional ports to the controlling switch to which it is
connected.
post tensioned concrete: A type of reinforced concrete construction in which the embedded
steel members are first put under tension, the concrete poured and allowed to harden, and the
tension of the steel members released causing compression of the concrete.
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floor that
that is constructed of post-tensioned concrete.
private bra nch exc
exchang
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private
ate telecommu
telecommunicati
nications
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switching system
system..
pull box: A housing located in a pathway run used to facilitate the placing of wire or cables.
rac k: Supporti
rack:
Supporting
ng frame equipped with side mounting
mounting rails to
to which equipment and hardware are
mounted.
radio frequency interference
interference:: Electromagnetic interference within the frequency band for radio
transmission .
transmission.
return loss: A ratio expressed in dB of the power of the outgoing signal to the power of the
reflected signal.
screen: An element of a cable formed by a shield .
service provider The operator of any service that furnishes telecommunications content
transmissions)
transmis
sions) delivered over access provider facilities.
facilities .
sheath: See cable sheath.
shield: 1 A metallic layer placed around a conductor or group of conductors . 2) The cylindrical
outer conductor with the same axis as the center conductor that together form a coaxial
transmission line.
line .
single-mode optical fiber: An optical fiber that carries only one path of light.
space
tel eco
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area used
used for hous
housing
ing the
the installat
installation
ion and
and termin
termination
ation of
telecommunications equipment and cable.
spanning tree protocol Link management protocol that provides path redundancy while
preventing
preven
ting un-desirable loops in the network.
network .
spine switch
An interconnection switch in a leaf and spine switch fabric architecture.
splice: A joining of conductors, meant to be permanent.
star topology
point.
A topology in which telecommunications cables are distributed from a central
switch fabric :
A network topology where devices connect with one another using network
switches over multiple paths.
paths .
telecommunications The transmission and reception of information by cable, radio, optical or
other electromagnetic system
systems.
s.
telecommunications entrance point See entrance
telecommunications
telecommunications).
entrance
room
or
p o
space:
n ~
telecommunications)..
telecommunications)
See
entrance
room
or
space
telecommunications equipment room: See equipment room telecommunications).
telecommunications infrastructure See infrastructure telecommunications)
telecommunications)..
telecommunications media: Se
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e media teleco mmunicat ions).
telecommunications room: An enclosed architectural space for housing telecommunications
equipment, cable terminations, or cross-connect cabling.
telecommunications space: Se
See
e space telecommu nicati ons).
termination block A connecting hardware system that facilitates cable termination and cabling
administration using jumpers.
jumpers .
topology The physical or logical arrangement of a telecommunications system.
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uninterruptible power supply A buffer between utility power or other power source and a load
that requires continuous precise power.
A switch connection topology in which a switch fabric is formed by
interconnecting multiple switches to form a single large virtual switch.
virtual switch fabric
wire:
n individually insulated solid or stranded metallic conductor.
The use of radiated electromagnetic
electromagn etic energy e.g., radio
radio frequency and microwave
signals, light) traveling through space to transport information.
wireless
zone distribution area: A space in a data center where an equipment outlet or a consolidation
point is located.
3.3
Acronyms and abbreviations
AHJ
authority having jurisdiction
ANSI
American National Standa
Standards
rds Institute
ASH RAE
American Society of
o f Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
BNC
bayonet Neill-Concelman
CCTV
closed-circuit television
CER
common equipment room
CP
CPU
consolidation point
central processing unit
CSA
Canadian Standards Association International
DSX
digital signal cross-connect
EDA
equipment distribution area
EMS
energy management system
ENI
external network interface
EO
equipment outlet
HC
horizontal
horizon
tal cross-connect
cross-conn ect
HOA
horizontal distribution area
HVAC
IC
heating, ventilation and air conditioning
intermediate
interm
ediate cross-connect
ICT
Information and communications technology
IDA
intermediate distribution area
IDC
insulation
insulat
ion displacement contact
KVM
keyboard, video, mouse
L N
local area network
MC
main
mai
n cross-connect
MDA
main distribution area
MPO
Multi-fiber Push On
NE ®
National Electrical Code®
National Electrical Manufacturers Associati
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NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PBX
private branch exchange
POU
powe r distribution
distribution unit
SAN
storage area network
SDH
synchronous digit
digital
al hierarchy
SON ET
synchronous optic
optical
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synchronous transport model
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Telecommunications Industry Association
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threaded Neill-Concelman
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telecommunications room
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
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uninterruptible power supply
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wide area network
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zone distributi
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CENTER DESIGN OVERVIEW
General
The following information and recommendations are intended to enable an effective
implementation of a data center design by identifying the appropriate actions to be taken in each
step of the planning and design process. The design specific details are provided in the
subsequent clauses and annexes.
The steps in the design process described below apply to the design of a new data center or the
expansion of an existing data center. It is essential for either case that the design of the
telecommunications cabling system, equipment floor plan, electrical plans, architectural plan,
HVAC, security, and lighting systems be coordinated. Ideally, the process should be:
a
Estimate equipmen
equipmentt telecommunica
telecommunications,
tions, space, power, and cooling requirements of the data
center at full capacity. Anticipate future telecommunications, power, and cooling trends over
the lifetime of the data center.
b
Provide space, power,
power, cooling,
cooling, security, floor loading, grounding, electrical protect
protection,
ion, and
and
other facility requirements to architects and engineers. Provide requirements for operations
center, loading dock, storage room, staging areas and other support areas.
c
Coordinat e preliminary data cente
Coordinate
centerr space plans from architect and engineers. Suggest
changes as required.
d
Create an equipm
equipment
ent floor plan
plan including placement of major
major rooms and spaces for entrance
rooms, main distribution areas, intermediate distribution areas, horizontal distribution areas,
zone distribution areas and equipment distribution areas. Provide expected power, cooling,
and floor loading requirements for equipment to engineers. Provide requirements for
telecommunications pathways.
e
Obtain an updated plan from engineers with telecommunications pathways, electrical
equipment, and mechanical equipment added to the data center floor plan at full capacity.
f
Design telecommuni
telecommunications
cations cabling system based on the needs of the existing and planned
future equipment to be located in the data center.
The data center shall meet the requirements of the AHJ and should follow NFPA 75 or other data
center fire protection standard applicable for the country in whic
which
h the data center
ce nter is built.
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Relationship of data center spaces
to
other building spaces
Figure 2 illustrates the major spaces of a typical data center and how they relate to each other
and the spaces outside of the data center. See clause 6 for information concerning the
telecommunications spaces within the data center.
This Standard addresses telecommunications infrastructure for the data center spaces, which is
the computer room and its associated support spaces.
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4.3
vailability and Security
This Standard includes information for availability and security of the data center facility
infrastructure. Higher ratings correspond to higher availability and security.
security . Annex F of this
Standard provides detailed information. Refer to ANSl/TIA-5017 for information regarding
physical security for telecommunications infrastructure.
It is important to understand that certain intentional or accidental events, or acts of nature, pose a
risk to the operation of data centers . It is important for the data center designer, administrator
and manager to both assess and try to mitigate the risk to their facilities these events pose, as
well as make contin
contingency
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recommend ways to manage that risk, whether intentional, accidental
acciden tal or forces of nature. Risk
management can take many forms including:
a) a risk model to demonstr
demonstrate
ate the event probability
probabilit y based on industry accepted models
e.g., earthquake or lightning);
b)
risk avoidan
avoidance
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c)
resiliency and redundancy, at both a systems and facilities level; and
d) replicating applications and data between data centers.
4.4
Consideration
or
involvement
o
professionals
Data centers are designed to support the requirements of large quantities of computer and
telecommunications equipment. Therefore, telecommunications and information technology
professionals and specifications should be involved in the design of the data center from its
inception. In addition to the space, environmental, adjacency, and operational requirements for
the computer and telecommunications equipment, data center designs need to address the
requirements o the telecommunications pathways and spaces specified in this Standard.
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are configured to create the total system.
The basic elements of the data center cabling system structure are the following:
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RELATED TOPOLOGIES
General
The data center requires spaces dedicated to supporting the telecommunications infrastructure.
Telecommunications spaces shall be dedicated to support telecommunications cabling and
equipment. Typical spaces found within a data center generally include the entrance room, main
distribution
distrib
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distribution
bution area
area IDA), horizontal distri
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MDA and EDA, not all of these spaces may be present within the data center. These spaces shall
be sized to accommodate the anticipated end-state size and demand forecast for all data center
phases. These spaces should also be planned to provide for growth and transition to evolving
technologies. These spaces may or may not be walled off or otherwise separated from the other
computer room spaces.
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telecommunication s spaces include
in clude the entrance room,
room, main distribution
distributi on area
MDA), interme
intermediate
diate distribution area IDA), horizontal distributi
distribution
on area HDA), zone distribution
area ZDA) and equipment distributio
distribution
n area EDA).
The entrance room is the space used for the interface between data center structured cabling
system and inter-building cabling, for both access provider and customer-owned cabling. This
space includes the access provider demarcation hardware and access provider equipment. The
entrance room may be located outside the computer room if the data center is in a building that
includes general purpose offices or other types of spaces outside the data center. The entrance
room may also be outside the computer room for improved security, as it avoids the need for
access provider technicians to enter the computer room. Data centers may have multiple
entrance rooms to provide additional redundancy or to avoid exceeding maximum cable lengths
for access provider-provisioned circuits.
The entrance room interfaces with the computer room through the MDA. In some cases, the
secondary entrance rooms may have cabling to IDAs or HDAs to avoid exceeding maximum
cable lengths for access provider-provisioned circuits. The entrance room may be adjacent to or
combined with the MDA.
The MDA inclu
includes
des the
the main
main cross-connect MC), which
which is the central point of distribution for the
data cente
centerr structured cabling system and may include a horizontal cross-conne
cross-c onnect
ct HC) when
equipment areas are served directly from the MDA. This space is inside the computer room; it
may be located in a dedicated room in a multi-tenant data center for security. Every data center
shall have at least one MDA. The computer room core routers, core LAN switches and core SAN
switches are often located in the MDA, because this space is the hub of the cabling infrastructure
for the data center. Access provider provisioning equipment is often located in the MDA rather
than in the entrance room to avoid the need for a second entrance room due to circuit length
restrictions.
The MDA may serve one or more IDAs, HDAs, and EDAs within the data center and one or more
telecommunications rooms located outside the computer room space to support office spaces,
operations center and other external support rooms.
The IDA may serve one or more HDAs and EDAs within the data center, and one or more
telecommunications rooms located outside the computer room space.
The HDA is used to serve the EDAs when the HC is not located in the MDA or an IDA. Therefore,
when used, the HDA may include the HC, which is the distributor for cabling to the EDAs. The
HDA is inside the computer
compu ter room,
room, but may be located in a dedicated room within the computer
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KeyboardNideo/
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switches for the
the end equipment located
located in the EDAs. A data center
may have computer room spaces located on multiple floors with each floor being serviced by its
own HC. Some data centers may require no HDAs, as the entire computer room may be able to
be supported from the MDA. However, a typical data center will have several HDAs.
The EDA is the space allocated for end equipment, including computer systems and
telecommunications equipment (e.g., servers, mainframe, and storage arrays). These areas shall
not serve the purposes of an entrance room, MDA, IDA, or HOA.
There may be an optional interconnection within a ZDA that is called a consolidation point (see
figure 5 . This consolidation point is between the horizontal cross-connect and the equipment
outlet to facilitate moves, adds, and changes.
6.2.2
Basic data center topology
The basic data center includes a single entrance room, possibly one or more telecommunications
rooms, one MDA, and several HDAs. Figure 6 illustrates the basic data center topology.
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Redu ced data center topologies
Data center designers can consolidate the main cross-connect, and horizontal cross-connect in a
single MDA, possibly as small as a single cabinet or rack. The telecommunications room for
cabling to the support areas and the entrance room may also be consolidated into the MDA in a
reduced data center topology. The reduced data center topology is illustrated in figure 7.
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Distributed data center topologies
Large data centers,
centers , such as data centers located on multiple floors or in multiple rooms, may
require intermediate cross-connects located in IDAs. Each room or floor may have one or more
IDAs.
Multiple telecommunications rooms may be required for data centers with large or widely
separated office and support areas.
In very large data centers,
centers , circuit length restrictions may require multiple entrance rooms . The
data center topology with multiple entrance rooms and IDAs is shown in Figure 8. The primary
entrance room shall not have direct connections to IDAs and HDAs. Although cabling from the
secondary entrance room directly to the IDAs and HDAs is not common practice or encouraged, it
is allowed to meet certain circuit length limitations and redundancy needs .
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6.2.5
Topologies for broadband coaxial cabling
See ANSl/TIA-568.4-D for broadband coaxial cabling system topologies that can be used within
data centers.
6.3
Energy efficient design
6.3.1
General
Energy efficiency should be considered in the design of the data center. Clause 6.3.2 provides
recommendations for design of telecommunications cabling, pathways, and spaces that can
improve energy efficiency. Other methods involving other aspects of the data center design are
described in other publications, including the following documents:
•
ASHRAE,
ASHRA
E, Best Practices for
for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency, Second Edition (2009)
•
ASHRAE, Design Considerati
Considerations
ons for Data and Communicati
Communications
ons Equipment Centers, Second
Edition (2009)
•
ASHRAE, Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments, Fourth Edition, 2015
•
European Commission
Commission,, 2017 Best Practices for EU Code of Conduct on Data Centres,
Version 8.1.0 (2017)
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6.3.2
6.3.2.1
Energy efficiency recommendations
General
By their nature, data centers consume large amounts of energy, most of which is converted to
heat, requiring serious consideration to cooling efficiencies. There is no single thermal
management architecture that is most energy efficient for all installations. Critical factors unique
to the customer, application, and environment should be carefully evaluated in the start-up and
operational analysis.
6.3.2.2
elecommunications cabling
Overhead telecommunications cabling may improve cooling efficiency and is a best practice
where ceiling heights permit because it can substantially reduce airflow losses due to airflow
obstruction and turbulence caused by under floor cabling and cabling pathways. See ANSl/TIA569-D for additi
additional
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overhead
ad pathways e.g., structural load).
If telecommunications cabling is installed in an under floor space that is also used for cooling,
under floor air obstructions can be reduced by:
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network
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rack switching) that require less cabling;
•
selecting cables with smaller diameters to minimize the volum
volume
e of under
unde r floor cabling;
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utilizing higher strand count optical fibe
fiberr cable
cables
s instead of several lower count optical fiber
cables to minimize the volume of
o f under floor cabling;
•
designing the cabling pathways to minimize adverse impact on under floor airflow
airflow e.g
e.g.,
.,
routing cabling in hot aisles rather than cold aisles so as not to block airflow to ventilated tiles
on cold aisles);
•
designing the cabling layout such that the cabling routes are opposit
opposite
e to the direction of air
flow so that at the origin of airflow there is the minimal amount of cablin
cabling
g to impede flow see
figure 9 for examples); and
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properly sizing pathways and spaces to accommodat
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Routing of tele
telecommun
communicati
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ons cabling within cabinets, racks, and othe
otherr enclosu
enclosure
re systems
should not hamper the proper cooling of the equipment
equip ment within the enclosures e.g., avoid routing
of cabling in front of vents). Sufficient airflow
airflow as required by the
the equipment manufacturer shall
shall be
maintained.
In all cases, change management procedures should be in place and should include the removal
of abandoned cable in accorda
accordance
nce with
with the
the best practices or the AHJ.
AHJ. This assures pathways
remain neat so as to not create a weight issue overhead or air dams in under floor systems.
6.3.
6.
3.2.
2.3
3
Telecomm unications pathways
Telecommunications pathways should be placed in such a manner as to minimize disruption to
airflow to and from equipment. For example, if placed under the access floor they should not be
placed under ventilated tiles or where they disrupt the flow of air into or out of air conditioning
equipment.
Consider computational fluid dynamics CFO) models for large data centers to optimize location
of
air conditioning equipment, equipment enclosures, air return,
air telecommunications
vents, and ventilatedpathways,
tiles.
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elecommunications
spaces
Consider use of enclosures or enclosure systems that impr
improve
ove cooling efficiency :
•
cabinets with isolated air-supply;
•
cabinets with isolated air-return;
•
cabinets with in-cabi
in-cabinet
net cooling systems;
•
hot-aisle containment or cold-aisle containment syste
systems
ms..
Routing of cabling and cable pathways should not compromise the efficiency of the enclosure or
enclosure system . For example, cable openings in the enclosure or enclosure system should use
brushes
brushe
s or
o r grommets to minimize loss of air.
Commercially produced hardware and accessories specifically intended to prevent cold and hot
air from mixing should be installed to improve energy efficiency. This may include:
•
Blanking panels in unused rack unit positions
•
Blanks in open port or module locations in patch panels
•
Angled covers above and below angled patch panels or a group of continuous angled patch
panels
•
Panels, seals, and grommets to prevent air bypass between the cabinet rails and the side of
the cabinets
•
Seals between the floor and the bottom of the cabinets front, side, and rear depending on
the containment and cabinet design)
•
Seals or side panels between
between cabinets with different front rail depths.
Equipment with different environmental requirements should be segregated into different spaces
to allow equipment with less restrictive environmental requirements to be operated in spaces in a
more
mor
e energy-efficient environm
environment.
ent.
Consider allocating and designing separate spaces dedicated to high density equipment so that
the entire data center is not powered and cooled for the equipment with the greatest energy
demands . It is recommended to use a cooling system that is able to vary the volume of air as
needed.
Equipment should match the airflow design for the enclosures and computer room space in which
they are
are placed. This generally means tha
thatt equi
equipment
pment should
should be mounted in cabinets/racks with
air intakes facing the cold-aisle and air exhau
exhausts
sts facing the hot-aisle. Equi
Equipment
pment with non
standard airflow may require specially designed enclosures or air baffles to avoid disruption of
proper air flow.
Cabinets and racks should be provisioned with power strips that permit monitoring of power and
cooling levels to ensure that enclosures do not exceed designed power and cooling levels.
levels .
Use energy efficient
efficie nt lighting and lighting schemes see 6.4.2.5).
6.4.2.5).
Avoid exterior windows and sky lights in computer rooms and other environmentally controlled
telecommunications spac
spaces.
es.
Consider operation and design practices that minimize the need to cool unneeded equipment and
spaces.
•
Build the compu
computer
ter room in phases or zones, only building and occupying spaces as needed.
•
In occupied data centers, institute a process to identify and remove equipment that is no
longer needed or to identify and consolidate e.g ., virtualize)
virtualize) underutilized equipment.
•
Install monitoring equipment and perform periodic
periodi c reporting of total data cent
center
er energy use
and energy use of individual systems such as power distribution units, air conditioning units,
and IT equipment
equip ment cabinets/racks.
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Consider air baffles and temporary room dividers that can be moved and adjusted as needed .
Any temporary room dividers shall not create a code violation.
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Common requirements for comput
computer
er rooms and entrance rooms
641
General
The requirements of these sections apply to computer rooms, entrance rooms, and if they are
separate rooms - the rooms containing MDAs,
MDAs, IDAs, and HDAs.
HDAs.
The rooms shall meet the requirements for distributor rooms in ANSl/TIA-569-D with additional
requirements, exceptions and allowances as specified in 6.4 through 6.11.
642
6421
Architectural design
design
Location
The room should not have exterior windows, as exterior windows increase heat load and reduce
security.
6422
Size
The room shall be sized to meet the known requirements of specific equipment including proper
clearances; this information can be obtained from the equipment provider(s). Sizing should
include projected future as well as present requirements. See Annex D regarding data center
space considerations.
6423
Guidelines for other equipment
UPS containing flooded-cell batteries should be located in a separate room .
6424
Ceiling height
The minimum height of the room shall be 2.6 m (8.5 ft) from the finished floor to any obstruction
such as sprinklers, lighting fixtures, overhead cable tray or cameras. Cooling requirements or
racks/cabinets taller than 2.13 m 7 ft) may dictate higher ceiling heights. A minimum of 460 mm
(18 in) clearance shall be maintained from water sprinkler heads.
6425
Lighting
Lighting fixtures should be located above aisles between cabinets rather than directly above
cabinets or overhead cable pathway systems.
Emergency lighting and signs shall be properly placed per AHJ such that an absence of primary
lighting will not hamper emergency exit.
It is recommended that a three-level lighting protocol be used in data centers depending on
human occupancy:
•
Level 1: data center unoccupied
unoccupied - lighti
lighting
ng should be sufficient
sufficient to allow effective use of video
surveillance equipment.
surveillance
•
Level 2: initial entry into the data center - motion sensors should be used to activate lights in
the immediate area of entry and be programmed to illuminate aisles and passageways.
Sufficient lighting should be provided to allow safe passage through the space and to permit
identification via security cameras.
•
Level 3: occupied space - when the
the data
data center is occupied for purposes of maintenance or
interaction with equipment, lighting shall be 500 lux in the horizontal plane and 200 lux in the
vertical plane, measured 1 m 3 ft) above the finished floor in the middle of all aisles between
cabinets. In data centers larger than 230 m2 (2500 ft 2 zone lighting is recommended that
provides Level 3 in the immediate area of work and Level 2 in all other zones.
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Optional override: lighting in all zones at level 3.
To allow improved energy efficiency and control, energy efficient lighting (e.g., LED) should be
considered as an option to implement the three-level lighting protocol, depending on human
occupancy and function in data centers.
6426
Doors
Doors shall be a minimum of 1 m 3 ft) wide and 2.13 m 7 ft) high, with 2.44 m (8 ft) or higher
recommended, or larger as required by AHJ, and should be sized to accommodate the largest
expected equipment.
equipme nt. The door shall have no doorsills and
and be hinged to open outward (code
permitting), slide side-to-side, or be removable. Doors shall be fitted with locks and have either no
center posts or removable center posts to facilitate access for large equipment. Exit requirements
for the room shall meet the requirements of the AHJ.
6427
Floor loading
A structural engineer
enginee r shall be consulted
consulted during the design to specify the floor loading limit.
limit. The
minimum distributed floor loading capacity shall be 7.2 kPA (150 lbf/ ft 2 . The recommended
distributed floor loading capacity is 12 kPA (250 lbf/ ft 2 . Floors should be appropriately reinforced
if equipment exceeding these specifications is anticipated. This requirement also applies in the
case of relocation of equipment at a later time. If extensive relocation is anticipated, the entire
floor should be appropriately reinforced.
The floor shall also have a minimum of 1.2 kPA (25 lbf/ ft 2 hanging capacity for supporting loads
that are suspended from the bottom of the floor (for example, cable ladders suspended from the
ceiling of the floor below). The recommended hanging capacity of the floor is 2.4 kPA (50 lbf/ ft 2 .
Refer to Telcordia specification GR-63 regarding floor loading capacity measurement and test
methods.
6428
Plywood backboards
Where wall terminations are to be used for protectors and termination hardware, adequate wall
space for all anticipated protectors and termination hardware shall be covered with 19 mm (3/4
inch) plywood. The backboard shall be 1.2 m 4 ft) x 2.4 m 8 ft sheets, mounted vertically, and
with the bottom of the plywood mounted 150 mm (6 in) AFF with the best side toward the room.
Plywood shall be A/C grade and finished with two coats of white fire retardant paint. Plywood
shall be painted prior to installation of any equipment. Plywood shall be permanently fastened to
the wall by means of wall anchors utilizing galvanized, zinc plated, or stainless-steel hardware
with a flat head. Finished installation shall have flush appearance with countersunk screw heads
to prevent splitting of the plywood. Drywall screws are not acceptable.
6429
Uninterruptable power notificat
notification
ion
Entrance doors into a room where equipment is powered by uninterruptable power systems
should bear the following warning on the exterior side of door:
WARNING - Uni
WARNING
Uninte
nterru
rrupti
ptible
ble power is present in this area
area.. Powe r will be present at
equipment even in the event of a total building shutdown at the main service disconnect.
The sign shall be as required
required by AHJ.
AHJ. If there are no requirements, then the sign should be
permanently affixed to the door and be made mechanically to be both high visibility and high
contrast with red laminate and white engraved letters that are 50 mm 2 in) minimum in height.
6 4 2 10 Signage
Signage should be developed within the security plan of the building.
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6.4.2.11 Seismic considerations
Specifications for related facilities shall accommodate the applicable seismic zone requirements .
Refer to Telcordia specification GR-63 for more information regarding seismic considerations.
6.4.3
Environmental design
6.4.3.1
Environment
of the computer room should be a M l C E environment ANSl/TIA-568.0-D).
The location the
Alternatively,
computer room should be designed to create an environment compatible with
M hC E classifications.
6.4.3.2
Contaminants
The operating environment shall conform to environmental conditions defined as a C1
classification in ANSl
ANSl/TIA-56
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8.0-D. Common methods to ensure meeting C1 classification include
vapor barriers, positive
positi ve room pressure where permitted by the
the AHJ), or absolut
absolute
e filtration.
6.4.3.3
HVAC
6.4.
6.
4.3.
3.3.
3.1
1
Opera tion
tional
al paramet ers
Temperature and humidity shall be maintained to meet the requirements and should meet the
recommendations for Classes A or A2 in ANSl/TIA-569-D.
6.4.3.3.2
Continuous operation
HVAC shall be provided on a 24 hours-per-day, 365 days-per-year basis. If the building system
cannot assure continuous operation, stand-alone unit s) shall be provided for the room.
6.4.3.3.3
Standby operation
The HVAC system should be supported by the data center standby generator system, if one is
installed. If the room does not have a dedicated standby generator system, the room HVAC
should be connected to the building standby generator system, if one is installed.
6.4.3.4
Radio sources
Consult with the information technology and telecommunications equipment manufacturers
regarding the use of or restriction of wireless and radio systems in the room.
6.4.3.5
Batteries
If batteries are used for backup, adequate ventilation and spill containment as required shall be
provided. Refer to applicable codes and standards e.g., OSHA CFR 1926.441) for requirements.
6.4.3.6
Vibration
Refer to Telcordia specification GR-63 for more information regarding vibration testing.
6.4.4
6.4.4.1
Electrical design
Power
The room shall have duplex convenience outlets for power tools, cleaning equipment, and
equipment not suitable to plug into equipment cabinet power strips. The convenience outlets
should not be on the same power distribution units PDUs) or electrical panels as the electrical
circuits used for the telecommunications and computer equipment in the room. The convenience
outlets shall be located on columns and along the room walls, with a minimum of one
convenience
convenien
ce outlet per wall or as required by the AHJ.
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Standby power
The room electrical panels should be supported by a UPS. The UPS should be supported by a
generator. If present, the generator shall be adequately sized to handle the full load including any
potential harmonic load generated by the UPS and other connected load. Where no dedicated
data center generator is installed, provisions should be made to connect the UPS and other data
center equipment to the building generator.
6.4.4.3 Bonding and grounding (earthing)
Refer to ANSl/TIA-607-C for bonding and grounding requirements for computer rooms, entrance
rooms, distributor rooms, equipment cabinets, and racks.
6.4.5
Fire protection
The fire protection systems and hand-held fire extinguishers shall comply with NFPA-75 or
applicable regional code for fire extinguishers used in data centers. Sprinkler systems should be
pre-action systems.
6.4.6
Water infiltration
Where risk of water ingress exists, a means of evacuating water from the space shall be provided
(e.g., a floor drain, water vacuum). Additionally, at least one drain or other means for evacuating
water should be provided. Any water and drain pipes that run through the room should be located
away from and not directly above equipment in the room.
Any water drains that are deployed should be fitted with a means to prevent ingress of liquids or
vermin into the room. Any floor drains below ground level shall be equipped with a backflow
prevention device. The use of leak detectors is recommended where ever there are floor drains.
6.4. 7
Access
Doors should provide access to authorized personnel only. Additionally, access to the room shall
comply with the requirements of
o f the AHJ.
AHJ. For
F or additional information on monitoring computer room
access, see Annex F
6.5
Computer room requirements
651
General
The computer room is an environmentally controlled space that serves the sole purpose of
supporting equipment and cabling directly related to the computer systems, data storage
systems, and other telecommunications systems.
The floor layout should be consistent with equipment and facility providers requirements, such
such
as:
•
floor loading requirements including equipment, cables, patch cords
cords,, and media (static
(static
concentrated load, static uniform floor load, dynamic rolling load);
•
service clearance requirem
requirements
ents (clearance requirements on each side of the equipment
required for adequate servicing of the equipment);
•
air flow requireme
requirements;
nts;
•
mounting requirements;
•
power requirements and DC circuit length restrictions; and
•
equip ment connect
equipment
connectivity
ivity length requirements (for example, maximum channel lengths to
peripherals and consoles).
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Location
When selecting the computer room site, avoid locations that are restricted by building
components that limit expansion such as elevators, building core, outside walls, or other fixed
building walls. Accessibility for the delivery o large equipment to the equipment room should be
provided (see ANSl/TIA-569-D).
6.5.3
Environment
Envir
onmental
al design
HVAC
be
If the computer
room
doestonot
dedicated
HVAC
system,
the computer
shall not
located
with ready
access
the have
main aHVAC
delivery
system
. A computer
room room
is typically
recognized as such by the AHJ unless it has a dedicated HVAC, or utilizes the main building
HVAC and has automatic dampers installed.
6.5.4
Electrical
Electr
ical design
Separate supply circuits serving the computer room shall be provided and terminated in their own
electrical panel or panels.
The power shutdown requirements for computer room equipment are mandated by the AHJ and
vary by jurisdiction.
6.6
661
Entrance room requirements
General
The entrance room is a space, preferably a room, in which access provider-owned facilities
interface with the data center cabling system . It typically houses telecommunications access
provider equipment and is the location where access providers typically hand off circuits to the
customer. This hand-off point is called the demarcation point. It is where the telecommunications
access provider s responsibility for the circuit typically ends and the customer s responsibility for
the circuit begins.
The entrance room will house entrance pathways,
pathways , protector blocks for balanced twisted-pair and
coaxial entrance cables, termination equipment for access provider cables, access provider
equipment, and termination equipment for cabling to the computer room.
6.6.2
Location
The entrance room should be located to ensure that maximum circuit lengths from the access
provider demarcation points to the end equipment are not exceeded. The maximum circuit
lengths need to include the entire cable route, including patch cords, changes in height, and cable
management routing within racks or cabinets . Annex A provides specific circuit lengths (from
demarcation point to end equipment) to consider when planning entrance room locations.
NOTE: Repeaters can be used to extend circuits beyond the lengths specified in
Annex A
The entrance rooms may either be located inside or outside the computer room space. Security
concerns may dictate that the entrance rooms are located outside the computer room to avoid the
need for access provider technicians to access the computer
compute r room
room.. However,
H owever, in larger data
centers, circuit length concerns may require that the entrance room be located in the computer
room.
Cabling in the entrance rooms should use the same cable distribution (overhead or under floor)
as used in the computer room; this will minimize cable lengths as it avoids a transition from
overhead cable trays to under floor cable trays .
6.6.3
Quantity
Large data centers may require multiple entrance rooms to support some circuit types throughout
the computer room space and/or to provide additional redundancy.
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The additional entrance rooms may have their own entrance pathways for dedicated service
feeds from the access providers. Alternatively, the additional entrance rooms may be subsidiaries
of the primary entrance room, in which case the access provider service feeds come from the
primary entrance room.
6.6.4
Entrance conduit routing under access floor
If the entrance room is located in the computer room space, the entrance conduit runs should be
designed to avoid interfering with airflow, chilled water piping and other cable routing under the
access floor.
6.6.5
Access provider and service provider spaces
Access provider and service provider spaces for data centers are typically located either in the
entrance room or in the computer room. Refer to ANSl/TIA-569-D for information on access
provider and service provider spaces.
The access provider and service provider spaces in single user data center entrance rooms
typically do not require partitions because access to the data center entrance rooms is carefully
controlled. Access and service providers that lease space in the computer room typically require
secure access to their spaces.
6.6.6
Building entrance terminal
Outside terminals are typically used when the entrance connection is located in a closure on an
outside wall of a building. Inside terminals are used when the outside cable will be connected to
the inside distribution cabling system. Refer to ANSl/TIA-568.0-D, ANSl/TIA-569-D and
ANSl/TIA-758-B for additional information on entrance facilities and entrance facility connections.
6.6.7
6.6.7.1
Architectural design
General
The decision of providing a room or open area should be based on security with consideration to
both access and incidental contact), the need for wall space for protectors, entrance room size,
and physical location.
6.6. 7 2
Size
The entrance room shall be sized to meet known and projected maximum requirements for:
for :
•
•
•
•
•
backboard and frame space for termination of access provider and campus cabling;
access provid
provider
er racks;
customer-owned equipment to be located in the entrance room;
demarcation racks including termination hardware for cabling to the comput
computer
er room
room;;
pathways.
The amount of space required for the entrance room is related more closely to the number of
access providers, number of circuits, and type of circuits to be terminated in the room than to the
size of the data center. Meet with all access providers to determine their initial and future space
requirements. See Annex B for more information regarding access provider coordination and
access provider demarcation.
Space should also be provided for campus cabling. Cables containing metallic components,
including optical fiber cables with metallic components, shall be terminated with protectors in the
entrance room. The protectors may either be wall-mounted or frame-mounted. The space for
protectors shall be located as close as practical to the point of entrance of the cables into the
building. Optical fiber campus cables may be terminated in the main cross-connect instead of the
entrance room if they have no metallic components for example, cable
cable sheath or strength
member). Refer to applicable codes regarding entrance cable and entrance cable termination
requirements.
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Environmental design
Consider having dedicated air conditioning for the entrance room. If the entrance room has
dedicated air conditioning, then air conditioning equipment should be powered by panel boards
which
whic
h have redundant
redunda nt power
powe r e.g.
e.g.,, generato
ge neratorr or alternativ
alternative
e power source). HVAC for the
the
equipment in the entrance room should have the same degree of redundancy and backup as the
HVAC and power for the computer room.
6 6 7 4 Electrical design
Consider having dedicated PDUs and UPS fed power panels for the entrance room. The quantity
of electrical circuits for entrance rooms depends on the requirements of the equipment to be
located in the room.
room. The entrance rooms shall use the same electrical backup systems UPS and
generators) as that used for the computer room. The degree of redundancy for entrance room
mechanical and electrical systems shall be the same as that for the computer room.
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Main distribution area
General
The main distribut
distribution
ion area
area MDA) is the central space where the point of distribution for the
structured cabling system in the data center is located. The data center shall have at least one
MDA. The core routers and core switches for the data center networks are often located in or
near the MDA.
In data
as disaster
centers
are used
multiplefacilities,
organizations,
such
data centers,
web
hosting
datathat
centers,
and by
colocation
the MDA
should
be in a recovery
secure space.
672
Location
The MDA should be centrally located to avoid exceeding maximum length restrictions for the
applications to be supported, including maximum cable lengths for access provider circuits served
out of the entrance room.
673
Facility requirements
If the MDA is in an enclosed room, consider dedicated HVAC, PDU, and UPS fed power panels
for this area.
If the MDA has dedicated air conditioning then the air conditioning equipment should be powered
and controlled by panel boards which
which have redundant power e.g., generat
generator
or or alternative power
source).
The architectural, mechanical, and electrical requirements .for the MDA are the same as that for
the computer room.
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Intermediate
Intermedia
te distribution area
General
The intermediate distribution area
area IDA) is the space that supports the intermediate cross
connect. It may be used to provide a second level cabling subsystem Cabling Subsystem 2) in
data centers too large to be accommodated with only Cabling
Cabling Subsystem 3 cabling from the
the
MDA)) and
MDA
and Cabling Subsystem
Subsyst em 1 cabling from
from HDAs to EDAs). The IDA is optional and may
include active equipment.
In data centers that are used by multiple organizations, such as disaster recovery data centers,
web hosting data centers, and colocation facilities, the IDA should be in a secure space.
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Location
The IOA should be centrally located to avoid exceeding maximum length restrictions for the
applications to be supported, including maximum cable lengths for access provider circuits served
out of the entrance room.
683
Facility requirements
The facility requirements
requirements of an IOA are the same as that for an HOA see 6.9.
6.9.3)
3)..
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691
Horizontal distribution area
General
The horizontal distribution area
area HOA) is the space that supports cabling to the EOAs and
optionally ZOAs. The LAN, SAN, console, and KVM switches that support the end equipment are
also typically located in the HOA. The MOA may serve as a HOA for nearby equipment or for the
entire computer room .
There should be a minimum of one horizontal cross-connect
cross-c onnect HC) per floor . The HC may be in a
HOA, IOA, or MOA. Additional HOAs may be required to support equipment beyond the horizontal
cable length limitation .
The maximum number of connections per HOA should be adjusted based on cable tray capacity,
leaving room in the cable trays for future cabling .
In data centers that are used by multiple organizations, such as disaster recovery data centers,
web hosting data centers, and colocation facilities, the HOA should be in a secure space.
692
Location
The HOAs should be located to avoid exceeding maximum backbone and horizontal cabling
lengths for the media types.
693
Facility
Facilit
y requiremen
requirements
ts
If the HOA is in an enclosed room, consideration regarding a dedicated HVAC, POUs, and UPS
fed power panels for the HOA should be taken.
If the HOA has dedicated air conditioning, then they should be powered by panel boards which
have redundant power e .g., generator or alternative power source).
The architectural, mechanical, and electrical requirements for the HOA are the same as that for
the computer room .
6 10 Zone distribution area
To avoid cable congestion a ZOA should be limited to 288 cables,
cables , particularly for enclosures
meant to be placed overhead or under 2 ft
ft.. x 2 ft . or 600 mm x 600 mm) access floor tiles.
Cross-connection shall not be used in the ZOA.
ZOA . No more than one ZOA shall be used within the
same horizontal cable run.
There shall be no active equipment in the ZOA.
ZOA .
NOTE: Category 8 channel topologies do not contain a ZOA.
6 11
Equipment distribution areas
The EOAs are spaces allocated for end equipment , including computer systems and
communications equipment.
The end equipment is typically floor standing equipment or equipment mounted in cabinets or
racks.
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Horizontal cables are terminated in EDAs on equipment outlets. Sufficient power receptacles and
connecting hardware should be provided for each equipment cabinet and rack to minimize patch
cord and power cord lengths.
6.12 Telecommu
Telecommunicatio
nications
ns room
data centers, the telecommunications room (TR) is a space that supports cabling to areas
outside the computer room. The TR is normally located outside the computer room but, if
necessary, it can be combined with a MDA, IDA, or HOA
In
The data center may support more than one telecommunications room if the areas to be served
cannot be supported from a single telecommunications room.
The telecommunication
telecommunication rooms sha
shallll meet the specifications of ANSl/TIA-569-0.
ANSl/TIA-56 9-0.
6.13
6.1
3 Data center suppor
supportt areas
areas
The data center support areas are spaces outside the computer room that are dedicated to
supporting the data center facility. These may include but are not limited to: the operation center,
support personnel offices, security rooms, electrical rooms, mechanical rooms, storage rooms,
equipment staging rooms, and loading docks.
The administrative and support areas shall be cabled similarly to standard office areas, as per
ANSl/TIA-568.1-D. The operation center consoles and security consoles will require larger
numbers of cables than standard work area requirements. The quantity should be determined
with
thefor
assistance
of the operations
and technical
staff. The
may also require
cabling
large wall-mounted
or ceiling-mounted
displays
(e.g.,operation
monitors center
and televisions).
The electrical rooms, mechanical rooms, storage rooms, equipment staging rooms, and loading
docks should have at least one wall phone each. The electrical and mechanical rooms should
also have at least one data connection for access to the facility management system.
If the data center serves a critical function for an enterprise, consider terminating
telecommunications cabling for the data center support areas and office space from
telecommunications rooms outside the computer room.
6.14 Cabinets and
and racks
racks
6 14 1
General
Cabinets and racks shall meet the specifications of ANSl/TIA-569-D.
provide adequate space for telecommunications cabling and power strips and also factoring
for the increasing depths of equipment, cabinets and racks should be 1200 mm (48 in) deep for
new installations. Additionally
Additionally,, it is recommended to consider cabinets that are greater than
600mm (24 in) wide to accommodate management of cabling and avoid routing of cabling behind
equipment exhausts where they may obstruct proper airflow.
To
6.14.2
Hot and
and cold aisles
Where alignment of cabinets is used to separate hot air and cold air, cabinets and racks shall be
arranged in an alternating pattern, with fronts of cabinets/racks facing each other in a row to
create hot and cold aisles. More efficient methods of hot or cold air contai
containment
nment may
may not
require the orientation of cabinet/racks in a hot aisle/cold aisle configuration.
Cold aisles are in front of racks and cabinets. If there is an access floor, distribution of power
cables or busbars can be installed under the raised floor. Alternatively, power cables or busbars
can be installed overhead.
Hot aisles are behind racks and
and cabinets. If there is an access floor, cable trays for
telecommunications cabling should be located under the access floor in the hot aisles.
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If installed underfloor
telecommunications
cables should be
under the hot aisle
Rear
.Cabinets
If they are uneven, cold
aisles should be the
larger ones to possibly
provide more cool air
and to provide more
where equipment is
typically installed
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cold
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tile grid
When placed on access floor, cabinets and racks shall be arranged so that they permit tiles in the
front and rear of the cabinets and racks to be lifted. Cabinets should be aligned with either the
front or rear edge along the edge of the floor tile. Racks should be placed such that the threaded
rods that secure the racks to the slab will not penetrate an access floor stringer.
6.14.4 Access
floor
tile cuts
Where under floor cooling is utilize
utilized,
d, floor
flo or tile cuts should only be used
use d to:
•
accomm odate cabinet vents or cooling systems, or
•
route cables from under floor to abov e floo
floor.
r.
In all cases, floor tile openings should be designed to seal, as tight as possible, against the
penetrations to
to minimize loss of under floor air pressure. Brushes, flaps, or other methods to
contain static air pressure should be used.
Floor tile cuts for cabinets should be placed under the cabinets or other location where the floor
tile cut will not create a tripping hazard.
Floor tile cuts for racks should be placed either: under the vertical cable managers between the
racks, or under the rack (at the opening between the bottom angles). Generally, placing the floor
tile cut under the vertical cable managers is preferable as it allows equipment to be located at the
bottom of the rack.
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The floor tile cuts shall not reduce the strength of the floor tile below the floor loading
requirements specified in 6.4.2.7. One method is to draw a cross over the raised floor tile
between the four corners and make a cut out where it does not touch any of the lines see Figure
11 below.
Draw a
Figure
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NOT
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NOT
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: Tile cuts should not be where it touches any of the lines on a cross formed by
the corners of the tile
Installation of racks on access floors
Seismic cabinets and racks shall be appropriately secured either directly to the building structure
or other means (e.g., seismic platform).
Where cabinets and racks are secured directly to the building it will need to be done so in
accordance with guidance provided by the AHJ or a structural engineer.
Where threaded rods are used, the top shall be covered using domed nuts or other methods.
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Racks and cabinets in entrance room MDAs IDAs and HDAs
480 mm (19 in) racks are typically used for patch panels and equipment. Service providers may
also install their own equipment in the entrance room in either 585 mm (23 in) racks or proprietary
cabinets.
A vertical cable manager shall be installed between each pair of racks and at both ends of every
row of racks. Vertical cable management shall be sized by calculating the maximum projected
cable fill
fill,, including a minimum 50
additional growth factor (see ANSl/TI
ANSl/TIA-569A-569-D).
D). Where
projected cable fill information is not available, consider deploying 250 mm (10 in) wide vertical
cable managers. The cable managers should extend from the floor to the top of the racks.
Horizontal cable management, either integrated into the patch panel or as horizontal cable
managers
adjacent
to each patch panel, should be. provided, unless the patch panels
are
angled installed
and there
is adequate vertical cable management. Where used, the preferred ratio of
horizontal cable management RUs to patch panels RUs is 1: 1.
The vertical cable management, horizontal cable management, and slack storage should be
adequate to ensure that the cables can be neatly dressed and that bend radius requirements
specified in ANSl/TIA-568.0-D are met.
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CENTER CABLING SYSTEMS
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Data center cabling generally supports multiple device types and applications in the same
environment.
7.2
721
hoosing media
General
Cabling specified by this document is applicable to different application requirements within the
data center environment. Depending upon the characteristics of the individual application,
choices with respect to transmission media should be made. In making this choice, factors to be
considered include:
•
flexibility
flexib
ility with respect to supported services;
•
required useful life of cabling;
•
facility/site
facility
/site size and occupan
occupantt population;
•
data through
throughput
put within the cabling system; and
•
equipment vendor recommendations or specificat
specifications.
ions.
Selection of termination hardware should consider needs for proper labeling, cable routing, cable
management, and ability to insert and remove cords without disrupting existing or adjacent
connections.
Consider preterm
preterminated
inated cabling to reduce installation time and improve consistency and quality of
terminations .
terminations.
7.2.
7.
2.2
2
Cable fir
fire
e rating requ irem
irements
ents
Cable fire-rating requirements vary by installation conditions and jurisdiction . Consult the AHJ
before deciding on the type of cable to use under access floors.
NOTE - Consider the selection
selection of cable types e.g.
e.g.,, plenum-rated) and
and fire suppress
suppression
ion
practices that minimize damage to equipment and the facility in the event of fire
7.3
Horizontal
731
abling
General
The horizontal cabling extends from the equipment outlet to the horizontal cross-connect.
The following partial listing of common services and systems should be considered when the
horizontal cabling is designed:
•
voice, modem, and facsimile teleco
telecommunica
mmunications
tions service;
•
premises switching equipment;
•
computer and telecommunications management connect
connections;
ions;
•
optical tap modules;
•
keyboard/video/mouse KVM) connections
connections;;
•
data communications;
•
wide area networks WAN);
•
local area networks LAN);
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storage area networks (SAN); and
•
other building signaling systems (building automation systems such as fire, security, power,
HVAC, EMS, etc.).
In addition to satisfying today s telecommunication requirements, the horizontal cabling should be
planned to reduce ongoing maintenance and relocation. It should also accommodate future
equipment, applications and service changes. Consideration should be given to accommodating
a diversity of user applications in order to reduce or eliminate the probability of requiring changes
to the horizontal cabling as equipment needs evolve. The horizontal cabling can be accessed for
reconfiguration under the access floor or overhead on cable tray systems. However, in a properly
planned facility, disturbance of the horizontal cabling should only occur during the addition of new
cabling.
7.3.2
Topology
Each equipment outlet in the equipment distribution area (EDA) shall be connected via horizontal
cable to a horizontal cross-connect in the horizontal distribution area (HOA), intermediate
distribution area (IDA
(IDA),
), or main distribution area (MDA) as shown in Figure 12.
Horizontal cabling shall contain no more than one consolidation point in the zone distribution area
(ZDA) between the horizontal cross-connect and the equipment outlet. Refer to clause 6.10 for
additional information regarding ZDAs.
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DA
EO
part of the category 8
channel topology
HC
NOTE: category 8 channels do not contain a cross-connect or a CP
Figure 12: Typical horizontal cabling using a star topology
7.3.3
Horizontal cabling length
The horizontal cabling length shall meet the requirements of ANSl/TIA-568.0-D. The maximum
horizontal cabling length for supporting 25 Gb/s and higher speed balanced twisted-pair
applications shall be 30 m (98 ft) assuming a 24 m (78 ft) permanent link length and 6 m (20 ft) of
cords with an insertion loss de-rating factor of 1 2 .
The maximum length of horizontal coaxial cabling from the MDA shall be as specified in Annex A
of this Standard for the type of applications intended to run over the coaxial cabling.
7.3.4
Direct attach cabling
The use of direct attach cabling as an alternative to structured cabling should be limited to
specific use cases. Direct attach cabling between rows is not recommended. Any direct attach
cabling should be routed in cable management or accessible pathways, and not interfere with
fixed cabling. Where direct attach cabling is used between cabinets, each end of a cable shall be
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labeled with a permanent label. When direct attach cables are no longer used, the cables shall be
removed.
Cable lengths for direct attach cabling between equipment in the EDA should be no greater than
7 m 23 ft and should be between equipment in immediately i.e. not multiple) adjacent racks
racks or
cabinets in the same row.
Direct attach cabling within distributors
distribut ors MDs, IDs,
IDs, HDs) and entrance spaces should be
constrained within the distributor or entrance space and within a contiguous row.
7.3.5
7.3
.5
Recognized media
Due to the wide range of services and site sizes where horizontal cabling will be used, more than
one transmission medium is recognized. This Standard specifies transmission media, which shall
be used individually or in combination in the horizontal cabling.
Recognized cables, related connecting hardware, jumpers, patch cords, equipment cords, and
zone area cords shall meet the requirements specified in ANSl/TIA-S68.2-D and ANSl/TIA
S68.3-D.
The recognized media are:
•
4-pair 100-oh
100-ohm
m balanc
balanced
ed twisted-pair cable ANSl/TIA-S68.2-D)
ANSl/TIA-S68.2-D) - category 6 category 6A, or
category 8 with category 6A or higher recommended;
•
8SO nm laser-optimized S0/125 um multimode fiber cable OM3, OM4, or OMS ANSl/TIA-
568.3-D),
with OM4
or OMS recommended;
Note: OMS asmultimode
used in this
document, is the
cable
specified
in ANSl/TIA-S68.3-D
using TIA-492AAAE
fibers.
•
single-mode optical fiber cable ANSl/TIA-S68.3-D);
•
7S-ohm 734 and 73S type coaxial
coaxial cable
cable Telcor
Telcordia
dia Technologies
Technologies GR-317
GR-317S)
S) - use
used
d for T-1
T-1,,
T-3, E-1, and E-3 circuits only; and
•
7S-ohm
7S-o
hm broadband coaxial cables as specified in ANSl/TIA-S68.4-D.
Channels constructed from recognized cables, associated connecting hardware, jumpers, patch
cords, equipment cords, and zone area cords shall meet the requirements specified in ANSl/TIA
S68.0-D, ANSl/TIA-S68.2-D, ANSl/TIA-S68.3-D and ANSl/ATIS-0600404 DS3).
See TIA TSB-5019 that describes use cases for category 8 cabling in data centers.
7.3.6
Optical
fiber connectors
InANSl/TIA-604-10)
LCconnection,
new installations,shall
where
or two
fibers
arethan
usedtwo
to fibers
make are
a connection,
the a
connector
be one
used.
Where
more
used to make
the MPO connect
connector
or ANSl/TIA-604-S or ANSl/TIA-6
ANSl/TIA-604-18)
04-18) shall be used. The connector
performance shall comply with ANSl/TIA-S68.3-D. See ANSl/TIA-S68.3-D for polarity guidelines.
7.3.7
7.3
.7
Coaxial
Coaxi
al cable
connectors
Coaxial connectors for 7S-ohm 734 and 73S type coaxial cables shall meet the requirements of
ANSl/ATIS-0600404 and shall additionally meet the following specifications:
•
a charact
characteristic
eristic impedance of 7S-oh
7S-ohm;
m;
•
a maximum insertion loss at 1 MHz to 22.S MHz of 0.02 dB; and
•
a minimum return
return loss at 1 MHz to 22.S MHz of 3S dB.
Annex A permits the use of either TNC or BNC connectors, BNC connectors are recommended.
Coaxial connectors for broadband coaxial cables shall be as specified in ANSl/TIA-S68.4-D - Ftype male connector for series 6 or series 11 cable and S/8-24 male connector for trunk, feeder,
distribution, or braided multipurpose cable.
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General
The function of the backbone cabling is to provide connections between the MDAs, IDAs, HDAs,
telecommunications rooms, and entrance facilities in the data center cabling system. Backbone
cabling consists of the backbone cables, main cross-connects, intermediate cross-connects,
horizontal cross-connects, mechanical terminations, and patch cord or jumpers used for
backbone-to-backbone
backbone-to-bac
kbone cross-connection
cross-connection..
The backbone cabling is expected to serve the needs of the data center occupants for multiple
planning phases, each phase spanning a timeframe from months to years . During each planning
period, the backbone cabling design should accommodate growth and changes in service
requirements without the installation of additional cabling. The length of the planning period is
ultimately dependent on the design logistics including material procurement, transportation,
installation, and specification control.
The backbone cabling shall allow network reconfiguration and future growth without disturbance
of the backbone cabling. The backbone cabling should support different connectivity
requirements, including both the network and physical console connectivity such as: local area
networks, wide area networks , storage area networks, computer channels , equipment console
connections and optical tap modules .
7.4.2
7.4.2.1
Topology
Star topology
The backbone cabling shall meet the hierarchal star topology requirements of ANSl/TIA-568.0-D.
There shall be no more than two hierarchical levels of cross-connects in the backbone cabling.
From the horizontal cross
cross-conn
-connect
ect HC), no more than one cross-connect shall be passed
through to reach the MC. Therefore, connections between any two HCs shall pass through three
or fewer cross-connec
cross-connectt facilities .
Figure 13 shows an example of a typical data center backbone cabling using a star topology
wherein each horizontal cross-connect in the HOA is cabled directly to a main cross-connect in
the MDA.
NOTE: The topology required by this Standard has been selected because of its
acceptance and flexibility in meeting a variety of application requirements. The
limitation to two levels of cross-connects is imposed to limit signal degradation for
passive systems and to simplify moves, adds and changes.
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If the horizontal cabling passes through the HDA, sufficient cable slack shall exist in the HDA to
allow movement of the cables for potential future migration to a cross-connection.
Backbone cabling cross-connects may be located in telecommunications rooms, equipment
rooms, MDAs, IDAs, HDAs or at entrance rooms.
7.4.2.2
Accommodation of non star configurations
The topology in Figure S, through the use of appropriate interconnections, electronics, or
adapters in data center distribution areas, can often accommodate systems that are designed for
non-star configurations such as ring, bus, or tree.
Cabling between HDAs should be permitted to provide redundancy and to avoid exceeding
legacy application length restrictions.
7.4.
7.
4.3
3
Redund ant cabl ing topologies
7.4.4
7.4.
4
Recognized
Recogn
ized media
Redundant topologies can include a parallel hierarchy with redundant distribution areas. These
topologies are in addition to the star topology specified in clauses 7.3.2 and 7.4.2. See clause 9
for additional information.
Due to the wide range of services and site sizes where backbone cabling will be used, more than
one transmission medium is recognized. This Standard specifies transmission media, which shall
be used individually or in combination in the backbone cabling.
The recognized media are:
•
100-ohm balanced
balanced twisted-pair cable
recommended;
ANSl/TIA-S68.2-D) with category 6A or higher
•
8SO nm laser-optimized S0/12S um multimode fiber cable OM3, OM4, or OMS
S68.3-D), with OM4 or OMS recommended;
•
single-mode optica
opticall fiber cable ANSl/TIA-S68
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•
75-ohm broadband coaxial cables as specified in ANSl/TIA-568.4-0.
Channels constructed from recognized cables, associated connecting hardware,
hardware , jumpers, patch
cords , equipment cords, and zone area cords shall meet the requirements specified in ANSl/TIA568.0-0, ANSl/TIA-568.2-0, ANSl/TIA -5 68.3-D and ANSl/ATIS-0600404 (DS3) .
7.4.5
Optical fiber connectors
In new installations, where one or two fibers are used to make a connection, the LC connector
(ANSl/TIA-604-10) shall be used. Where more than two fibers are used to make a connect
conn ection , the
MPO connector (ANSl/TIA-604(ANSl/TIA-604 -5-E or ANSl/TIA-604-18) shall be used
used.. The conne
connector
ctor
performance shall comply with ANSl/TIA-568.3-0. See ANSl/TIA-568.3-0 for polarity guidelines.
7.4.6
7.4.
6
Coaxial cabl
cable
e connectors
Backbone coaxial cabling connectors shall meet the horizontal coaxial cabling connector
specifications
speci
fications in 7.3 .7.
7.4.7
Backbone cabling lengths
Cabling lengths are dependent upon the application and upon the specific media chosen (see
ANSl/TIA-568.0-0 and the specific application standard) . Annex A of this document provides
guidelines for backbone lengths for data center applic
pplica
ations.
7 .5
Centralize d optical fiber cabling
7.5.1
General
Centralized optical fiber cabling shall meet the requirements of ANSl/TIA-568.0-0. In a data
center,, centralized optical fiber cabling Is designed as an alternative to tl1e optical
center
cross-connection located in the HOA when deploying recognized optical fiber cable in the
horizontal in suppor
supportt of centralized electronic
lectronics
s.
7.5.2
Implementation
The specifications of ANSl/TIA-568.0-0 shall be followed. In the cases of modular or
containerized data center units, centralized optical fiber may extend beyond a single building.
To ensure correct fiber polarity, centralized cabling shall be implemented as specified in
ANS /TIA/TIA-568.
568. 3-0.
7.6 Cabling transmission performance and test requirements
7.6.1 General
Transmission performance depends on cable characterist
characteristiics, connecting hardware
hardware,, patch cords
and cross
cross-- con nect wiring, the total number of connections. and the care with which they are
installed
insta
lled and maintained . See ANSl/TIA-568 .0-0 for fie ld test specifications for postpost-installation
performance
performan
ce measurements of
o f cab
cabling
ling designed in accordance with this Standard .
7.6.
7.
6.2
2
Additional requirements for field testing o f 75-ohm coaxial cabling
Coaxial cabling shall be tested for:
•
Center conductor continuity;
•
Shield continuity;
•
Impedance (75-ohms ; and
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Insertion loss less than the maximum specified in table 2 based on the planned applications
for the cable).
Table 2: Maximum Coaxial Cable Insertion Loss
Application - Frequency
Maximum insertion loss from
access provider DSX to
customer equipment
CEPT-1 E-1) - 1 MHz
CEPT-1
CEPT-3
CEPT
-3 E-3
E-3)) - 17.
17.2
2 MHz
T-3 - 22.4 MHz
3.6 dB
6 6dB
6.9 dB
Coaxial cabling should be tested to ensure that end-to-end lengths are shorter than the lengths
specified for the
the planned
planned applications
applications - see Annex
Annex A
The cable tester should be calibrated for velocity of propagation using a sample length of the
cable under test see ANSl/TIA-1152-A). As an alternative, length may be measured or
determined using jacket length markings.
markings.
Note that the maximum lengths and maximum insertion loss values provided in this Standard are
end-to-end from access provider DSX panel to customer equipment including coaxial cable patch
cords.
Additionally, the cabling should be visually inspected for:
•
Obvious damage to cable for example, pinched cable, cuts or abrasion that exposes the
shield);
•
Incorrectt bend radii; and
Incorrec
•
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General
Except where otherwise specified, data center cabling pathways shall adhere to the specifications
of ANSl/TIA-569-D.
Sizing of pathways should consider quantities of cables when the data center is fully occupied
and all expansion areas are
are built. Particular attention is required for adequate capacity of
pathways at entrance rooms, main distribution areas (MDAs), intermediate distribution areas
(IDAs), horizontal distribution areas (HDAs), and intersections of cabling pathways.
Usable cross-section and corresponding maximum capacity should be reduced to allow cables to
exit while maintaining proper bend radius where exiting or routing past fittings such as cable
dropouts.
Optical fiber cords and cables should be installed with continuous cable support and with
radiused cable transition.
Where cables are installed with non-continuous cable support and without radiused cable
transition, the cable should have adequate robustness to maintain required performance.
Examples of such supports are, but not limited to :
•
wire basket trays without solid bottoms,
•
ladders without radiused cross-members or solid bottoms,
•
or hooks without radiused cable supports.
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Security for data center cabling
Telecommunications cabling for data centers shall not be routed through spaces accessible by
the public or by other tenants of the building unless the cables are in enclosed conduit or other
secure pathways. Any maintenance holes, pull boxes, and splice boxes shall be equipped with
locks. Any maintenance holes on building property or under control of the owner shall be locked
and should be monitored by the security system using a camera, remote alarm or both. See
ANSl/TIA-5017 for additional guidelines regarding physical network security.
Telecommunications entrance cabling for data centers should not be routed through a common
equipment room (CER).
Access to pull boxes for data center cabling (entrance cabling or cabling between portions of the
data center) that are located in public spaces or shared tenant spaces should be controlled. The
pull boxes should also be monitored by the data center security system using a camera, remote
alarm or both.
Any splice boxes for data center cabling that are located in public spaces or shared tenant
spaces should be locked and monitored by the data center security system using a camera,
remote alarm or both.
Entrance to utility tunnels used for telecommunications entrance rooms and other data center
cabling should be locked. If the tunnels are used by multiple tenants or cannot be locked,
telecommunications cabling for data centers shall be in solid metallic conduit or other secure
pathway.
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Routing of telecommuni
telecommunications
cations cables
Separation is specified to accommodate the wide variety of equipment that may be present in a
data center, but are not found in a typical office environment or telecommunications room.
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8.
3.1
1
Separ ation betwe
between
en power o r lighting and balanced twisted-p air cables
The distances between power cables or lighting fixtures and balanced twisted-pair cables shall be
maintained per ANSl/TIA-569-D.
It is normally possible to meet the recommended separation distances through proper design and
installation practices.
In data centers that use overhead cable trays, the access headroom between the top of a tray or
runway and the bottom of the tray or runway above shall be provided and maintained as specified
in ANSl/TIA-569-D. This provides adequate separation if the electrical cables are shielded or if
the power cable tray meets the specifications of the clause 8.3.1 and is above the
telecommunications cable tray or runway.
In data centers that employ access floor systems, adequate separation of power and
telecommunications cabling can be accommodated through the following measures:
•
In the main aisles, allocate separate aisles for power and telecommunications cabling, if
possible.
•
Provide both horizont
horizontal
al and vertical
vertical separatio
separation
n of power and
and telecommunications
telecommunications cables
where it is not possible to allocate separate aisles for power and telecommunications cabling
in the main aisles. Provide horizontal separation by allocating different rows of tiles in the
main aisles for power and telecommunications cabling, with the power and
telecommunications cables as far apart from each other as possible. Additionally, provide
vertical separation by placing the telecommunications cabling in cable trays or baskets as far
above the power cables as possible.
•
In the equipment cabinet aisles, allocate separate aisles for power and telecommunications
cabling. Refer to 6.3.2.2 and 6.14.2 for additional information on cable routing and hot and
cold aisles design.
8.3.2
Separation of fiber and balanced twisted-pair cabling
Fiber and balanced twisted-pair cabling in cable trays and other jointly used pathways should be
separated so that it improves admini
administratio
stration
n and operation. Additio
Additionally,
nally, cords and jump
jumpers
ers
should be separated from other cabling. Physical barriers between the two types of cables are not
necessary.
Where it is not practical to separate fiber and balanced twisted-pair cables, fiber cables should be
on top of
o f balanced
balanced twisted-pair cables.
8.4
8.4.
8.
4.1
1
elecommunications entrance pathways
Entr ance pat
pathwa
hwa y types
Telecommunications entrance pathways for data centers should be located underground. Aerial
entrance pathways for telecommunications service entrance pathways are not recommended
because of their vulnerability due to physic
physical
al exposu
exposure.
re.
8.4.2
Diversity
Refer to ANSl/TIA-758-8 for information regarding entrance pathway divers
diversity.
ity.
8.4.3
If ts
Sizing
The number of entrance conduits required depends on the number of access providers that will
provide service to the data center, and the number and type of circuits that the access providers
will provide. The entrance pathways should also have adequate capacity to handle growth and
additional access providers.
Each access provider should have at least one metric designator 103 (trade size 4) conduit at
each entrance point. Additional conduits may be required for campus cabling. Conduits used for
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1.5) and one metric designator 27 (trade size 1) or three metric designator 32 (trade size 1.25)].
Consider the use of soft-sided duct material as a substitute for innerduct, which may optimize the
use of finite conduit cross-sectional area.
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Access floor systems
General
Access floor systems should be used in data centers that support equipment that is designed to
be cabled from below.
Telecommunications cabling under the access floor shall be in pathways that do not block airflow
such as non-continuous supports, wire basket trays, or cable ladders.
Cables shall not be left abandoned under the access floor. Cables shall be terminated on at least
one end in the MDA or a HDA, or shall be removed.
For additional information on rack and cabinet installation with access flooring systems, refer to
ANSl/TIA-569-D.
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Access floor performa
performance
nce requirements
Access flooring shal
shalll meet the
the performance requirem
requirements
ents of ANSl/TIA-569-D.
Access floors for data centers should use a bolted stringer understructure, as they are more
stable over time than stringerless systems. Pedestal adhesive should be applied under all base
plates. Pedestal bases should also be bolted to the subfloor (with the exception of post-tension
floors) for added stability in seismic areas. Consider installing access floor stringers in a 1.2 m 4
ft) long basketweave pattern where additional stabili
stability
ty is desired (e.g., in seismically active
areas).
853
Floor tile cut edging
Access floor tile cuts should have edging or grommets along all cut edges. If the edging or
grommets are higher than the surface of the access floor, they shall be installed as not to
interfere with placement of racks and cabinets. The edging or grommets shall not be placed
where the racks and cabinets normally contact the surface of the access floor.
In the case of down-flow AC systems where the access flooring is being used as an air
distribution plenum, floor tile cuts should be limited in both size and quantity to ensure proper
airflow. In addition, floor tiles with cement or wood cores should have their exposed cut edges
to prevent
sealed
order
core material
being blown
being
the computer
room.
room
. After
cuts itare
made tointhe
access
floor system
and all from
equipment
racks, into
cabinets,
and frames
are
in place,
is
recommended that the AC system be properly balanced.
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Cable trays
General
Typical cable tray types for cable installation include telco-type cable ladders, center spine cable
tray, or wire basket cable tray.
The maximum recommended depth of cable in any cable tray is 150 mm 6 in).
Cable trays may be installed in several layers to provide additional capacity. Typical installations
include two or three layers of cable trays, one for power cables and one or two for
telecommunications cabling. One of the cable tray layers may employ brackets on one side that
hold the data center bonding infrastructure. These cable trays may be supplemented by a duct or
tray system for fiber patch cables. The fiber duct or tray may be secured to the same threaded
rods or pedestals used to support the cable trays.
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During the design phase, the weight of fully occupied cable pathways should be calculated and
coordinated with a structural engineer
engin eer (if overhead) and
and access floor designer
desi gner (if under floor).
Cable pathways should not be located where they interfere with proper operation of fire
suppression systems such water distribution from sprinkler heads. Cable trays should not block
airflow into or out of cabinets or ventilated tiles.
Cables shall not be left abandoned in cable trays.
The cable tray system shall be bonded and ground
grounded
ed per ANSl/TIA-607-C.
See ANSl/TIA-569-D for additional cable tray design considerations.
Refer to NEMA VE 2-2013 for recommendations regarding installation of cable trays.
8.6.2
8.6.
2
Cable tray s in acce ss floor systems
To provide room for cables to exit the pathways, there shall be a minimum of 20 mm (0.75 in)
from the bottom of the access floor tiles to the top of the cable tray and cabling in a cable
pathway that is loaded 100 of calcula
calculated
ted capacity.
Underfloor cable tray should not be us.ed for direct attach cabling between rows.
Under floor systems that require periodic access or maintenance such as valves, electrical
receptacles, and smoke detectors should not be located below under floor cable trays unless
there is an empty row of tiles adjacent to these trays.
8.6.3
8.6
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Overhead cable tra ys
Overhead cable tray systems may alleviate the need for access floors in data centers that do not
employ
empl
oy floor-standing systems
syste ms tha
thatt are
are cabled from
from belo
below.
w. Overhead cable trays also minimi
minimize
ze
interference with under flo or cooling.
Overhead cable trays should be suspended from the ceiling. Where building structural
characteristics make overhead suspension of a cable tray impossible, the tray can be suspended
from a structural grid that is supported by other means. If all racks and cabinets are of uniform
height, the cable trays may be attached to the top of racks and cabinets, but this is not a
recommended practice because suspended cable trays provide more flexibility for supporting
cabinets and racks of various heights, and provide more flexibility for adding and removing
cabinets and racks.
In aisles and other common spaces in internet data centers, co-location facilities, and other
shared tenant data centers, overhead cable trays should have solid bottoms or be placed at least
2.7 m (9 ft} above the finished floor to limit accessibility or be protected through alternate means
from accidental and/or intentional damage.
8.6.4 Coordination o f cable tr y routes
Planning of cable trays for telecommunications cabling should be coordinated with architects,
mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers that are designing lighting, plumbing, air ducts,
power, and fire protection systems.
Cable trays should be routed to avoid impeding airflow,
airflow, sprinkler
sprinkl er patterns, and
and lighting. This
typically implies routing cable trays over cabinets and racks rather than above aisles between
them.
Lighting fixtures and sprinkler heads should be placed between overhead cable trays, not directly
above cable trays. Cable trays should be located above cabinets and racks instead of above the
aisles, where lighting should be located.
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T
CENTER REDUNDANCY
Introduction
Data centers that are equipped with diverse telecommunications facilities may be able to continue
their function under unplanned or adverse conditions that would otherwise interrupt the data
center's telecommunications service. This Standard includes information on the planned
availability of the data center facility infrastructure in Annex F. Figure 14 illustrates various
redundant telecommunications infrastructure components that can be added to the basic
infrastructure at different ratings . See Annex F for a description of data center infrastructure
ratings.
The reliability of the telecommunications infrastructure can be increased by providing redundant
cross-connect areas and pathways that are physically separated. It is common for data centers to
have multiple access providers providing services, redundant routers, redundant core distribution
and edge switches. Although this network topology provides a certain level of redundancy, the
duplication in services and hardware alone does not ensure that single points of failure have been
eliminated.
The proximity and response time of technicians required to perform repairs may affect reliability
depending on the redundancy and architecture of the network and information technology
infrastructure.
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Redundant maintenance holes and entrance pathway s
Multiple entrance pathways from the property line to the entrance room s) eliminate a single point
of failure for access provider services entering the building. These pathways will include
customer-owned maintenance holes where the access provider conduits do not terminate at the
building wall. The maintenance holes and entrance pathways should be separated at an
appropriate distance to minimize risk of one unplanned event affecting both critical paths. The
recommendation is a separation of
o f 20 m 66 ft or more.
In data centers with two entrance rooms and two maintenance holes, it is not necessary to install
conduits from each entrance room to each of the two maintenance holes.
holes . In such a configuration,
each access provider is typically requested to install two entrance cables, one to the primary
entrance room through the primary maintenance hole, and one to the secondary entrance room
through the secondary maintenance hole. Conduits from the primary maintenance hole to the
secondary entrance room and from the secondary maintenance hole to the primary maintenance
hole provide flexibility, but are not required.
In data centers with two entrance rooms, conduits may be installed between the two entrance
rooms to provide a direct path for access provider
provide r cabling between these
thes e two rooms for example,
to complete a SONET or SDH ring).
9.3
9.
3
Redundant access provi er services
Continuity of telecommunications access provider services to the data center can be ensured by
using
multiple
providers,
access toprovider
pathways
from access
the access
providermultiple
central offices
the datacentral
center. offices, and multiple diverse
Utilizing multiple access providers may increase service reliability in the event of an access
provider-wide outage or access provider financial failure that impacts service.
Utilizing multiple access providers alone does not ensure continuity of service, because access
providers often share space in central offices and share rights-of-way.
The customer should ensure that its services are provisioned from different access provider
central offices and the pathways to these central offices are diversely routed. These diversely
routed pathways should be separated at an appropriate distance to minimize risk of one
unplanned event affecting both critical paths. The recommendation is a separation of 20 m 66 ft
or more at all points along their routes.
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9.
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Redundant entrance room
Multiple entrance rooms may be installed for redundancy rather than simply to alleviate maximum
circuit length restrictions. Multiple entrance rooms improve redundancy, but complicate
administration.
Access providers should install circuit provisioning equipment in both entrance rooms so that
circuits of all required types can be provisioned from either room. Care should be taken to
distribute circuits between entrance rooms. The access provider provisioning equipment in one
entrance room should not be subsidiary to the equipment in the other entrance room. The access
provider equipment in each entrance room should be able to operate in the event of a failure in
the other entrance room.
The two entrance rooms should be separated at an appropriate distance to minimize risk of one
unplanned
unpla
nned event affecting both
both rooms. The recommendati
recommendation
on is a distance of 20 m 66 ft) or
more. The two entrance rooms should be designed such that, power, fire protection and air
conditioning equipment that support them ar
are
e concurrently maintainable.
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Redundant ma
main
in distributio
distribution
n are
area
a
A secondary main distribution area (MDA) provides additional redundancy, but at the cost o
complicating administration. Core routers and switches should be distributed between the two
MOAs. Circuits should also be distributed between the two spaces.
The two MDAs should be designed such that, power, fire protection and air conditioning
equipment that support the MOAs are concurrently maintainable.
9.6
Redundant backbone cabling
Redundant backbone cabling protects against an outage caused by damage to backbone cabling.
Redundant backbone cabling may be provided in several ways depending on the degree of
protection desired.
Backbone cabling between two spaces, for example, a HOA and a MDA, can be provided by
running two cables between these spaces, preferably along different routes. If the data center has
redundant MDAs or redundant IOAs, redundant backbone cabling to the HOA from each higher
level distributor (IOA or MOA) is not necessary. However, the routing of cables from the HOA to
the redundant IDAs or MDAs should follow different routes.
9.7
Redundant horizontal cabling
Horizontal cabling to critical systems can be diversely routed to improved redundancy. Care
should be taken not to exceed maximum horizontal cable lengths when selecting paths.
Critical systems can be supported by two different HOAs as long as maximum cable length
restrictions are not exceeded. The two HDAs should be in different fire protection zones for this
degree of redundancy to provide maximum benefit.
10 CABLING INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
The installation requirements in ANSl/TIA-568.0-0, in addition to the other clauses of this
Standard, shall be followed. Cabling shall comply with applicable codes and regulations.
CABLING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
The transmission performance requirements of ANSl/TIA-568.2-0, ANSl/TIA-568.3-0 and
ANSl/TIA-568.4-0 shall be met.
12 CABLING FOR INTELLIGENT BUILDING SYSTEMS
Cabling for intelligent building systems that support the computer room, such as networked
electrical, mech
mechanical
anical,, and security equipment shall follow the requirements of ANSl/TIA-862-8.
ANSl/TIA-862-8 .
13 CABLING FOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS
Cabling for wireless access points should follow the guidelines of TIA TSB-162-A.
14 CABLING FOR DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS
Cabling for distributed antenna systems should follow the guidelines of TIA TSB-5018.
15 POWER DELIVERY OVER BALANCED TWISTED PAIR
CABLING
Power delivery over balanced twisted-pair
twisted-pai r cabling
cabling shou
should
ld follow the guidelines of TIA TSB-184-A.
16 GROUNDING AND BONDING
Grounding and bonding shall meet the requirements of ANSl/TIA-607-C.
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Firestopping shall be in accordance with ANSl/TIA-569-D.
8 PHYSICAL SECURITY
Telecommunications infrastructure physical security shall
shall meet the
the requireme
requirements
nts of ANSl/TIA5017.
9 ADMINISTRATION
Telecommunications administration shall meet the requirements of ANSl/TIA-606-C.
A special attention should be given to administration of the data center environment that is
deploying or migrating to fiber optic cabling infrastructure based on utilizing array connectivity
along with high density of ports and connections (e.g., support for leaf spine network
architecture). Implementation and administration of array connectivity infrastructure requires
planni
nning
ng - ne
need
ed to know
know what you have prior to making any changes, deployment
thorough pla
precis
pre
cision
ion - con
consis
siste
tency
ncy in creating switching fabric, as well as continuous real-time infrastructure
monitoring as a risk mitigating mechanism for reducing durations of network downtime.
Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) per the ANSl/TIA-5048 standard is useful to
address the challenges of complex data center environments
environments..
The standard defines AIM as an integrated hardware and software system that automatically
detects the insertion or removal of cords, [and] documents the cabling infrastructure including
connected equipment enabling management of the infrastructure and data exchange with other
systems.
AIM systems enable :
Automated documentation of the cabling infrastructure
Proper planning
orders/instructions
and
implementation
of
connections
via
electronic
work
End-to-end connectivity tracing capabilities that are available from management software
interface as well directly at the racks/cabinets
Continuous automated monitoring of cabling infrastructure capable of generating real
time alerts
Accurately manage and monitor connectivity and port capacity of cabling infrastructure.
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ANNEX
ANNE
X A (INFORMA
(INFORMATIVE)
TIVE) CABLIN
CABLING
G DESIGN
DESIGN CONSIDERAT
CONSIDERATIONS
IONS
This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard.
A.1
Application cabling lengths
The maximum supportable lengths in this annex are application and media dependent.
in ANSl/TIA-568.0-D
See
tablefor5 optical
for balanced twisted-pair applications and table 6 in ANSl/TIA568.0-D
fiber applications.
A.1.1
T-1, E-1, T-3 and E-3 circuit lengths
Table 3 provides the maximum circuit lengths for T-1, T-3, E-1, and E-3 circuits with no
adjustments for intermediate connections or outlets between the circuit demarcation point and the
end equipment. These calculations assume that there is no customer DSX panel between the
access provider demarcation point (which may be a DSX) and the end equipment. The access
provider DSX panel is not counted in determining maximum circuit lengths.
Table 3: Maximum circuit lengths with no DSX panel
159 m
Category
Se, 6 6A
193 m
CEPT-1
(E-1)
(520 ft
116 m
(380 ft)
(632 ft)
146 m
(477ft)
T-3
-
-
CEPT-3
(E-3)
-
-
Circuit type
T-1
Category 3
734 Type
Coaxial
73S Type
Coaxial
-
-
332 m
(10 88f t)
146 m
(480 ft)
160 m
(524 ft)
148 m
(487 ft)
75 m
(246 ft)
82 m
(268 ft)
NOTE: The lengths shown in table 3 are for
for the specific applications
application s used
used in
data centers and may be different from the lengths supported for various
applications in ANSl/TIA-568.0-D.
Repeaters can be used to extend circuits beyond the lengths specified above.
These circuit lengths should be adjusted for insertion loss losses caused by a DSX panel
between the access provider demarcation point (which may be a DSX panel) and the end
equipment. Table 4 provides the reduction caused by DSX panels in maximum circuit lengths for
T-1, T-3, E-1, and E-3 circuits over the recognized media type.
Table 4: Reduction in circuit lengths for DSX panel
CEPT-1
(E-1)
(37 ft)
10 m
(32 ft)
Category
Se, 6 6A
14 m
45 ft)
12 m
40 ft)
T-3
-
-
CEPT-3
(E-3)
-
-
Circuit type
T-1
Category 3
11 m
734 Type
Coaxial
73S Type
Coaxial
-
-
64 m
(209 ft)
13 m
(44 ft)
15 m
(50 ft)
28 m
(93 ft)
7m
(23 ft)
Sm
(26 ft)
Maximum circuit
lengths Table
should5 provides
be adjusted
for insertion
loss losses
caused
by for
intermediate
connections
and outlets.
the reduction
circuit
lengths
T-1, T-3,
in maximum
E-1, and E-3 circuits over the recognized media type.
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Table 5: Reduction in circuit lengths per connection or outlet
Circuit type
Category 3
CEPT-1
(E-1)
4.0 m
(13.0ft}
3.9 m
(12.8 ft)
T-3
CEPT-3
(E-3)
T-1
Category
Se, 6, & 6A
1.9 m
(6.4 ft)
2.0m
734 Type
Coaxial
735 Type
Coaxial
-
-
4.4 m
2.0 m
(6.5 ft)
(6.4 ft)
14.5ft)
-
-
-
-
0.9 m
3.1 ft)
1.1 m
(3.5 ft)
0.5m
(1.6 ft)
0.5m
(1.8 ft)
In the typical data center, there are a total of three connections in the backbone cabling, three
connections in the horizontal cabling and no DSX panels between the access provider
demarcation point and the end equipment.
Backbone cabling:
•
one connection in the entrance room;
•
two connecti
connections
ons in the main cross-connect;
•
no intermediate cross-conne
cross-connect.
ct.
Horizontal cabling:
•
two connection
connections
s in the horizontal cross-connect;
•
an outlet connection at the equip
equipment
ment distribution area.
This typica
typicall configuratio
configuration
n corresponds to the typical data center with an entrance room, main
distribution area (MDA), one or more horizontal distribution areas (HDAs), and no zone
distribution areas (ZDAs). Maximum circuit lengths for a typical data center configuration with six
connections are shown in table 6. These maximum circuit lengths include backbone cabling,
horizontal cabling, and all patch cords or jumpers between the access provider demarcation point
and the end equipment.
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Table 6: Maximum circuit lengths for the typical data center configuration
Circuit type
T-1
CEPT-1
(E-1)
T-3
CEPT-3
(E-3)
734 Type
135 m
(442 ft)
92 m
Category
Se, 6 & 6A
184 m
(603 ft)
134 m
(303 ft)
(439 ft)
Category 3
-
-
-
Coaxial
73S Type
Coaxial
-
-
305 m
137 m
(1001 ft)
141 m
(462 ft)
153 m
(503 ft)
(448 ft)
7 m
(236 ft)
78 m
(257 ft)
With maximum horizontal cable lengths, maximum patch cord lengths , no customer DSX, no
intermediate distribution area (IDA), and no ZDA,
ZDA , the maximum backbone cable lengths for T-1,
E-1, T-3, or E-3 circuits are shown in table 7.
7 . This typical configurati
configuration
on assumes that the
entrance room, MDA,
MDA , and HDAs are separate rather than combined, and that there is no IDA.
The maximum backbone cabling length is the sum of the length of cabling from the entrance
room to the MDA and from the MDA to the HDA.
Table 7: Maximum backbone length for the typical data center configuration
Category
734 Type
73S Type
Se, 6 & 6A
46 m
(150 ft)
<1 m
(<3 ft)
Coaxial
Coaxial
CEPT-1
(E-1)
<1 m
(<3 ft)
<1 m
(<3 ft)
T-3
-
-
CEPT-3
(E-3)
-
-
Circuit type
T-1
Category 3
190 m
(624 ft)
26 m
(85 ft)
38 m
(126 ft)
-
29 m
(95 ft)
Om
0 ft)
Om
0 ft)
These calculations assume the following maximum patch cord lengths in the typical data center:
•
10 m (32.8 ft) for balanced twist
twisted-p
ed-pair
air and fiber in the entrance room , MDA
MDA,, and HOA;
•
5 m (16.4 ft) for 734-type coaxial cable in the entrance room, MDA, and HDA;
•
2.5 m (8.2 ft) for 735-type coaxial cable in the entrance room, MDA, and HDA.
Due to the very short lengths permitted by category 3 balanced twisted-pair cabling and 735 type
coaxial cable for T-1 , T-3, E-1, and E-3 circuits, category 3 balanced twisted-pair and 735-type
coaxial cables are not recommended for supporting these types of circuits .
Backbone cabling lengths can be increased by:
•
limiting the
the locations where T-1,
T-1, E-1, T-3, and E-3 circuits are provisioned for example only in
the MDA or horizontal cabling originating from the MDA ;
•
provisionin g circuits from multip
provisioning
multiplexer
lexers
s or other circuit provis
provisioning
ioning equipment located
located in the
MDA, IDA, or HDA;
•
provisioning
provisionin
g circuits using horizont
horizontal
al cabling fro
from
m the MDA, reducing the numb er of
connections from six to two , and reducing the number of patch cords .
A.1.2 Bal uns EE-3
3 and T-3 circuits
Baluns permit E-3 and T-3 circuits to use twisted-pair cabling instead of 75-ohm coaxial cabling.
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Lengths for E-3 and T-3 circuits over twisted-pair cabling depends on a number of factors,
including the electrical characteristics of the baluns, which are beyond the scope of this Standard.
However, lengths for E-3 and T-3 circuits over twisted-pair cabling using baluns will be
considerably shorter than the lengths for these circuits over 734 type coaxial cabling.
Taking into account only the insertion loss of the cabling and two twisted-pair connections, the
maximum lengths for E-3 and T-3 circuits with baluns over twisted-pair cabling is:
Table 8: Maximum circuit lengths over baluns NO
NOT
T including insertion loss of baluns
Category 6
Category 6A
Category Se
Circuit type
Cable Panels
Cable Panels
Cable Panels
T-3
60.0 m (196.8 ft
67 .8 m (222.5 ft
69..3 m (227.4 ft
69
CEPT-3
(E-3)
66.2 m (217.2 ft
74.5 m (244.2 ft)
75 .9 m (249.1 ft
These calculations assume that the baluns are attached directly to the access provider DSX
panel, that there is no custo
customer
mer DSX pane
panel,
l, and that there are two twisted-p
twisted-pair
air connections. The
lengths above need to be reduced by the following lengths for each decibel of insertion loss for
the pair of baluns:
Table
:
Reduction in maximum circuit length for each 1 dB insertion loss for a pair o f
baluns
Circuit type
Category Se
Cable
Category G
Panels
Cable
Panels
Category GA
Cable Panels
T-3
10.2 m (33.4 ft
11.1 m (36.6 ft
11.4 m (37.4 ft
CEPT-3
(E-3)
11.7 m (38.3 ft)
12.8 m (41.9 ft
13 .0 m (42.7 ft
If the circuit is to pass through more than two connections, the circuit lengths will need to be
reduced as described in table 10.
10 .
Table 10: Reduction in maximum circuit length for each additional twisted-pair connection
(after the 1st two
Circuit type
A.1.3
Category Se
Cable
Category G
Panel
Cable
Panel
Category GA
Cable Panel
T-3
1.9 m (6.3 ft
1. 1 m (3.5 ft
1.1 m (3.5 ft
CEPT-3
(E-3)
1.9 m (6.3 ft
1.1 m (3.5 ft)
1.1 m 3 .5 ft)
TIA-232 and TIA-561 console connections
The recommended maximum lengths for TIA-232-F and TIA-561/562 console connections up to
20 kb/s are:
•
23.2 m (76.2 ft over category 3 balanced twisted-pair cable;
•
27.4 m (89.8 ft over category Se or higher balanced twisted-pair cable.
The recommended maximum lengths for TIA-232-F and TIA-561/562 console connections up to
64 kb/s are:
•
8.1 m (26.5 ft over category 3 balanced twisted-pair cable;
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9.S m 31.2 ft) over category Se or higher balanced
balanced twisted-pair cable .
A.2
Cross connections
In the entrance room, MDA, IDA, and HDA, jumper and patch cord lengths used for cross
connecti on to backbone cabling should not exceed
connection
exceed 20 m 66 ft).
ft).
The only exception to these length restrictions should be in the case
of
7S-ohm coaxial cables, for
DS-3 patching, the maximum length should be Sm 16.4 ft for type 734 coaxial and 2.S m 8.2 ft
for type 73S coaxial in the entrance room, main cross-connect, intermediate cross-connect, and
horizontal cross-connect
cross-connects
s.
A.3
Separation
o f functions in the
main
distribution
area
The MDA should have separate racks for balanced twisted-pair, coaxial cable, and optical fiber
distribution unless the data center is small and the main cross-connect can fit in one or two racks.
Separate patching bays for balanced twisted-pair cables, coaxial cables, and optical fiber cables
simplify management and serves to minimize the size of each type of patching bay. Arrange
patching bays and equipment in close· proximity to minimize patch cord lengths .
A.3.
A.
3.1
1
Twisted-pair main cross-c onnec t
The twisted-pair main cross-connect MC) supports
supports twisted-pair cable
cable for a wide
wide range of
applications including low speed circuits, T-1, E-1, consoles, out-of-band management, KVM, and
LANs.
Consider installing category 6A twisted-pair cabling for all balanced twisted-pair cabling from the
MC to the intermediate
intermediate cross-connects ICs) and HCs, as this will provide maximum flexibility for
supporting
supporti
ng a wide
wide variety of applicat
applications.
ions. Cabling from the E-1/T-1
E-1/T-1 demarcation area in the
entrance room should be 4-pair category Se or higher.
The type of terminations in the MC IDC connecting hardware or patch panels) depends on the
desired density and
and where the conversion from
from 1- an
and
d 2-pair access provider cabling
cabling to 4-pair
computer room structured cabling occurs :
•
if the conversio
conversion
n fro
from
m 1- and 2-pair access provider cabli
cabling
ng occurs
occurs in the entrance room,
then balanced twisted-pair cable terminations in the MC are typically on patch panels. This is
the recommended configuration;
•
if the conversion from 1- and 2-pair access provider cabling occurs in the MC, then balanced
twisted-pair cable terminations in the MC should be on IDC connecting hardware.
A.3.2
A.3
.2 Coaxial main cross-c onnec t
The coaxial MC supports coaxial cable for T-3 and E-3 cabling two coaxial cables per circuit).
For smaller data centers and shorter cable runs, 73S-type coaxial cable may be considered. All
other coaxial cabling should be 734-type coaxial cable.
Termination of coaxial cables should be on patch panels with 7S-ohm BNC connectors. The BNC
connectors should be female-BNC on both the front and back of the patch panels.
A.3.3
A.3
.3 Optical fib
fiber
er main cross- conne
connect
ct
The fiber MC supports optical fiber cable for local area networks, storage area networks,
metropolitan area networks, computer channels, and SON ET circuits.
Termination of fiber cables should be on optical fiber patch panels.
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A.4
Separation
Separatio
n of functions
n
the horizontal distribution area
HDAs should have separate cabinets or racks for balanced twisted-pair,
twisted-pair , coaxial cable, and optical
fiber distribution unless the horizontal cross-connect is small and only requires one or two racks.
Separate patching bays for balanced twisted-pair cables, coaxial cables , and optical fiber cables
simplify management and minimize the size of each type of patching bay.
bay . Arrange patching bays
and equipment in close proximity to minimize patch cord lengths.
The use of a single type of cable simplifies management and improves flexibility to support new
applications . Consider installing only one type of balanced twisted-pair cable and only one type of
optical fiber cable for horizontal cabling for example all category 6 or all
all category A , and all
OM4 cable or all OM3 cable) .
A.5
Cabling
Cabli
ng to end equipment
Equipment cord lengths from the ZDA to floor standing systems in which patch panels cannot be
installed should be limited to a maximum of 22 m 72 ft),
ft), equipment
equipme nt cord
cord lengths from
from the ZDA to
systems install in cabinets in which patch panels can be installed should be limited to a maximum
of 10
33 ft) .
If individual equipment outlets are located on the same equipment rack or cabinet as the
equipment served in lieu of a ZDA, equipment cord lengt hs should be limited to
to 5 m 16 ft).
ft).
A.6
Fiber design conside
consideration
ration
High termination density can be achieved using multi-fiber increments and the use of MPO
connectors. If cable lengths can be accurately pre-calculated, pre-terminated multi-fiber cable
assemblies can reduce installation time . n these cases, the effects of additional connections
should be considered to ensure overall fiber system performance. High data-rate end equipment
may accommodate multi-fiber connectors directly e.g., 40/1
40/1 OOG Ethernet with mult
multii mode optical
fiber).
A. 7
Balanced twisted pair design consideration
The patch panels should provide adequate space for labeling of each patch panel with its
identifier as well as labeling each port as per ANSl/TIA-606-C requirements.
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ANNEX
ANN
EX B (INFORMATIVE
(INFORMATIVE)) ACCESS PROVIDER INFORMA
INFORMATION
TION
This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard.
8.1
ccess provider coordination
8.1.1
General
Data center designers should coordinate with local access providers to determine the access
providers
provid
ers requirements and to ensure that the data center requirements are provided to the
access providers.
B.1.2
Information to provide to access providers
Access providers will typically require the following information for planning entrance rooms for a
data center:
•
address of the building;
•
general information
information concerning other uses of the building
building,, including other tena
tenants;
nts;
•
plans of teleco
telecommunicati
mmunications
ons entrance conduits from the property line to the entrance room,
room,
including location of maintenance holes, hand holes, and pull boxes;
•
assignment
assig
nment of conduits and
and innerducts (or soft-sided subducts
subducts)) to the access provider;
•
floor plans for the entrance faciliti
facilities;
es;
•
assigned location of the access provider
providers
s protectors, racks, and cabinets;
•
routing of cables within entran
entrance
ce room (under access floor, overhead cable ladders, other);
•
expected quantity and type of circuits to be provisioned by the access provider;
•
date that the access provider will be able to install entrance cables and equipment in the
entrance room;
•
requested location and interface for demarcation of each type of circuit to be provided by the
access provider;
•
requested service date; and
•
name, telephone number, and email address of primary customer contact and local site
contact.
B.1.3 Information that the access providers should provide
The access provider should provide the following information:
•
conduitt requirements, includin
condui
including:
g:
o
o
o
o
o
size and quanti
quantity
ty
innerduct (or soft-sided subduct)
subduct) size
size an
and
d quantity (if owner installed)
installed)
bend limitati
limitations
ons
pull string placem
placement
ent
minimum burial depth
locate wire or locate ball placement
stub up location and specifications
•
bonding requirements;
•
backboard sizing;
•
final grading and landsca
landscape
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handhole or maintena
maintenance
nce hole location;
•
space and mounting requirements for protectors on balanced twisted-pair cables;
•
quantity and dimensions of access provider racks and cabinets;
•
powerr requirements for equipment, including receptacl
powe
receptacle
e types;
•
service clearances; and
•
installation
installa
tion and service schedule.
B.2
ccess provider demarcation in the entrance room
B.2.1
Organization
The entrance room will have up to four separate areas for access provider demarcation:
•
demarcatio n for low-speed balanced twisteddemarcation
twisted-pair
pair circuits, including DS-0,
DS-0, ISDN
ISDN SRI,
SRI, and
telephone lines;
•
demarcation for high-speed DS-1 T-1 or fractional T-1, ISDN PRI) or CEPT-1 (E-1) balanced
twisted-pair circui
circuits;
ts;
•
demarcatio n for circuits delivered on coaxial cable including DS-3 (T-3) and CEPT-3 (E-3);
demarcation
and
•
demarcation for optical fiber circuits (for example, SONET OC-x, SDH
SDH STM-x
STM-x,, Fast Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet).
Ideally, all access providers provide demarcation for their circuits in the same location rather than
in their own racks. This simplifies cross-connects and management of circuits . The centralized
location for demarcation to all access providers is often called meet-me areas or meet-me racks.
There should be separate meet-me or demarcation areas or racks for each type of circuit; low
speed, E-1/T-1, E-3/T-3, and optical fiber. Cabling from the computer room to the entrance room
should terminate in the demarcation areas.
areas .
If an access provider prefers to demarcate their services in their racks, the customer can install
tie-cables
tie-cabl
es from that access provider
provide r s demarcation point
poi nt to
to the desired meet-me/demarc
mee t-me/demarcation
ation
area.
B.2.2
Demarcation o f low-speed circuits
on IDC
Access
providers
should
asked providers
to provide
demarcation
of low-speed
connecting
hardware.
Whilebe service
may
prefer a specific
type of circuits
IDC connecting
hardware (e.g., 66 block), they may be willing to hand off circuits on another type of IDC
connecting hardware upon request.
Cabling from the low-speed circuit demarcation area to the MDA should be terminated on IDC
connecting hardware near the access provider IDC connecting hardware.
Circuits from access providers are terminated either in one or two pairs on the access provider
IDC connecting hardware. Different circuits have different termination sequences, as illustrated in
Figure 15 and Figure 16.
Each 4-pair cable should be terminated in an eight-position modular jack at the EDA. The
100 ohm balanced twisted-pair equipment outleUconnector should meet the modular interface
requirements specified in IEC 60603-7. In addition, the telecommunications outlet/connector for
100 ohm balanced twisted-pair cable should meet the requirements of ANSl/TIA-568 .2-D and the
terminal marking and mounting requirements specified in ANSl/TIA-570-C .
Pin/pair assignments should be as shown in Figure 15 or, optionally, per Figure 16 if necessary to
accommodate certain 8-pin cabling systems. The colors shown are associated with the horizontal
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distribution cable. These illustrations depict the front view of the equipment outlet and provide the
list of the pair position
position for various circuit types.
Pair 2
(Orange on
block)
/
block)
/\
1
WhiteGreen
Pair 4
Brown on
block)
Pair 1
Blue on
Pair 3
(Green on
block)
/\
/\
2
3
GreenWhite
WhiteOrange
4
BlueWhite
5
WhiteBlue
6
OrangeWhite
8
BrownWhite
7
WhiteBrown
Jack Pin
Pin 's and
Balanced Twisted-Pair Cable
Wire Colors
(View from Front of Jack or Back of Plug)
1) Phone Lines: 1-pair cross-connect to
to Pair 1 Blue )
2) ISDN BRI U·lnterface (U.S.): 1-pair cross-connect to Pair 1 (Blue)
( Blue)
3) ISDN BRI SIT-lntf (Intl): 2-pair cross-connect to Pairs 1 & 2 ( Blue & Orange )
4) 56k/64k Leased Line: 2-pair cross-con
cross-connect
nect to Pairs
Pairs 3
4 (Green
(Green
Brown)
5) E11T1: 2-pair cross-connect to Pairs 1 & 3 (Blue & Green
Green))
6) 10Base-Tl 100Base- T: 2-pair cross-connect
cross-connect to
to Pairs 2 & 3 (Orange & Green
Green))
Figure 15: Cross-connection circuits to IDC connecting hardware cabled to modular jacks
in the T568A 8-pin
8-pin sequence
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Pair 3
(Green on
block)
Pair 2
(Orange on
Pair 1
(Blue on
block)
block)
/\
/\
1
WhiteOrange
2
OrangeWhite
3
WhiteGreen
4
BlueWhite
5
WhiteBlue
Pair4
Brown on
block)
\
6
GreenWhite
7
WhiteBrown
8
BrownWhite
Jac k Pin 's and
Balanced Twisted-Pair Cable
Wire Colors
(View from
from Fro nt of Jack or Back of Plug)
1) Phone Lines:1- pair cross-connect to Pair 1 Blue )
2) ISDN BRI U-lnterface (U.S.): 1-pair cross-connect to Pair 1 (Blue)
3) ISDN BRI S/T-lntf (Intl): 2-pair cross-connect to Pairs 1 & 3 ( Blue & Green )
4) 56k/64k Lea sed Line: 2-pair cross-connec
cross-connectt to Pairs
Pairs 2 & 4 ( Orange & Brown)
5) E1/T1: 2-pair cross-connect to Pairs 1 & 2 ( Blue & Orange )
6) 10Base-T/100B ase-T: 2-pair cross-connect
cross-connect to Pairs 2 & 3 (Orange & Green
Green))
Figure 16:
16: Cross- connection circuits to IDC connecting hardware cabled to modular jacks
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The conversion from access provider 1-pair and 2-pair cabling to 4-pair cabling used by the data
center structured cabling system can occur either in the low-speed circuit demarcation area or in
the main distribution area (MDA).
The access provider and customer IDC connecting hardware can be mounted on a plywood
backboard, frame, rack, or cabinet. Dual-sided frames should be used for mounting large
numbers of IDC connecting hardware (3000+ pairs).
B.2.3
Demarcation
of
T-1
circuits
Access providers should be asked to hand-off T-1 circuits on RJ48X jacks (individual 8-position
modular jacks with loop back), preferably on a DSX-1 patch panel mounted on a customer-owned
rack installed in the DS-1 demarcation area. Patch panels from multiple access providers and the
customer may occupy the same rack.
For example, in the United States and Canada, access providers typically use DSX-1 patch
panels that fit 585 mm (23 in) racks. Thus, the DS-1 demarcation area should use one or more
585 mm (23 in) racks for access provider DS-1 patch panels. These same racks or adjacent 480
mm (19 in) racks can accommodate- patch panels for cabling to
to the MDA.
MDA. Outside the United
States and Canada, access providers typically use DSX-1 panels that fit in 480 mm (19 in) racks.
The DSX-1
DSX-1 patch panels may require power for indicator lights. Thus, racks supporting access
acc ess
provider DSX-1 patch panels should, at minimum have one 20A 120V circuit and a multi-outlet
power strip.
Allocate rack space for access provider and customer patch panels including growth. Access
providers may require rack space for rectifiers to power DSX-1 patch panels.
Access providers can alternatively hand off DS-1 circuits on IDC connecting hardware. These
IDC connecting hardware can be placed on the same frame, backboard, rack, or cabinet as the
IDC connecting hardware for low-speed circuits.
A single 4-pair cable can accommodate one T1 transmit and receive pair. When multiple T1
signals are placed over multi-pair
multi-pai r unshielded twisted-pair cable, the transmitted signals should be
placed in one cable and the receive signals placed in a separate cable.
If the data center support staff
sta ff has
has the test equipment
equipme nt and
and knowledge to troubleshoot
trouble shoot T-1 circuits,
the DS-1 demarcation area can use DSX-1 panels to terminate T-1 cabling to the MDA. These
DSX-1 panels should
should have either modular jacks or IDC terminations at the rear.
The IDC connecting hardware, modular
mod ular jack patch panels, or DSX-1
DSX-1 panels for cabling to the
MDA can be on the same or separate racks, frames, or cabinets as the ones used for access
provider DSX-1 patch panels. If they are separate, they should be adjacent to the racks assigned
to the access providers.
The customer (data center owner) may decide to provide its own multiplexers (M13 or similar
multiplexer) to demultiplex access provider T-3 circuits to individual T-1 circuits. T-1 circuits from
a customer-provided multiplexer should not be terminated in the T-1 demarcation area.
B.2.4 Demarcation
of
E-3
T-3
circuits
Access providers should be asked to hand-off E-3 or T-3 circuits on pairs of female BNC
connectors, preferably on a DSX-3 patch panel on a customer-owned rack installed in the E-3/T-3
demarcation area. Patch panels from multiple access providers and the customer may occupy the
same rack.
In the United States and Canada, access providers typically use DSX-3 patch panels that fit 585
mm (23 in) racks. Thus, the E-3/T-3 demarcation area should use one or more 585 mm (23 in)
racks
provider patch
DSX-3panels
patch for
panels.
These
same
racks
or adjacent
480 mm access
(19 in)
racks for
canaccess
accommodate
cabling
to the
MDA.
Outside
North America,
providers typically use DSX-3 panels that fit 480 mm (19 in) racks.
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circuits, the E-3/T-3 demarcation area can use DSX-3 panels to terminate 734-type coaxial
cabling to the MDA. These DSX-3 panels should have BNC connectors at the rear.
The DSX-3 patch panels may require power for indicator lights. Thus, racks supporting access
provider DSX-3 patch panels should, at minimum have one 20A 120V circuit and a multi-outlet
power strip.
Allocate rack space for access provider and customer patch panels including growth. Access
providers may require rack space for rectifiers to power DSX-3 patch panels.
Cabling from the E-3/T-3 demarcation area to the MDA should be 734-type coaxial cable . Cables
in the E-3/T-3 demarcation area can be terminated on a customer patch panel with 75-ohm BNC
connectors, or directly on an access provider DSX-3 patch panel. Access provider DSX-3 patch
panels typically have the BNC connectors on the rear of the panels. Thus, BNC patch panels for
cabling to the MDA should be oriented with the front of the patch panels on the same side of the
rack as the rear of the access provider DSX-3 panels.
All connectors and patch panels for E-3 and T-3 cabling should use 75-ohm BNC connectors.
B.2.5
Demarcation of optic l fiber circuits
Access providers should be asked to hand-off optical fiber circuits on fiber patch panels installed
on racks in the fiber demarcation area. Fiber patch panels from multiple access providers and the
customerr may occupy the same rack. If requested, access providers may be able to use the
custome
same connector to simplify patch cord requirements .
In the United States and Canada, access providers typically use fiber patch panels that fit 585
mm 23 in) racks, but may be able to provide patch panels that fit 480 mm 19 in) racks, if
requested. In the United States, it is usually prudent to use 585 mm 23 in) racks for access
provider fiber patch panels in the fiber demarcation area. These same racks or adjacent 480 mm
19 in) racks can accommodate patch panels for cabling to the MDA. Outside North America,
access providers typically use fiber patch panels that fit 480 mm 19 in) racks .
The racks in the fiber demarcation area do not require power except possibly utility outlets for
access provider and customer test equipment.
Cabling from the demarcation area to the MDA should be same fiber type as the access provider
cabling.
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ANNEX C INFORMAT
INFORMATIVE)
IVE) COORDINATION O
PLANS WITH OTHER ENGINEERS
l
W1Uet1 \
EQUIPMENT
This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard.
Coordinate placement of equipment and lighting in the data centers so that lighting fixtures are
placed in aisles between cabinets and racks instead of directly over equipment rows.
Coordinate placement of equipment and sprinklers in the data centers so that tall cabinets or
overhead cable trays do not block water dispersal from
from the sprinklers
sprinklers - the minimum clearance
clearance
by Code is 460 mm (18 in). Electrical engineers will need to know placement and power
requirements for equipment cabinets and racks. Coordinate routing of power cabling and
receptacles with routing of telecommunications cabling and placement of equipment.
Mechanical engineers will need to know cooling requirements for equipment cabinets and racks.
Coordinate placement of cable trays and telecommunications cabling to ensure that adequate
airflow is maintained to all parts of the computer room. Airflow from cooling equipment should be
parallel to rows of cabinets and racks. Perforated tiles should be placed in cold aisles, not hot
aisles.
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ANNE X D INFORMATIVE) DA
ANNEX
DATA
TA CEN
CENTER
TER SPACE
CONSIDERATIONS
This annex is informative only and is not part
o
this Standard.
The data center should have an adequately sized storage room so that boxed equipment, spare
air filters, spare floor tiles, spare cables, spare equipment, spare media, and spare paper can be
stored outside the computer room. The data center should also have a staging area for unpacking
and possibly for testing new equipment before deploying them in the computer room. t is
possible to dramatically reduce the amount of airborne dust particles in the data center by having
a policy of unpacking all equipment in the build/storage room.
The required size of the computer room is intimately related to the layout of the space, including
not only equipment racks and/or cabinets, but also cable management and other supporting
systems such as electrical power, HVAC and fire suppression. These supporting systems have
space requirements that depend upon the required level of redundancy.
If the new data center replaces one or more existing data centers, one way to estimate the size of
the data center is to inventory the equipment to be moved into the new data center and create a
floor plan of the new data center with this equipment and expected future equipment with desired
equipment adjacencies and desired clearances. The layout should assume that the cabinets and
racks are efficiently filled with equipment. The floor plan should also take into account any
planned technology changes that might affect the size of the equipment to be located in the new
data center. The new computer room floor plan will need to include electrical and HVAC support
equipment.
Often an operations center and a printer room are spaces with data center adjacency
requirements, and are best designed together with the data center. The printer room should be
separated from the main computer room and have a separate HVAC system because the printers
generate paper and toner dust, which are detrimental to computer equipment. Storage for spare
media and forms should be separated. Additionally, it is a good practice to have a separate room
for tape drives, automated tape libraries, and tape libraries to reduce fuel load and because of the
toxicity of smoke from burning tape.
Consider separate spaces or rooms outside the computer room for electrical, HVAC, and fire
suppression system equipment, although space is not used as efficiently, security is improved
because vendors and staff that service this equipment don t need to enter the computer room.
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ANNEX
(INFORMATIVE)
TIVE) DATA CENTER SITE SELECTION AND
BUILDING DESI
DESIGN
GN CONSIDERATIONS
This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard.
E.1
General
in
Considerations
are importantthe
to considerations
the data centerinavailability
and
security
are provided
the
F. Additionally,
charts in Annexthat
this annex
apply
to higher
reliability data
centers.
The building should conform to all applicable national, state, and local codes.
The building and site should meet all current applicable local, state, and federal accessibility
guidelines and standards.
The building should conform to the seismic standards applicable to the International Building
Code Seismic Zone of the site.
The building should be free of asbestos, paint containing lead, polychlorinated biphenyl, and
other environmental hazards.
Consideration should be given to zoning ordinances and environmental laws governing land use,
fuel storage, sound generation, and hydrocarbon emissions that may restrict fuel storage and
generator operation.
Consideration should be given to geographic location as it may impact power and cooling
efficiency and availability. The difficulty in properly cooling equipment increases with altitude, thus
data centers should be located below 3050 m (10,000 ft} elevation as recommended by
ASH RAE.
E.2
Architectural site selection and
and building design considerations
The need for redundant access to the building from separate roads should be considered.
Sufficient space should be provided for all mechanical and electrical support equipment, including
indoor, outdoor, and rooftop equipment. Consideration should be given to future equipment
requirements.
The building should have a sufficiently large loading dock, freight elevator, and pathway to handle
all anticipated deliveries
deliveri es of supplies and equipment.
E1
The computer room should conform to ANSl/TIA-568.0-D
classification.
The data center and all support equipment should be located above the highest expected
floodwater levels. No critical electronic, mechanical or electrical equipment should be located in
basement levels.
Avoid locating computer room below plumbed areas such as rest rooms, janitor closets, kitchens,
laboratories, and mechanical rooms.
The computer room should have no exterior windows. If there are windows in a proposed
computer room space, they should be covered for security rec:rsons and to minimize any solar
heat gain.
E.3
Electrical site selection and building design considerations
The local utility company should be able to provide adequate power to supply all initial and future
power requirements for the data center. The availability and economics of redundant utility
feeders possibly from separate utility substations should be considered where applicable. If the
local utility cannot provide adequate power, the site should be able to support self-generation, co-
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generation or distributed generation equipment. Underground utility feeders are preferable to
overhead feeders to minimize exposure to lightning, trees, traffic accidents, and vandalism.
E4
Mechanical site selection and building design considerations
A multi-tenant building will require a location designated by the landlord either on the roof or on
grade for air conditioning
conditioni ng heat rejection equipment condensing units, cooling towers, or dry fluid
coolers).
If the building has an existing fire suppression system, it should be easily modified to a pre-action
sprinkler system dedicated to the data center. If the building has an existing air conditioning
system serving the data center space it should be sized appropriately to ensure it can support the
computer room space and support areas.
If heat rejection equipment is to be placed on-grade, then a data center site should have
adequate on-grade space for the equipment and the area should be provided with unobstructed
access for equipment installation and removal.
E5
Telecommunication
Telecommu
nications
s site selection and building design considerations
Where applicable, the building should be served by at least two diversely routed optical fiber
entrance rooms. These entrance rooms should be fed from different local access provider offices.
If the building is only served by a single local central office, then the service feed from the second
local central office should be capable of being added without major construction or delays in
obtaining permits.
Multiple telecommunications access providers should provide service or be able to provide
service to
to the building without major construction
construction or delays in obtaining permits.
The data center should be served by dedicated access provider equipment located in the data
center space and not in shared tenant space. The access provider entrance cables should be
enclosed in conduit within the building and be inaccessible to other tenants where routed through
shared pathways. The building should have dedicated conduits serving the data center space for
telecommunications service.
E6
Security site selection and building design considerations
If cooling equipment, generators, fuel tanks, or access provider equipment is situated outside the
customer space, then this equipment should be adequately secured.
Also, the data center owner will need access to this space 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
Common areas should be monitored by cameras, including parking lots, loading docks, and
building entrances.
The computer room should not be located directly in close proximity to a parking garage.
The site should not be located in a flood plain, near an earthquake fault, on a hill subject to slide
risk, or downstream from a dam or water tower. Additionally, there should be no nearby sites that
could create falling debris during an earthquake.
The site should not be in the flight path of any nearby airports.
The site should not be within
km 1/.i mile)
of
a chemical plant, landfill, river, coastline, or dam.
The site should not be within 0.8 km 1h mile)
of
a military base.
04
The site should not be within 1.6 km 1 mile)
of
nuclear, munitions, or defense plants.
The site should not be located adjacent to a foreign embassy.
The site should not be located in high crime areas.
See Table 12 in Annex F for additional
additional considerations.
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Other site selection considerations
Other data center site selection criteria to consider are:
•
risk of contamination
contamination;;
•
proximity
•
general access;
•
zoning ordinance
ordinances;
s;
•
vibration;
•
environmental
environm
ental issues; and
•
alternate uses
strategies).
of
police stations, fire stations, and hospitals;
of
the building or site after it
is
no longer needed as a data center (exit
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ANNEX F
RATING
INFORMATIVE)
DATA
CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE
This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard .
F1
General
It should be noted that human factors and operating procedures may have a greater impact on
availability than the rating of the data center. This rating scheme suggests a limited number of
design criteria that should be taken into consideration to improve data center reliability and
security. It is not intended to bebe- all-inclus
all-inclusive.
ive. Additional or alternative
alternative schemes are
are available in
other standards and best practices.
F11
Redundancy overview
Single points of failure should be eliminated to improve redundancy and reliability, both within the
data center and support infrastructure as well as in the external services and utility supplies.
This Standard includes four ratings relating to various levels of
o f resiliency of the data center facility
infrastructure. The definitions of each have been expanded in this Standard.
F.1.2 Overview
This Standard includes four ratings relating to various levels of resiliency of the data center facility
infrastructure. Higher ratings not only correspond to higher resiliency, but also lead to higher
construction costs. In all cases, higher ratings are inclusive of lower level requirements unless
otherwise specified.
A data center may have different ratings for different portions of its infrastructure. For example, a
data center may be rated 3 for electrical, but 2 for mechanical. For the sake o simplicity, a data
center that is rated the same for all subsystems (telecommunications, architectural and structural,
electrical and mechanical) can be called out by its overall rating (e.g., a data center rated 2 would
have a 2 rating in all subsystems). Howeve
Howeverr where not all portions of the infrastructure are the
same level, the rating should be called out specifically. For example, a data center may be rated
Tz E3 A1 Mz where:
•
telecommunications is rated 2 T2);
•
electrical is rated 3 E3);
•
architectural infrastructu
infrastructure
re is rated 1 A1 ); and
•
mechanicall infrastructure is rated 2 M2).
mechanica
Although typically a data center s overall rating is based on.its weakest component, there may be
mitigating circumstances relative to that facilities specific risk profile, operational requirements or
other factors that justify the lower rating in one or more subsystems.
Different areas within a data center may also be built and or used at different ratings dependent
on operational needs. In such cases care should be given to describe these differences, for
example an area of a data center that has a rating of 2 risk avoidance profile because it has T2
Ez, Az Mz services may be within a facility that is rated 3.
Care should be taken to maintain mechanical and electrical system capacity to the correct rating
as the data center load increases over time. For example, a data center may be degraded from 3
or 4 to 1 or 2 as redundant capacity is utilized to support new computer and telecommunications
equipment.
F.2
Redundancy
F21
N - Bas
Base
e requirement
requirement
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N 1
N 1 redundancy
redundancy can
be
implemented at the equipment level and/or path level.
Where N 1 is implemented at the equipment level within a single path, it would allow for
maintenance, and potential failure, on a single piece of equipment. Path maintenance or failure
could lead to an interrupt of the operations .
Where
N 1 is
implemented at the path level, one path
is
active N) and the other path +1) can
be
either on standby or active.
active . This will allow for planned maintenance or a single fault without
disrupting the operations.
F.2.3
N+x redundancy
N+x redundancy provides x additional units , modules
modules,, paths, or systems in addition to the
minimum required to satisfy the base requirement. The failure or maintenance of any two single
units, modules, or paths will not disrupt operations if x is 2 or higher.
F.2.4
2N or
N+N redundancy
or N+N redundancy provides two complete units, modules, paths, or systems for every one
required for a base system. Failure or maintenance of one entire unit, module, path, or system
will not disrupt operations.
2N
F.2.5
2 N+1) redundancy
2 N+1) redundancy provides two
two complete N+1) units, modules,
modules, paths, or systems. Even
Even in the
event of failure or maintenance of one unit, module, path, or system, some redundancy will be
provided and operations will not be disrupted.
F.2.6
oncurrent maintainability and testing capability
The facilities should
operations.
F.2.7
be
capable of being maintained, upgraded, and tested without interruption of
Fault tolerant
Allows for a single fault at any given time without causing disruption to the data center operations .
The system should automatically detect the fault, isolate it and ensure continuous operations of
the facilities.
F.2.8
F.
2.8
Capa cit
city
y and scalability
F.2.9
Isolation
Data centers and support infrastructure should be designed
little or no disruption to services.
to
accommodate future growth with
Data centers should be where practical) used solely for the purposes for which they were
intended and should be isolated from non-essential operations.
F 2.10 Data center rating
The four data center ratings are :
Rated-1
Rated1 Data Center: Basic
A Basic data center is susceptible to disruptions from both planned and unplanned activity on the
distribution path
path and/or equipment e.g., building power shutdo
shutdown,
wn, maintenance/failure of
equipment
equipme
nt and/or distrib
distribution
ution path).
path). Operation errors or spontaneo
spontaneous
us failures of site
infrastructure
infrastruct
ure components may cause
cause a data center disruption.
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ed-1
1 data centers have a single path for distribution of power, cooling and
telecommunications. There is no requirement for component or equipment redundancy.
RatedRat
ed-1
1 data centers have little to no requirements for
fo r compartmentalization
compartmentalization for critical facilities.
A generator is not required, but if present, is sized for UPS
mechanical systems without
redundancy.
Rated-1
Rat
ed-1 data centers will typically
typica lly have limited physical security
sec urity controls.
Ra ted-2 Dat a Ce nt
nte
er: Red und
unda
ant Compon
ompone
ent
A Redundant Component data center is susceptible to disruptions from both planned and
unplanned activity on the distriblftion path (e.g., building power shutdown, maintenance or failure
of a distribution path). It is able to handle planned maintenance or fault on a single piece of
equipment.
equipme
nt. A generator
genera tor is required and sized for UPS mechanical systems witho
without
ut redundancy.
Rated-2 data centers have a single path for distribution o power, cooling and
telecommunications.
telecommunication
s. There is a requirement for component/equipment redundancy.
Rated-2 data centers have little to no requirements for compartm
compartmentalization
entalization for critical facilities.
Rated-2 data centers will typically have basic physical security controls.
Preventative maintenance should be performed as specified by manufacturers and may require a
shut down.
Rated-3 Dat a Ce nt
nte
er : Concurr
Concurre
e ntly Ma
Maintain
intaina
abl e
A Concurrently Maintainable data center is able to handle planned maintenance on any part of
the distribution path or any single piece o equipment or component without causing interruption
to the data center
cen ter operations.
Rated-3 data centers have, at a minimum, one active (N) and one standby (+1) path for
distribution of power, cooling and telecommunications. There is no requirement for
component/equipment redundancy within each distribution path.
Rated-3 data centers do not require, but should be compartmentalized for electrical, mechanical
and telecommunication criti
critical
cal facilities.
Rated-3 data centers have improved physical security controls.
Rated-4 Data Center: Fault Tolerant
A Fault Tolerant data center is able to handle one single fault at a time on any part of the
distribution path or any single piece of equipment or component without causing interruption to
the data center operations.
Rated-4 data centers have, at a minimum, dual active (2N N+N) path for distribution of power,
cooling and telecommunications. There is no requirement for component/equipment redundancy
within each distribution path.
·
Rated-4 data centers require compartmentalization
telecommunication critical facilities.
Rated-4 data centers have strong physical security controls.
F.3
for
electrical,
mechanical
and
Telecommunications
Figure 14 in clause 9 illustrates data center telecommunications cabling pathway infrastructure
redundancy.
F31
I Data Center: Basic telecommun
telecommunications)
ications)
In addition to the requirements and guidelines in this Standard, a Basic facility will have one
customer owned maintenance hole and entrance pathway to the facility. The access provider
services
will befrom
terminated
within room
one entrance
room.
The telecommunications
infrastructure
will
be distributed
the entrance
to the main
distribution
and horizontal distribution
areas
(HDAs) throughout the data center via a single pathway. Although logical redundancy may be
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built into the network topology, there is no requirement for physical redundancy or diversification
provided within such a facility.
Some potential single points of failure of such a facility are:
•
access provid
provider
er outage, central
central office outage, or disrupt
disruption
ion along an access provider right-ofway;
•
access provider equipment maintenan
maintenance
ce or failure;
•
router or
or switch maintenance or failure, if they are
are not redundant;
•
any catastr
catastrophic
ophic event or maintenance within the entrance room, main distribu
distribution
tion area
area
MDA), or maintenance hole may disrupt all telecommunications services to the data center;
and
•
damage or disconnection of backbon
backbone
e or horizontal cabli
cabling.
ng.
F.3.2
Data
ta Cente
Center:
r: Redundant Componen t telecommunications)
II Da
The telecommunications infrastructure should meet the requirements of section F.3.1.
Critical telecommunications equipment, access provider provisioning equipment, production
routers, production LAN switches, and production SAN switches, should have redundant
components power supplies, processors).
Intra-data center LAN and SAN backbone cabling from switches to backbone switches should
have redundant fiber or wire pairs within the overall star configuration. The redundant
connections may be in the same or different cable sheaths.
Logical configurations are possible and may be in a ring or mesh topology superimposed onto the
physical star configuration.
Such
Suc
h a facility addresses vulnerability of
o f telecommunications services entering the building.
Such a facility should have two customer owned maintenance holes and entrance pathways to
the facility. The two redundant entrance pathways will be terminated within one entrance room.
All patch cords and jumpers should be labeled at both ends of the cable with the name of the
connection at both ends o the cable.
Some potential single points of failure of such a facility are:
•
access provider outage, central office outage, or disruption along an access provider right-of
way;
•
access provider equipment located in the entrance room connected to same electrical
distribution and supported by single HVAC components or systems;
•
redundant LAN or SAN switches connected to same electrical circuit or supported by single
HVAC components or systems;
•
any catastrophic
catastrophic event or maintenance
maintenance within the entrance
entrance room
room or MDA may disrupt all
telecommunications services to the data center; and
•
any catastrophic event within a distributor may disrupt all services to the area it serves.
F.3.
F.
3.3
3
Ill Da
Data
ta Center: Conc urre ntly Mainta inabl e telec ommun icati ons)
The telecommunications infrastructure should meet the requirements of section F.3.2 .
The data center should be served by at least two access providers. Service should be provided
from at least two different access provider central offices or points-of-presences. Access provider
cabling including maintenance
maint enance holes) from thei
theirr central offices or points
points-of-pre
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separated as much as practical and by at least 20 m 66 ft along their entire routes to be
considered diversely routed.
The data center should have two entrance rooms preferably at opposite ends of the data center,
but a minimum o 20 m 66 ft)
ft) physical separation
separat ion between the two rooms.
rooms. Do not share access
provider provisioning equipment, fire protection zones, power distribution units, and air
conditioning equipment between the two entrance rooms. The access provider provisioning
equipment in each entrance room should be able to continue operating if the equipment in the
other entrance room is undergoing planned maintenance. Consideration should be given,
although not required, to have an automated failover so that catastrophic failures of equipment in
one room does not cause a disruption to the data center operations.
The data center should have redundant backbone pathways between the entrance rooms, MDA,
IDAs, and HDAs.
Intra-data center LAN and SAN backbone cabling from switches to backbone switches should
have redundant fiber or wire pairs within the overall star configuration. The redundant
connections should be in diversely routed cables.
All cabling, cross-connects and patch cords should be documented using software systems or
automated
automa
ted infrastructure management systems as described in the ANSl/TIA-606-C.
Some potential single points of failure of such a facility are:
•
any catastrophic event within the MDA may disrupt
disrupt all
all telecommunications services
services to the
the
data center; and
•
any catastrophic event
event within a HDA may disrupt all services to the area it serves.
F.3.4
IV Data Cente
Center:
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The telecommunications infrastruct
infrastructure
ure should meet the requirements
requirements
o
section F.3.3.
Data center backbone cabling and distributor locations should be redundant. Cabling between
two spaces should follow physically separate routes, with common paths only inside the two end
spaces.
There should be automatic backup for all critical telecommunications equipment, access provider
provisioning equipment, core layer production routers and core layer production LAN/SAN
switches. Sessions/connections should switch automatically to the backup equipment.
The data center should have redundant MDAs preferably at opposite ends of the data center, but
a minimum of 20 m 66 ft) physical
physical separation
separa tion between the two spaces. Do not share fire
protection zones, power distribution units, and air conditioning equipment between the redundant
MDAs. The redundant MDA is optional, if the computer room is a single continuous space, as
there is probably little to be gained by implementing two MDAs in this case.
The two MDAs should have separate pathways to each entrance room. There should also be a
telecommunications cabling pathway between the MDAs.
The redundant routers and switches should be distributed between redundant distribution spaces
e.g., redundant MDAs, redundant pair of IDAs, or redundant pair of HDAs, or redundant pair of
entrance rooms).
Each HDA should be provided with connect
connectivity
ivity to two different IDAs or MDAs.
MDAs. Similarly, each
IDA should be provided with connectivity to both MDAs.
Critical systems should have horizontal cabling to two HDAs.
Some potential single points of failure of such a facility are at:
•
•
the MDA if the secondary distributi
distribution
on area is not implemented); and
the HDA and horizontal cabling if redunda
redundant
nt horizontal cabling is not installed).
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F.4
Architectural and structural
F 4.1
General
The buil
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2
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Data
ta Center: Basi c architec tural)
Architecturally, a Basic data center is a data center with no requirements for protection against
physical events,
events , intentional or accidental,
accidental , natural or man-made, which could cause the data
center to fail.
F.4.3
Data
ta Center: Redunda nt Comp onen t architec tural)
II Da
Redundant component data centers · have minimal protections against some physical events,
intentional or accidental, natural or man-made, which could cause the data center to fail. They
have minimal security measures in place such as perimeter security and entry control of the
facilities areas and computer room.
F.4.
F.
4.4
4
Ill Dat
Data
a Center: Conc urr entl y Maintain able archit ectural )
F.4.
F.
4.5
5
IV Da
Data
ta Center: Fault Toler ant archit ectura l)
Concurrently Maintainable data centers have appropriate protections against some physical
events, intentional or accidental, natural or man-made, which could cause the data center to fail.
It has adequate security and monitoring for critical/restricted areas. It should preferably have
compartmentalization of at least the electrical, mechanical, and telecommunication spaces.
spaces .
A Fault Tolerant data center has considered all potential physical events that could cause the
data center to fail. Such a data center has provided specific and in some cases redundant
protections against such events. Such data centers consider the potential problems with natural
disasters such as seismic events, floods, fire , hurricanes, and storms, as well as potential
problems with terrorism and disgruntled employees. These data centers have control over all
aspects of their facility. It has full security and monitoring for critical/restricted areas. It has
compartmentalization across all electrical, mechanical and telecommunication spaces.
F.5
Electrical
F.5.1
I Da
Data
ta Center: Basic electrical)
A Basic facility provides the minimum level of power distribution to meet the electrical load
requirements. It has no redundancy. The electrical systems are single path and have single
components whereby a failure of or maintenance to a component or part of the distribution path
will cause partial or total interruption of operations.
Generators may be installed as single units or paralleled for capacity, but there is no redundancy
requirement. One or more automatic transfer switches are typically used to sense loss of normal
power, initiation of generator start and transfer of loads to the generator system. Provisions to
connect portable load banks should be provided for generator and UPS testing.
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The uninterruptible power supply system can be installed as a single unit or paralleled for
capacity. Static, rotary or hybrid UPS technologies can be utilized, with VI (Voltage Independent)
or VFI (Voltage and Frequency Independent) designs. Compatibility of the UPS system with the
generator system is required. The UPS system should have a maintenance bypass feature to
allow continuous operation durin
during
g maintenance of the UPS system.
Separate transformers and pan
panel
el boards are acceptable for the distribution of power to the critic
critical
al
electronic loads in these data centers. The transformers should be designed to handle the non
linear load that they are intended to feed. Harmonic canceling transformers can also be used
lieu of K-rated transformers.
in
Power distribution units (POU) or discrete transformers and panel boards may be used to
distribute power to the critical electronic loads. Any code compliant wiring method may be utilized.
Grounding system should conform to minimum code requirements.
Monitoring
F.5.2
of
electrical and mechanical systems is optional.
Data Center: Redundant Componen
Componentt electrical)
Redundant Component installations should meet all requirements of section F.5.1. In addition,
such a facility provides for N 1 redundant UPS modules. A generator system sized to handle all
data center loads is required, although redundant generator sets are not required. No redundancy
is required in the utility service entrance or power distribution system.
Provisions to connect portable load banks should be provided for generator and UPS testing.
Power distribution is based on a single path. Although not required, it is recommended to have
two PDU s at common output of the UPS cluster allowing for the provisioning of an A and B feed
to each ICT equipment. Usage of color-coding is recommended.
A circuit should not serve more than one rack/cabinet to prevent a circuit fault from affecting more
than one rack/cabinet. To provide redundancy, racks and cabinets should each have two
dedicated electrical circuits fed from two different power distribution units (PDUs) or electrical
panels. Each receptacle
recep tacle should be identified with the POU and
and ci rcu it number, which serves
serve s it.
it.
Redundant feeder to mechanical system distribution board is recommended but not required.
Consider redundancy and isolation in the fuel storage system to ensure that fuel system
contamination or a mechanical fuel system failure does not affect the entire generator system.
F.5.3
Ill Data Center: Concurrently Maintain
Maintainable
able electrical)
There should be two utility entrance feeds which are allowed to come from a single substation.
Where no multiple utility feeds are available, self-generation is acceptable. Generators should be
present in an N 1 configuration which is allowed to be shared between each of the utility
entrances.
Dual path distribution should be from utility entrance all the way to the ICT equipment. All
equipment should be dual corded. Where this is not available an STS should be installed.
At a minimum one feed should be active with N capacity and the other feed (+1) is allowed to be
on standby to allow for planned maintenance activities. It is highly recommended to have both
feeds active so that an unplanned event on the active feed could facilitate an automatic switch
over to the other feed.
Equipment for each path should be compartmentalized so that maintenance on any electrical
room for one path will not lead to a disruption to the other path.
A central power and environmental monitoring and control system (PEMCS) should be provided
to monitor all major electrical equipment such as main switchgears, generator systems, UPS
systems, automatic static transfer switches (ASTS), power distribution units, automatic transfer
switches,
motor
control
centers, transient
surge suppression
systems, and
mechanical
systems. A
separate
programmable
logic voltage
control system
should be provided,
programmed
to
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manage the mechanical system, optimize efficiency, cycle usage of equipment and indicate alarm
condition.
F.5.4
IV Data Center: Fault Tolerant electrical)
There should be two utility entrance feeds which should come from different substations. Where
no multiple utility feeds are available, self-generation is acceptable. Generators shall be present
in at least an N configuration for each feed and shall not be shared between each of the utility
entrances.
Dual path distribution should be from utility entrance all the way to the ICT equipment. All
equipment shall be dual corded. Where this is not available an STS should be installed.
All feeds shall be active with N capacity. Any single planned or unplanned event on any feed
must facilitate an automatic switch over to the other feed.
Equipment for each path shall be compartmentalized so that maintenance or a catastrophic
failure on any electrical room for one path will not lead to a disruption to the other path.
Battery monitoring should be at least at the string level performed by the UPS. Preference is for a
battery monitoring
monitoring system capable of individually monitoring the impedance or resistance of each
cell and temperature of each battery jar and alarming on impending battery failure.
F.6
Mechanical syst
systems
ems
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I Data Center: Basic mechanical)
The HVAC system of a Basic facility includes single or multiple air conditioning units with the
combined cooling capacity to maintain critical space temperature and relative humidity at design
conditions with no redundant units. If these air conditioning units are served by a water-side heat
rejection system, such as a chilled water or condenser water system, the components of these
systems are likewise sized to maintain design conditions, with no redundant units. The piping
system or systems are single path, whereby a failure of or maintenance to a section of pipe will
cause partial or total interruption of the air conditioning system.
Electrical distribution to the air conditioning equipment is single path. Any failure
may cause disruption of cooling.
or
maintenance
If a generator is provided, all air conditioning equipment should be powered by the standby
generator system.
The required cooling capacity should be calculated based on the kW not kVA) supply available
from the UPS system.
F.6.2
II
Data Center: Redundant Compone
Component
nt mechanical)
The HVAC system of a Redundant Component facility includes multiple air conditioning units with
the combined cooling capacity to maintain critical space temperature and relative humidity at
design conditions, with one redundant unit (N+1 ). If these air conditioning units are served by a
water system, the components of these systems are likewise sized to maintain design conditions
conditions,,
with one redundant unit s). The piping system or systems are single path, whereby a failure o or
maintenance to a section of pipe will cause partial or total inferruption of the air conditioning
system.
Air conditioning systems should be designed for continuous operation 7 days/24 hours/365
days/year, and incorporate a minimum of N+1 redundancy in the computer room air conditioning
CRAG) units.
The computer room air conditi
conditioners
oners CRAC) system should be provided with N+1 redundancy,
with a minimum of one redundant unit for every five to eight required units.
Air conditioning equipment should have backup power from the standby generator system.
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redundancy is provided, it is advisable to distribute power connect
connections
ions o the air conditioners over
multiple electrical boards. Alternatively, a transfer switch could be used to provide the equipment
with two power feeds.
Air supply to the data center should be coordinated with the types and layouts of the cabinets and
racks to be installed. The air handling plant should have sufficient capacity to support the total
projected heat load from equipment, lighting, the environment, etc., and maintain constant relative
humidity levels within the data center.
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Data Cente
Center:
r: Concurrently Maintainable mechanical)
The HVAC system of a Concurrently Maintainable facility includes multiple air conditioning units
with the combined cooling capacity to maintain critical space temperature and relative humidity at
design conditions, with sufficient redundant units to allow maintenance to any equipment or path.
If these air conditioning units are served by a water-side heat rejection system, such as a chilled
water or condenser water system, the components of these systems are likewise sized to
maintain design conditions, with one electrical switchboard removed from service. This level of
redundancy can be obtained by either furnishing two sources of power to each air conditioning
unit, or dividing the air conditioning equipment among multiple sources of power. The piping
system or systems shall be designed such that maintenance to a section of pipe will not cause
interruption of the air conditioning system. Alternatively, other cooling back measures could
enable maintenance to piping such s dual-coil condenser water
water supply/direct expansion) air
air
conditioning systems.
Redundant computer room air conditionin
conditioning
g CRAC) units should be served from separate panels
to provide electrical redundancy. All computer room air conditio
conditioners
ners CRAC) units should be
backed up by generator power.
Concurrently maintainable refrigeration equipment should be dedicated to the data center.
Sufficient redundancy should be provided to enable isolation of any item of equipment as required
for essential maintenance without affecting the services being provided with cooling.
F.6.4
V
Data Center: Fault
Fault Tolerant mechanical)
The HVAC system of a Fault Tolerant facility includes multiple air conditioning units with the
combined cooling capacity to maintain critical space temperature and relative humidity at design
conditions, with sufficient redundant units to allow failure of or service to one electrical
switchboard. If these air conditioning units are served by a water-side heat rejection system, such
s a chilled water or condenser water system, the components of these systems are likewise
sized
to redundancy
maintain design
electrical
switchboard
removed
from service.
level of
can conditions,
be obtainedwith
by one
either
furnishing
two sources
of power
to each his
air
conditioning unit, or dividing the air conditioning equipment among multiple sources of power. The
piping system or systems should be designed such that maintenance or failure to a section of
pipe will not cause interruption of the air conditioning system. Alternatively, other cooling back
measures could enable maintenance to piping such
such as dual-coil
dual-coil condenser water supply/direct
expansion) air conditioning systems.
All computer room air conditi
conditioners
oners CRAC) units should be backed up by generator power.
Fault tolerant refrigeration equipment should be dedicated to the data center. Sufficient
redundancy should be provided to enable isolation of any item of equipment s required for
essential maintenance or failure without affecting the services being provided with cooling.
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Redundant entrance room
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Redundant main distribution area
Not required
Not required
Not required
Yes
Redundant intermediate distribution areas (if
present)
Not required
Not required
Not required
Yes
Redundant backbone cabling and pathways
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Redundant horizontal cabling and pathways
Not required
Not required
Not required
Yes
Routers and switches have redundant power
supplies, processors
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
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with the name o the connection at both ends o the
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Proximity to flood
flood hazard area as mapp ed on a
federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance
Rate Map
Not required
Not required
Not within 1
1DO-year
DO-year flood hazard
area
Greater than 91 m (300 ft) from
1DO-year flood hazard area
Proximity to coastal or navigable inland waterways
Not required
Not required
Greater than 91 m (300 ft)
Greater than 0.
0 .8 km (1/2 mile)
Proximity to major highway traffic arteries and main
rail lines
Not required
Not required
Greater than 91 m (300 ft)
Greater than 0.8 km (1/2 mile)
Proximity to major airports
Not required
Not required
Greater than 1.6 km 1 mile)
Separate visitor and employee parking areas
Not require
required
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Not required
Yes (physically
(physically separated by fence
or wall with separate entries)
Yes (physically
(physically separated by fence
or wall with separate entries)
Separate from loading docks
Not required
Not required
Yes (physically separated with
separate entries)
Yes (physically separated by fence
or wall with separate entries)
Physical barriers to prevent
vehicles from driving to wall of
data center facilities areas or
computer room
Allowed if all tenants are data
Greater than 8 km
5 miles
Parking
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Proximity of visitor parking to data center perimeter
building walls
Physical barriers to prevent vehicles
Not required
Not required
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Multi tenant non data center occupant within
Allowed only if occupancies are non-
from driving to wall of data center
facilities areas or computer room
Allowed if all tenants are data
hazardous
centers or telecommunications
companies
centers or telecommunications
comoanies
No restriction
No restriction
Type llA, lllA, or VA
Type IA or 18
Exterior bearing walls
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
4 Hours minimum
Interior bearing walls
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
2 Hour minimum
Exterior nonbearing walls
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
4 Hours minimum
Structural frame
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
2 Hour minimum
Interior non-computer room partition walls
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
1 Hour minimum
Interior computer room partition walls
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
2 Hour minimum
Shaft enclosures
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
2 Hour minimum
Floors and floor-ceilings
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
2 Hour minimum
Roofs and roof-ceilings
Code allowable
Code allowable
1 Hour minimum
2 Hour minimum
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes (primary building entrance
manned)
Yes (primary building entrance
manned)
uilding components
Vapor barriers for walls, floors , and ceiling o
computer room
Not required
Yes for walls,
Not required for ceiling
Building entrances with security checkpoints
Not required
Not required
Access floor panel construction (when provided)
No requirement
No requirement
Computer grade with appropriate
floor loadina caoabilitv
Computer grade with appropriate
floor loadina caoabilitv
Understructure (when access floor is provided)
No requirement
No requirement
bolted stringer
bolted stringer
No restrictions
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Type
No restrictions
Roof Slope
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restrictions
Class A
Class A
Non-redundant with noncombustible deck (no mechanically
attached systems)
Double redundant with concrete
deck (no mechanically attached
systems)
1 48 (1/4
per foot) minimum
1 24 (1/2
per foot) minimum
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Fire rating
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 3/4 hour at computer
room)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 1 2 hour at computer
room)
Windows on perimeter o computer room
Allowed with minimum Code
required fire rating
Allowed with minimum Code
required fire rating
Interior windows allowed with
minimum 1-hour fire rating , no
exterior windows allowed
Interior windows with minimum 2hour fire rating , no exterior
windows allowed
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 hour)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 2 hour)
Security counter
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes (physically separated from
other areas o th
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Single person interlock, portal or other hardware
desiqned to prevent oiaavbackinq or oass back
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Fire separation from other areas of data center
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Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 hour)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 2 hour)
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 hour)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 2 hour)
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Yes
Yes, solid core, reinforced or steel
doors
Yes, solid core, reinforced or steel
doors
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Not required
Not required
1 hour
2 hour
No requirement
No requirement
Security office
Physically separate from other areas of data center
Fire separation from other areas of data center
180-degree peepholes or CCTV on security
equipment and monitorinq rooms
Dedicated and hardened security equipment and
monitoring rooms
Operations
enter
Operations Center physically separate from other
areas of data center
Fire separation from other non-computer room
areas of data center
Restrooms and break room areas
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Proximity to computer room and support areas
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Not immediately adjacent and
provided with leak prevention
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If immediately adjacent, provided
with leak prevention barrier
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 hour)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 2 hour)
No requirement
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1.2 m (4 ft) clear)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1.2 m (4 ft) clear)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1.2 m 4 ft) clear)
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 hour)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 2 hour)
Fire separation from computer room and support
areas
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 hour)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 2 hour)
Width
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements of 1.2
m (4 ft), whichever is greater
Minimum Code requirements of
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UPS and Battery Rooms
Aisle widths for maintenance , repair, or equipment
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Minimum Code requirements
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No requirement
No requirement
Proximity to publicly accessible areas
No requirement
No requirement
System CPU UPS capacity
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7 days a week,
week , 24 hours a day
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Main door onto computer room floor
industrial grade lock
card access or biometric with
intrusion detection with door open
alarm
card access or biometric with
intrusion detection with door open
alarm
No requirement
No requirement
Level 3 (min)
Level 3 (min)
Restricted areas and perimeter (e.g., building
perimeter, generators,
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Not required
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No requirement
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IBC SOC requirements for building
SOC requirements for building location SDC-C requirements or higher for
SOC requirements for building
location (if they exceed local
building location (if they exceed local
location (if they exceed local
(if they exceed local requirements)
requirements)
requirements)
requirements)
Site Specific Response
Response Spectra - Degree of local
Seismic acceleration
accelerations
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No requirement
No requirement
Importance
Importan
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code design
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1=1 .5
1=1.5
Telecommunications equipment racks/cabi
Telecommunications
racks/cabinets
nets
anchored to base or supported at top and base or
equipped with seismic platforms or other protective
measures
No requirement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Deflection limitation on telecommunications
equipment within limits acceptable by the electrical
attachments
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Bracing of electrical conduits runs and cable trays
per code
per code w/ Importance
per code w/ Importance
per code w/ Importance
Bracing of mechanical system major duct runs
per code
per code w/ Importance
per code w/ Importance
per code w/ Importance
12 kPa (250 lbf/ft
12 kPa (250 lbf/ft 2
Floor loading capacity superimposed live load
7 .2 kPa (150 lbf/ft
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8.4 kPa (175 lbf/ft
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1.2 kPa (25 lbf/
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2.4 kPa (50 lbf/ft 2
2.4 kPa (50 lbf/ft 2
Concrete Slab Thickness at ground
127 mm (5 in)
127 mm 5 in)
127 mm (5 in)
127 mm 5 in)
Minimum concrete topping over flutes for equipment
anchorage when concrete filled metal deck structure
used for elevated floors
102 mm (4 in)
102 mm (4 in
102 mm (4 in)
102 mm 4 in)
Steel/Concrete Moment Frame
Concrete Shearwall / Steel Braced
Frame
Concrete Shearwall / Steel Braced
Frame
Concrete Shearwall / Steel Braced
Frame
Minimum code requirements
Minimum code requirements
passive dampers for IBC Seismic
Design Category D or higher
passive dampers/base isolation f or
IBC Seismic Design Category D or
hiqher
PT concrete
CIP Mild Concrete
Steel Deck & Fill
Steel Deck & Fill
Building LFRS (Shearwall/Braced Frame/Moment
Frame) indicates displacement of structure
Building Energy Dissipation - Passive Dampers/Base
Isolation (energy absorption)
Construction of Floors above ground level. (Steel
structures with concrete filled metal decks are more
easily upgraded for intense loads in Battery/UPS
rooms. (Also,
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Fault Tolerant
Not required
Not required but preferred for
critical oarts of infrastructure
Not required
Yes
Not required
Yes
Up-to-date short circuit study,
study ,
ccordination study,
arc flash analysis, and
load flow study
Redundant Cord Feed with 100%
capacity on remaining cord or
cords
Power System Analysis
Up-to-date short circuit study,
coordination study, and
arc flash analysis
Up-to-date short circuit study
study,,
coordination study, and
arc flash analysis
Up-to-date short circuit study,
study ,
coordination study,
arc flash analysis, and
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Power Cords
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Dedicated
Dedicated
Panel board with bolt on circuit
breakers
Switchboard with stationary circuit
breakers
Switchboard with draw out circuit
breakers
Switchgear with draw out circuit
breakers
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
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Parallel Modules
Distributed Redundant Modules or
Block Redundant System
Distributed Redundant Modules or
Block Redundant System
Automatic Bypass
Not required
Yes, with non-dedicated feeder to
automatic bypass
Yes, with dedicated feeder to
automatic bypass
Yes, with dedicated feeder to
automatic bypass
Maintenance Bypass Arrangement
Not required
Dedicated maintenance bypass
feeder serving UPS output
switchboard
Dedicated maintenance bypass
feeder serving UPS output
switchboard
Dedicated string for each module
Dedicated string for each module
5 or 10-year design life batteries or
flywheel
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switchboard
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Dedicated string for standalone
modules
5 or 10-year design life
ife batteries or
flywheel
Battery minimum back up time with design load at
end of battery life
10 Minutes or flywheel capacity
10 Minutes or flywheel capacity
10 Minutes or flywheel capacity
10 Minutes or flywheel capacity
Not required
Not required
String level by UPS System
String level by UPS system or
centralized battery monitoring
system
Standard high efficiency
Standard high efficiency
K-Rated or harmonic cancelling,
high efficiency
K-Rated or harmonic cancelling,
low Inrush high efficiency
Dedicated over-current protection device on input
of static bypass
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Maintenance Bypass
Not required
Not required
Yes
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NFPA 780 and insurance
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Yes
Yes
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
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If required by AHJ, type as
required with cover guard and
warning label.
If required by AHJ, type as
required with cover guard and
warning label.
If required by AHJ, type as required
with cover guard and warning label.
Test Mode
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Yes
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Alarm
Disable/enable switch
Yes
As allowed by local codes
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Control Room Console
Control Room Console,
Pager, Email, and/or
text message
Separate from UPS Equipment Rooms
Not required
Not required
Battery in UPS room allowed if
allowed by code, preference for
separate battery room
Battery in UPS room allowed if
allowed by code, preference for
separate battery room
Individual Battery Strings Isolated from Each Other
Not required
Not required
Yes
Yes
Shatterproof Viewing Glass in Battery Room Door
or CCTV
Not required
Not required
Not required
Yes
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mechanical systems without
redundancy
Sized for UPS mechanical
system without redundancy
Sized for total building load
N+1 distributed redundancy
Sized for total building load with
2N distributed redundancy
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Installation
No requirement
Provision for portable
Provision for portable
Equipment Tested
No requirement
Generator
Not required
Not required
Factory Acceptance Testing
Not required
Not required
UPS and Generator Systems
Site circuit breaker testing
Not required
Not required
As per local code with a minimum of
contact resistance test of all critical
circuit breakers at the primary
distribution of the electrical system
Commissioning
Not required
Component level
Component level and
System level
Onsite Day Shift only.
only . On-call at
other times
Onsite 24 hrs M-F, on-call on
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critical circuit breakers at the
primary distribution of the electrical
svstem
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Preventative Maintenance
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Generator maintenance
Generator and UPS maintenance
Facility Training Programs
No requirement
Limited training by manufact urer
Comprehensive training program for
normal operation of equipment
Onsite 24/7
Comprehensive preventative
maintenance program
Comprehensive training program
for normal operation of equipment
and manual operation of
equipment during emergency
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equipment to allow for concurrently
maintainability. Temporary loss of
electrical power or interruption of
water supply (where applicable) will
not cause loss of cooling, but may
cause temperature to elevate within
operational range of critical
equipment. The switchover from N
to 1 may be performed manually.
redundancy for mechanical
equipment to allow for Fault
Tolerance. Extended loss of
supply path of power or piping
(where applicable) will not cause
loss of cooling outside operational
range of critical equipment. The
switch over from N to 1 should be
fully automated
Not permitted
N 1
Redundancy for mechanical equipment (e.g., air
conditioning units,
units , coolers , pumps
pumps,, cooling towers,
towers ,
condensers).. These redundancy requirements
condensers)
extend to all support areas that are critical to the
uninterrupted operation of the computer/serve
computer/serverr
room.
Not required
redundancy for mechanical
equipment. Loss of electrical
supply path or water supply
(where applicable) could lead to
loss of cooling
Routing of water or drain piping not associated with
the data center equipment in data center spaces
Permitted but not recommended
Permitted but not recommended
Not permitted
Positive pressure in computer room and associated
spaces relative to outdoors and non-data center
spaces
Not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Floor drains in computer room for condensate drain
water, humidifier flush water. and sprinkler
water,
discharge water
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not required
Yes
De-humidification/humidification,
Yes
De-humidification/humidification ,
where applicable, provided
Yes
De-humidification/humidification,
where applicable , provided
Mechanical systems on standby generator
Humidity Control for Computer Room
N 1
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,
where annlicable, provided
where applicable, provided
where applicable , provided
No redundant air conditioning
units
One redundant air conditioning
unit per critical area
One additional air conditioning unit
for every 5-8 units installed
One additional air conditioning unit
for every 5-8 units installed
Single path of electrical power to
AC equipment
Single path of electrical power to
AC equipment
configured to allow for
concurrent maintenance
2N/N+N configured to allow for
fault tolerance
Single path
Single path
Piping systems allow for concurrent
maintenance
Piping systems provide fault
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Electrical Service to Mechanical Equipment
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2N/N+N configured to allow for
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Control
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concurrently
maintainable
Control system
design should be
fault tolerant
Single path of electrical power to
HVAC control system
Dual path of electrical power in N+1
configuration designed to be
concurrently maintainab
maintainable
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Dual path of electrical power in
2N/N+N configuration designed for
fault tolerance
Single water supply, with no onsite back-up storage
Dual sources of water, or one
source + on-site storage with a
minimum equal to duration o
cienerator fuel supply
Dual sources o water, or one
source + on-site storage with a
minimum equal to duration of
cienerator fuel supply
Dual sources of water, or one
source + on-site storage with a
minimum equal to duration of
cienerator fuel supply
Single point of connection
Single point of connection
Two points of connection
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present,
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belly/onboard fuel tank filled up to
80 capacity
24 hours as allowed by AHJ
72 hours as allowed by AHJ
96 hours as allowed by AHJ
Single storage tank
Single storage tanks
Multiple storage tanks
Multiple storage tanks
Single pump and/or supply pipe
Multiple pumps, single supply
pipes
Fuel supply designed for
concurrently maintainab
maintainability
ility
Fuel supply designed for fault
tolerance
Single path o electrical power to
AC equipment
Single path of electrical power to
AC equipment
HVAC Control System
Control
system
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cooling
to failure
criticalwill
areas
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interrupt cooling to critical areas
but might prevent further control o
temperature/humidity
temperature
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Single path of electrical power to
HVAC control system
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Fire detection system
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fire sprinkler system
When required
Pre-action (when required)
No requirement above AHJ
No requirement above AHJ
Pre-action (when required)
When used, clean agents should be
allowed by local code . Alternative
systems (e.g . hypoxic, mist) are
allowed
Pre-action (when required)
When used, clean agents should
be allowed by local code.
Alternative
Alternati
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mist) are allowed
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gaseous suppression system for computer rooms
and entrance rooms containing active ICT
equipment
Early Warning Smoke Detection System for
computer rooms and entrance rooms containing
active ICT equioment
Water Leak Detection System for computer rooms
and entrance rooms containing active ICT
equipment
No requirement above AHJ
No requirement above AHJ
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This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard.
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Small data center design example
One example layout for a small data center is shown below. This is an example of a data center
that is small enough to be supported by a main distribution area and no horizontal distribution
areas (HDAs).
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distributio n areas (EDAs) and
and six 19 racks in the main distribution area
(MDA). The six MDA racks are the six 'SWITCH AND PATCHING RACKS' at the bottom of the
drawing. It was not necessary to put the MDA in the center of the computer room because length
limitations were not an issue. However, cable lengths and cable congestion in the aisles
perpendicular to the cabinet aisles could have been r e d u c ~ d by placing the MDA in the center of
the room instead.
The MDA supports the HC for horizonta
horizontall cabling to the EDAs. In a data center with a high density
of cabling to the equipment cabinets, it would probably be necessary to have HDAs to minimize
cable congestion near the MDA.
The rack and cabinet rows are parallel to the direction of under floor airflow created by the
Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units. Each CRAC is located facing the hot aisl
aisles
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allow more efficient return air to each CRAC unit.
Serverr cabinets are arranged to form alternating hot and cold aisles.
Serve
Telecommunications cables are run in wire basket trays in the hot aisle, Power cables are run
under the access floor in the cold aisles.
The computer room is separate from the Network Operations Center (NOC is not shown) for
access and contaminant control.
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The following example is for an Internet or web hosting data center used to house computer and
telecommunications equipmen
equipmentt for multiple corporate web sites.
The corporate data center in this example has two floors of about 4,140 m 2 44
44,,500 ft2 each. This
data center is an example of a data center with several HDAs, each differentiated primarily by the
type of systems that they support. Due to the density of cabling to the personal computer based
servers,, these systems are served by two HDAs , each supporting only 24 server cabinets . Seven
servers
additional HDAs are planned to support additional server cabinets.
cabinets . Thus
Thus,, HDAs may be required
not only for different functional areas,
areas , but also to minimize cable congestion in the HDA.
HDA. Each
HOA was designed to support a maximum of 2,000 4-pair balanced
balanced twisted-pair
twiste d-pair cables.
cables .
Note that the Internet and PC HDAs are located near the center of the rows that they support to
ensure that lengths for category 8 cabling remains within 24 meters for permanent links and 30
meters for channels.
channels . The category 8 cabling can support 25GBASE-T and 40GBASE-T.
The st floor includes the electrical rooms, mechanical rooms, storage rooms, loading dock,
security room, reception area, operations center, and entrance room.
The computer room is on the 2nd floor and is entirely on access floor.
floor . All telecommunications
cabling is run under the access floor space in wire-basket cable trays . In some locations where
the volume of cables is the greatest and where they do not impede airflow , the cable trays are
installed in two layers.
layers . The drawing below shows the 2nd floor computer room with cable trays . In
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The Internet data center in this example has one floor of approximately 9,500 m 2 (102,000 ft 2 )
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not. Cable trays and ladders are in blue.
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incorpo rates the function of the entrance
entra nce room and the main
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entrance that allows access and service providers to work in this room without entering the
customer spaces in the main computer room. The locations of the MDA and HDAs were planned
to ensure that circuit lengths for T 1 and T-3 circuits will not be exceeded for circuits to any rack
in the computer room .
Automated tape libraries, storage servers , and control equipment for storage services are in a
dedicated SAN room adjacent to the MDA. This equipment is provided and managed by third
parties, not by the owner of the internet data center. A separate room for this equipment allows
storage service provider
providers
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The computer room space has 4,300 customer racks. The customer space is supported by six
HDAs to limit the volume of cable in the under floor cable trays . Each HDA supports
approximately 2,000 balanced twisted-pair connections. These HDAs are in the center of the
spaces they serve to minimize cable lengths.
lengths . Cabling from the HDAs to the customer racks is
standardized to simplify administration. However, additional cabling may be run to customer racks
as required.
Telecommunications cabling to storage and staging areas east of the computer room are
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This annex is informative only and is not part of this Standard.
Traditional
H.1
Switch
Architecture
Figure 20 provides an example of the traditional three-tier data center switch architecture.
Core
Core
witch
witch
Core switches typically in MDAs
Aggregation switches may be in MDAs
MDAs,, IDAs,
or HDAs
Access switches in HDAs
for End/Middle of Row or
EDAs for Top for Rack
Servers
in EDAs (server
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20: Example
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of
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traditional three-tier data center
switch
architecture
Some of the characteristics of the traditional three-tier switch architecture are:
•
Backup connect
connections
ions (the dashed red lines in figure 20) to access switches are not active
due to spanning tree protocols used to prevent routing loops (some protocols do not have
this limitation)
•
Connections are typically over-subscribed (i.e . more traffic assigned to the link than the
bandwidth capacity of the link)
•
When access switches are located in the EDA (i.e., top of rack), more switch ports may
be available in each cabinet than necessary
•
Traffic between two access switches
switches may need to travers
traverse
e as many as three intermediate
switches
The traditional architecture is well-suited for traffic between servers on the same access switch
and from servers to external destinations. However, it isn t suitable for large virtualized
virtualiz ed data
centers where compute and storage servers may be located anywhere in the data center.
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All cabling for the traditional architecture follows the hierarchical cabling topology specified in this
Standard. See figure 21 for an example.
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H.2
Multiple Connections
Compute and storage servers often have
have multiple connections to
to provide redundancy
redundancy additional
bandwidth or to support diffe
different
rent functions. The connections may be to a singl
single
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multiple switches within the same network or to multiple switches
switche s in different networks. See
figure 22.
Access
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the same network
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H.3
Data Center Switch Fabrics
Data center switch fabric architectures are intended to provide low-latency and high-bandwidth
communication between any two points in the switch fabric. Data center switch fabric
architectures typically use only one or two tiers of switches. These switches have large numbers
of connections to other switches. These connections are all active to provide multiple paths that
minimize latency and to provide maximum switch fabric bandwidth.
Data center switch fabric architectures can
be
accommodated using the cabling topology
in this Standard . Some data center switch fabric architectures require backbone cabling
specified
between peer
level distributors, for example between HDAs (see figure 21 ). Some require direct
cabling between switches located in different EDAs (for example, between top-of-rack/cabinet
switches). Direct attach cabling between switches in EDAs should adhere to the guidelines
specified in 7.3.4
7.3.4..
In all of the architectures described in this annex, compute and storage servers may
connected to multiple access switches for redundancy .
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Figure 23 is an example of the fat-tree switch fabric architecture (also called the leaf and spine
switch architecture).
architecture) . This architecture has no more than one switch between any two access
switches and can be non-blocking by providing sufficient bandwidth from each access switch to
the interconnection switches.
Interconnection
Switch
Interconnection
Switch
Interconnection
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be in IDAs
Access switches
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Row/Zone
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the fat-tree architecture, all access switches are connected to every interconnection switch.
The interconnection switches are typically located in one or more MDAs and don t need to be
connected to each other.
other . If the data center switch fabric only serves a subset of the data center
supported by one or more IDAs, the interconnection switches may be located in IDAs
In
The access switches may
rows of cabinets .
be in
the HDAs or EDAs. HDAs
can
serve a single
row
or multiple
For this architecture to be non-blocking, the sum of the bandwidth of all server connections on
each access switch must be less than or equal to the sum of the bandwidth of all of the uplinks
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from the access switch to the interconnection switches. Specifically, an access switch with
twenty-four 10 Gbps server ports will need at minimum of:
of : twenty-four 10 Gbps
Gbps,, six 40 Gbps, or
three 100 Gbps uplinks.
This architecture requires more cabling than the traditional three-tier architecture,
architecture , but all of the
cabling follows the standard ANSl/TIA-942-B cabling topology.
There will be a limit on the size of the fabric imposed by the number of ports available on the
interconnection switches.
switches . For this reason , the fat
fat--tree architecture will typically be implemented in
a large data center with the access switches located in HDAs.
A variant of the fat-tree that extends the port-interfaces of the switches to top-of-rack/cabinet port
extenders is shown in figure 24.
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Port extenders are physical extensions of access switches to which they are attached . Typically ,
they map many lower-speed ports for server communication to fewer higher-speed ports on the
access switch . For the switch fabric to be non-blocking, the connection between the access
switch and the port extender must have as much bandwidth as the total bandwidth of the server
ports on the port extender.
extender . The connection between the port extender and the access switch may
use structured cabling depending on the protocol used for this connection.
See figure 25 for an example of structured cabling supporting a fat-tree switch fabric architecture .
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Data cent er fabric full mesh
Figure 27 is an example of the full-mesh switch fabric architecture . This architecture has no
intermediate switches between any two access switches and is typically non-block
non-blocking.
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Fabric
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Fabric
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Figure 27: Full-mesh example
In the full-mesh architecture, all switches are connected to every other switch. To be a non
blocking fabric,
fabric , the sum of the bandwidth on server ports on each switch must be less than or
equal to the sum of the bandwidth on ports to other switches.
The architecture does not scale well because of the requirement that each switch connect to
every other switch. For this reason,
reason , the switches are typically not located in the EDA i.e
i.e.., not
implemented using top-of-rack/cabinet switches) except in small data centers.
centers .
Cabling for the full-mesh architecture should follow the ANSl/TIA-942-B cabling scheme. It may
require the optional backbone cabling between peer level cross-connects
cross-conne cts e.g., HDA-to-HDA).
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switch fabric architectu
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has between one and three intermediate switches between any two access switches. It is
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In this example, the architecture within a pod is a full-mesh. This pod might contain systems that
are all dedicated to related applications.
If the interconnection switches are connected to all access switches in all pods, the maximum
number of intermediate switches between access switches in different pods is one switch.
Otherwise, the maximum number of intermediate switches between access switches in different
pods is three.
The access switches may be in the HOAs or EOAs. HOAs can serve a single row or multiple
rows of cabinets.
Cabling for the interconnected meshes architecture should follow the ANSl/TIA-942-8 cabling
scheme. It can use the optional HOA-to-HOA backbone cabling if the access switches are
located in the HOAs. Additionally, cabling between equipment in EOAs may be used if the access
switches are located in the EOAs.
EOAs. If dire
direct
ct attach cabling is used, it should be no greater than 7
m 23 ft) and should be between cabinets/racks in the same row. This direct attach cabling should
be routed in cable management or accessible pathways, and not interfere with fixed cabling.
See figure 30 for an example of structured cabling supporting-·
supporting-· an interconnected mesh switch
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fabric is implemented within the backplane of the switch. There may be one or more switches if
redundancy is desired. The architecture is non-blocking and has no switch-to-switch latency.
Fabric
Switch
Centralized switches typically located in MDA
(may be in IDA or HOA if
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With the centralized switch architecture,
architecture , all compute and storage servers are connected to all
fabric switches and all connections are active .
The switches may be located in any distributor that supports horizontal cabling to all of the
servers. This is typically the MDA, but it may be an IDA or HDA if the data center switch fabric
only supports a portion of the data center . The switches do not need to be interconnected.
Cabling for the centralized switch architecture follows the ANSl/TIA-942-B cabling scheme .
This architecture, while being simple and having very low latency, does not scale well because it
cannot support more servers than the maximum number of ports available on a single switch.
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Figure 33 is an example of the virtual switch fabric architecture .
Virtual switch formed from
multiple physical switches;
may be located in MDAs,
IDAs, HDAs, or EDAs
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LEGEND :
Active Switch-to-Switch
Connection
Server connections
Figure 33: Virtual
switch
example
This architecture is similar to the centralized switch architecture except the centralized switch is
implemented using multiple switches interconnected to form a single large virtual switch. The
switches may be connected using stacking cables cables used
used to
to interconnect stackable
switches [a switch that can operate either alone as an independent switch or joined with other
stackable switches to operate as a single larger switch]) , high-speed Ethernet connections, or
other scheme.
scheme .
Each server may be connected to multiple virtual switches for redundancy.
This architecture may be non-blocking if the virtual switch backplane bandwidth is greater than or
equal to the total bandwidth of server connections . Latency between switches within a virtual
switch may be higher than that for other architectures if the virtual switch is composed of many
daisy-chained switches.
As with the centralized switch architecture, this architecture does not scale well unless a fat-tree
or full-mesh is implemented between virtual switches.
switches .
The switches may be located in any distribu
distributor
tor MDA, IDA,
IDA, HOA) or in the EDAs.
EDAs .
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ture should follow the ANSl/
ANSl/TIA-94
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2-B cabling scheme. It
can use the optional HDA-to-HDA backbone cabling if the access switches are located in the
HDAs. Additionally, cabling between equipme
equipment
nt in EDAs may be used if the access switches are
located in the EDAs . If direct attach cabling is used, it should be no greater than
than 7 m 23 ft and
should be between cabinets/racks in the same row. This direct attach cabling should be routed in
cable management or accessible pathways and not interfere with fixed cabling.
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of
cabling supporting virtual switch fabric architecture .
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ANNEX I
INFORMATIVE)
INFORMA
TIVE) BIBLIOGR
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APHY
This annex is informative only and
is
not part of this Standard.
This annex contains information on the documents that are related to or have been referenced
this document. Many of the documents are
in
in
print and are distributed and maintained by national
or international standards organizations. These documents can be obtained through contact with
the associated standards body or designated representatives. The applicable electrical code
the United States
is
in
the National Electrical Code.
•
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ANSI/IE
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