Communications Design in
Military Projects
COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION
2010
What is Involved in Communications Design?
 RFP’s
 Design Narratives
 Outlet Locations and Type
 Detail Drawings
 Specifications (SpecsIntact)
What Systems are Typically Involved?
Data/Voice
CATV
Paging
ESS
Audio/Visual
Site
Communications
Systems and their Design Guide Criteria
Division 27
I3A
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Data/Voice
CATV
Site Communications
Pathways and Spaces for
Division 27 & 28 Systems
Division 28
UFC 4-021-02NF
(ESS)
• Video Surveillance
• Access Control
• Intrusion Detection
What is the I3A Technical Criteria
 Design of Information Infrastructure Architecture
 Based on ANSI/TIA/EIA Standards with DOD preferences
 Establishes an Army-wide IT architectural design criteria for
telecommunications
 Takes precedence in all cases over the UFC 3-580-01
 Not a specification, a Technical Criteria for design
I3A Design Requirements
 ANSI/TIA/EIA Standards are the basis as a minimum
 CSI Master Format 2004 numbers and titles
 ISEC - reviews, approves, or make comments for correction to
the contract drawings for installation
 Telecommunication designs shall be rendered and stamped by a
Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD)
What are the TIA/EIA Standards
568-C.0 Generic Cabling
Standard
568-C.1 Building Cabling
Standard
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569-B
606-A
607-A
862
Pathways and Spaces
Administration
Bonding
BAS
568-C.2 Copper Components
570-B
758-A
942
1005
Residential
OSP
Data Center
Industrial
568-C.3 Optical Fiber
Components
Who Developed the Standards
 More than 150 Subject Matter Experts Include:
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Architects
Commissioning Agents
Electrical Engineers
Energy Consultants
Fire Protection Consultants
Information Technology
Insurance Risk Assessors
Mechanical Engineers
Security Consultants
Structural Engineers
What is BICSI?
“BICSI”
 BICSI (pr. “BIK SEE”) (the “Building Industry Consulting
Service International”)
 Headquartered in Tampa, Florida the organization has
membership in nearly 100 countries.
 Credentials are recognized worldwide by the
telecommunications industry, DOD, and USACOE for
cabling installers and designers who specialize in complex
communications systems
Why an RCDD?
RCDD’s have the knowledge, education, and
understanding of TIA/EIA Standards, and the
digital world of information technology for
communications design
RCDD’s design communications only
RCDD’s have to obtain continuing education
credits each year to keep RCDD National
Registration (15 CEU’s)
BICSI Specialist Credentials
ESS
WD
RCDD
OSP
NTS
Designer/Contractor Roles
 Contractor does not have to be an RCDD or have one on staff
 Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing contractors are not
required to be a P.E. or have on staff
 BICSI Technician Certification for contractor
 Contractor can’t possibly design after building design is complete
 No oversight if contractor is designer and installer
 RCDD designs and contractor installs
Communications Drawings
 It is the RCDD’s responsibility to provide “T”
drawings not the contractor
 CSI Master Format 2004: T-Sheets
 Floor plans
 Communications Room Detail
 Riser Diagrams
 Cable Tray Plan
 Etc….
Project Management
 Project management is critical after design to ensure
contractor installations are I3A compliant
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Submittal Review
Inspections
Test Report Analysis
Random Testing
Test Report Analysis
Communications Design Coordination
Architect
Mechanical
Engineer
RCDD
Owner
Electrical
Engineer
Pathways and Spaces
EF, BD, &
FD’s
(Location and
Sizing)
Power
requirements
Cooling
Requirements
Pathways
Pre-Design Phase Meeting with Owner
Why is a pre-design meeting needed with the owner?
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I3A is a minimum criteria and does not cover all user
preferences
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Communications design is based on necessity and performance
not functionally
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To ensure that the RFP truly represents what the owner needs
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Special applications the owner may have, and make sure the
infrastructure design will match their equipment
SIPRNET
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
 SIPRNET version 5.0 Technical criteria published by USAISEC with
mandates from CTTA , DISA, DAA, DOD, DOIM (NEC), NSTISSC,
and TEMPEST
 Design for SIPRNET shall be coordinated with the CTTA and DAA
 CTTA determines the quantity and location of SIPRNET outlets
 CTTA- reviews, approves or make comments for correction to the
contract drawings for installation contract documents for installation
SIPRNET Cont…
 SIPRNET Environment:
 Environment determines the need for a PDS
 CAA (3 Classes)
 LCA
 UAA
Conclusion
 Information Transport Systems are designed per I3A and
TIA/EIA Standards for the purpose of scalability, code
compliance, standard compliance, and performance.
 The I3A standards were created so that RCDD’s will design
communications infrastructures that are standard across all
Army-wide installations
References
 Technical Criteria for the Installation of Information
Infrastructure Architecture, I3A (February 2010 )
 Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
 TIA/EIA Standards 2009
 CSI Master Format 2004
 Technical Guide for the Integration of SIPRNET, (Version
5.0, August 2008)
Bits and Bytes
 For example, it takes eight bits (1 byte) to store a
single character.
 The capital letter “A” is expressed digitally as
01000001. A small case “a” is represented in binary
code as 01100001.
Digital Universe: 988 Exabytes By 2010
500 Billion Cell
Phone Images
700 Billion
Text Messages
750 Million
YouTube Hosted
Video Streams
Per Day
2 Billion E-mail
Boxes
1 Billion Songs
Shared Over the
Internet
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