York University Information Technology
Infrastructure Communications Technology Standards
By: Tracy Wechsler
Date: June 29,, 2011 V5.2E
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Contents
1
2
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.1
Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.1
Ownership, Management and Maintenance of the Infrastructure ....................................... 6
1.2
Revision procedures for this document .............................................................................. 6
1.3
Review Committee............................................................................................................. 6
Planning and Design ................................................................................................................ 6
2.1
Communication Rooms ..................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1
2.2
Room Design Requirements .............................................................................................. 7
2.2.1
Room Shell/Walls/Floors/Ceiling ................................................................................. 7
2.2.2
Electrical/Power Supply .............................................................................................. 8
2.2.3
Cable Trays and Pathways ......................................................................................... 8
2.2.4
Lighting ....................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.5
HVAC ......................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.6
Firestopping ................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.7
Racks ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.8
Backboard Construction ............................................................................................10
2.2.9
Backboard Layout GigaBIX........................................................................................11
2.3
Labeling and Numbering within Communication Rooms ...................................................11
2.3.1
Colour Coding............................................................................................................11
2.3.2
GigaBIX Mount Pigtail Labeling for Premium Service and Data only switches ...........12
2.3.3
CAT 6 Horizontal Terminations ..................................................................................12
2.4
Work Space / Public Areas ...............................................................................................13
2.4.1
3
Designated Space Requirements ............................................................................... 6
Cable Pathways.........................................................................................................13
Network Equipment .................................................................................................................13
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3.1
Data Only Network Switches ............................................................................................13
3.1.1
Port Allocation and Pig tailing Format ........................................................................13
3.2
Premium PoE Voice/Data Network Switches ....................................................................14
3.3
Avaya ...............................................................................................................................14
3.3.2
3.4
UPS ..................................................................................................................................14
3.4.1
3.5
Aggregation ...............................................................................................................14
Network Cards ...........................................................................................................14
Analogue Gateway ...........................................................................................................14
3.5.1
Within Steacie 016 .....................................................................................................14
3.5.2
Within building communication rooms........................................................................14
3.6
Testing..............................................................................................................................14
3.7
Type of tests .....................................................................................................................14
Record Management ......................................................................................................................15
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3.8
Drawings and Floor plans .................................................................................................15
3.9
AutoCAD ..........................................................................................................................15
Structured Cabling Design ......................................................................................................15
4.1
Dual Star Topology Campus Configuration .......................................................................15
4.1.1
Keele .........................................................................................................................15
4.1.2
Glendon .....................................................................................................................15
4.1.3
Core ..........................................................................................................................15
4.2
Carrier Entrance Facility ...................................................................................................15
4.3
Backbone Cabling ............................................................................................................16
4.4
Fiber .................................................................................................................................16
4.5
Copper..............................................................................................................................16
4.6
CATV ................................................................................................................................16
4.6.1
Main (+IDF?) Cross Connect .....................................................................................16
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4.6.2
4.7
Intermediate Cross Connects ...........................................................................................16
4.8
Building Entrance Facility..................................................................................................16
4.8.1
Conduit ......................................................................................................................16
4.8.2
Drainage ....................................................................................................................17
4.8.3
Ducts .........................................................................................................................17
4.8.1
Horizontal Cable Pathways ........................................................................................17
4.8.2
Cable Trays/JHooks ..................................................................................................17
4.8.3
Celing Types .............................................................................................................17
4.9
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Work Space/Public areas..................................................................................................17
4.9.1
Horizontal Cable ........................................................................................................17
4.9.2
Conduit Installation ....................................................................................................17
4.9.3
Patch Cords ...............................................................................................................18
4.9.4
AP installs and Locations,. .........................................................................................18
Labeling of Cables at Termination Levels (faceplates) ............................................................18
5.1
New Buildings ...................................................................................................................18
5.1.1
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Faceplates .................................................................................................................18
Use of Contractors ..................................................................................................................19
6.1
7
Interbuilding Cables ...................................................................................................16
Satellite Sites/ Tenant Occupancy ....................................................................................19
Type of Services over Infrastructure: Delivered and Supported ..............................................19
7.1
PoE ..................................................................................................................................19
7.2
Internet .............................................................................................................................19
7.2.1
YorkNet .....................................................................................................................19
7.2.2
Resnet .......................................................................................................................19
7.2.3
Wireless.....................................................................................................................19
7.3
Voice ................................................................................................................................19
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7.3.1
PBX ...........................................................................................................................19
7.3.2
VoiP...........................................................................................................................19
7.4
PayPhones .......................................................................................................................19
7.5
Emergency Phones ..........................................................................................................20
7.6
Cable TV ..........................................................................................................................21
7.7
Digital Signage .................................................................................................................21
7.8
P.A. System ......................................................................................................................21
7.9
Close Circuit Video Monitoring System .............................................................................21
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to provide the standards requirements for the design and
installation of the structured cables plant to York University faculty, staff and student residences in
campus buildings, leased sites and underground fibre and to ensure uniformity in the expansion
and maintenance of the wiring infrastructure.
Standards have been developed with reference to the TIA=Telecommunications Industry
Association and BICSI= Building Industry Consulting Services International to ensure the
deployment, integrity, reliability and performance and maintenance of the infrastructure for the
University.
York University’s UIT- department has defined infrastructure to represent the physical connection in
which services are dependant on to perform all modes of communications. This includes hardware
and software, wired and wireless services that are dependant on the structured cable network to
communication with the outside world. UIT works closely with a number of internal departments,
external contractors and the general public to ensure the integrity of the wiring infrastructure
installations comply with the industry requirements. This ensures reliability of services and delivery
of facilities which are not compromising or interfering in the transmission of communications.
The guidelines and standards listed in this document shall be mandatory for the provisioning and
maintenance of all communication services which include the data centres, communication rooms,
and satellites sites which communicate through York University’s voice and data networks. This
document applies to the purchasing and installation of fibre, copper and cable wiring as well as the
installation of services.
Defining the standards for the infrastructure will guarantee compliancy with current technologies
which are dependant on the wiring infrastructure to ensure quality performance.
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1.1
Ownership, Management and Maintenance of the Infrastructure
The ownership of the infrastructure is UIT-Infrastructure Operations. UIT-Infra Ops is responsible
for the provisioning, installation and maintenance of all wired facilities that are installed at both
Keele and Glendon campuses. This is however not restricted to other sites which York University
operates. This may include but is not restricted to educational sites, research facilities, construction
trailers, visiting groups which occupy York space and vendors on campus. This does include the
infrastructure of all residences on campus but does not restrict the type of service utilizing the
infrastructure. UIT-Infra Ops is also responsible for the management of the wiring infrastructure.
This includes regular wiring upgrades as requires as a result of the development of industry
technologies which are dependant on more sophisticated and advanced wiring.
There are some sites that UIT-Infra Ops does not provide the wiring infrastructure to but does
provide support and maintenance to the services which are used to communication through York
University networks. These sites are reviewed on an individual basis as tenant/owners of the
buildings may be responsible for the infrastructure installation and maintenance.
The maintenance of all wiring including UPS, wireless, CATV and residential network services are
under the umbrella of Infrastructure Operations.
For any special requests to install wiring which is outside our structural cabling standard for unique
application requirements; theses must be submitted to Infrastructure Operations for review and
await approval before any installation can proceed.
1.2
1.3
Revision procedures for this document
Review Committee
Any changes that are requested but do not comply with the standards layout within this document
will need to be presented to the review committee for approval. The committee consists of member
from the various teams within UIT.
2 Planning and Design
2.1 Communication Rooms
2.1.1 Designated Space Requirements
The purpose of this room is to house all of the horizontal cables, the hardware, network switches,
backbone cablings, and protect the communications network from damage or interference. If a
communication room is required for each floor within a building then they should be placed in the
same location of each floor to form a “vertical stacking” alignment.
Each building will have dedicated communication rooms that are dedicated for network and voice
communication hardware.
The locations and size of the communication rooms will be determined based on the following
criteria:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The distance from the communication room to the faceplate can not exceed 90
meters
The determined cable path from the communication room to the terminating locations
The vertical runways between floors
Any physical architectural obstructions within the building.(i.e. glass walls, atriums,
open spaces)
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5.
6.
Secured, non shared space with other facilities.
Amount of hardware to be installed into the space to support services within a
building.
Building footprint.
7.
Each room is owned and operated by Infrastructure Operations
The minimum requirements for a room should be 3W x 4.8D x 2.4H meters.
2.2
Room Design Requirements
The communications rooms are not to be shared with other facilities such as electrical or HVAC
which can interfere or obstruct access or expansion of the communications equipment or interfere
with the operations of the equipment housed within the rooms.
Each room will have 4 10.16 centimeter sleeves and are to be provided between vertically adjacent
rooms,
Ground
Bus Bar
Horizontal Cable Sleeves
Incoming Conduits/Sleeves
for Vertical
¾" x 8' plywood backboard mount flush on
wall 6" AFF All Around Room White Fire
Retardant Paint
15 ft.
0 ft. 10.00 in.
Require A/C 2 Ton
Unit/24/7 with separate
thermostat control
1-15 amp duplex
Elec Pnl
2-20 amp duplex
18" (45.72 cm) Ladder
racking Universal Cable
runway
Chatsworth Products
90" AFF
Data drop for ADT Panel
2-20 amp duplex for ADT
panel
ADT
10 ft.
Anti-Static floor tiles
2-4' (1.21 Meters)
lighting
Equipment Rack
DPLX3001
ADT Card access panel
Light Switch
Equipment Rack
DPLX3001
T
S
S
Voice and data
jack
100 AMP Service
Electrical Panel for this
room only.On building
Emergency Power
(generator)
2-20 amp Duplex
in each equipment rack
2.2.1
AC Thermostat
Room Shell/Walls/Floors/Ceiling
The ceiling will be sealed with dust retardant finish.
Each room will be sheeted in 1 centimeter thick plywood. The plywood will be painted in fire
retardant paint. The plywood backboard sheets will be 2.4 Meters high and 1.2 Meters wide
and will support the weight of the cables and any other equipment that will be mounted.
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Three walls within the room will be covered with the plywood and the fourth wall will be
furred out to accommodate the GIGA BIX.
The floor will be covered with anti-static retardant tiles. Floor loading will be rated in excess
of 68 kilograms (150lbs) per square foot.
Each room will have a building ground buss.
The wall switch should be placed on the inside of the entrance door.
2.2.2
Electrical/Power Supply
A main feed off of the main building breaker will be dedicated to an independent 100 amp
electrical panel within the communications room. This will service ONLY the communication
room and or the stacking rooms.
Each wall will have at least two 120 VAC 20 amp receptacles which will be mounted a
minimum of 15.24 centimeters from the finished floor, unless specified differently by
Infrastructure Operations
2.2.3
Cable Trays and Pathways
Horizontal cable pathways will be routed to avoid utilities or electrical interference. All
manufacturers, BICSI, and TIA installation codes will be strictly adhered to.
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

2.2.4
Cables trays are required in all comm. rooms
Tray minimum width is 45.72 centimeters wide.
Minimum of 30 centimeters of vertical space above the tray.
Provide clear access to the top side of the tray at least every 5 meters
Minimum of 3 meters from floor level. Maximum of 6 meters from floor level, unless
building structure dictates otherwise.
Cable trays should service all areas where cable is required in the communications
room: racks and planned rack spaces, Bix fields, cable entrance areas.
Lighting
Lighting will be suspended from the ceiling and will not interfere with the cable trays within
the room. Placement to be determined.
There should be provisioning for emergency lighting in the event of a power interruption.
2.2.5
HVAC
Each communications room will have its own independent air conditioning which will be
operational 24/7 utilizing split units. The air climate will operate independently from seasonal
or off normal shut downs. Any campus wide work which affects the air quality of the
communications rooms must have a notification sent to the manager of the data centres and
Infrastructure Operations. The air temperature will remain constant 15C degrees and will no
increase above 22C degrees. Should this occur than notification through monitoring system
will inform Infrastructure Technicians to visit site and access situation.
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2.2.6
2.2.7
Firestopping
Racks
The architectural design of the network racks is dependant on the type of switches that are
to be installed. There is a 10 year plan for each building that identifies the current network
switch installations, the projected 10 year growth and the planning of expansion of network
requirements which exceed the 10 year projections.
Therefore for each network rack the placement of each switch, the naming convention for
each switch and the numbering of each switch is all considered and must be adhered to.
For example:
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Backboard Construction
3 ft. 5.00 in.
3 ft. 5.00 in.
BIX Jumper Wire System
11ft.
in.
9.00in.
ft.8.00
1 ft. 8.50 in.
3 ft. 5.00 in.
in.
8.50in.
11ft.ft.8.00
1 ft. 9.00 in.
.50ft
2.2.8
Single Channel
LINE OF WALL OR ADJACENT BACKBOARD
3 ft. 5.00 in.
in.
9.00in.
ft.8.00
11ft.
1 ft. 2.00 in.
3/4" FIRE RATED PLYWOOD
3 ft. 5.00 in.
3 ft. 5.00 in.
1 ft. 8.50 in.
in.
8.50in.
11ft.ft.8.00
1 ft. 9.00 in.
1 ft. 0.50 in.
0 ft. 7.60 in.
1 ft. 1.00 in.
2 ft. 11.50 in.
VERIFY CUT-OUT
DIMENSIONS BY
MOUNTING BIX
MOUNTS ON THE
BACKBOARD AND
MARKING THE HOLES.
1 ft. 1.00 in.
1 ft. 5.75 in.
0 ft. 7.60 in.
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2.2.9
Backboard Layout GigaBIX
Path of Horizontal
Cable
Premium PoE
voice and data
services
Data only
services
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
E
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
B
Premium PoE voice and data services
B
Data Only Pigtails
C
Voice (IDF) - York Secondary Feeder Cable
D
Cat 6 Horizontal Terminations
12.00
in.
E
Misc – Does not terminate on network switch or PBX
F
F
Voice outlet in room
6.00 in.
48.00 in.
A
B
Copper Feed
47.00 in.
12.00
in.
A
2.3
Labeling and Numbering within Communication Rooms
2.3.1 Colour Coding
In accordance with BISCI standards here are the colour codes for the cross connect fields
within the communications rooms.
The Colour
Identifies
Orange
Demarcation point- (i.e. central office connections
Green
Network and auxiliary equipment
Purple
Common equipment connections to PBX, Mainframe computer, LAN
White
First level backbone termination
Grey
Second level backbone termination
Blue
Horizontal Cable
Brown
Interbuilding cable (campus cable terminations)
Yellow
Miscellaneous services (security, alarms)
Red
Reserved for future use.
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2.3.2
GigaBIX Mount Pigtail Labeling for Premium Service and Data only switches
Premium PoE and Data only
Pigtail colour and numbering
sequence
Note:
All pigtails will be labeled in
sequential order.
The numbering sequence for
pigtails always begins with C0001
C0001 C0002 C0003 C0004 C0005 C0006
C0007 C0008 C0009 C0010 C0011 C0012
For buildings with multiple
communication rooms: the
numbering sequence for each
communication room will begin
with C0001.
C0013 C0014 C0015 C0016 C0017 C0018
C0019 C0020 C0021 C0022 C0023 C0024
Provisioning will be made on the
backboard and the Gigabix to
reserve space and pigtails for the
future growth plans.
The labeling sequence will begin with C0001 for each communication room located within a
building.
For 10 year switch chasis architectural plans, space will be reserved on the gigabix to
correspond with the placement of the chasis. Pigtails will also be installed at the time of the
build to correspond with the 10 year plan of the network switches.
Should the network requirements exceed the architectural network 10 year plan but
complete the full stack growth the pigtail numbers will be reserved per chasis. Pigtails will
not be installed at this time. There will also be reserved space for the pigtails on the Gigabix,
2.3.3
0001
0007
CAT 6 Horizontal Terminations Cat 6 Horizontal Terminations - GigaBIX Mount
0002
0008
0003
0009
0004
0010
0005
0011
0006
0012
Strips are blue in colour to identify
horizontal cable.
0013
0019
0014
0020
0015
0021
0016
0022
0017
0023
0018
0024
Note:
All cables will be labeled in sequential
order.
The numbering sequence for horizontal
cables will always begin with 0001
0025
0031
0026
0032
0027
0033
0028
0034
0029
0035
0030
0036
0037
0043
0038
0044
0039
0045
0040
0046
0041
0047
0042
0048
0049
0055
0050
0056
0051
0057
0052
0058
0053
0059
0054
0060
0061
0067
0062
0068
0063
0069
0064
0070
0065
0071
0066
0072
For buildings with multiple communication
rooms: the numbering sequence for each
communication room will begin with 0001.
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2.4
Work Space / Public Areas
2.4.1 Cable Pathways
Horizontal cable pathways will be routed to avoid utilities or electrical interference. All
manufacturers, BICSI, and TIA installation codes will be strictly adhered to.
Hard ceiling
 Zone conduit to a common distribution point (maximum 50% fill)
 Drop conduit to each serviced work area (maximum 50% fill)
 Access hatches to spaces above ceiling should be placed every 5 meters.
Removable ceiling
 J hooks every 2 meters
Open mechanical ceiling
 Cables trays are recommended.
 Tray minimum width is 45.72 centimeters wide.
 Minimum of 30 centimeters of vertical space above the tray.
 Provide clear access to the top side of the tray at least every 5 meters
 Maximum of 6 meters from floor level, unless building structure dictates otherwise.
 Conduit or J hooks are acceptable (maximum 50% fill)
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Network Equipment
There are a number of network switches that are used throughout the communication rooms at
Keele and Glendon campuses as well as satellite sites.
The placement of the network switches is critical in relation to the space on the racks, backboards,
pigtails and power supply.
3.1
Data Only Network Switches
There is a 24 port and a 48 port switch in this series.
This type of switch is primarily used for data only requirements.
There is a maximum of 4 chassis per stack. A total of 192 available data ports for service.
The switch name will be <building>><communication room><switch number>
3.1.1
Port Allocation and Pig tailing Format
Each chassis consists of 48 ports and 4 uplink ports.
Only the 48 ports are pigtailed and included in the numbering schemes.
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Port numbering is 1-48 and the corresponding pigtails will be labeled C001-C048.
Second chassis ports/pig tailing numbering will be 49-96 with corresponding pigtails C049-C096
Third chassis port/pig tailing numbering will be 97-145 with corresponding pigtails C097-C145
Fourth chassis port/pig tailing numbering will be 146-192 with corresponding pigtails C146-C192
3.2
Premium PoE Voice/Data Network Switches
This switch has 48 dedicated ports for Premium PoE voice and data services and 4 uplink
ports
There is a 24 port and a 48 port switch in this series.
This type of switch is used for Wireless and combined voice/ (VoiP) data services
The switch name will be <building>><communication room><switch number>
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
Avaya
3.3.1.1
Port Allocation and Pig tailing Format
3.3.2 Aggregation
3.3.2.1
Configuration
UPS
3.4.1 Network Cards
Analogue Gateway
3.5.1 Within Steacie 016
3.5.2 Within building communication rooms
Testing
Type of tests
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Record Management
3.8
Drawings and Floor plans
Required set of mechanical, architectural and electrical and communications.
Telecom drawings should show pathways and use the voice/data symbol to depict service
requirements within a work space.
Voice and Data at location
Yorknet service
For a full lits of symbols that are used in for York’s Infrastructure p;ease review to Section 4: Plans
and Specifications of the Bisci 2004 Information Transport Ststems Installation Manual, Fourth
Edition, page 1-93.
3.9
AutoCAD
4 Structured Cabling Design
4.1 Dual Star Topology Campus Configuration
The infrastructure consists of fibre optics, twisted pair and coax cabling systems which are set up
as a star topology with the Steacie Science Building being the control point for all services. The
infrastructure is situated throughout the university tunnel systems, building access systems and
between floors within buildings including the wiring to each end user/application. The Star Topology
is configured in a hierarchical format which permits no mores than two levels of cross connects.
York University has also implements a Dual Star Topology to ensure redundancy as well as
distribute network load activity evenly throughout the campus. Utilizing both sites to the best of their
operational abilities and taking advantage of the hardware deployed at both control sites.
There are six major components of the structured cabling system.
This is a sample of the STAR TOPOLOGY Design for Keele Campus
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
Keele
Glendon
Core
The Core switch is located within the Data Centre of Steacie Science Building.
4.2
Carrier Entrance Facility
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4.3
Backbone Cabling
This term is used to describe cables that handle the major network traffic. It provides
interconnections between communication rooms, cable system structure. It consists of
backbone cables; intermediate and main cross connects, mechanical terminations, patch
cords, and includes cabling between buildings.
The backbone cables consist of two types: interbuilding which supports traffic between
buildings and intrabuilding which support traffic within a building and between
communication rooms
4.4
4.5
4.6
Fiber
Copper
CATV
4.6.1
Main (+IDF?) Cross Connect
The Main/Intermediate Cross Connect point is the main telecommunications centre and the
main data centre situated within Steacie. This is where the fibre and copper cables are
picked up by the technicians of Infrastructure Operations and are then connected to a the
core network, switches and SL-100 hardware to begin the communication path between
York and all available services.
The backbone cables consist of two types: interbuilding which supports traffic between
buildings and intrabuilding which support traffic within a building and between
communication rooms.
4.6.2
Interbuilding Cables
This consists of the cabling infrastructure pathways between the building and the entrance
from the service tunnel
4.7
Intermediate Cross Connects
The intermediate cross connects is the junction between the main communications room
4.8
Building Entrance Facility
The cabling components needed to provide a means to connect the Carrier Facilities to the
building cabling. This is considered the point of demarcation when the owner (in this case York) is
handed over the ownership of the fiber.
4.8.1
Conduit
All exterior underground conduits used for the communication applications will be 10.16
centimeters EMA TC-6 type EB OVC plastic duct encased in concrete, As well the conduits
should be plugged to protect against environmental conditions, waste accumulation or
rodent access. All entrance conduits will be housed sparely from any electrical utilities.
There can not be more than two 90 degree manufactured bends within a 90 meter pull.
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4.8.2
Drainage
The drain slope should not be less than 30 centimeters per every 30 meters.
4.8.3
Ducts
The communication rooms located closest to the service tunnel will have 4-10.16 centimeter ducts
to the service tunnel from the originating point. If the distance exceeds 59 meters from the
communications room and the service tunnel then provisioning for utility access will be required to
maintain cable pulls of less than 61 meters.
4.8.1
Horizontal Cable Pathways
A horizontal pathways is a piece of the cable plant that feeds directly from a communication
room out to a users outlet or what we refer to as the access layer.
Most commonly designed pathways consist of cable bundles that run from the
communication room along J-hooks and or cable trays and or conduit. The cables are
suspended above a plenum ceiling and fan out once a work zone is reached. They are then
dropped through an interior wall inside conduits or support columns or raceways and then
terminated at an information outlet (faceplate).
All conduits should be installed and properly numbered at both ends. If metallic than be
terminated with bushings. No section of conduit should exceed 30 meters or contain more
than two 90% bends. If this is to exceed the 90 meters than a pull box should be placed.
4.8.2 Cable Trays/JHooks
4.8.3 Celing Types
4.8.3.1 Plenum/T-bar/Ceiling Tiles
4.8.3.2 Closed Drywall
4.8.3.3 Open Mechanical
4.9
Work Space/Public areas
4.9.1 Horizontal Cable
The cabling usually runs horizontally along the floor and ceiling of a building. This part of the cable
runs from the communication outlet within the work area to the cross connects in the
communications room. (pg. 1-23
4.9.2
Conduit Installation
The current diameter of a conduit should be no less than 1 inch for 8 station wires.
Conduits should terminate on a separate electrical box and should be dedicated for the
communication cables and no other utilities are housed within these conduits. As well a poly
twine pull cord should be placed in each conduit.
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4.9.3
4.9.4
Patch Cords
AP installs and Locations,.
5 Labeling of Cables at Termination Levels (faceplates)
5.1 New Buildings
Numbering scheme for horizontal cables will be in the form <communication room><cable
number>. For example: 040-0025
All jacks will be blue with the exception of Yorknet which will continue to use red jack. VoIP
service will be designated with a blue jack
5.1.1
Faceplates
EXISTING BUILDING FACEPLATE:
From 2002-2010
AFTER CONVERSION of SERVICES
From 2011
Each service has its own colour to represent the
type of service connected to the jack.
TDM voice cable number sequence are
now converted to a data service.
Each service had its own dedicated horizontal
cable and numbering scheme.
The grey jack colour can now represent
a data service.
NEW BUILDING FACEPLATE:
Jacks can be placed anywhere on the
Colour
Legend
for
faceplate
as long as
the Services
corresponding
colour matches the type of service it is
representing.
There us still TDM voice service
represented by the grey jack.
Data Cable Service
Horizontal Cable Service
Horizontal Cable Service
YorkNet Service
YorkNet Service
YorkNet Service
TDM Voice Service
TDM Voice Service
TDM Voice Service
CATV Service
CATV Service
CATV Service
Bell Voice Service
Bell Voice Service
Communication
Rm. Number
Voice only
cable number
Data only cable
number
Horizontal
Cable
Number
Horizontal Cable
Number
0040
8012
Communication
Rm. Number
Horizontal Cable
Number
0040
8012
0052
Available
Yorknet only
service
Bell Voice Service
Communication
Rm. Number
0052
Available
Yorknet only
service
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0052
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The general format is based on one user per allocated work space with one voice and one
data service requirement.
Installed in this typical work space which can be an office, work cubicle, lab or open work
area is a CAT6 568A or B faceplate which is compliant with CAT6 cable.
The faceplate is a 4 port flush mount unloaded.
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1. Voice Service- is NXFAFLAP-01 GIGAFLEX/EZMDO Grey.
2. Data Service- is AX101071 GIGAFLEX Blue
3. Yorknet Service-is AX101068 GIGAFLEX Red
The faceplate should be a standard 2x4 electrical box and dedicated to the communications
cables. No electrical or other wiring will be housed along with the communication cables.
All faceplates are mounted 38 centimeters above finished floor or at the same height as the
electrical outlets. The position can be changed based on the furniture configurations and
user requirements. This can be accommodated providing the user contacts Infrastructure
and a secondary communications room. Sometimes referred to as the IDF
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Use of Contractors
The communications cabling contractor must be fully trained and experienced in the installations of
CAT 6 cable. The installer must be a certified approved on cabling systems. The contractor will
provide confirmation that all personnel assigned staff will be knowledgeable in the installation of
Category 6 UTP cables. Have project management experience. Have proof of WMIS training.
6.1
Satellite Sites/ Tenant Occupancy
Satellite Sites are sites in which York has a presence and is dependant on some or all of the
York services. An example of this would be York Gate Mall.
Tennant Occupancy is when York has a presence at a site but is not dependant on the York
network. The tenant uses their own network which does not integrate with York’s however
the technicians from Infrastructure Operations continue to provide support for repairs or
cabling for renovations. Some locations would be 7271 Warden and the Nadal Centre
downtown.
These customers are reviewed on an individual basis. The delivery of services is dependant on
the circumstance of the current tenant and space agreements.
7 Type of Services over Infrastructure: Delivered and Supported
7.1 PoE
7.2 Internet
7.2.1 YorkNet
7.2.2 Resnet
7.2.3 Wireless
7.3 Voice
7.3.1 PBX
7.3.2 VoiP
7.4 PayPhones
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7.5
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Emergency Phones
Emergency phones mounting height approximately 110 cm from the floor (plus or minus 10
cm) measured to the bottom of the phone case.
Cable entry must be from behind (flush box
The wall above the phone must be unobstructed for 19 cm to allow for service clearance.
Emergency Phones must be accompanied by two types of signage:
o A flat wall sign above the phone at a height between 122 cm and 152 cm.
o A V shaped sign above the phone at a minimum height of 240 cm. For low ceiling
install 5 cm below ceiling.
Based on AODA Built Env. Standard Proposal
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7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
Cable TV
Digital Signage
P.A. System
Close Circuit Video Monitoring System
Drawings
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