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Issue 10
1. Introduction........................................................................................... 1
2. Design Fundamentals............................................................................. 2
References ............................................................................................... 80
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1
2. Design Fundamentals .................................................................................................. 2
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 57
Extent of Testing .............................................................................................................................. 62
ANNEX A: Design Examples IBDN Unshielded Cabling Systems .....................................63
T ABLES
1. I NTRODUCTION
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2. D ESIGN F UNDAMENTAL S
T H E H IE R AR C HI C A L S T AR M OD E L
Structured cabling design uses a hierarchical star model in which
cables extend from a single location to multiple destinations in a
one-to-many configuration.
Examples include:
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D E S IG N C OM P ON E N T S
There are five fundamental design components common to all
structured cabling designs.
Spaces
Pathways
Cables
Connectors
Cords
A cord can be used to link one connector to another (e.g., from one
patch panel to another in an Equipment Room) or to link a
connector to a network device (e.g., from a Work Area outlet to a
desktop phone or computer). Terms such as patch cord, equipment
cord, and Work Area cord are often used to identify how or where a
cord is used.
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B A CK B ON E D E S IG N L AY O UT S
The generic backbone design layout uses the multi-floor
commercial building as its model, with a vertical backbone cabling
infrastructure as shown in Figure 2.
TR
TR
TR
TR
Incoming telecommunications
TR ER ES circuits from carrier / service
provider
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If the building is very tall, the generic backbone layout allows for
one or more additional Equipment Rooms to serve as intermediate
distribution spaces, as shown in Figure 3. This avoids the need to
terminate the backbone cables for all of the Telecommunications
Rooms in a single space.
TR
SIDE VIEW OF BUILDING
ES = Entrance Space
TR
ER = Equipment Room
TR = Telecommunications Room
TR
ER2
TR
TR
TR
TR ER1 ES
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Satellite Building 1
ES
ES = Entrance Space
ES
ES ES
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H OR IZ O N T A L D E S I GN L A YO UT S
The generic horizontal design layout uses a single floor as its
model, with a horizontal cabling infrastructure serving multiple
Work Areas from a single Telecommunications Room, as shown in
Figure 5.
WA WA WA
TR
TR = Telecommunications Room
WA
WA = Work Area
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Telecommunications Enclosure
TE
TR
ER = Equipment Room
TE = Telecommunications Enclosure
TR = Telecommunications Room
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Consolidation Point
When the furniture needs to be moved, only the cable from the
outlet to the Consolidation Point has to be replacedthe cable from
the Consolidation Point to the Telecommunications Room or
Telecommunications Enclosure can remain undisturbed, as shown
in Figure 7.
CP
WA
WA
WA TR or TE
CP = Consolidation Point
TE = Telecommunications Enclosure
TR = Telecommunications Room
WA = Work Area
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TO in individual WA
CP
TO in
individual
WA
TR or TE
TO in individual WA
CP
MUTOA in
shared WA
CP = Consolidation Point
TE = Telecommunications Enclosure
TO = Telecommunications Outlet
TR = Telecommunications Room
WA = Work Area
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3. P L ANNING C ONSIDERATIONS
C AB LI N G S YS T E M P E R F OR M A N C E
The performance requirements for a cabling system are directly
linked to the maximum network data rate expected over the
planned life of the installation.
Data rates for Ethernet networks are typically used for reference
due to the near-universal adoption of Ethernet as the networking
technology of choice.
10 Gb/s 37 m 55 m
(121 ft 180 ft)*
* This range is an estimated value that must be verified through field testing of each Category 6 cabling
run intended to support a 10 Gb/s data rate.
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T O P O L OG IE S
A basic Ethernet connection consists of a switch port at one end of
the cabling run and a network interface port in a device at the
other end (e.g., desktop computer, server, printer, wireless access
point, surveillance camera). Common terms for such devices
include stations, terminals, and end nodes.
Stations
Switch
Switch
Switch
Servers
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Work Area
Equipment cord
cord
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Patch panels
Switch isolated in
Telecommunications Patch cord a locked cabinet
Outlet
Work Area
cord
Equipment pigtail or cord
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Work Area
Equipment cord
cord
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Switch isolated in
Telecommunications Patch cord a locked cabinet
Outlet
Work Area
cord
Equipment pigtail or cord
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EXAMPLE:
= 22
1.2
=18 m
= 15 m
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S E P AR AT I ON FR OM P OW E R C A BL E S AND
F L UO R E SC E N T L I G HT I N G
Electrical codes typically specify minimum safety-related separation
distances for power cables, whether they are exposed, within
raceways, or terminated within shared spaces such as rooms or
outlet boxes.
If separate solid metallic or wire mesh cable trays are used for
both network and power cables, all minimum separation distances
listed can be reduced by 50 percent.
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T E M P E R AT UR E AN D H UM ID IT Y R E QU I R E M E N T S
Telecommunications spaces within commercial buildings must
provide environmental conditions suitable for the continuous
operation of network equipment.
Entrance Spaces
Equipment Rooms
1
ASHRAE Thermal Guideline for Data Processing Environments, 3rd Edition (2012)
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4. D ESIGN G UIDELINES
Work Area
Consolidation Point
Telecommunications Room
Telecommunications Enclosure
Equipment Room
Entrance Space
Note that in many cases, optical fiber cabling is used for both
in-building and campus network backbones. Please refer to
Beldens Optical Fiber Structured Cabling Design Guide, which
contains recommended design options for fiber-based connectivity.
W OR K A R E A
Work Areas serve individuals (e.g., private offices, cubicles) or
groups (e.g., meeting rooms, reception areas) on a floor.
Structured cabling components for Work Areas include
Telecommunications Outlets, Multi-User Telecommunications Outlet
Assemblies, and cords to connect Work Area devices such as
desktop phones and computers to the outlets.
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Figure 16: KeyConnect stainless steel 4-port faceplate for institutional applications
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Figure 20: 12-port Multi-User Outlet Box equipped with modular jacks
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Telecommunications Outlets
Links to Additional Information:
Product Bulletin:
KeyConnect Faceplates
Solutions Catalogs
Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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Modular Jacks
Links to Additional Information:
Product Bulletins:
Solutions Catalogs
Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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Modular Cords
Links to Additional Information:
Product Bulletin:
Solutions Catalogs
Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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C O N S O LID AT I ON P OI N T ( OP T IO N AL )
A Consolidation Point serves as an optional interconnection in the
horizontal cable link between a Work Area outlet and its
corresponding Telecommunications Room or Telecommunications
Enclosure.
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Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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T E LE CO M M UN IC AT I ON S R O OM
A Telecommunications Room serves as the floor-based centralized
distribution and management space for horizontal cables going to
Work Areas on the same floor as well as backbone cables coming
from the buildings Equipment Room. It can also contain active
electronic equipment such as network switches.
Up to 200 15 / 150 3 x 5 / 10 x 15
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T E LE CO M M UN IC AT I ON S E N CL O SU R E ( OP T IO N AL )
A Telecommunications Enclosure serves as an optional secondary
floor-based centralized management and distribution space for
horizontal cables routed to Work Areas on the same floor as well as
backbone cables coming from the buildings Equipment Room. It
can also contain active electronic equipment such as network
switches.
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Horizontal Cables
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Links to Additional Information:
Product Bulletins:
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Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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Patch Panels
Figure 30: Unshielded and shielded patch panelspreloaded with modules or empty
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Links to Additional Information:
Product Bulletins:
Solutions Catalogs
Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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Infrastructure Solutions
Solutions Catalogs
Brochures
Product Bulletins
Installation Guides
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E Q UI P M E N T R O OM
A single Equipment Room serves as the buildings centralized
distribution and management space for backbone cables going to
the Telecommunications Rooms (and optionally, to the
Telecommunications Enclosures) on every floor in the building.
Traditional data
Voice / telephony
Audio / video
1. The space serving as the Equipment Room for the building can
also contain a Telecommunications Room serving horizontal
cabling to the Work Areas located on the same floor as the
Equipment Room.
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Figure 34: BIX Cross-Connect Systempatch cord or cross-connect wire (Category 5e)
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E N T R A N C E S P AC E
Once an outdoor-rated cable physically enters a building through
an entrance point in an exterior wall, it is subject to the same
requirements (e.g., fire resistance) as in-building cable. In most
cases, this requires a transition from one cable type to another,
using either splicing or connectorization.
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I N T R OD U CT IO N
Guidelines for the installation of copper cabling systems and
components are provided by standards, industry best practices,
and manufacturers. Their common goal is to prevent faulty
installation or poor maintenance of cables and connectors in order
to avoid costly network outages and time-consuming
troubleshooting.
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Basic verification
Network qualification
Certification
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Work Area
Telecommunications
Test cord Room or Enclosure
Consolidation
Test cord
Point (optional)
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Work Area
Interconnect
Consolidation Telecommunications
Point (optional) Room or Enclosure
Work Area
Cross-connect
Consolidation Telecommunications
Point (optional) Room or Enclosure
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2. Length, using the shortest pair (with fewest twists per unit of
measure)
4. Delay skew (delay between each of the three pairs and the
shortest/reference pair, at 10 MHz)
5. Insertion loss
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EXTENT OF T E ST I N G
The extent of testing shall be in accordance with the end-
customers testing requirements. Belden recommends 100%
testing of permanent links for Insertion Loss, Return Loss, NEXT,
PSNEXT, and PSACRF. These tests are performed at the same
time as the Continuity Test using an automated tester such as the
Fluke DTX-1800.
With regards to the sampling size for alien crosstalk testing, the
Belden Certified System Vendor (CSV) shall test in accordance with
the end-customers testing/sampling requirements, or a minimum
of five (5) permanent links or 1% of installed permanent links
whichever is greaterup to a maximum of thirty (30) permanent
links.
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Category 6A
Category 6
Category 5e
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D E S IG N E XA M P LE 1 C AT E G OR Y 6A
Customer Requirement:
Proposed Design:
3
4
1
1
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Customer Requirement:
Proposed Design:
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3
1
1
4
To Switch port
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D E S IG N E XA M P LE 3 C AT E G OR Y 5 E
Customer Requirement:
Proposed Design:
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5
6
3
or 1
4
1
6
7
To Work Area device port
To Switch port
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Category 6A
Category 6
Category 5e
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D E S IG N E XA M P LE 1 C AT E G OR Y 6A
Customer Requirement:
Proposed Design:
3
4
1
1
10GX Shielded Patch Panels (Empty) and 10GX Shielded Modular Jacks
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Customer Requirement:
Proposed Design:
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3
1
1
4
To Switch port
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D E S IG N E XA M P LE 3 C AT E G OR Y 5 E
Customer Requirement:
Proposed Design:
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3 6
1
4
1
6
4
To Work Area device port
To Switch port
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The HDMI standard does not define a maximum cable length, and
most constructions are no longer than 5 m to 15 m (16 ft to 49 ft),
with signal attenuation serving as the limiting factor. Field
termination of HDMI cables is impractical due to the complexity of
the various connectors (5 types defined, up to 29 pins).
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R EFERENCES
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