Structured Cabling

Design
The telecommunications room:

shall be dedicated to telecommunications related functions and should not be shared with electrical facilities
shall not have duct work not associated to the telecommunications system pass through or enter the telecommunications room
shall be interconnected with another telecommunications room on the same floor by a conduit (trade size 3), or equal.

Size and Spacing
There shall be one telecommunications room per floor except when:

the floor area served is greater than 1000m²
the horizontal distance is greater than 90m
Add one Telecommunications Room for every of 1000m² floor area.

Floor Loading
Telecommunications rooms shall be located on floor areas designed with a minimum floor loading of 2.4 kPa (50 Ibf/ft²)

Provisioning
Telecommunications Rooms shall:

have a minimum of two walls should be covered with 20mm (3/4 in) plywood, preferably void free, 2440mm (8 ft) high, capable of supporting attached equipment. Plywood should be either fire-rated or covered with two coats of fire retardant paint
have lighting that is minimum of 500 Ix (50 foot candles) measured 1 m (3 ft ) above the finished floor, mounted 2600 mm (8.5 ft) minimum above finished floor and should not be powered by the same circuit as the telecommunications equipment. Dimmer switches shall not be used
not have a false ceiling
have a door which is 910mm (36”) wide and 2000mm (80”) high without a door sill. It shall open outward, side to side or be removable and lockable.
have floors and ceilings treated to eliminate dust
have 2 dedicated 120V, 20 AMP, non switched, ac duplex outlets located at 6ft intervals around the perimeter wall at a height of 150 mm (6”) above the floor
have access to the telecommunications grounding system
should have pulling sleeves and slots located next to the doorway (see 5.2.2.2 of the original standards documentation)
have fire protection equipment as per local codes
have sprinkler heads with wire cages
have HVAC in its design to maintain a temperature equal to that of the adjacent offices.

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