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telecom infrastructure
standards for buildings

Issue: July 2008

table of contents
Title

Page

Introduction

Entry ducts

Telecommunication spaces

Appendices

general specifications
safety and other considerations
temperature and humidity
main telecom room
main telecom room-raised flooring system
clustered buildings
floor telecom closets
mobile service rooms
roof-top mobile-service room
home consolidation cabinets
office consolidation cabinets
office consolidation cabinets

3
3
5
5
6
7
8
8
10
11
12
12
13

(commercial shell and core)

electro-mechanical

14

Pathways
general specifications
vertical containment
horizontal containment

Cables

17
17
17
18

general specifications
fibre optic cables
CAT3 copper cables
CAT6 copper cables

21
21
21
23
24

special requirements

25

27

30

Appendix 1 (specification of minimum quantities

and dimensions)

30

Appendix 2 (administration and labeling scheme)

32

Appendix 3 (building contaminants)

33

Appendix 4 (typical drawings/layouts)

34

Appendix 5 (containment capacity guidelines)

39

Appendix 6 (seperation from power sources)

40

Appendix 7 (cabling infrastructure standards

and regulations)

Appendix 8 (entry box layout)

Abbreviations

41
43
45

introduction
We are pleased to issue this document on Telecommunications
Infrastructure Standards for Buildings to:
introduce design guidelines for in-building fibre infrastructure to
enable property developers to deliver high-quality, future-proof
telecommunications and multimedia services to their tenants
assist property developers through a No Objection Certificate
(NOC) process that includes design drawing validation, material
samples checking and site inspections during implementation
The design guidelines in this document are based on our prior
experience of offering quality telecommunications services across
key developments in UAE.
We advise our clients to use qualified and certified professionals in
all aspects of the application and implementation of these design
guidelines during construction.
Developers are encouraged to engage with us at an early stage so
that any process and / or design issues may be resolved. If property
developers or tenants have special requirements that may not be
covered by these guidelines it is necessary to engage with our design
teams at an early stage of development planning, to enable seamless
delivery of premium telecommunications services at launch.
We look forward to feedback from developers as it helps us understand
your issues and incorporate valid suggestions in future designs.
For information on obtaining NOCs or for any design-related
queries, please contact noc.request@du.ae
Warm regards,
du
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telecommunication
spaces

This document covers the following building types:

single villa and villa complexes
residential towers and groups of residential towers
commercial towers and groups of commercial towers
shopping malls
groups of shops and retail outlets
hospitals, hotels and other bulk service applications
warehouses and sheds

General specifications
A number of telecom rooms will be required in a building depending on the
characteristics of the building. The following room types are required and
the details of these rooms are included in the text below and summarised in
Appendix 1.

The document is structured to cover all aspects of infrastructure for:

telecommunication spaces
pathways
electro-mechanical
cables
duct entry

main telecom room

mobile-service room
roof-top mobile-service room
floor telecom closet

All telecom spaces, pathways, ducts and cabling system specified in this
document are for the exclusive use of du.
The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to
continued progress in methodology, design, manufacturing and for the purpose
of regulatory compliance.
There are separate documents that cover developing outside plant (OSP) for
master plans. Please contact us on noc.request@du.ae if you require more
information about these areas.

The height measurements specified are the minimum finished clearance after
taking into account allowances for raised floors, overhead cable trays and
any other obstructions. In areas where overhead trays are used, a minimum
headroom access of 300mm is required above the tray.
In multi-storey buildings the telecom rooms should be vertical aligned and linked
by a shared containment system. This containment system must not reduce the
minimum requested space.
All telecom rooms must be dedicated to the use of du. The rooms must be easily
accessible to du personnel 24 hours a day and secured from unauthorised entry.
Telecom rooms must not be in close proximity to any sources of the following:
heat
moisture
corrosive atmospheric or environmental conditions
high voltages
radio frequency interference (RFI)
electro-magnetic interference (EMI)
The rooms must not be directly beneath or next to wet areas such as:
showers
washrooms
swimming pools
garbage areas

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If for any reason it is proposed that any part of a telecom room will be located
below the water table then this must be raised at the design stage. This situation
will require a floor drain fitted with an automatic submersible pump to counter
any risk of water ingress.
The rooms should be clean and free from any items not directly related to the
specifications in this document such as:
equipment
utility pipes
cables
sprinkler systems
windows
pests
All telecom spaces and pathways must be pest controlled using best available
practices. It should be noted that rodents often gnaw cables resulting in damage
and the potential for service disruption. Hence, special attention should be given
to preventing rodents from entering telecom spaces and pathways. This could
involve the installation of covers to cable trays; if this is the case these covers
must be removable to allow for the installation of additional cables.
The walls, floor, and ceiling should be finished so as to minimise dust and
static electricity. Walls and ceilings shall receive primer and finish coat of light
colour paint.
In order to move equipment into and out of telecom rooms all entrances must not
be less than 900mm x 2100mm (WxH)
A telephone socket which is wired to the building telephone system must be
provided in each telecom room.

Safety and other considerations

All telecom rooms must comply with all municipality and national authority
standards and regulations; such as those issued by civil defence and utility
companies. Not withstanding this, it is expected that the following will be
provided:
all telecom spaces should be fitted with smoke detectors connected to the
building management system
all telecom spaces should be fitted with normal and emergency lighting
all containment openings to telecom spaces must be sealed with a regulation
fire retardant material
all doors to telecom rooms must be of solid wood core or steel construction,
fire retardant with a minimum rating of 2 hours.
all doors to telecom rooms must be outward opening with an automatic
door closer system fitted on the hinged edge
all doors to telecom rooms must be labelled. Details of the labelling scheme are
given in Appendix 2
the room must be free from contaminants and pollutants as defined in
Appendix 3
all telecom rooms should have basic fire fighting provision of two handheld CO2
cylinder type extinguishers
if the building developer has any concerns over safety, especially fire protection
and suppression systems, this should be raised with du at the design stage
Temperature and humidity
All telecom rooms, with the exception of floor telecom closets, must be provided
with an air conditioning system to maintain the temperature at 20C 3C and the
relative humidity at 50% 10%.
To enable the building developer to design the air conditioning system the
maximum heat dissipation of the equipment in the various room types is given in
Appendix 1.
Whilst the detailed design of the air conditioning system is the responsibility of the
building developer the following design principles must be followed:
dedicated duty and stand-by units
units interlocked based on sensing power failure or over-temperature
stand-by unit connected to emergency electrical supply
all units located outside the telecom rooms
both units connected to the building management system
air flow to feed each telecom space via dedicated ducting

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Main telecom room

A main telecom room must be provided on the ground floor for all multi-storey
buildings. This room will be used for the termination of telecom cables and to
house telecom equipment both now and in the future.

Main telecom room - raised flooring system

The main telecom room should have a raised floor. This raised floor should
provide a minimum depth of 300mm above the base floor of the room. The floor
should comply with the following additional specifications:

The minimum room dimensions depend on the functions and features of the
building. The specifications are detailed in Table 1 below and drawings are
provided in Appendix 4.

Tile dimension
A standard size of 600mm x 600mm must be used. The thickness of bare tile,
excluding top and bottom coverings, must be 35mm.

Single villa

No
requirement

Complex of villas

Multi-tenant

Multi-tenant

15 to 50

up to G+10 or
up to 150
apartments
or
up to 9,000m2

G+11 to G+100
or 151 to 1000
apartments
or 9,001 to 90,000m2

Shopping malls,
warehouses, groups
of shops, retail
outlets and bulk
service applications

3 x 3 x 3m (WxDxH)
Located on the
ground floor
common area

4 x 3 x 3m (WxDxH)
Located on the
ground floor
common area

4 x 3 x 3m (WxDxH)
Located on the
ground floor
common area

3 x 3 x 3m (WxDxH)
Located in a
common area of
the master plan

Table 1 - Main telecom room specifications

The door to the main telecom room must be outward opening with a minimum
opening of 900mm x 2100mm (WxH). The door should be labelled Main Telecom
Room .The main telecom room must be provided with a
raised floor with a height of 300mm above the base floor of the room. The detailed
specification of the raised floor is provided in the next section.
If the inside level of the room is not at the same height as the outside access then
a suitable ramped entry with an anti-slip surface must be provided. A threshold
step of 100mm must also be provided inside the room under the raised floor to
prevent any ingress of water from outside the room.

Tile surface
The top surface of the raised floor tiles must be a high pressure laminate antistatic type. The underside must have a conductive surface.
Tile core
Calcium Sulphate based tiles are preferred.
To comply with UAE regulations the tile panel must have the following fire rating:
fire retardant - 2 hours with a flame spread of 20
heat resistant - minimum of 60 minutes
Load rating - uniform
The minimum uniform distributed load must be 7kN/m2
Load rating - concentrated
The minimum concentrated load is 18.6kN/m2. Tile deflection must not exceed
2mm.
Load rating - collapse or ultimate
The minimum collapse load must be 55kN/m2
Electrical performance
surface and volume resistance (at 500V) 1x105 1x1010 ohm
all metal parts of the raised floor system must be earth bonded

All cables in the main telecom room must be properly routed to the desired
destinations under the raised floor. For this purpose, an adequately sized cable
tray system must be installed to maintain the connectivity as described in
Appendix 4.

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Pedestal
The pedestal specifications must be as follows. All pedestals:

The specifications are detailed in Table 2 below and drawings provided in Appendix 4.

must be in contact with the finished slab surface

to be fixed with glue and screws to the finished slab
to allow a void below the raised floor with a minimum depth of 300mm
to support a minimum off-center loading of 12kN
to support a minimum centre loading of 30kN
to have a height adjusting and locking nut system

Single villa

15 to 50

Understructure system
A stringer system must be provided where the stringers are able to support a
minimum loading on the raised floor of 1kN.
Tile lifter
A tile lifter must be provided in each area of the main telecom room.
Clustered buildings - group of towers
If a project consists of a cluster of multi-tenant buildings then all the
requirements of a single tower still apply. However, it may be possible to reduce
the requirements for individual telecom rooms. This would require the cluster of
buildings to be linked to the designated main telecom room.
The details of this arrangement should be discussed with du at the design stage.
Floor telecom closets
A floor telecom closet must be provided on each floor of all multi-storey buildings.
The floor telecom closet is required to provide a flexible point for the installation
and maintenance of telecom cables.

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No
requirement*

No
requirement*

Multi-tenant

Multi-tenant

up to G+10
or up to 150
apartments or
up to 9,000m2

G+11 to
G+100 or
151 to 1000
apartments
or 9,001 to
90,000m2

Residential:
2x1x3m
(WxDxH)
Commercial:
2x2x3m
(WxDxH)
located in
a common
area on each
floor

Residential:
2x1x3m
(WxDxH)
Commercial:
2x2x3m
(WxDxH)
located in a
common area
on each floor

Shopping
malls

Groups
of shops,
retail
outlets
and bulk
services
applications

Warehouses

3x3x3m
(WxDxH)
located
in all
served
floors

2x2x3m
(WxDxH)
located in
a common
area on
each floor

No
requirement*

Table 2 - Floor telecom closet specifications

* Note: In the case of a multi-storey home, office, warehouse, retail shop, etc, floor distribution boxes
will be required with a minimum size of 300 x 300 x 150 mm (WxHxD)

The temperature of the floor telecom closets must be maintained between 20

30oC. In special cases where the floor telecom closet may need to house
non-standard equipment the room specification must be increased in line with
those for a main telecom room. This must be discussed at the design stage.
The closets must be provided with two outward opening doors with a minimum
total opening of 1500mm x 2100mm (WxH). The door should be labelled (Floor
Telecom Closet)

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Mobile-service rooms (more than G+10)

Mobile-service rooms must be provided in all multi-tenant buildings above G+10.
The specifications are detailed in Table 3 below and drawings are provided in
Appendix 4.
Single villa

Complex of
villas
15 to 50

No
requirement

No
requirement

Multi-tenant

Multi-tenant

up to G+10
or up to 150
apartments
or up to
9,000m2

G+11 to
G+100 or
151 to 1000
apartments
or 9,001 to
90,000m2

No
requirement

3x2x3m
(WxDxH)
Every 10
floors
starting
from lowest
basement

Shopping
malls

Defined
at design
stage

Groups of
shops,
retail outlets
and bulk
services
applications

Warehouses

Defined at
design stage

Defined at
design stage

Roof-top Mobile-service room (up to G+10)

Roof-top mobile-service rooms must be provided on the roof of all multi-tenant
buildings up to G+10 and access must be provided to the building riser system.
The specifications are detailed below in Table 4 and drawings are provided in
Appendix 4.
Single villa

Complex of
villas
15 to 50

No
requirement

No
requirement

Multi-tenant

Multi-tenant

up to G+10
or up to 150
apartments
or up to
9,000m2

G+11 to
G+100 or
151 to 1000
apartments
or 9,001 to
90,000m2

3x3x3m
(WxDxH)
On roof top

No
requirement

Shopping
malls

Groups of
shops,
retail outlets
and bulk
services
applications

Warehouses

Defined
at design
stage

Defined at
design stage

Defined at
design stage

Table 4 - Roof-top mobile services room specifications

Mobile-service rooms must be provided every 10 floors starting at the lowest

basement level with a size 3m x 2m x 3m (WxDxH) with a secured access.

The door to this room should be outward opening with a minimum opening of
900mm x 2100mm (WxH); the doors should be labelled Roof Telecom Room
. The roof-top mobile room must have a
minimum distributed floor load rating of 10 kN/m2

The mobile-service rooms must have a minimum distributed floor load rating of
10 kN/m2

An opening must be provided with a dimension of 600mm x 400mm (WxH), 500mm

below the room ceiling in walls facing the buildings roof-top area.

The doors to these rooms must be outward opening with a minimum opening of
900mm x 2100mm (WxH). The doors should be labelled Mobile Service Room
.

Space must be reserved on the roof-top of the building for the installation of
mobile-service antennas. This will vary from building to building, but will typically
be at the corners of the building or on any raised structure on the roof-top.
The exact details will be defined at the design stage.

Table 3 - Mobile service room specifications

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Home consolidation cabinets - residential

The home consolidation cabinet is a space to house dus network termination
equipment. It also serves as the distribution point for all local wiring.
A consolidation cabinet should be provided in each home. This should be a
telecom cabinet with the following minimum specifications:
minimum internal dimensions 12U x 600mm x 150 mm (HxWxD)
concealed in the wall with the front of the cabinet, flush with the wall
located in an accessible area inside the home, close to the entrance and not
inside areas like the kitchen, laundry room or bedroom
installed at a height of 1200mm (measured between the finished floor level and
the bottom edge of the cabinet)
adequate safe working space around the location
adequate ambient lighting
not close to sources of water or heat
not close to any electrical distribution or bus bars
adequate ventilation must be provided; minimum of one air change per hour
fitted with RJ45 patch panel
lockable front door
vertical and horizontal cable management for (Unshielded Twisted Pair) UTP
patch cables
sufficient cable entries to accommodate the incoming fibre optic and UTP cables
contains a dual 13A switched socket power outlet fed from a dedicated circuit
breaker on the domestic supply
labelled with villa or flat number
A drawing of a typical home consolidation cabinet is provided in Appendix 4.
Office consolidation cabinets (commercial predefined offices, warehouses,
sheds, shops)
The office consolidation cabinet is a space to house our network termination
equipment. It also serves as the distribution point for all the local wiring.
A consolidation cabinet must be provided in each business area. This should be a
telecom cabinet with the following minimum specifications:

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minimum internal dimensions 12U x 600mm x 300 mm (HxWxD)

located in an accessible area inside the office close to the entrance and not
inside a pantry, washroom, etc.
installed at a height of 1200mm (measured between the finished floor level and
the bottom edge of the cabinet)
adequate safe working space around the location
adequate ambient lighting
not close to sources of water or heat
not close to any electrical distribution or bus bars
adequate ventilation must be provided; minimum of one air change per hour
fitted with RJ45 patch panel
fitted with patch panel or termination block / frame
lockable front door
vertical and horizontal cable management for UTP patching cables
sufficient cable entries to accommodate the incoming fibre optic and UTP cables
contains a dual 13A switched socket power outlet fed from a dedicated circuit
breaker on the domestic supply
labelled with office/room number
A drawing of a typical business consolidation cabinet is provided in Appendix 4.
Office consolidation cabinets (commercial shell and core)
In case of shell and core development one consolidation cabinet must be provided
in each floor telecom closet. The cabinet specifications are as follows:
dimensions 42U x 800mm x 800mm (HxWxD)
fitted with RJ45 patch panel
lockable side and rear panels and a lockable front door
provision for air circulation of one change per hour
vertical and horizontal cable management for UTP patching cables
sufficient cable entries to accommodate the incoming fibre optic and UTP cables
fitted with minimum 8-way power distribution unit (PDU)
jacking feet
labelled with floor number

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When a tenant moves into a shell and core building it is expected that they will
install consolidation cabinets in each office or business area. The specifications
of these consolidation cabinets are as described in the previous section on office
consolidation cabinets - commercial predefined rooms.
However these specifications may need to be increased to meet the tenants
actual requirements. The tenant may wish to provide their own telecom room
space and extend the connectivity to the cabinet in the floor telecom closet. Where
UTP cables do need to terminate in the floor telecom closet this must be on a wall
mounted patch panel or termination block at a common point accessible to du.
All installed cables must be properly routed inside the floor telecom closet to the
desired destination under a raised floor or in overhead cable trays. Additionally,
an adequately sized cable tray system must be installed to maintain connectivity
between the cabinet and the wall mounted patch panel where the UTP cables are
terminated (see recommendations in Appendix 5). In these types of cases, the
building tenants will need to discuss the requirements with du at the time of fit-out.
Electro-Mechanical
All telecom rooms must be provided with electrical supplies. The details of
the requirements for the various rooms are included in the text below and
summarised in Appendix 1. Diagrams of the telecom rooms showing the positions
of the electrical systems and electrical single line diagrams are included in
Appendix 4.
Electrical systems main telecom room
Sub-Main Distribution Board
The main telecom room should be provided with a Sub-Main Distribution Board
(SMDB) with a 63A main incomer from the buildings Essential Distribution
Board (EDB).
The output side of the SMDB must have a minimum of 7 ways, fitted with Moulded
Case Circuit Breakers (MCCB) as detailed below:
5 x 40A
2 x Not fitted (Spare)

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Distribution sockets
Two 13A twin sockets must be installed in the main telecom room. One twin 13A
socket must also be provided located next to the entry door at a height of 2.2m
above finished floor level. These sockets must be supplied from the normal
building utility supply on a spur with a dedicated 20A circuit breaker.
Electrical systems floor telecom closet
The following electrical systems must be provided in the floor telecom closet:
two 13A twin sockets, one on each side of the closet, fed from the normal
building supply on spurs with dedicated circuit breakers rated at 20A.
Electrical systems mobile-service room
The following electrical systems must be provided in the mobile-service telecom
room:
63A 3 - phase isolators fed from essential building power
two 13A twin sockets fed from the normal building supply on spurs with
dedicated circuit breakers rated at 20A
Electrical systems roof-top mobile-service room
The following electrical systems must be provided in the roof-top mobile-service
room:
63A 3 - phase isolators fed from essential building power
two 13A twin sockets fed from the normal building supply on spurs with
dedicated circuit breakers rated at 20A
Earth bars all rooms
All telecom rooms, with the exception of floor telecom closets, must be fitted with
two clean earth bars of the following specifications:
one earth bar for AC
one earth bar for DC
minimum length of 500mm
minimum of 10 holes of 12mm diameter
each must be connected to its own earth pit with a resistance of less than 1 ohm
clearly labelled as AC and DC respectively

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pathways
General specifications
The following requirements must be applied to all containment systems:
the containment system must be designed so that installed cables do not exceed
the minimum specified bend radius
all metal containment parts must be free from sharp edges and earth bonded
telecom riser openings must be sealed with a suitable fire retardant material
cable trays must be easily accessible in common areas to facilitate any future
provision of additional cables
any cable trays that are in areas accessible to the public and less than 4.8m
above the floor must be covered
containment systems must not run through areas exposed to excessive heat,
moisture, corrosive atmospheric or environmental conditions, high voltages,
radio frequency interference (RFI) or electro-magnetic interference (EMI)
for all containment systems a minimum separation must be maintained
from sources of electromagnetic interference. Further details are provided in
Appendix 6
the building developer may want to consider redundant containment systems,
particularly in commercial or prestigious developments. du must be contacted
at the design stage to discuss any such requirements
Vertical Containment multi-storey / multi-tenant buildings
Risers must be provided in multi-storey multi-tenant buildings to allow the
installation of telecom cables from the main telecom room to the floor telecom
closets, mobile -service rooms and roof-top mobile-service rooms. Hot-Dip
Galvanised (HDG) slotted steel cable trays must be provided in the risers to carry
the telecom cables between all the telecom rooms.
It is recommended that the main telecom room and floor telecom closets should
be designed so that they are vertically aligned within the building.
Two cable trays, with the following minimum dimensions must be provided:
one of 500mm x 100mm (WxH) with Heavy Duty Return Flange (HDRF)
one of 300 mm x 50mm (WxH) with Heavy Duty Return Flange (HDRF)
If it is not possible to provide all of the cable trays running vertically then
horizontal trays of the same size should be provided.
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Vertical Containment - within homes

In case of multi-floor apartments / villas the UTP cables between the floors must
run through (minimum) 50mm diameter PVC conduits via junction / pull boxes
located on each floor. The junction / pull boxes must be of minimum dimensions
300mm x 300mm x 150mm (WxHxD). The slab opening (if required) for these
conduits must be in a suitable and accessible location in every floor.
It is recommended that all vertical conduit runs be aligned to ease the installation
of cables.
Horizontal Containment multi-storey / multi-tenant buildings
Floor telecom closet to consolidation points
The horizontal containment for routing cables from the floor telecom closets to
consolidation points on the served floor can use a number of systems (conduits,
cable trays, etc.). The solution will depend on the characteristics of the building
type; the specifications are given in Appendix 1.
Conduits must only be used when the consolidation point locations are
permanent, the cable density is low and the flexibility to modify the routing is not
required. Specification for the size of this containment is given in Appendix 5.
When conduits are not applicable the following minimum dimensions must
be provided:
one 200mm x 50mm (WxH) cable tray with Heavy Duty Return Flange (HDRF) as
a main route from floor telecom closet to main corridors and then branches to
each consolidation cabinet through cable trays of 50mm x 50mm (WxH)

Horizontal Containment - within homes

All UTP cables inside the home must run through PVC conduit with a minimum
25mm diameter from the home consolidation point to each dual outlet. If more
than one dual outlet is fed by a conduit then the size and quantity of the conduit
may need to be up rated. Please refer to Appendix 5.
Intermediate PVC junction / pull boxes must be provided on individual runs that
exceed 30m. PVC junction /pull boxes must also be provided where an individual
conduit run has a sharp change in direction.
The conduit boxes referred to above must have the following minimum internal
dimensions:
300mm x 300mm x 150 mm (HxWxD)
Cluster of buildings groups of towers
Where a building consists of a group of towers (on a common shared podium) all
of the requirements of a single tower still apply. In addition, cable trays must be
provided linking the main telecom rooms of the towers. Two cable trays following
minimum dimensions of 300 mm x 100mm (WxH) with Heavy Duty Return Flange
(HDRF) must be provided.
These trays should be readily accessible in common areas to facilitate any future
provision of additional cables. However, if these trays are in an area accessible to
the public and are less than 4.8m above the floor then the trays should be covered.

Mobile service antennas

Cable trays must be provided to route mobile-service antenna cables from the
floor telecom closets to the antenna locations. One cable tray following minimum
dimensions must be provided:
200mm x 50mm (WxH) with Heavy Duty Return Flange (HDRF)
Final Antenna plan / location will be provided at the design stage.

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cables
General specifications
The quantity and type of cabling that must be provided by the building developer
are shown in Appendix 1 and described in the text below.
The building developer must submit as-built drawings of all the cabling they
provide. This must also include test reports showing that the performance of the
cabling system meets defined requirements. Details for labelling of cables are
included in Appendix 2 and the details of cable performance standards and testing
are included in Appendix 7.
Fibre Optic Cables - specifications
The following types of fibre must be provided:
single mode
indoor drop fibre
individual pairs
suitable for LC connectors
bend insensitive
compliant with ITU-T G.652
jacket made from halogen free and flame retardant material
Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH)
Fibre Optic Cables from main telecom room to consolidation points
The quantity of fibre optic cables that must be provided and installed from the
main telecom room to the consolidation points depends on the characteristics of
the building.

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Table 5 below provides details on how to calculate the quantity of fibre optic cables
required.
Single villa

Complex of
villas
15 to 50

No
requirement

No
requirement

Multi-tenant

Multi-tenant

up to G+10
or up to 150
apartments
or up to
9,000m2

G+11 to
G+100 or
151 to 1000
apartments
or 9,001 to
90,000m2

Residential:
1 pair per
apartment
Commercial:
1 pair per
100m2 of
leasable
area plus
20% spare
(add 1 pair
for any
offices less
than 100m2)

Residential:
1 pair per
apartment
Commercial:
1 pair per
100m2 of
leasable area
plus 20%
spare (add 1
pair for any
offices less
than 100m2)

Shopping
malls and
groups
of shops
or retails
outlets

Bulk service
applications

Warehouses

1 pair per
shop or
for shops
over
500m2,
1 pair
per 500m2

Defined at
design stage

1 pair per
warehouse

Fibre Optic Cables from main telecom room to roof-top mobile-service room
2 fibre pair cables must be provided from the main telecom room to the roof-top
mobile-service rooms. 10m of spare fibre must be left neatly coiled.
CAT3 Copper Cables from main telecom room to consolidation points
CAT3 copper cables must be provided in commercial areas and buildings. The
quantity of CAT3 cables from the main telecom room to the consolidation points
depends on the characteristics of the building. Table 6 below provides details on
how to calculate the number of cables required.
Single villa

Complex of
villas
15 to 50

No
requirement

No
requirement

Table 5 - Fibre optic cable requirements

The fibre must be provided from the main telecom room to each consolidation
point. The fibre should be of continuous lengths free from joints, branches or
patching. The fibre should pass through the floor telecom closet. At the main
telecom room 10m of spare fibre length must be left neatly coiled in all scenarios.
In all scenarios except commercial shell a core 3m of spare fibre must be left
neatly coiled in the consolidation cabinet. In the commercial shell and core cases
enough fibre to reach the furthest part of the floor area must be left coiled in the
consolidation cabinet in the floor telecom closet.
The fibre should be labelled at both ends with a unique reference for the
consolidation point served and the room or area of origin. Labelling details are
included in Appendix 2
FIBRE OPTIC CABLES - from main telecom room to all mobile-service rooms
6 fibre pair cables must be provided from the main telecom room cascaded to all mobileservice rooms ending at the last mobile-service room. 10m of spare fibre must be left
neatly coiled.

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Multi-tenant

Multi-tenant

up to G+10
or up to
9,000m2

G+11 to
G+100
or 9,001 to
90,000m2

Commercial:
1 pair per
100m2 of
leasable
area plus
20% spare
(add 1 pair
for any
offices less
than 100m2)

Commercial:
1 pair per
100m2 of
leasable
area plus
20% spare
(add
1 pair for any
offices less
than 100m2)

Shopping
malls and
groups
of shops
or retail
outlets

Bulk service
applications

Warehouses

6 pairs
per shop
or for
shops
over
500m2 6
pairs per
500m2

Defined at
design stage

6 pairs per
warehouse

Table 6 - CAT 3 cable requirements

The cable specification must be of the following specifications:

multi-pair Category 3 as per TIA/EIA-568-B
CMR or LSZH sheath
The cables must be provided from the main telecom room to each consolidation
point. The cables must be continuous lengths free from joints or branches.
The cables must pass through the floor telecom closet.
In the main telecom room 10m of spare cable must be left neatly coiled.
For all scenarios except commercial shell and core 3m of spare cable must be left
neatly coiled in the consolidation cabinet. In the commercial shell and core cases
enough cable to reach the furthest part of the floor area must be left coiled in the
consolidation cabinet in the floor telecom closet.
The CAT 3 cables should be labelled at both ends with a unique reference for the
consolidation point served and the room or area of origin. Labelling details are
included in Appendix 2.
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CAT6 Copper cables from consolidation points to building outlets

To deliver services from the consolidation points to the building outlets,
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) copper cables must be provided. The complete
design of this service is the responsibility of the building developer. However, the
following minimum requirements must be followed for the efficient and effective
provision of services:
the cables must conform to a minimum of CAT6 specification (Category 6,
100 Ohm, 4 pair 24 AWG as specified in ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B.2 Addendum 1)
the wiring must be in a star topology fanning out from the consolidation point.
dual RJ45 outlets with spring load sliding shutters must be provided
wherever service is required (all outlets should comply with the performance
specifications as detailed in ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B.2 Addendum 6)
each socket in the dual RJ45 outlet must be wired back to the consolidation point
outlets must not be cascaded or looped and there must be no splitting of
cable pairs
the maximum cable length from consolidation point to outlet must not
exceed 90m
at the consolidation point the cables should be terminated on an RJ45 patch
panel and labelled with the socket and outlet served
in each outlet each cable must be terminated to maintain the twists in each pair
up to within 5mm of the termination
proper strain relief should be provided at the terminated ends of the cable
the components of the CAT6 system must be from the same supplier or at least
compatible to insure maximum performance
design should incorporate built-in flexibility to meet the growing needs of
the occupants
the CAT6 cabling system must be tested using an appropriate field test
instrument for compliance with ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B.2 Category 6 (or equivalent
if a higher specification has been used)
numbering and colouring of the pairs should be as defined in EIA/TIA 568B,
ISO 11801/EN50173 using the T568B option

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Special requirements
Public phones, ATM machines and retail kiosks
Provision needs to be made for the connection of public phones, ATM machines
and retail kiosks. This must use the same design as that prescribed for
commercial buildings; one fibre pair and a CAT3 cable pair from the main telecom
room to a business consolidation cabinet. The business consolidation cabinet
must be in a secure location. If CAT6 cable is extended to the location of the public
phone, ATM machine or retail kiosk it must not exceed 90m.
It is the responsibility of the building developer / consultant to coordinate with du
at the design stage for any special or non-standard requirements.

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entry ducts
The building developer must provide lead-in ducts from the main telecom room to
the plot boundary. The exact connection points at the plot boundary will depend on
whether the du network already reaches the plot.
Option 1 du duct network already exists
The building developer will be responsible to connect to the du ducting system.
The operator will identify the location and quantity of their lead-in ducts.
Option 2 du duct network is still to be built
The building developer will be responsible to extend the lead-in duct to 1m
outside the plot boundary. The building developer is responsible for locating and
clearly identifying lead-in ducts.
In both cases the building developer will be responsible for the maintenance and
repair of lead-in ducts.
The lead-in ducts will be for the exclusive use of du. The quantity and size of these
ducts for different kind of developments is detailed in Appendix 1.
The lead-in duct specifications are as follows:
made from black uPVC
upmost part of ducts must be buried to a depth of 600mm below finished ground level
clearly marked above ground level for easy location
sloping away from the building
protected by concrete when running under permanent paved surfaces
sealed at each end to prevent the ingress of any materials such as water,
sub-soil, gas, and pests
an entry/pull box must be installed for any right-angled or sharp bends in the
lead-in duct route
if required at the entry to the main telecom room, a wide-angle long radius bend
(factory made) may be provided; alternatively an entry box may also be provided
all ducts must include a draw rope made of twisted mildew and rot resistant
polypropylene; minimum outside diameter of 6mm; minimum tensile strength
of 2400lbs / 1000kg
In case of combined plots, two entry locations are still required for primary and
secondary network connections. (This will be advised by du at the design stage)
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Lead-In ducts - complex of villas

In the case of a complex of villas the building developer must connect the lead-in
ducts to each villa in the complex. The lead-in duct size must not be reduced until
the branching point for an individual villa.
Lead-In ducts group of buildings
In cases where the building developer wishes to share lead-in ducts between a
group of buildings (not on a common shared podium) then the design needs must
be discussed with du at the design stage.
Lead-In ducts - building entry
Where lead-in ducts cannot be routed directly into the main telecom room Hot-Dip
Galvanised (HDG) slotted steel cable trays must be provided as an alternative.
These trays must be easily accessible in common areas to facilitate any future
provision of additional cables. However, if these trays are in an area accessible to
the public and are less that 4.8m above the floor then the trays must be covered.
The quantity of trays required will depend on the entry duct requirements
specified in Appendix 1. A cable tray of minimum dimensions 500mm x 100mm
(WxH) with Heavy Duty Return Flange (HDRF) will be required for each pair of D54
entry duct pipes.
Lead-In ducts entry box
Entry boxes are required to install telecom cables through the lead-in duct.
The type and size of entry/pull boxes will depend on the characteristics of the
building development. The details for entry boxes are included in the text below
and summarised in Appendix 1.
The quantity and location of the entry boxes will depend on the route from the
main telecom room to the network. Entry boxes must be included wherever the
duct system has right-angles or sharp bends or other factors to facilitate cable
pulling. The following specifications must be followed:
constructed with reinforced concrete
fitted with a ductile iron frame and cover
minimum load rating 400kN
cover marked du - Telecom
an earth rod must be provided with a resistance of less than 5 ohms
A more detailed set of entry box specifications and drawings are included in
Appendix 8.
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Entry
duct

Electrical
and
environmental

Cables

Pathways

Spaces

Commercial

Commercial

Residential

Commercial
(shell and
core)

Commercial
(pre-defined
offices)

2 cables per outlet

1x63A plus DB 2x13A

twin socket 1xAC and
DC earth bars

2 cables per outlet

Appropriately
sized cable
trays (defined at
design stage)

10kN/m2
(distributed load)

36kW for roof-top

room and 13kW
for each mobile
service room

15KW

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

2 cables per
outlet

6 pairs per shop

for shops over
500m2, 6 pairs
per 500m2

1 pair per shop

for shops over
500m2, 1 pair
per 500m2

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

2 cables per
outlet

Installed by du

Conduit
2x50mm
(quantity x
diameter) / as
required

Cable trays
1x500mmx
100mm+1x
300mmx
100mm
(quantityxWxH)
-

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

2 cables per
outlet

6 pairs per shop

for shops over
500m2, 6 pairs
per 500m2

1 pair per shop

for shops over
500m2,
1 pair per 500m2

600mm x 600mm
x 800mm per villa
plus JRC12 for
plot entry

600mm x
600mm x
800mm per
villa

JRC12

4 x D54 (100mm)
primary route and
4 x D54 (100mm)
secondary route

2 x D56 (50mm)
per villa
4 x D54 (100mm)
for plot entry

2 x D56
(50mm)

JRC12

4 x D54 (100mm)
primary route and
4 x D54 (100mm)
secondary route

2 x hand-held
CO2 cylinder
extinguishers,
1 x smoke detector
connected to BMS

JRC12

4 x D54 (100mm)
primary route and
4 x D54 (100mm)
secondary route

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

600mm x 600mm
x 800mm per
warehouse plus
JRC12 for plot entry

600mm x 600mm
x 800mm per
shop plus JRC12
for plot entry

2 x D56 (50mm) per

2 x D56 (50mm) per
warehouse 2 x D54
retail 2 x D54 (100mm)
(100mm) primary plot
primary plot entry and 2
entry and 2 x D54 (100mm) x D54 (100mm) secondary
secondary plot entry
plot entry

defined at
design stage

2 x hand-held CO2 cylinder extinguishers, 1 x smoke detector connected to BMS

Appropriately
sized cable
trays (defined at
design stage)

Appropriately
sized cable
trays (defined at
design stage)

Cable trays
1x500mmx100mm
+1x300mmx100mm
(quantityxWxH)

12Ux600mm
x300mm
(HxWxD)

2mx2mx3m
(WxDxH) all
floors

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

Dedicated air-conditioning system to maintain room temperature at 20C 3C

10kN/m2
(distributed load)

36kW for roof-top

room and 13kW
for each mobile
service room

15KW

1x63A isolator 2x13A 1x63A isolator 2x13A

twin socket 1xAC and twin socket 1xAC and
DC earth bars
DC earth bars

Main telecom
room

15KW

1 pair per apartment

1 pair per 100m2 of
1 pair per 100m2 of
leasable area plus
leasable area plus
20% spare (add 1 pair 20% spare (add 1 pair
for any offices less
for any offices
than 100m2
less than 100m2
1 pair per 100m2 of
1 pair per 100m2 of
leasable area plus leasable area plus 20%
20% spare (add 1 pair spare (add 1 pair for
for any offices less
any offices less than
than 100m2
100m2

1 pair per apartment

2 x hand-held
CO2 cylinder
extinguishers,
1 x smoke detector
connected to BMS

All telecom
rooms
(excluding
floor closets)

Mobile
service
rooms

Roof-top
room

Main telecom
room
Mobile
service
rooms

2 cables per
outlet

2 cables per
outlet

Cable trays main

1x200mmx50mm
+ branches
1x50mmx50mm
(quantityxWxH)

Cable trays main

1x200mmx50mm
+ branches
1x50mmx50mm
(quantityxWxH)

12Ux600mm
x300mm
(HxWxD)

Appropriately
Appropriately sized
Appropriately sized
sized cable
cable trays (defined at cable trays (defined at trays (defined at
design stage)
design stage)
design stage)

Cable trays main

1x200mmx50mm
+ branches
1x50mmx50mm
(quantityxWxH)

Cable trays main

1x200mmx50mm
+ branches
1x50mmx50mm
(quantityxWxH)

Cable trays 1x500mm

Cable trays 1x500mm
x100mm+1x300mm
x100mm+1x300mm
x50mm (quantityx
x50mm (quantityx WxH)
WxH)

12Ux600mmx300mm 12Ux600mmx300mm
(HxWxD) in each
(HxWxD) in each
office area
office area

42Ux800mmx800mm 42Ux800mmx800mm
(HxWxD) in floor
(HxWxD) in floor
telecom closet
telecom closet

12Ux600mmx300mm 12Ux600mmx300mm
(HxWxD)
(HxWxD)

12Ux600mm
x300mm
(HxWxD)

2mx2mx3m (WxDxH)
all floors

2mx2mx3m (WxDxH)
all floors
12Ux600mmx150mm 12Ux600mmx150mm
(HxWxD)
(HxWxD)

3mx3mx3m
(WxDxH) all
served floors

2mx1mx3m (WxDxH)
all floors

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

3mx3mx3m for
a complex of
warehouses

3mx3mx3m for
a complex of
warehouses

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

3mx2mx3m every 10
floors starting from
lowest basement

Groups of
shops or
retails
outlets

Warehouses
& sheds

3mx4mx3m on
ground floor

Shopping
malls

3mx4mx3m on
ground floor

Multi-Tenant
G+11 to G+100
or 151 to
1000 apart or
9001 to 90,000m2

3mx3mx3m on
roof-top
2mx1mx3m (WxDxH)
all floors

1x63A plus
1x63A plus
DB 2x13A twin DB 2x13A twin socket
socket 1xAC and
1xAC and DC
DC earth bars
earth bars

Installed
by du

Installed
by du

Conduit
2x50mm
(quantity x
diameter)

Conduit
2x50mm
(quantity x
diameter)

12Ux600mm
x150mm
(HxWxD)

3mx3mx3m on
ground floor

3mx3mx3m on
ground floor
-

Multi-Tenant
up to G+10 or
up to 150
apartments or
up to 9,000m2

Complex
of Villas 15
to 50

Mobile
service
rooms

Entry box

Ducts

Fire fighting

Air
conditioning

Floor
loading

Heat
dissipation

Electrical
supply

Main telecom
room

Copper cables (CAT6)

Copper cables
(CAT3)

Fibre optic cables

Horizontal

Residential

Main risers

Office consolidation
cabinet
Commercial
(shell and
core)

Commercial

Home
consolidation
cabinet
Commercial
(pre-defined
offices)

Residential

Residential

Roof-top mobile-service room

12Ux600mm
x150mm
(HxWxD)

Mobile service room

Floor telecom
closet

Single
Villa

Main telecom room

Building category /
Infrastructure element

JRC12

2 x D54 (100mm)
primary route and
2 x D54 (100mm)
secondary route

defined at design
stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

2 cables per
outlet

2mx2mx3m
(WxDxH) all
floors

defined at
design stage

defined at
design stage

3mx4mx3m on
ground floor

Hospitals
and hotels
(bulk
service)

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Appendix 2 administration and labelling scheme

All the infrastructure components described in this document must be clearly and
uniquely labelled. The label information must correspond with the descriptions on
the as-built drawings.
The type of label used must be suitable for the object being labelled and its
environment. This is particularly important for cables and consolidation cabinets
where a high quality printed self-laminating type must be used.
Lead-in ducts
A high quality outdoor label should be fixed to the outside of the building or
compound wall at the point where the lead-in ducts enter the plot. The label
should read Telecom duct followed by the plot number and, if there is more than
one lead-in duct location, a unique reference number must also be used.

Examples:
DU.MTR-CP.01.01#F0001 - fibre core 1 from the du main telecom room area to the
consolidation point in apartment 1 on the first floor
DU.MTR-CP.02.02#F0002 - fibre core 2 from the du main telecom room area to the
consolidation point in Villa 2 in Street 2
Cable trays
Cable trays and conduits must be labelled based on the services to be carried:
telecom cables
mobile-service cables
Appendix 3 building contaminants
Contaminant

Maximum acceptable concentration

Telecom spaces
All telecom spaces must be labelled with the function of the space and the floor level.

Chlorine

0.01 ppm

Dust

100 g/m3/24h

Examples:
Main Telecom Room 1
Mobile-service Room B5
Floor Telecom Closet 12

Hydrocarbons

4 g/m3/24h

Hydrogen sulphide

0.05 ppm

Nitrogen oxide

0.1 ppm

Sulphur dioxide

0.3 ppm

Consolidation points
All consolidation points must be labelled with a meaningful reference.
Examples:
CP.01.01 - consolidation point in apartment 1 on the first floor
CP.02.02 - consolidation point in Villa 2 in Street 2
Cables
all cable types to be labelled
both ends to be labelled
both ends to correspond
meaningful references; e.g. Apartment number and floor, Villa number and
street, etc.

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Appendix 4 typical drawings / layouts

MCCB = Molded Case Circuit Breaker

Main telecom room layouts and electrical single line diagram

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Home consolidation cabinet

Floor telecom closet (2 x 2m)

Office consolidation cabinet

Floor telecom closet (2 x 1m)

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Appendix 5 containment capacity guidelines

Cable trays and trunking CAT6
This document gives specific sizes for containment systems. Where this is not
possible, the building developer needs to calculate the appropriate size for the
containment system. The following table gives the maximum carrying capacities
at installation for a range of containment dimensions. Containment systems must
be no more than 60% utilised when first installed.
These figures are based on a cable diameter of 5.893mm.

Mobile service room

Contaminant

Trunking dimensions (WxH)

CAT6 cable capacity

50 x 50

50mm x 50mm

55

75 x 50

50mm x 75mm

82

100 x 50

50mm x 100mm

110

150 x 50

75mm x 100mm

165

200 x 50

100mm x 100mm

220

300 x 50

150mm x 150mm

330

450 x 50

150mm x 150mm

495

600 x 50

660

900 x 50

990

Conduit capacity CAT6

Where CAT6 cables are installed through conduit, it is essential that spare
capacity is left for the removal and replacement of cables. The table below gives
the recommended maximum initial number of CAT6 cables to be installed in
popular conduit sizes. This is based on a CAT6 cable diameter of 5.893mm.
Nominal conduit
diameter (inches)
1

Nominal conduit
diameter (mm)

Internal diameter
(mm)

Maximum initial
number of CAT6
cables

25

25.40

1/4

32

34.04

10

50

51.31

22

Roof top mobile service room

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Appendix 6 separation from power sources

All pathways supporting telecommunication cabling must comply with the
minimum separation distances specified in TIA-568-B and TIA-569-A. A summary
of these standards is shown below:
Minimum separation distance fom power source <480V
Condition

<2kVA

2-5kVA

>5kVA

Unshielded power
lines or electrical
equipment in proximity
to open or non-metal
pathways

130mm

300mm

600mm

Unshielded power
lines or electrical
equipment in proximity
to grounded metal
conduit pathway

65mm

150mm

300mm

Power lines enclosed

in a grounded metal
conduit or equivalent
shielding (in proximity
to grounded metal
conduit pathway)

50mm

150mm

300mm

Transformers and
electric motors

1000mm

1000mm

1000mm

Fluorescent lighting

300mm

300mm

300mm

Appendix 7 cabling infrastructure standards and regulations

All Category 6 (CAT6) and Category 3 (CAT3) infrastructure must comply with
Telecommunications Industry Association TIA-568-B. All fibre optic cables
must be single mode and comply with International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardisation Sector ITU-T G.652
All cables and components must be tested to confirm compliance with the above
specification. For copper cables this should be through the use of power meter
trace testing and for fibre optic cables through the use of Optical Time-Domain
Reflectometer (OTDR) testing.
Other recommended standards and useful sources of information for designing
cabling system are listed below:

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Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standards ANSI/TIA 568-B.1,

General requirements, May 2001
Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standards ANSI/TIA 568-B.2,
Balanced Twisted Pair Cabling Components, May 2001
Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standards ANSI/TIA 568-B.3,
Optical Fibre Cabling Components standards, April 2000
Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2: Balanced
Twisted Pair Components - Addendum 1 - Transmission Performance Specifications
for 4-Pair 100 Ohm Category 6 Cabling (ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1-2002)
Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 1: General
Requirements - Addendum 4 - Recognition of Category 6 and 850 nm LaserOptimised 50/125 m Multimode Optical Fibre Cabling (ANSI/TIA-568-B.1-4-2003)
Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard - Part 2: General
Requirements - Addendum 6 Category 6 related component test procedures
(ANSI/TIA-568-B.2-6-2003)
EIA/TIA-569-B - Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications
Pathways and Spaces, October 2004
International Standards Organisation/International Electro technical
Commission (ISO/IEC) ISO/IEC 11801:2002
ANSI/TIA/EIA 606-A: Administration standard for Commercial Buildings
Telecommunications Infrastructure

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 BICSI Telecommunication Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM) 10th

Edition: 2003
Telecommunications Industry Association Technical Information Notice 012
10.04.01 Cabling Installation Planning & Practices Inside Buildings
Segregation of Power & Data Circuits
Underwriters Laboratories (UL ) Cable Certification and Follow Up Program
CENELEC EN50173: 2002
CENELEC EN 50174 Part 1
CENELEC EN 50174 Part 2
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
Local Electrical Regulations
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Appendix 8 Entry boxes layouts

section A-A

section B-B

JRC 14 details

section A-A

section B-B

JRC 12 details
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Entry boxes - general notes:

end ducts must be in-line
reinforcement may be repositioned slightly to clear ducts when necessary but
not curtailed
a minimum of 50mm of cover must be provided over all reinforcement
the exact location of water bar should suit kicker detail
the contractor must fabricate all steel to meet the site requirements
additional reinforcement must be provided around cut-outs, openings or any
other section
reinforcement bars must be suitably curtailed at sump location
all reinforced concrete must be grade 40/20 and blinding concrete must be 25/20
waterproofing must be provided for all underground concrete as per the
specifications below
Waterproofing
It is mandatory to protect all underground concrete structures and concrete in soil
with water proofing in the following manner:
All external concrete surfaces must have two coats of a suitable primer and
then a layer of self adhesive membrane equivalent to Bituthene 1000 XHc or
equivalent. The membrane must be protected by a 3mm thick protection board.
The protection board must be properly wrapped and secured in place before any
backfilling works.

Commonly used abbreviations

AWG American Wire Gauge
CAT3 Category 3
CAT6 Category 6
EIA
Electronic Industries Association
EITC Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du)
EMI Electro-magnetic Interference
FTTH Fibre to the Home
HDG Hot - Dip Galvanized
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISO
International Standard Organisation
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
JRC Joint-box Reinforced Carriageway (type of manhole)
NOC No Objection Certificate
PDU Power Distribution Unit
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
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recommendations.
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outer surface of walls of all joint boxes and manholes
bottom surface of bases of all joint boxes and manholes
outer surface of shafts and upper surface or roof of all manholes
all cabinets and kiosk foundations
any other concrete structures that are in contact with earth around

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