Technical Requirements -
T/D Cabling Design Guide
A. Cable Records
All cable records shall identify each cable as labeled, used cable pairs and
bad cable pairs. All cable records must be available at acceptance testing
and this master record shall be thereafter maintained in the Telephone
Equipment Room. A duplicate set shall be provided to the VARO IRM staff
to maintain the data cable records in the Computer Room. The Contractor
shall post all future telephone changes (used pair, bad pair, moves, adds,
and changes, etc.) in the master record as the change occurs.
B. As-Built Drawings
The Contractor shall provide as-built floor-plan drawings illustrating all
telephone and data drop locations and cable pathways, and drawings
illustrating equipment rack configurations. Drawings shall be available on
site for each location. These drawings shall be stored in the Telephone/Data
closets for that particular floor.
5. Test Records
All cables, including connectors shall be tested as per the standards called out
in Purpose, paragraph 2. All test measurements shall be entered as part of the
cable records. All cable records must be available at acceptance testing and
thereafter maintained in the Telephone Equipment Room and Computer Room.
6. CompletionOf Work
The Contractor is responsible for completing the installation, testing and
acceptance of the entire CDS at least four (4) weeks prior to the scheduled
occupancy of the facility. The Contractor shall provide all materials, tools, and
test equipment necessary to complete the work.
Structured Cabling System - Subsystems
This section describes the CDS subsystems found in a typical VBA Regional Office
and specifies the minimum requirements imposed on the CDS design and
installation.
1. Building Entrance
The Local Exchange Carrier will provide the telephone trunk lines to a
designated point within the Facility. The Contractor shall provide the cables,
connecting hardware, protection devices, and other equipment needed to
connect the trunk lines to the telephone system Electronic Private Automated
Branch Exchange (EPABX) and to connect the EPABX to the premises cabling
Main Distribution Frame.
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