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MICHIGAN SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGICAL 03/31/2003 UNIVERSITY (supersedes 10/26/01) *********************************************************************** MICHIGAN SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL 03/31/2003
UNIVERSITY (supersedes 10/26/01)
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00369 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Communication technologies have become a critical element in the design of virtually all
new and renovation building projects. Whether it be voice, data and video transmission,
security and fire alarm systems, audio/visual systems, or other communication
technologies, it is important that a team of experienced professionals be involved in the
design of these complex systems. The architects design team shall include a BICSI
Certified RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) with proven
installation experience in communication cabling and equipment.
Communications systems must follow the policies set forth in the Administrative Manual
of the Michigan Department of Management and Budget, Chapter 10 Section 4 Subject 2
which applies to all state buildings. Also the TIA Telecommunications Infrastructure
Standards and BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual shall be used as
a reference.
The MTU Primary Telecommunications Cabling subsystem for new buildings and
buildings undergoing major renovation includes:
1) A Building Entrance Room (BER) shall be provided for the
communications entrance facilities. The size of this BER will be
dependent on the purpose of the building but should have an area of at
least eight (8) by ten (10) feet unless designated otherwise. This room can
be collocated with a Satellite Equipment Room (SER), (see below).
2) A per floor centrally located data communications wiring/equipment
room in and of itself only, and not shared with other physical plant
systems or otherwise physically separated from these systems shall be
provided for in the design of the building. This facility will henceforth be
referred to as the Satellite Equipment Room or "SER". The size of this
SER will be dependent on the purpose of the building but should have an
area of at least eight (8) by ten (10) feet unless designated otherwise. The
design of the SER shall provide for a means of mounting electronic
communications distribution equipment, punch down blocks, cross-
connect/patch panels and other telecommunications distribution The
design of the SER shall also provide for ventilation to remove excess heat
generated by electronic equipment installed in the SER. equipment. The
SER shall have a means to access the per floor wiring raceways/ducts. The
SER shall have a means to access the SER's on the floor above and below
via metal conduits. The SER shall contain a fire/smoke detector/sensor as
part of the overall building fire/smoke alarm system. 3) At least one double gang telecommunication outlet box shall be
installed for every 150 square feet of office space unless otherwise
designated. Classrooms, laboratories, and all other rooms not otherwise
designated except for bathrooms, janitor closets, etc., should contain at
least one double gang telecommunication outlet box. Telecommunication
outlets will be housed in double gang outlet boxes with double gang
plaster rings.
4) A "home run" one inch conduit shall connect this double gang outlet
box to the SER.
5) A conduit system shall be installed such that all areas have a path to the
per floor SER.
6) Four (4) 4-pair Category 6 riser rated communications cable is to be run
from these double gang outlet boxes to a point designated by MTU
Telcom in the SER.
7) One (1) additional outlet box with its corresponding one inch conduit
shall be installed in every conference room. Installed in this conduit is one
RG6 coax cable and shall be "home run" to the per floor SER as
designated.
8) A twisted pair riser, fiber optic riser, broadband riser and ground
system shall be provided to interconnect the Building Entrance Room
(BER) to all Satellite Equipment Rooms (SER's).
9) Fiber optic trunk cable installed from the new building to an existing
point in the MTU fiber optic campus backbone as designated by MTU
Telcom. The minimum fiber count shall be 48 singlemode and 48
multimode.
10) Fiber optic patch panel(s) to be installed in the BER of the new
building along with fiber optic patch panel(s) at the point where it attaches
to the existing MTU fiber optic campus backbone as designated by MTU
Telcom.
11) Two (2) broadband CATV trunk cables shall be installed from the
BER of the new building to an existing point in the MTU broadband
campus backbone as designated by MTU Telcom. Riser and per floor
distribution cables shall be installed as designated by MTU Telcom.
12) Installation of card readers for the door control system as designated.
13) Ameritech (Local Exchange Carrier) shall install the main telephone
service cable into the building and terminate at the demarcation point in the Building Entrance Room.
00369.10 BUILDING ENTRANCE ROOM (BER)
A room of sufficient size (minimum 8 feet by 10 feet) shall be provided for at the
communication entrance facilities to the building. This room known as the Building
Entrance Room (BER) will contain the cable protection devices, demarcation equipment
of the local exchange carrier, and the ground bonds required by the NEC for all outside
plant cables entering the building. The BER must also be capable of housing five 24" by
7 communication equipment racks. All wall space of the BER shall be covered with 3/4"
X 4 X 8 fire retardant plywood, painted ivory with fire retardant paint, placed with the
8 edge vertical, fastened securely with a minimum of five (5) equally spaced fasteners
along each vertical edge and one column of five (5) equally spaced fasteners centered on
each sheet of plywood. A large building containing more than one closet riser will
require more floor space depending on the pair count and equipment installed.

Power requirements for wall mounted electronic interface devices would include at least
two double duplex outlets on each wall, supplied by two or more circuits, mounted near
the bottom edge of the plywood. A four foot fluorescent light with two fluorescent tubes
or equivalent, controlled by a switch, shall be installed in the BER. A larger room will
require more lighting to give an intensity of illumination of not less than 10 lumens/sq.ft.
at floor level.
There shall be four (4) four inch conduits connecting the BER to the nearest SER, if the
BER is not collocated with a SER.
A Satellite Equipment Room (SER) can be collocated with this BER if the BER is
provided with additional space for this equipment.

00369.20 PER FLOOR SATELLITE EQUIPMENT ROOM (SER)
There shall be a wiring closet centrally located on every floor that is sufficient in size
(minimum 8 feet by 10 feet) and contain at least 4 sheets of 3/4" X 4' X 8' fire retardant
plywood, painted ivory with fire retardant paint, placed with the 8 edge vertical,
fastened securely with a minimum of five (5) equally spaced fasteners along each vertical
edge and one column of five (5) equally spaced fasteners centered on each sheet of
plywood. Mounted on this plywood will be the 110 blocks for riser cable termination, the
110 blocks for the AMP Category 3 modular jack to RJ21 panel cable terminations,
telephone equipment, the broadband taps and amplifiers, and the card reader and door
control system electronics. Each closet must also be capable of housing a minimum of
three 24" by 7 communication equipment racks. A large building will require more
equipment rack space and plywood depending on the number of telecommunication
outlets installed on the floor, the riser fiber and pair counts installed, and the voice and
data equipment installed.
There shall be two (2) four inch conduits connecting each SER to the SER above and below along with a conduit system connecting the per floor telecommunications outlets
to the SER. If there are two or more risers of SER's in a building, the mid point riser
SER's shall be connected with two (2) four inch conduits.
Power requirements for wall mounted or rack mounted electronic interface devices would
include at least one double duplex outlet for each sheet of plywood, supplied by two or
more circuits, mounted near each bottom corner or edge of the plywood sheet. A four
foot fluorescent light with two fluorescent tubes or equivalent, controlled by a switch,
shall be installed in each SER. A larger room will require more lighting to give an
intensity of illumination of not less than 10 lumens/sq.ft. at floor level.
Each SER shall have a minimum of two (2) 300 pair Siemon 110 WIRING BLOCK
WITH LEGS, Siemon part number S110AW2-300 and sufficient 110 5-pair connect
blocks, Siemon part number S110C-5, to terminate the 100 pair category 3 riser cable and
the AMP Category 3 modular jack to RJ21 panel cables. More than two (2) 300 pair 110
WIRING BLOCK WITH LEGS may be needed depending on the amount of riser cable
and AMP Category 3 modular jack to RJ21 panels to be installed. Five (5) 5-pair connect
blocks will be needed for each 25 pair group of riser cable and AMP Category 3 modular
jack t