BICSI NxtGEN & Global Data Center Standards Update Bob Faber, RCDD/NTS Siemon Global Accounts Manager Chair NEMA High Performance Wire & Cable Chair BICSI Standards Committee Vice Chair BICSI TI&M Committee Member TIA TR42 sub-committees Member SIA and NECA
BICSI NxtGEN NOW acquire specialties without RCDD 2 yrs ITS experience required Pass ITS fundamentals exam Pass specialty exam (NTS, OSP, WD, ESS) RCDD is now tougher to acquire 5 yrs ITS experience required Pass ITS fundamentals exam Pass RCDD exam Master RCDD, RCDD or RITP?
Education & Management Experience RITP ITS Core Exam ITS Training Requirements Master RCDD Review Board Master RCDD Application RCDD ITS Core Exam No add l Add l specialty or technician 3+ yrs add l experience Experience Equiv 3+ yrs add l experience Specialty or Experience Equiv 2 yrs ITS INDUSTRY Experience 2 yrs ITS DESIGN Experience ITS Fundamentals Exam
Technical Writing Committees Technical Information and Methods TDMM NDRM OSP WDRM ESS A/V Codes National Electrical Code Standards ANSI-accredited ANSI/NECA/BICSI- 568-2006 ANSI/BICSI-001-2009 ANSI/NECA/BICSI- 607-2009 ANSI/BICSI-002-2010 Healthcare Electronic Safety & Security
Global Data Center Standards 1. EN 50173-5 "Information Technology - Generic Cabling Systems - Part 5: Data Centres" 2. ISO/IEC FCD 24764: "Information Technology - Generic Cabling for Data Centre Premises 3. ANSI/TIA-942 "Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers" ANSI/TIA-942-1 "Data Center Coaxial Cabling Specifications and Application Distances 4. ANSI/BICSI-002 "Data Center Design Standard and Recommended Practices"
CENELEC EN 50173-5 ISO/IEC CD 24764 Category 6/Class E minimum for all subsystems except ENI ENI may be Category 5/Class D or higher Copper & fiber trunks NOT addressed by this Standard Category 6 A /Class E A minimum for all subsystems except ENI ENI may be Category 5/Class D or higher Informative Annex: Copper & fiber trunks addressed by this Standard
CENELEC EN 50173-5 OM2 minimum Fiber classes OM2 & OM3 OS1 & OS2 Fiber connectors standardized IEC or CENELEC ISO/IEC CD 24764 OM1 minimum 1. SM LC angled polish @ ENI 2. If 1 or 2 MM fiber, LC @ ENI 3. If 1 or 2 MM fiber, then LC @ EO 4. If multifiber, then MPO (Array) required @ EO 1. IEC 61754-7- Part 7
Three cabling subsystems: 1. network access cabling 2. main distribution cabling 3. zone distribution cabling ISO/IEC CD 24764 & EN 50173-5
ANSI/TIA-942 "Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers" 1. Data Center Design Overview 2. Data Center Cabling Infrastructure 3. Data Center Telecommunications Spaces and Related Topologies 4. Data Center Cabling Systems 5. Data Center Cabling Pathways 6. Data Center Redundancy
ANSI/BICSI-002 "Data Center Design Standard & Recommended Practices" 1. Design Process 2. Space Planning 3. Redundancy 4. Site Selection 5. Architectural 6. Structural 7. Electrical 8. Mechanical 9. Fire Protection 10.Security 11.Building Automation 12.Access Providers 13.Telecom Spaces 14.Cabinets & Racks 15.Cabling Pathways 16.Cabling Systems 17.Cabling Field Testing 18.Telecom Administration 19.Information Technology 20.Commissioning 21.Maintenance
ANSI/TIA-942 Category 5e minimum for all subsystems Category 6 Recommended Copper & fiber trunks NOT addressed ANSI/BICSI-002 Category 6 minimum for all subsystems Category 6 A /Class E A Recommended Copper & fiber trunks are addressed by this Standard
ANSI/TIA-942 OM1 minimum OM3 Recommended Fiber connectors NOT specified ANSI/BICSI-002 OM2 minimum OM3 Recommended OM4 May be added Fiber connectors NOT specified
ANSI/TIA-942 & ANSI/BICSI-002 UPS up to 100 kva Permitted in computer room Larger should be located in a separate room Ceiling Height 2.6 m minimum clear height 450 mm clearance to water sprinkler heads Cable Tray Clearance 20 mm between top of tray & bottom of access floor tile Lighting 500 lux minimum Doors 1 m wide minimum 2.13 m high minimum Floor Loading 7.2 kpa minimum 12 kpa recommended Operational Parameters 20 o C to 25 o C temperature 40% to 55% humidity
CENELEC EN 50173-5 ISO/IEC FCD 24764 ANSI/TIA- 942 ANSI/BICSI- 002 Balanced Cabling Minimum (Recommended) Category 6 Class E Category6 A Class E A Category 5e (Category 6) Category 6 (Category 6 A ) Balanced Cabling Trunks Recognized NO YES NO YES Optical Fiber Cabling Minimum (Recommended) OM2 or OM3 OS1 or OS2 OM1 OS1 OM1 OS1 OM2 (OM3) OM1 Optical Fiber Cabling Trunks Recognized NO YES NO YES Optical Fiber Cabling Connectivity YES LC & ARRAY NOT SPECIFIED NOT SPECIFIED
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