Chapter 3 Flashcards
Access Provider (AP)
1 .A company (e.g., telephone
company) that provides a circuit
path between a service provider
(SP) and the client user. An AP
also can be the SP.
2. The operator of any facility
that is used to convey
telecommunications signals to
and from a client premises.
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ACS
Access Control System
An interconnected set of
controllers managing the
entrance and exit of people
through secure areas.
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AHJ
Authority Having Jurisdiction
The building official, electrical
inspector, fire marshal, or other
individuals or entities
responsible for interpretation
and enforcement of local
building and electrical codes.
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BAS
Building Automation System
A control system consisting of
hardware (e.g., controllers, optical
fiber cabling, input/output devices)
and a software application or suite
of software applications that
automate the electrical,
mechanical, or other building and
facility subsystems.
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Demarcation Point
(Demarc or DP)
1 .A point where the operational
control or ownership changes.
(TIA)
2. The point of interface between
service providers (SPs) and
client facilities. Also referred to
as minimum point of entry
(MPOE).
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EF
Entrance Facility
An entrance to a building for both
public and private network service
media, including wireless. This
includes the entrance point (EP) at
the building wall or floor, the
conduit or pathway, and continuing
on to the entrance room or space.
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EP
Entrance Point
The point of emergence for
telecommunications cabling
through an exterior wall, a floor,
or from a conduit. (TIA)
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ER
Equipment Room
An environmentally controlled
centralized space for
telecommunications equipment
that usually houses an MC (CD)
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HC (FD)
Horizontal Cross-Connect
(Floor Distributor)
A group of connectors (e.g.,
patch panels, punch-down
blocks) that allow horizontal,
backbone, and equipment
cabling to be cross-connected
with patch cords or jumpers.
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IC (BD)
Intermediate Cross-Connect
(Building Distributor)
The connection point between a
backbone cable that extends from
the main cross-connect (MC
[campus distributor (CD)] first-level
backbone) and the backbone cable
from the horizontal cross-connect
(HC [floor distributor (FD)] second-
level backbone).
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MC (CD)
Main Cross-Connect
(Campus Distributor)
The cross-connect normally
located in the (main) equipment
room for cross-connection and
interconnection of entrance
cables, first-level backbone
cables, and equipment cables.
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Service Provider (SP)
The operator of any service that
furnishes telecommunications
content (transmissions)
delivered over access provider
facilities. (T IA)
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TE
Telecommunications Enclosure
A case or housing for
telecommunications equipment,
cable terminations, and cross-
connect cabling.
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TR
Telecommunications Room
An enclosed architectural space
for housing telecommunications
equipment, cable terminations,
and cross-connect cabling.
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How are
telecommunications
spaces defined?
As rooms and areas where
telecommunications cabling
systems are terminated, cross
connected, and interconnected
to installed telecommunications
equipment
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Why should a
telecommunications space
that serves multiple
tenants be in a common
space that can be
accessed through a
common corridor or
outside door?
This type of access will limit
interruption to the building
tenants. Service for one tenant
will not interrupt the
other tenants.
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Who should have access to a
locked telecommunications
space, area, or room?
*The owner’s maintenance
personnel
*Building management
*Common key/access control
credential holders
Each tenant
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Name 2 strategies to limit
acoustic noise levels in a
telecommunications space.
1 .Locate noise-generating
equipment outside the
telecommunications space
whenever possible
2.Specify the use of sound barriers
if sources of unacceptable noise
cannot be located outside the
telecommunications space
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What should be the
minimum ceiling height in a
telecommunications
space?
-2.4 m (8 ft) AFF
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What is the recommended ceiling
height to consider using in a
telecommunications space?
-3 m (10 ft) AFF
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True or False
Suspended ceilings are
preferred in
telecommunications
spaces.
False. Suspended ceilings are
not recommended in
telecommunications spaces
unless they are part of the
air cooling strategy.
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Name 2 potential negative
consequences of installing
excessively tall equipment or
racks in a telecommunications
space.
1 .May require special lighting
2.May require wider working
clearances
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Why is it important to
select a ceiling finish
that is light colored?
It enhances the room lighting.
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How much clearance
should be provided for the
installation and
maintenance of cabling
that is mounted on a wall?
-1 m (3.28 ft)
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